Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:36 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Complained about every try

He was the only fullback to never have conceded a legitimate try

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:00 am  

I am sure I saw Wellens lift off the ground by about 8 inches due to to the down draft from his flailing arms and shouting in a whining voice SIR SIR SIR SIR but SIR aw SIR come on SIR .

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:53 am  

Getting rounded by David Vaealiki was a particular highlight.

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:16 am  

Best stepper, Steve Alker when it's his turn to go to the bar.

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:07 pm  

Best sidestep ? Has to be John Ferguson . Fergusons main asset was his 'speed off the mark' and that sidestep. Whilst he was no slouch, he wasn't a real 'speedster' , for example that famous try he scored when Brett Kenny was running alongside him urging him on to score, which he did.

Ray French described John Ferguson as "being able to sidestep on a tanner" .

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:53 pm  

Sam Tompkins for me. Best player I've seen in my generation of watching RL. Still top notch now.
Would he have been worth more yo the side on marquee money than George Burgess?

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:35 am  

Dave Myers?

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:02 am  

Maybe unfair (I haven't watched as much non-Saints SL this year as I have in the past for various reasons) but French looks to be a player who can look untouchable when you are in flat-track bully mode running in tries but not sure how effective he is otherwise.

Looking forward to seeing him tonight in the derby - first UK game I've actually looked forward to watching in what feels like months.

Re: Best 'side steppers' at Wigan - Top 3. : Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:41 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Maybe unfair (I haven't watched as much non-Saints SL this year as I have in the past for various reasons) but French looks to be a player who can look untouchable when you are in flat-track bully mode running in tries but not sure how effective he is otherwise.

Looking forward to seeing him tonight in the derby - first UK game I've actually looked forward to watching in what feels like months.

Did you enjoy watching French tonight?