If the NRL expands in the next 3 or so years and these new club(s) bring back a whole heap of players from the ESL, what effect will that have in the Super league?



Do the clubs have the youngsters coming through, or will they have to pay higher wages than what they do now?



What's the impact likely to be in Europe?

14 clubs in the ESL, whats going to happen if each team loses their top import + 1?

It shouldnt be a problem, i've heard loads of quality players are being produced in Wales and London, in a couple of years SL is going to be chock-a-block with players from expansion areas

English clubs do produce their own talent you know, would probably help us in the long run as we would have chance to develop our best players rather than have to throw them on the scrapheap for some overpaid aussie.

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Agree, but it could take a while.



Short term pain for long term gain.

There is a list as long as your arm of Australian and NZ players playing in SL and the championship who offer nothing more than an English academy product, so just take them back.

It would be a good thing as far as I'm concerned. Firstly, RL in Aussie needs to expand in order to keep the Aussie Rules drongos in check. Secondly, the game over here is a small minority sport and we need to keep alive the opportunities for home grown talent. At the moment this is being stifled by clubs opting for short term gain over long term development of their own players, resulting in many talented youngsters leaving the pro game too early.

Hull will never survive without Obst!

Exactly, I think that it would make English RL as a whole much, much stronger. The so-called "smaller" clubs from SL such as my team Cas would probably benefit, but Hull KR would struggle imo who haven't got that many English players coming through.

we'll just use our superior cash flow to sign your decent jnrs!

Superior cash flow, for now

well whilst our sugar daddy is around!

Perth ain't got one JB, what next

the standard will drop no doubt.



The NRL salary cap is also being increased in accordance with the new TV deal, so top aussies will go home, average aussies will fill the expansion clubs and the cream of British talent will be picked off by the NRL. The exchange rate also harms English clubs trying lure the best aussies.