Best Winger in the NRL

[Tigers_are_Pro]

Krisnan Inu, Anthony Quinn? Wtf?

 

[tiger_nick]

he certainly isnt near the best however for me the most improved winger last year was beau ryan. he played 3 or 4 games in 2007 and i saw absolutely nothing in him. he was small, slow had poor hands and was very tentative. i couldnt believe this guy was playing first grade, he didnt look like he had any potential.

he came into our round 1 side after mcdonnell and tuiaki were both injured, and i couldnt believe the difference in him. early in the game saints had an overlap, he left his wing came infield and absolutely smashed gasnier, saving a certain try. he had bulked up, ran hard from dummyhalf, was safe under the high ball, made breaks from kick returns and was very elusive.

later in the year with the game on the line he made a break against the dragons which turned into a 3 on 2, he ended up drawing in all 3 players to him and passing to benji who ran away and wonus the game, was an unbelievable play he made look easy.

imo was easily our best back last year and hopefully this year will continue to shine.

 

[Dragonwest]

jason nightingale is very average. one of the slower wingers in the comp. id call him safe and thats about it.

have to be manu or kemp

glad your not picking my team.

Nightingale might not be fast but would rate as the best winger in the air in both attack & defence, has a great fend, spins out/busts alot of tackles on kick returns and can offload. Also showed some ball playing ability filling in at fullback.

probably not the best, but would definitely be the best value for money.

I wouldn't have Manu anywhere near my team.

 

[Eelementary]

Eric Grothe

 

[MsStorm]

Some people just have a joke around in this thread:lol:

 

[Eelementary]

Mark Henry

 

[Phillips]

strongest man in the world!

 

[Tommax25]

vatuvei is an ordinary winger, feet for hands and you all rate him, sucks to be you..covell is winning games, manu is losing games

I think you are basing this on 2007 and anytime previous, because he certainly wasnt dropping balls at the rate he was back then. Manu can dent the line, something covell cant do. Manu is faster than covell, is a better option for attacking bombs due to his height. Covell just had his best ever season, which was a bit above average and nothing more, so you think he is all that. Trent Clayton is better than covell. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

 

[Perth Red]

The NRL has been devoid of top quality exciting wingers for some time. I guess I'd go with Vatuvei as he is the only really "crowd pleaser" amonsgt the list.

 

[Vossy]

I think you are basing this on 2007 and anytime previous, because he certainly wasnt dropping balls at the rate he was back then. Manu can dent the line, something covell cant do. Manu is faster than covell, is a better option for attacking bombs due to his height. Covell just had his best ever season, which was a bit above average and nothing more, so you think he is all that. Trent Clayton is better than covell. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

your argument is null and void with that single line..obviously you didnt watch a single sharks game..

who the f*ck is trent clayton?

 

[Dr Crane]

vatuvei is an ordinary winger, feet for hands and you all rate him, sucks to be you..covell is winning games, manu is losing games

feet for hands is better than a foot for a face.

 

[mxlegend99]

Well if you're going to use a couple of photos that mean jack sh*t... why don't we just use stats and representative appearances?

Manu Vatuvei has 45 tries in 75 games (average of 6 tries every 10 games / 0.6 per game)
Luke Covell has 49 tries in 115 games (avg 4.3 tries every 10 games / 0.43 per game)

Manu Vatuvei has 16 rep appeareances for NZ (at 22 years of age)
Luke Covell has only 1 rep appearance (at 27 years of age)

Not sure if those stats could be correct though (i used Wiki). It seems incredible that Manu could have so many rep appearances at his age.

 

[mxlegend99]

Actually the more you think about it, Luke Covell has terrible stats for a winger. He's extremely lucky he can kick goals.

 

[thehattrickrabbit]

Manu Vatuvei is the best winger in the world by a country mile!. No one is even close. Ade Gardner would come next.

Why is there even a poll ?

 

[mxlegend99]

So that Sharks fans can see that Luke Covell was left out and we can watch them try and convince people he is the best winger in the NRL when he shouldn't even be in first grade.

 

[Raider_69]

the answer is and always will be Adrian "the turtle" Purtell

 

[Phillips]

Manu Vatuvei is the best winger in the world by a country mile!. No one is even close. Ade Gardner would come next.

sarcasm? i'd f**king hope so :lol:

 

[nzwarriors60]

It's a joke that anyone even cosiders Covell the best in the world, he is slow, can't break the line and the only thing is really good for is leaping for the ball and Manu can do that anyway.

 

[Tommax25]

your argument is null and void with that single line..obviously you didnt watch a single sharks game..

who the f*ck is trent clayton?

But two pictures of him taking bombs over 26 games (assuming he played every game, cant be bothered to check) makes your point rock solid? I watched him plenty, just like I watched manu plenty, I know who I'd prefer. Get the shark glasses off, they are tainting your view of the world. Trent Clayton is god on a football field, apart from some minor setbacks.

 

[kia ora storm]

Vatuvei would be the best in terms of finishing close to the line.

Hayne would have the most skill and Quinn would be one of the strongest defensively.