While the likes of Sam Burgess, Adrian Morley, and James Graham have etched themselves into the folklore of their respective clubs through their toughness and consistently high level of performances, the men listed below are on the other end of that scale with their dream move to the NRL having crumbled.
3. Mark Edmondson
After the success that fellow Englishmen Adrian Morley experienced for the tri-colors in the early 2000s, the Roosters were hoping that former St Helens prop Mark Edmondson could have a similar effect in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
Having just been selected in his first England squad in 2005 and winning challenge cups and Super Leagues in the motherland, the Roosters had high expectations for Edmondson who had been brought across to the NRL by then-coach Ricky Stuart.
However, what ensued can be described as at best a forgettable stint for the St Helens junior. After returning from off-season shoulder surgery, Edmondson made his debut against the Broncos at home but struggled noticeably with the increased pace and physicality of the NRL.
Edmondson would go on to play for the Roosters on one more occasion before re-injuring his shoulder, he was eventually released from the final year of his contract and would return home with the Salford City Reds.
Joe Burgess has got to be the biggest dud in recent NRL history, souffffths poached him away from the Roosters mid season, thank God from and he continued to perform his dudery over in the green and smelly dead rabbit bloodied red.
It was appropriate at the time where he could play with the other four hopeless poms those four Burgess brothers Sam 🤡, George🤡 Tom 🤡and the other one was so bad I can’t even remember his name. 5 DUD Poms playing at souffffths.🤣😆😂😁😂😆🤣