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Harrigan wrote:

WTH game was you watching? Slater was playing on one leg and was still awesome in a losing team. He made 1 mistake that I remember when he slipped running back for the ball and went into touch. His ability to take impossible balls at full speed is something Tomkins is a long way off being able to do consistently yet. Dont get me wrong either btw, Tomkins is by far the best player in the SL but Slater is still a long way ahead of him.

I wouldn't have said Slater was awesome. He also made an error or two under the high ball and was pretty ineffective ball in hand IMO.

Slater is more a physical anomoly than a RL player. He could well be the finest athlete Rugby League has ever seen.
Tomkins is not far off Slater's skill level however, he will never be as capable as Slater because he is literally a freak of nature.

Wigan fans get a lot of critiscism for being "one-eyed", but i hope you have all noticed that not many are here proclaiming Sam to be some sort of god.

Slater..... Lets see how Sam goes, looks like he is on an interesting journey.

I don't like Slater. That's not to say he isn't a good player. But he is cocky and this cockiness cost the Aussies the World Cup in 2008. TBH I'd like to see Gareth Hock say or somone equally brutal get hold of him and (fairly of course) put him out of the game for a season or two!

Anyone who picks Tomkins over Slater is basically an idiot.

major hound wrote:

I don't like Slater. That's not to say he isn't a good player. But he is cocky and this cockiness cost the Aussies the World Cup in 2008. TBH I'd like to see Gareth Hock say or somone equally brutal get hold of him and (fairly of course) put him out of the game for a season or two!

Ryan Hall did that at Wembley last year

This thread is hilarious…

major hound wrote:

I don't like Slater. That's not to say he isn't a good player. But he is cocky and this cockiness cost the Aussies the World Cup in 2008. TBH I'd like to see Gareth Hock say or somone equally brutal get hold of him and (fairly of course) put him out of the game for a season or two!

He’s not cocky at all.

IMO slater is an incredible player and plays exactly to the textbook. His techniques are perfect and he doesn't do much wrong. However, I believe that Tomkins has a more natural talent, the way he can cut through defenses with absolute ease. He literally makes professionals look stupid, and if he can work on things such as catching the high bomb and consistency then I believe he'll surpass Billy.

Just my opinion though!

If you were picking a team you'd probably want to have both in there somehow, but if you could only pick one then any sensible person would pick Slater and that is in no way a disservice to Tomkins, it's widely accepted fact that Slater's an utter freak.

As for the fairly consistent comments that Tomkins is 'by far' the best player in Super League? I think that's pushing things a touch. Comfortably amongst the best, easy to argue that he is the best, but without a shadow of a doubt the best? No. By far? Not a chance. I don't think in all my time watching RL that any one player has been 'by far' the best player in the competition and I really don't see that changing in a sport that requires such a diverse set of skills, shapes and sizes.

major hound wrote:

I don't like Slater. That's not to say he isn't a good player. But he is cocky and this cockiness cost the Aussies the World Cup in 2008. TBH I'd like to see Gareth Hock say or somone equally brutal get hold of him and (fairly of course) put him out of the game for a season or two!

You wish injury on a player that would keep them out for 'a season or two'?

You horrible human being.