Fullback of the decade?

[Bobby DIGital]

Another one not mentioned at all I think was Clinton Schifcofske. Unlucky not to play more origin games than he did. Very underated player.

Agreed. He was a lot better than Patten & Hodgson who are being mentioned in this thread for some f*cked up reason.

"keep in touch"

 

[Phillips]

Schifcofske was class.

 

[Broncodr01d]

Schifcoske belongs in this debate, unfortunately he played in a time where there were excellent fullbacks plentiful for QLD.

 

[Western_Eel]

You cant vote for lockyer from the past 10 years when he only played 3 years, and hes not even playing good football now he should be removed from the list, slater for me,

 

[Mr Saab]

You cant vote for lockyer from the past 10 years when he only played 3 years, and hes not even playing good football now he should be removed from the list, slater for me,

2000/1/2/3 = 4 years
No fullback this decade has played every year of the decade.
No player this decade has been great every year....they all have their down time.....you are a goose.

 

[Buck]

Locky for me 2000-2003 he was pure magic at the back.

 

[Shorty]

Lockyer by far.
And the distant second, well I feared Minichiello far more than Slater.
Slater, while dangerous, has f**k ups and I'm expecting one in my mind when he's playing against my team.

Minichiello was slipperly and broke almost always the first tackle, it's a shame he got injured because there's no comparrison imo.

 

[Apey]

Schifcofske was awesome.. where is he now?

 

[typicalfan]

Playing Rugby in Ireland I believe.

 

[bluesbreaker]

Stephen Gordon.

 

[bluesbreaker]

Stephen Gordon.

And :lol: to even COMPARING Fittler and Lockyer. What a joke. Lockyer isn't the spit dribbling out of Fittler's mouth in comparison.

 

[Johns Magic]

Surprised Josh Dugan's name hasn't been thrown up yet

 

[Bigfella]

This thread has pretty much degenerated into "which club do you go for" now.

I'll never get that 5 minutes back.

 

[Bulldog Force]

How can you not have one of the most consistent Fullbacks on there is beyond me. People may think I'm being biased, but Luke Patten has played for the Bulldogs loyally since 2001 and has not missed many matches. He's scored many tries, saved too many to mention, comes in and support his team playing like an extra five-eighth in attack when need be, and does not command high money, not to mention being the type of player who improves with age. His form in 2006 and 2007 gifted him the club man of the year for those 2 consecutive years.

Billy Slater - has played 1 world cup for Australia and made a mistake that cost Australia - DEARLY!

Darren Lockyer - Can barely be considered fullback of this decade seeing as he's only played FB in this decade from 2000-2003 (2004 he switched to five-eighth).

Anthony Minichiello - Originally a wing, and has spent the bulk of the last 4 seasons on the sideline.

 

[user_nat]

Stephen Gordon.

And :lol: to even COMPARING Fittler and Lockyer. What a joke. Lockyer isn't the spit dribbling out of Fittler's mouth in comparison.

Well, his definitely a better fullback. Which is what this thread is about.

And an equally great 5/8 IMO.

 

[watatank]

How can you not have one of the most consistent Fullbacks on there is beyond me. People may think I'm being biased, but Luke Patten has played for the Bulldogs loyally since 2001 and has not missed many matches. He's scored many tries, saved too many to mention, comes in and support his team playing like an extra five-eighth in attack when need be, and does not command high money, not to mention being the type of player who improves with age. His form in 2006 and 2007 gifted him the club man of the year for those 2 consecutive years.

Billy Slater - has played 1 world cup for Australia and made a mistake that cost Australia - DEARLY!

Darren Lockyer - Can barely be considered fullback of this decade seeing as he's only played FB in this decade from 2000-2003 (2004 he switched to five-eighth).

Anthony Minichiello - Originally a wing, and has spent the bulk of the last 4 seasons on the sideline.

Luke Patten- Has never played for NSW or Australia.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Luke Patten- Has never played for NSW or Australia.

Have NSW selectors ever been good at their job?

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

Lockyer by far. cutie is also worth mentioning.

only for the fact that he is a cutie.

 

[watatank]

Have NSW selectors ever been good at their job?

Does it matter? At least six fullbacks have played fullback for NSW this decade alone and Patten has not even played one match. I've been a fan of Patten since his Steelers days but we're talking about the best fullback of the decade here. A player cannot be considered the best unless they make representative sides.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Does it matter? At least six fullbacks have played fullback for NSW this decade alone and Patten has not even played one match. I've been a fan of Patten since his Steelers days but we're talking about the best fullback of the decade here. A player cannot be considered the best unless they make representative sides.

Again, have NSW selectors ever been good at their job? FFS they've used Kurt Gidley and MARK HUGHES at Fullback!