Joey was 23 during the '97 GF :lol:
Fittler and Big Mel were far better all round footballers at 22 than Inglis is. Consistency is the key and Greg goes missing in far to many games.
Didnt see Fitler there so yeah, Ill agree that he was more rounded at the same age, but funny you knock Greg for his consis yet over look the fact Fitler was just the same when he was young. Mal wasnt better though, his greatness came later in his career. Sure he was a block-busting center but your looking at the early stage of his career through rose-coloured glasses
And sure johns was 23 during the 97 grand-final but I did say at 22 here and Inglis was only 20 when he was the CC medal winner in the 07. Another fact you overlooked.
Im not arguing he doesnt have consistencey issues but I think its overblown. He was having a very good year last year till his father had a heart-attack late in the season. Plus he has scored 51 tries in 74 games despite playing out of position for 2/3 of his career so far.
Edited to add I changed my mind, Fitler was not as good as Inglis up to that point in there careers. He was alot more inconsistent and wasnt the game changer that GI is.