You mean the Bateman that did walk into an NRL side and won the Dally M as best 2nd rower in the comp? That Bateman?

This debate has been done to death mate. Read the thread and save us all some time.

one of them was named best second row in the NRL though so probably best in the world at that time.....

Bateman was world class at Canberra but he isn’t now at Wigan.

That isn’t to say he cannot regain that status but at the minute he’s in the good to very good status with excellent and world class still ahead of him.

world class is world class, thats like saying Lewis wasnt world class as his Wakefield stint wasnt the best, form is temporary class is permanent

It’s been healing for 3 weeks since he did it.

Frankly I’m surprised Wolfe didn’t order a round of tea and digestives midway through the first half I doubt Leeds would have hot past the team sat down and Roby playing “mother” pouring the tea so abject Leeds where…and to think pundits had them down for silverware mainly it seems on the back of a few very dodgy signings.