General ESL 2024

[Hardyman's Yugo]

How do you feel about aussies buying out SL?

They will need to turn back years of negative PR from the rahrah establishment. It pisses me off that a lot of people here either prefer rahrah or don’t watch any rugby and don’t understand there is a difference between rahrah and league.

Unfortunately league sprung out of small and medium sized towns not big cities (aside from Leeds and maybe Bradford) and has struggled to break out of it. 100 years of rahrah oppression didn’t help.

I’d be happy to try it

 

[Shogun]

John Asiata playing for Leigh, just binned for a low missed tackle.. No wonder he wants to return to the NRL

 

[Shogun]

When did you all stop playing?

A remarkably old 13 of players still playing in 2024 including 8 former Super League stars​

Aaron Bower 15 May 2024 12:05 PM

These days, there’s no defined age for rugby league players to call it quits – as some of the game’s oldest players still doing the business in 2024 can attest to.
Remarkably, there are two players over the age of 40 still playing on a fairly regular basis – albeit outside of Super League – which, quite simply, we tip our hat to.



Some of Super League’s modern-day icons are among the oldest players in the game, as well as some stalwarts of the lower leagues who have served their clubs with pride. Without further ado, here’s our 13 featuring every player still active over the age of 36.

1. Jarrod Sammut (Workington Town, 37)​

2. Jason Mossop (Workington Town, 38)​

3. Misi Taulapapa (Doncaster, 42)​

4. Kris Welham (Sheffield Eagles, 37)​

5. Ryan Hall (Hull KR, 36)​

6. Paul Sykes (Dewsbury Rams, 42)​

7. Anthony Thackeray (Sheffield Eagles, 38)​

8. Craig Kopczak (Oldham, 37)​

9. George Flanagan (Keighley Cougars, 37)​

10. Ukuma Ta’ai (York Knights, 37)​

11. Harrison Hansen (Toulouse, 39)​

12. Brett Ferres (Doncaster, 38)​

13. Carl Forber (Workington Town, 39)​

Subs: Mike Knowles (Hunslet, 37), Junior Sa’u (Keighley, 37), Martyn Ridyard (Rochdale, 37), Adam Sidlow (Salford, 36)

 

[Matiunz]

When did you all stop playing?

A remarkably old 13 of players still playing in 2024 including 8 former Super League stars​

Aaron Bower 15 May 2024 12:05 PM

These days, there’s no defined age for rugby league players to call it quits – as some of the game’s oldest players still doing the business in 2024 can attest to.
Remarkably, there are two players over the age of 40 still playing on a fairly regular basis – albeit outside of Super League – which, quite simply, we tip our hat to.



Some of Super League’s modern-day icons are among the oldest players in the game, as well as some stalwarts of the lower leagues who have served their clubs with pride. Without further ado, here’s our 13 featuring every player still active over the age of 36.

1. Jarrod Sammut (Workington Town, 37)​

2. Jason Mossop (Workington Town, 38)​

3. Misi Taulapapa (Doncaster, 42)​

4. Kris Welham (Sheffield Eagles, 37)​

5. Ryan Hall (Hull KR, 36)​

6. Paul Sykes (Dewsbury Rams, 42)​

7. Anthony Thackeray (Sheffield Eagles, 38)​

8. Craig Kopczak (Oldham, 37)​

9. George Flanagan (Keighley Cougars, 37)​

10. Ukuma Ta’ai (York Knights, 37)​

11. Harrison Hansen (Toulouse, 39)​

12. Brett Ferres (Doncaster, 38)​

13. Carl Forber (Workington Town, 39)​

Subs: Mike Knowles (Hunslet, 37), Junior Sa’u (Keighley, 37), Martyn Ridyard (Rochdale, 37), Adam Sidlow (Salford, 36)

Akuma Ta’i I would have though he’d be older, geez Misi Taulepapa I’m pretty surprised he lasted that long

 

[Playdaball]

Remember the Aussie Roosters winger Brian Bevan, who played for Warrington back in the day?
He was a speedster who looked about 60 years old.

 

[Matiunz]

Remember the Aussie Roosters winger Brian Bevan, who played for Warrington back in the day?
He was a speedster who looked about 60 years old.

You watch games from the 70s and early 80s and guys that are late 20s look like they’re in their late 40s