: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:52 pm
Dico wrote:
I remember Sculthorpe as a kid at Warry and if I remember correctly he was used quite wide as you saw with Westerman last year.
I can definately see a comparison between the two although Scully was probably a bit more aggresive defensively if memory serves me right, it was a loong time ago..I was about 10
Sculthorpe played many of his early games as a stand-off!
Let's not get all rose tinted about Paul Sculthorpe, he took time to develop just like any other player and eventually became world-class.
Joe Westerman has massive potential and could develop along very similar lines as Sculthorpe but he will need better coaching than Terry Matterson seemed to offer him this year.
Dale Ferguson is a different kind of player and would no doubt hold his second row place down in any super league team. He will get better and could even make an international. However I think Joe has greater potential, Whether he will realise it or not is another matter.