Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:04 pm  

Brian Bevan?

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:15 pm  

Dessy ?

IIRC isnt there one interpretation of Joels stats which would indicate statistically he is better than BB ?

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:39 pm  

Chris Hcks

Always said Joel is Chris minus the speed, but still he of the best wingers around.
He's having a try-fest at the moment. Lets' hope it continues for another 2 weeks !

It's actually a little difficult to compare because you can't just look at the number of tries scored.
Fa-afili scored a shed load but everyone said it was due to Glesson which was a little unfair I think. (HF is not at the same level as Joel though).

One area that Joel has developed this season - which Chris didn't (or didn't need to) - was his leadership abilities. He's far more vocal now that the likes of Mo and Briers have left and players are looking up to him.

Other wingers - Forster, Henare, Drummond, J.Bevan, B.Bevan and guess there's a few more.
I put Chris and Joel right up there with JB / BB

BB's defence was - allegedly - awful, and leadership skills - again allegedly - low. He simply just scored tries and can't compalin too much about that.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:40 pm  

He's our best winger since Chris Hicks.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:40 pm  

fez1 wrote:

Chris Hcks
BB's defence was - allegedly - awful, and leadership skills - again allegedly - low. He simply just scored tries and can't compalin too much about that.

My parents used to tell me of a game they went to and BB actually sat down on the pitch in a sulk because nobody was passing the ball to him.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:31 pm  

joel is a very good winger probably the best we`ve had in super league,his try scoring record speaks volumes for the lad..my best winger would be dessie tho his record cant compare to joels.but if dessie played in todays super league he`d score a hat load..and his tackles would hurt many a winger..ask yourself this would charnley or the miles overated makintson at saints get the better of dessie...we all know the answer to that

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:50 pm  

The Hicks v Monaghan debate has been done to death. For me, the pro-Monas argument is settled by virtue of the fact that Joel has represented the Kangaroos. Unlike England they don't give out jerseys as raffle prizes, you have to be in the very upper echcelons of your trade to even get near.

As for other wingers, Drummond at his Leigh peak would be the only winger worth talking about in SL if he played today. His defence would put most current "star" wingers in row C of the nearest stand if they tried to get the better of him, and there isn't a kick-chase that could have stopped him. RU & the NRL would be selling their family silver to try and snare him.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:32 pm  

I consider the best winger we have had since Brian Bevan is the Great John Bevan. He was awesome near the line and could motor and defend. I think I have seen all of our wingers since Brian as well.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:35 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

The Hicks v Monaghan debate has been done to death. For me, the pro-Monas argument is settled by virtue of the fact that Joel has represented the Kangaroos. Unlike England they don't give out jerseys as raffle prizes, you have to be in the very upper echcelons of your trade to even get near.

I guess that settles the Monaghan v Bevan debate too.

Re: Is Joel Monaghan the best winger at Wire since... : Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:05 pm  

mikej wrote:

My parents used to tell me of a game they went to and BB actually sat down on the pitch in a sulk because nobody was passing the ball to him.

I used to play with a kid who did that almost every week. He would cross his arms and legs and the coach/referee would try to shake loose his arms and legs by lifting him under his arms. We were about 7 years old then, though...