Who is the best winger to have played the game in the last 40 years? Semi or Grothe?

[crocodile]

Damn. I guess I forgot how fast Grothe was.

He had plenty of pace alright. His chase down of Michael O'Connor was just a whisker too late but he did this stuff all the time. I can't remember how many times he caught a runaway that looked impossible.


Sure, Semi could do this too but there's no way that Guru was inferior to him.

 

[oldmancraigy]

No love for Brett Plowman?

Harsh.

 

[Bazal]

No love for Brett Plowman?

Harsh.

Brett Dallas is the best ever.

Mostly for his post footy Twitter career

 

[blue bags]

the GURU nearly set up a try in this ORIGIN game for the blues,
but was robbed by the QUEENSLANDERS

 

[strider]

f**king queenslanders

 

[blue bags]

f**king queenslanders

pat jarvas should of scored under the posts . pat was our coach in juniors

 

[84 Baby]

I can’t see the option to pick Etu Uaisele?

 

[Bazal]

I can’t see the option to pick Etu Uaisele?

It's like cricket, mate.

You don't include Bradman because it's so obvious. Etu is the same

 

[84 Baby]

It's like cricket, mate.

You don't include Bradman because it's so obvious. Etu is the same

Was Bradman a good winger?

 

[84 Baby]

Anyway @hineyrulz will always be my favourite winger

 

[Bazal]

Was Bradman a good winger?

I think you'll find Bradman was the Best

 

[blue bags]

he was a great wingman , never took a backward step, when those cougars are on the hunt

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

It's like cricket, mate.

You don't include Bradman because it's so obvious. Etu is the same

I didn't realise that Etu was a sectarian, self-promoting wanker who secretly supported the Nazis, and then, during the 1961 tour by the West Indies, invited the white players to his house.

 

[Bazal]

I didn't realise that Etu was a sectarian, self-promoting wanker who secretly supported the Nazis, and then, during the 1961 tour by the West Indies, invited the white players to his house.

Yeah but no one cares about all that because he was good.

Etu, I mean. Obviously

 

[hineyrulz]

Anyway @hineyrulz will always be my favourite winger

 

[Soren Lorenson]

He had plenty of pace alright. His chase down of Michael O'Connor was just a whisker too late but he did this stuff all the time. I can't remember how many times he caught a runaway that looked impossible.


Sure, Semi could do this too but there's no way that Guru was inferior to him.

That kick from Mares across the field is one of the worst I have ever seen

 

[84 Baby]

One may call it a mare of a kick

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Do we really need to even have this debate, whats next who was more intimidating and menacing - Ray Price or Nathan Cayless which is such an insult to Nathan.

Anyway, Eric Grothe was one of the most complete wingers we have ever seen. He pretty much revolutionised the wing spot. Not only could Eric score a try from anywhere, he could also save you one by his very underrated defensive abilities. Unfortunately I don’t think Eric ever lived up to his true potential. He was constantly injured or strapped up, and apart from a few years never seemed to be a to find consistent rhythm. People talk about the try against Canterbury in the 83 finals as the best try ever, and yeah it was amazing. People tend to forget this was done under the 5 metre rule, people forget that this was against a team that was become or had become a defensive juggernaut under Ryan. Semi didn’t bring anything to the position which hadn’t been done before. Yes a great player, but I think more a great player due to his anticipation aspects as opposed to strength. Right place right time kinda player.

Eric grothe snr was just way before his time, a tradegy we never really get to see him perform his art on a consistent basis enough.

Was never a better site then to see an opposing winger in the complete clear with no one in site and then to see a Eric appear from no where and cut him down inches from the line.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

I might add Eric performed on the biggest occasions, many of semis heroics where in garbage time with result already determined.

I would compare semi more to a pat Richards type.

 

[84 Baby]

Semi didn’t bring anything to the position which hadn’t been done before.

Disagree. His ability to change angles when receiving passes at the line was insane. How many times did you see his direct opponent have him covered on the outside, only for the pass to come and Semi is running the inside line to score virtually unimpeded? As you said it is good anticipation but it was a devastating skill that almost no one can replicate and even if they have, nowhere near as often as Semi did.
He was basically stepping his opponent but before he received the ball