Sherbert by a country mile. Absolute toilet. And Ben Cross is about as good as what's dropped off in one. Dump!

These 2 are not technically imports that have come direct from the NRL but imports that were already over here and moved from one club to another, the signings by Salford of Phil Bailey and Iafeta Paleaaesina, a total waste of money.

Regardless of Bailey's injury, what did they ever see in him in the first place ? Same with Paleaaesina really, a couple of huff and puff runs per game and thats your lot as he aint capable of much more.

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According to a Bradford fan I know Sibbit has been one of their better players this year. He didn't expect much from him either but he's been far better than a lot of their 'bigger' signings. I always thought he did a good job for us especially before he went to Melbourne. Didn't look like the same player when he returned.

Mason has to be the worst import this year.

Definately. Mason did nothing for the 3 or 4 games he was here.

Ben Cross just wasn't given a chance at Leeds, he didn't do that bad (certainly wasn't there worst prop) but at the same time didn't pull up any trees.

Josh Perry has got to be up there as well, played about as much as Mason.

Nick Kouparitsus at Quins-Came from the the Roosters- been paid up and sent on his way from Quins(how bad is that) he is awful!!

I wouldn't want Herbert, but at least he has stuck the season out and looks like he gives a toss. I think it's unfair to name him in this thread.

Patrick Ah-Verage, on the other hand, is a dismal player and, as others have said, he looks like he hates playing rugby.

However I'd have to go for Ben Cross, as not only has been dire, but he's managed to convince three clubs (and three sets of fans) that he's worth signing, all in the one season! Complete pudding.

Jamie Simpson gets an honourable mention, shocking.

Weller Huraki from Leeds been garbage this season.

Shenton hasn't impressed me either.

We should award the Rodwell-Sullivan Medal to the winner here.

My vote goes to Ah Van - penalty machine, misses easy kicks, misses tackles, often found out of position

That fat minge should be sat wearing a fishnet vest in Texas spitting tobacco at people.

Worst import; toss up between Herbert and Ah Van.

So, Ah Van for me.

Ben Cross. Why? Been shyyte for two teams in one season. That's pretty impressive.

The oddest thing with Ah Van is that if us fans can see he is hopeless, then what on earth are Widnes doing, offering him a contract?

The fact that he can still gain a new contract, most astoundingly, with a new team, shows that Super League is structured wrong, with too many teams, and too little talent to go around.

"Us fans" have been seeing Jon Clarke as hopeless for years, what on earth was Tony 'super coach' Smith doing picking him for GB?

To be fair, Ah Van makes Clarke look like Benny Elias.......

Seriously, Clarke is a different case, as some folk do actually see some positives in his contribution to the side. Yes, he has his faults, but it is possible to make a case for him (more so back when he was selected for GB)....This is something that Ah Van struggles to acheive. Even most Bradford fans I've spoke to, don't have much good to say about him.

Do Warrington fans have much good to say about Clarke?

Interestingly the common denominator for who liked both players was Cullen, maybe he knows more than us fans?

Any news on Clarke & his destination next year?

That Hickey for Wakefield, even I could do a better job!

I think Cullen liking both Ah Van and Clarke tells us all we need to know...

I'm not doubting that at some point in Ah Van's career, he could play a bit....After all he played in the NRL... and we all know that players from the NRL are amazing....... Bradford brought him over thinking that he was going to be a bit like the player they had seen in the past..... Unfortunately the Ah Van that came over appears to have no interest/desire to play SL rugby..... he plays like he has KY Jelly all over his hands and 50p's glued all over his boots.

It's the risk you take i suppose when you sign these NRL supermen.... sometimes you get a Pat Richards... sometimes you get a Pat Ah van.... I've no doubt that with the lack of Sl standard players has caused Mr Cullen and Mr Betts to take a punt on mr happy... hoping they can cajole him into a state of remedial happiness, bringing out that old Ah van... you never know... he may even make an effort for widnes next season..... i wouldn't bank on it though... My guess is he is just saving up some nice pennies before he heads back to new zealand to live the easy life... telling his friends stories of hilarity involving silly english people and odd shaped coins.

Ahhh, that old cliche that if you played NRL, you were quality.

I'll point you all (those of us of a certain vintage, anyway) to the Jackson brothers of the late 80's .... Peter was one, was the other one Mark?
Now, one of them scored the match winning try in the NRL GF, a few weeks before, and we signed the pair of them, after.
THEY #@%£ING STUNK. One of them couldn't even get a bench spot for the A-Team at the time, and, from memory, the other barely raised a few subs bench spots. Again, from memory, they couldn't even get above (a very raw) Basil Richards in the pecking order.
Truly a case in point, that all that glistens aint gold.

I've mentioned this before, clubs DON'T HAVE TO take up their overseas quotas, but they feel duty bound to, as they may upset their fans, by lacking ambition, and not taking up their quota. Maybe then, the game wont lose so many Under 19s etc, who get disillusioned, because they don't get first team opportunities, because there is some third rate Antipodean taking up a squad place.

Mason, then Ah Van.

McDermott only spared as he's English, unfortunately.

I think the Mason one is a bit harsh... he was on a hiding to nothing from day one.... he didn't actually play that badly..... he just didn't play for very long.......by all accounts he was made promises that weren't kept by Hull KR...... i thought he at least looked like he was trying.

Agree with you Lefty. In the main our selection of overseas players has been reasonably good but personally I'd rather us sign a quality British player rather than fill in the salary cap space with an import just because we have a quota space. There were some Aussies and Kiwis who came for a jolly though. As you say two of the Jackson five (absolute crap), Adam Doyle, Scott Wilson, David Kidwell, Craig Teitzel, Paul Younane, Pepe Marquet and to cap it all the laziest sod every to wear the P&B, Tony Tatupu.

I'd love it if Wire didn't fill the quota spot and had a bit of faith in the pups, with Anderson & King going and only Waterhouse coming in, one less foreign player gives an opportunity to someone.

fat feka and vinnie anderson have been poor at the city reds.Saying that so has Bailey for the city reds.