Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:11 pm  

Don't let stats get in the way of an argument that didn't exist

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:15 pm  

I think both Walmsley & Peacock are great players. But the only true metric for judging a prop's absolute worth is the NRL.

I'm sure both would prosper in that competition. But only one of the three has actually done it. This isn't something you can just sweep under the carpet.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:17 pm  

Saint #1 wrote:

Compared to Peacock, Walmsley has made more metres (the most in the league), more carries (the most in the league), more tackle busts (the most in the league), more clean breaks, more offloads and has a higher average gain. Peacock way ahead you say?

Yeah, but other than that...

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:22 pm  

jaybs wrote:

Man of Steel, think Jamie Peacock is way ahead in that.

I think you are getting confused, Man of Steel is an annual event judged on the current season, NOT based on a players performance over a career.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:41 am  

Judder Man wrote:

I think you are getting confused, Man of Steel is an annual event judged on the current season, not based on a players performance over a career.

No Confusion at all! Peacock has looked as good as ever in recent games, and he has ball skills which I don't think Walmsley has, Alex is just a big guy, nothing else for me, Not international standard.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:54 am  

jaybs wrote:

No Confusion at all! Peacock has looked as good as ever in recent games, and he has ball skills which I don't think Walmsley has, Alex is just a big guy, nothing else for me, Not international standard.

What an idiot!!!!!

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:46 am  

jaybs wrote:

No Confusion at all! Peacock has looked as good as ever in recent games, and he has ball skills which I don't think Walmsley has, Alex is just a big guy, nothing else for me, Not international standard.

There should be a filter on this forum stopping people from posting when they're drunk.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:23 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I think both Walmsley & Peacock are great players. But the only true metric for judging a prop's absolute worth is the NRL.

I'm sure both would prosper in that competition. But only one of the three has actually done it. This isn't something you can just sweep under the carpet.

So by that logic, where does that leave James Roby? Josh Hodgson must be a better hooker than Roby then.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:48 pm  

Tatts wrote:

So by that logic, where does that leave James Roby? Josh Hodgson must be a better hooker than Roby then.

Plus andy Currier was better than Paul Newlove.

Re: James Graham v Alex Walmsley : Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:24 pm  

jaybs wrote:

No Confusion at all! Peacock has looked as good as ever in recent games, and he has ball skills which I don't think Walmsley has, Alex is just a big guy, nothing else for me, Not international standard.

I think you are getting more confused, Man of Steel is an annual event judged on the current season and not based on your observation of recent games.