Benji

[cpwigan]

:tong1: :tong1: 4N Final :tong1: :tong1:

CPW defeats allcomers

[Panchitta Marra]

:tong1: :tong1: 4N Final :tong1: :tong1:

CPW defeats allcomers

Marshall had a good 4 nations final, the kick for Nightingales try was class.
In comparisson Lockyear looked slow and defensively weak, now at the end of his international career I suspect.
Will be interesting to see who Australia will select at stand off beyond Lockyear.

Billy Slater also had a very poor game by his levels, his normal confidence wasnt there in this game.

[platt-warrior]

question: would Lockyer have played if Thurston was fit?

[cpwigan]

Yes PW. Lockyer is picked irrespective from what I can see. I said tp Eclipse before the game that possibly the right move was to drop Petro and Lockyer but that no coach would do so.

[Stormfan]

Billy Slater is by far the most consistant and best player in the world.

[pedro]

Billy Slater is by far the most consistant and best player in the world.

no he isnt

[Stormfan]

YES HE IS

[cpwigan]

Hate interrupting a pantomine but last season he wasn't but there may be mitigating factors. IMO Benji is currently No 1

I like Billy because as well as being brilliant he is also susceptible to making the occasional horrendous mistake. Quite refreshing in modern RL.

[pedro]

YES HE IS

hes not as good as Boyd or Hayne at FB for me

[cpwigan]

I would disagree with that Pedro. On his day Billy is the best FB in the game. I do think horses for courses though that Hayne would have hurt NZ more and Boyd offers more outside back versatility than Gidley. The fact that Billy has forced teams to adopt a whole new and incredibly negative kicking policy is testimony to his ability.