The Virtual Terrace • Re: "The Tommy Makinson/Tom Johnstone Love in - fill your bo
Phuzzy wrote:
Surely this is a non debate? Makinson has proven himself at International standard and has shown himself to be outstanding, even at that level. It's irrelevant who was top try scorer at a level below this in much the same way as proclaiming a championship player "best winger" because they scored more tries than anyone in Superleague.
Greg Eden was top try scoring winger the season before. Is anyone really comparing that to, say, Ryan Hall's record at international level and saying he should be above him in the international pecking order because of it?
Johnstone is a good player who could go on to be whatever he wants. However, if he isn't top try scoring winger next year will those same fans who are bigging him up be equally vociferous in voicing their objection should he make the international team and declaring whoever is top scorer as the rightful choice? I seriously doubt it.
Its a non debate for Vastman and his Parochial Viewpoint he has been in denial the previous 7 days and now gone AWOL.
At the end of the day its a british player who has won the award, and in the achievement has put one up on the aussies who don't give much appreciation of what we want to achieve in having a proper international calendar that is stronger than there darling origin series.
Statistics: Posted by Judder Man — Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:52 am