Ranking the wingers

[adamkungl]

Merritt's never been near it

 

[Knight Vision]

1) Aku ( the thriller ) Uate = best winger of his generation
2) daylight
3) McMannus - the Flying Scotsman

 

[Knight Vision]

McManus was very good last year

Damn straight

 

[Tommy Smith]

Great, another spastic rears his head.

The enlightened contributions just keep on rolling in.

 

[Jason Maher]

Morris, who is so fast he can step out and then back in again before the touchie can even notice.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Merrits in my top 5 of good but kind of shitty players. I think he's a bit more than the line faller-overer on offense people accuse him of being. I don't agree and think he has displayed some real skill in scoring some tries some wouldn't score. But basically he's still kind of shitty. Shitty on D, not reliable at all, not super talented, physically unimposing, weak willed and inconsistent.

Merritt is a winger in the "old school" style of being a finisher. He waits for the gap and usually finishes by scoring. That was fine when that is all that was expected of wingers (namely the 1960s-easrly 1908s). However the position has evolved since then and it is those facets, like kick returns, defusing bombs (to name 2 areas) where Merritt has issues. To me he is a very good, solid club player.

 

[Knight Vision]

Great, another spastic rears his head.

The enlightened contributions just keep on rolling in.

I believe the PC term is " full genius"

 

[Sir Lemon Goat]

1. Brett Morris
2. Jorge Taufua
3. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
4. James McManus
5. Ryan Hall
6. Akuila Uate
7. David Simmons
8. Daniel Tupou
9. Josh Charnley
10. David Williams

 

[Minotaur]

Why are we talking about wingers, aren't they just guys who hang out with real footballers?

 

[umina panther]

Why are we talking about wingers, aren't they just guys who hang out with real footballers?

You stuck in the 80's - early 90's mate?

 

[Noname36]

I wouldn't swap anyone for McManus or Uate.

 

[God-King Dean]

Yes you would.

 

[Knight Vision]

I wouldn't swap anyone for McManus or Uate.

Agreed, they are part of the best back 3 in the game and make up the second most potent backline in the game this year and on the improve.