Re: Tomkins best player...... : Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:22 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Lockers was (feels terrible typing was) a great player and certainly top 10 and maybe even five material in my time but Hanley and Farrell were a level above. There’s no shame in that as both were probably the best players in the World at various times. Faz would’ve smashed it in the NRL. Lockers would as well but Faz could do pretty much everything Lockers could but was also an unbelievable ball runner and was more of an individual threat running the ball. Hanley was just a freak.

Spot on.

I think one thing that does tend to get overlooked a little with Faz is his goal kicking, to be able to play the way he did but also convert from our wide under pressure was outstanding, not forgetting his drop goal ability too.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:22 pm  

Double post

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:32 pm  

Just scored a cracking try..

[Bullseye]

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:23 pm  

Tomkins is certainly one of the best fullbacks I've seen at Wigan. Up there with Radlinski, Hampson and Henry Paul certainly. One name that hasn't been mentioned on here much is Joe Lydon who was superb at fullback. A real big game player who could turn a game on his own. He could score from anywhere on the pitch. Then there was his amazing kicking out of the hand not to mention drop goals (THAT semi final drop goal from 60m for instance).

I think if you could take aspects of all the players above you'd have the perfect fullback. Lydon's pace and big game mentality, Hampson's defence and freakish ability under the high kick, Henry Paul's unorthodox ball skills, Radlinski's support play up the middle and Tomkins ability to chime into the line and hit the gap or put someone else in.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:41 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Tomkins is certainly one of the best fullbacks I've seen at Wigan. Up there with Radlinski, Hampson and Henry Paul certainly. One name that hasn't been mentioned on here much is Joe Lydon who was superb at fullback. A real big game player who could turn a game on his own. He could score from anywhere on the pitch. Then there was his amazing kicking out of the hand not to mention drop goals (THAT semi final drop goal from 60m for instance).

I think if you could take aspects of all the players above you'd have the perfect fullback. Lydon's pace and big game mentality, Hampson's defence and freakish ability under the high kick, Henry Paul's unorthodox ball skills, Radlinski's support play up the middle and Tomkins ability to chime into the line and hit the gap or put someone else in.

Joe Lydon waa a cracker. Hope I'm not jinxing Tomkins for the rest of the game, Cats v Wakey but he's been imperious so far.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 5:49 pm  

He's still the best FB in the league for me and a good couple of levels above French.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:18 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

He's still the best FB in the league for me and a good couple of levels above French.

Bit poor comparing him to French to be homest

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:18 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

He's still the best FB in the league for me and a good couple of levels above French.

With his pace and elusiveness French can do thinks other players can’t. For me, both Coote and Tomkins are overall better full backs, more rounded players. Tomkins is top if the class IMO.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:21 pm  

Waney won't be ignoring him, that's for sure.

Re: Tomkins best player...... : Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:37 pm  

Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s captain under Wane. He’s all class. We sadly got him for that second spell at a time his body wasn’t right but he’s looking in good nick now and the time struggling with injury has helped round his game.