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Cant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:43 am Very good player but not in the class of Kenny and Miles in my view.
blindsideprop wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:52 amCant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:43 am Very good player but not in the class of Kenny and Miles in my view.
Yep dean bell my choice also.The complete playerkeptinthedarkfans wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:56 amblindsideprop wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:52 amCant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:43 am Very good player but not in the class of Kenny and Miles in my view.
Second best for me dean bell my choice
Fair enough mate, Kenny and Miles played for Australia I rest my case. By the way Kenny played stand off and centre.blindsideprop wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:52 amCant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:43 am Very good player but not in the class of Kenny and Miles in my view.
Dean wasn’t Australian.Firestarter wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 12:29 pmYep dean bell my choice also.The complete playerkeptinthedarkfans wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:56 amblindsideprop wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:52 am
Cant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.
Second best for me dean bell my choice
I'm not sure that them playing for Australia has any bearing on what they did at and for Wigan. We've had many ex Aussie internationals who were poor for us. I'm certainly not saying either Miles or Kenny were poor...quite the opposite...but it has absolutely no bearing on their performances for Wigan.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:33 pmFair enough mate, Kenny and Miles played for Australia I rest my case. By the way Kenny played stand off and centre.blindsideprop wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:52 amCant agree,they were not able to play in other positions and only played much less games.I believe he is the best import we have ever had.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:43 am Very good player but not in the class of Kenny and Miles in my view.
Where did I say he was? I was answering best import signing.Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:34 pmDean wasn’t Australian.
I know but kitdf stated the best importCharriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:34 pmDean wasn’t Australian.
Agreed. For me the idea of a complete player means complete in every aspect. Respect for fans and for the club is one category that Bevan excels at when it comes to imports.Flash wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:37 amI think there's more to being a complete player than ability. Attitude is just as important and I think Kenny could fall short in this regard. As you say, post Wembley being perhaps the most glaring example. I remember watching the NRL at that time when he and Sterling were in tandem for Paramatta and there was often a "which Kenny will turn up" narrative around the games so it wasn't just whilst at Wigan. He could be something of a reluctant defender too at times so I think your assertion of him being a great fullback isn't as cut and dried as you make it seem.The Yonner wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:16 am Kenny was a complete player, and would have been good as a fullback in the modern game too. I think his reputation was tarnished, however, by his final appearance in the Premiership semi-final at St Helens in the week after Wembley, when he clearly didnt want to be there and helped to ensure the team's defeat. Bit of a cardinal sin that.
Difficult to assess Barrett because he was playing in a poor team and consequently we didnt see him in a final.
Not difficult to put Bevan French right up there with them though.
All the above makes it sound as though I didn't rate him which couldn't be further from the truth. Truly a match winner on his day, and he had plenty of those days! French for me though when it comes to Wigan. Simply done more over a longer period and his attitude and willingness to work can't be faulted. Let's put it this way...I doubt you'd ever see French doing a 'post Wembley Kenny' whilst wearing a Wigan shirt. It would go against everything he stands for.
