holdzy
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- May 5, 2016
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Could a woman survive a game of NRL, possibly. Could she compete? No.
All male halves can kick/ pass further, all forwards can run harder/have more strength, all wingers can jump higher/run faster, all centres are faster/tackle harder/fend stronger, all fullbacks are more evasive/run harder than any of their female counterparts.
The very best female players may (though I doubt it) be better than some of the very worst fringe male players but that definitely doesn’t count as being able to “compete” in the NRL.
Look what happens average NRL players go to the Super League, they become marque players. Now think about how higher the standard of footy is in the super league than the WNRL. An average Super League player would look like ‘09 Hayne in the women’s league.
The more interesting question is if you dropped a male player into the women's game...say, oh, Mitch Moses, how would he go?
Broncos team would stomp him dry.