You know you have nothing when your best argument is 'I'm right, you're wrong'. Face it, you can't form a plausible argument so you resort to the usual childish post filled with insults where you throw the toys out of the cot. I know it's a big statement, but at this stage I don't see how I'm wrong.
thats fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion and i probably went over the top on this one by calling you an imbecile. although my argument of "hanley is better than smith" is on par with your argument that "smith > any player england have produced, period."
i can go with all the stats in the world to suit my argument:
- hanley covered positions in both the backs and forwards: wing, centres, five-eigth, lock forward.
- played at the highest level in both hemispheres;
- played 34 times for great britain, captained his country
- 396 tries in 479 club games (that is unbelievable), 55 in one year for bradford and 63 one year for wigan, 41 one year for leeds as a forward!
- golden boot winner, 4 challenge cups, 4? premierships, blah blah blah.
but i am judging my opinion on what i saw watching him. he had an aura about him during his time in australia and could completely change a game within a minute. from what i have seen of him in the uk he was a once in a generation type player who completely stood out in any team he played in. some of his achievements are remarkable!
smith is (or is going to be) a legend of our sport and is probably the best number 9 to play the game. he has also won a golden boot and has also won a dally m award in the toughest competition in thw world! you might even be right with your opinion that he is better than any english player in history, but i personally dont put him in hanleys class yet and there are english players who are held in higher regard than hanley.
