_Johnsy
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Raider_69 said:no weakness? hmmm i think i could come up with a few
Well lets have them...................this should be good.:roll:
Raider_69 said:no weakness? hmmm i think i could come up with a few
LebaneseForces said:So it's pretty much this...
all bullsh*t imo! He was a talented and gifted Rugby League player but he never dominated IRL or SOO... When i say dominated you need to look at Lewis (He dominated), John's had one or two good series.
lockyno1 said:Up there but not the greatest.
LebaneseForces said:So it's pretty much this...
Under 15-18's - Yes best ever.
Over 18's - NO.
Over 18 and voted yes, tbh.LebaneseForces said:So it's pretty much this...
Under 15-18's - Yes best ever.
Over 18's - NO.
He is not the best ever... AND unless we have seen everyone play we can never judge the best ever, all bullsh*t imo! He was a talented and gifted Rugby League player but he never dominated IRL or SOO... When i say dominated you need to look at Lewis (He dominated), John's had one or two good series.
_Johnsy said:Once again, spoken like a true QLD'er.:sarcasm:
Wally is the greatest from QLD and Johns is a better complete footballer than Lewis, no doubt. As I said in another thread if Joey was from QLD there would be a gold statue of him in every QLD town with a population above 5.
TheBourbonBeast said:Top 5 for sure. Best? No
I would agree.yakstorm said:Who can truly be called the greatest ever? And how do you justify such a statement?
Is it based upon statistics or what we feel makes them the greatest? Is it based on their performance in big games or is it based consistency? Is it about the big things they did or the little things they did right?
Honestly I think its too hard to label any single person as the 'greatest ever'. I think most people would agree Johns has certainly been a class above most other players in the last 10 years. He has played some magic football and helped Newcastle to two Grand Finals, he has represented and captained his State and Country, and right up to his retirement could have slotted back into the rep scene without too much difficulty.
So he truely was, at least in my eyes, great, possibly one of the best I've seen in my 24 years, but I wouldn't dare insult past greats by putting Johns above them simply because they played either before my time, or before I could appreciate their skills and footballing talents.
Did you miss 2005 where he came back from injury and took the Wooden Spoon team with zero wins, on to win i think it was 9 out of 10 games he played and also nearly took out the Dally M Player of the year in less then half a season? He also came back for Origin 2 with nearly no game time and lead NSW to victory.Ron Jeremy said:Hell no!!!! hasn't done anything since 2003, Langer owned him in the SOO at 35 lol