There’s just one week to go until Super League kicks off for 2019 and the excitement’s building as every club anticipates the new season. A new year brings new hope, and with it, new signings.
A whole host of NRL players have decided to head to England this year and it’s great to see a few younger players, with none of them approaching retirement just yet.
Here are the five NRL imports I’m most looking forward to seeing in Super League in 2019.
2. Lachlan Coote
Coote has the daunting task of replacing 2018 Man of Steel Ben Barba at St Helens.
With Barba heading to the Cowboys to replace him this is essentially a straight swap deal and an excellent signing for Saints.
With over 160 NRL appearances to his name, including two Grand Finals, Coote will be a great replacement for Barba, who started 2018 in sensational form before tailing off in the second half of the season.
While Coote doesn’t have the ‘X Factor’ that Barba possesses, he’s solid defensively and is strong at returning the ball from deep. He brings a lot of experience with him too, and he should slot straight in to the Saints side.
Tui Lolahea😂😂 that’s a good one
+1 Jake. You can also forget about Hurrell making any impact.
Albert Kelly is over there doing fine, I would prefer tui over him.
Hurrel will be one of the top try scorers over there this year. I take it you got for the warriors Jake? Well you have Kata and he is pretty much the same player as hurrel lol
Personally i dont think any of these guys will light up the super league
Kurt gidley and sandow lit the superleague up, most of our players are a league above there players.
Can’t disagree with that, there’s still a clear gulf between the 2 comps. Some of the English lads have become stand outs in the NRL though, Josh Hodgson, James Graham and Sam Burgess in particular.