I wasn’t having a pop AJ. It would be a shame if that were to happen, but it is the only downside I can see from a system like this which no doubt has great benefits to both the player and the club. I’ve been speaking to a few Widnes fans that I work with today and they said that in the two pre season games against Warrington and the Crusaders he was the best prop in a Vikings jersey. But as a supporter of British RL I would like to see our best players playing in our competitions. However I understand that to be competitive internationally it is advantageous for more of our players to be playing in the NRL in the short term, with the long term vision (or dream as it may be) of having a British or European competition/competitions as strong if not stronger than our Australian counterparts.

He's enjoyed it so much over there we might have to send a crack team of heavies to bring him home. Need him back over here now!

Will he go straight into your SuperLeague squad next year?

He'll be in the squad definitely, be interesting to see whether viewed as first team or back up though. Really impressed in pre season games for us and the fact that when fit he was always selected for Brisbane says a lot IMO.

Pardon my ignorance but is that first grade? Either way, he's probably already worth a shot in SL.

He hasn't played first grade.