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Modern full backs need to be both creative and a running threat and he ticks both those boxes.  Definitely England's best full back for me.

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13 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

Modern full backs need to be both creative and a running threat and he ticks both those boxes.  Definitely England's best full back for me.

Can any Pie eater fan explain why Tomkins was allowed to leave Wigan

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17 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I don’t know , Wane will probably pick him and we’re not that blessed , but he was largely average in the NRL  

We have no one else. That is why he is one of the first selected. We have to have a ball playing threat as  no.1.

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4 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Funny isn’t it , Australia have about 10. It’s the attacking position on the field now people want to play 

Australia could potentially field 6 full backs in the back line 😮 

1. Tedesco 2. Holmes 3. Trbojevic 4. Mitchell 5. Papenhuyzen 6. Ponga

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7 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Australia could potentially field 6 full backs in the back line 😮 

1. Tedesco 2. Holmes 3. Trbojevic 4. Mitchell 5. Papenhuyzen 6. Ponga

In Australia, teams definitely want their best outside back at full back so they can have the most involvement and impact. But it doesn't mean full back is their best position.

From your list, I would say Holmes is a better winger than full back and I would say Mitchell is a better centre than full back.

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Just now, Dunbar said:

In Australia, teams definitely want their best outside back at full back so they can have the most involvement and impact. But it doesn't mean full back is their best position.

From your list, I would say Holmes is a better winger than full back and I would say Mitchell is a better centre than full back.

I agree but both play full back for their team and would both get in the England side at full back. England currently has hardly any options at no.1, 3, 4, 6, 7 which is a pretty sad state of affairs.

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29 minutes ago, Scubby said:

I agree but both play full back for their team and would both get in the England side at full back. England currently has hardly any options at no.1, 3, 4, 6, 7 which is a pretty sad state of affairs.

Wrong. Before his recent injury Valentine Holmes was playing on the wing.

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53 minutes ago, Scubby said:

Australia could potentially field 6 full backs in the back line 😮 

1. Tedesco 2. Holmes 3. Trbojevic 4. Mitchell 5. Papenhuyzen 6. Ponga

Holmes is no longer rated as the best full back at the North Queensland Cowboys, let alone one of the best in the NRL.

The current ranking would more likely  be:

1. Tedesco

2. Trbojevic

3. Ponga

4. Tuivasa-Sheck.

5. Papenhuyzen

6. Gutherson

7. Mitchell

8. Dufty 

 

All of them are outstanding.

Tomkins might be tied with Dufty in world rankings.

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, DavidM said:

I don’t know , Wane will probably pick him and we’re not that blessed , but he was largely average in the NRL  

Apart from being being in completely the wrong NRL team for his style, he wasn't fit for half the games he played. Even when he went back to Wigan it took him the best part of a season to fully recover his fitness and sharpness. I also think he's one of those players who improve with age as they mature.

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3 minutes ago, Whippet13 said:

Apart from being being in completely the wrong NRL team for his style, he wasn't fit for half the games he played. Even when he went back to Wigan it took him the best part of a season to fully recover his fitness and sharpness. I also think he's one of those players who improve with age as they mature.

We've had this conversation on this board a few times.  Tomkins played well in his first year in the NRL and in his second year, when you expect a player to approach his best, he had an injury interrupted year.

As you say, that injury seriously effected his first year back at Wigan as well.

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42 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said:

Wrong. Before his recent injury Valentine Holmes was playing on the wing.

He was full back for the first 5 rounds of the season. Cowboys did play him on the wing for a couple of games after that but he is signed as a full back.

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36 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said:

Holmes is no longer rated as the best full back at the North Queensland Cowboys, let alone one of the best in the NRL.

The current ranking would more likely  be:

1. Tedesco

2. Trbojevic

3. Ponga

4. Tuivasa-Sheck.

5. Papenhuyzen

6. Gutherson

7. Mitchell

8. Dufty 

 

All of them are outstanding.

Tomkins might be tied with Dufty in world rankings.

 

 

 

Some high class players there, but the only time this or any other hypothetical list will actually matter is (hopefully) next year's WC final when it will be only one of their's against one of our's at full back .

Tomkins does not have the sheer physical attributes of some on that list but he is turning into a world class leader, his ability to read the game and organising what's in front of him is as good as anyone on that list and is still improving.

If we get to the WC final and have a pack capable of equally matching the opposition, Tomkins playing on form can match it with anyone on that list in a one-off game.

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31 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

We've had this conversation on this board a few times.  Tomkins played well in his first year in the NRL and in his second year, when you expect a player to approach his best, he had an injury interrupted year.

As you say, that injury seriously effected his first year back at Wigan as well.

Like most fairytales, the notion that Tomkins (before his injury) was a dud in the NRL is one that people love to tell and re-tell. It doesn't make it any more true than the first time, but some people just find fairytales comforting.

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13 minutes ago, Whippet13 said:

Some high class players there, but the only time this or any other hypothetical list will actually matter is (hopefully) next year's WC final when it will be only one of their's against one of our's at full back .

Tomkins does not have the sheer physical attributes of some on that list but he is turning into a world class leader, his ability to read the game and organising what's in front of him is as good as anyone on that list and is still improving.

If we get to the WC final and have a pack capable of equally matching the opposition, Tomkins playing on form can match it with anyone on that list in a one-off game.

He is also versatile and can play 6 and 7 as well.

Everyone always over rate Australians anyway.

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10 minutes ago, Rupert Prince said:

He is also versatile and can play 6 and 7 as well.

Everyone always over rate Australians anyway.

The convicts have some amazing attacking full backs, I just don't think many (if any) have the level of all round skills and experience Tomkins has. For me, being a full back isn't just linking into or scoring an amazing try, it's also about how to read things, be vocal and organise the team structurally. Tomkins completely and absolutely ran the show today, I'm not sure how many current Australian fullbacks can do that.

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1 hour ago, Whippet13 said:

Some high class players there, but the only time this or any other hypothetical list will actually matter is (hopefully) next year's WC final when it will be only one of their's against one of our's at full back .

Tomkins does not have the sheer physical attributes of some on that list but he is turning into a world class leader, his ability to read the game and organising what's in front of him is as good as anyone on that list and is still improving.

If we get to the WC final and have a pack capable of equally matching the opposition, Tomkins playing on form can match it with anyone on that list in a one-off game.

When you say physical attributes do you mean size? He is probably the best balanced runner I've ever seen and he's not short of pace so not sure where you're coming from with that comment. He's also a naturally talented player who has suffered some bad injuries, so to come back now is a credit to him.

Essentially I agree, he's up there when on form. Still the best we have at no.1.

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1 minute ago, Tex Evans Thigh said:

When you say physical attributes do you mean size? He is probably the best balanced runner I've ever seen and he's not short of pace so not sure where you're coming from with that comment. He's also a naturally talented player who has suffered some bad injuries, so to come back now is a credit to him.

Essentially I agree, he's up there when on form. Still the best we have at no.1.

What I mean is some of those full backs are bigger or taller than Tomkins and that seems to get them extra kudos, wrongly.

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