Why doesn't the AFL finally put the NRL back into its place?!

[PhatBoy]

You serious? These "Irish imports" are among the very best in their sport. It's like sending Daicos to Ireland and being shocked when he's good at Gaelic football.

Mason Cox is 4 metres tall and was a college athlete. Israel Folau was among the very best rugby and struggled to do much in the afl.

*very best wingers. He played the most easily coached position in the game.

Hunt - who admittedly had SOME sort of base to go off having played a little bit of AFL as a kid - played in the middle of the field in rugby league where he used more skills with his hands, feet, and defensively, and was a far better AFL player

 

[Gough]

If I was looking to recruit from rugger for footy I'd start with the centres or the back row, they'll generally have decent ball handling skills and a better defensive game than a winger.