Joel Monaghan =D.
LOL, seriously, Grothe has the skill to be better than all of them, similar to Vatuvei & Tame Tupou. Big, strong, fast, but awful defence/handling. Richards & Rooney probaby didn't have the sheer athleticism of Grothe, but they are alot safer options in general. Grothe has a serious X-factor, a bit like Matty Bowen. To access his true potential, you are going to accept his sometimes apparent clumsiness with his hands, or slow reads in defence. It takes alot of coaching to improve a players defence, look at Amos Roberts. He was a turnstyle at Panthers, but at Roosters he has steadily improved his defence, & only had very few tries scored down his side this year. It does help to have a natural understanding of your centre though, especially with defensive reads. Roberts scored less & conceded more tries outside Cross, but outside his close mate Soliola (whose style compliments Amos), both flourish. Who knows why Ricky shifted him away. But that said, its hard to compare the players. As i said, Grothe has it won for sheer athleticism, but his defence, handling & co-ordination with his centre aren't as good as they could be, which is why he will never be as good as his dad.
