Robbie Farah vs Cameron Smith - Better Hooker?

[philstorm]

Lol, you're proving my point. Smith gets by on one of those unfounded reputations that pop up. Still nothing showing that he's a better player on the park. Can any one argue some actual playing capabilities?

Running, kicking, passing, leading.

I can just go on.

If anything, Farah's reputation is the myth.

Smith > Buderus > Farah

 

[simon says]

Cam Smith by miles and miles and miles. Farrah isnt even in the same ball park as Smith.

:lol: :lol:

Yet the two times the Tigers played the Storm Farah was by far the superior hooker.

 

[simon says]

Running, kicking, passing, leading.


If anything, Farah's reputation is the myth.

:lol: :lol:

 

[Charlie124]

:lol: :lol:

Yet the two times the Tigers played the Storm Farah was by far the superior hooker.

Did it cross your mind that the storm were only playing the tigers? ;-)

Smith has the runs on the board. Has won a Dally M in a star studded team where the points are shared between most of the team. With the tigers, if they win Farrah automatically gets at least 2 votes.

Smith sh*ts on Farrah from a great height.

 

[nqboy]

was qld ostracized from the rest of australia while i wasn't looking? f**king good.

We've been ostracised by New South Wankers for decades but we haven't been thrown out of the Commonwealth and, thankfully for you blokes, we haven't seceded, so we can still provide you with halves for the national side

 

[philstorm]

:lol: :lol:

Yet the two times the Tigers played the Storm Farah was by far the superior hooker.

Your point?

Whenever the Storm have played the Cowboys over the past two years, Cooper Cronk has outplayed Jono Thurston.

Hey, maybe I should start calling him a better player overall and use that solely as a benchmark.

Edit: Forgot to throw in simon says' typical beginning/ending to a post: :lol: :lol:

 

[Frederick]

:lol: :lol:

Yet the two times the Tigers played the Storm Farah was by far the superior hooker.

And in the one time Buderus and Farah came up against each other Buderus played all over him.

 

[philstorm]

And in the one time Buderus and Farah came up against each other Buderus played all over him.

Well played.

Buderus > Farah

 

[Frederick]

Well played.

Buderus > Farah

Not that it wasn't already half obvious ;-)

 

[simon says]

And in the one time Buderus and Farah came up against each other Buderus played all over him.

Farah was on one leg that night.

 

[851]

I cant recall, could have been, the point being Benny was a top player, and top players have the ability to put on a good show against quality opposition players, thats what farah did, he outplayed the best #9 in the world

Benny probably got the better of Boxhead on a number of occasions too, still doesnt change the fact that it was Boxhead first, Benny second and now days Smith first, Farah second

I agree with you,Walters was better than Elias,but I wouldn't swap Farah for Smith though.

 

[Frederick]

Farah was on one leg that night.

Buderus was carrying injuries all throughout the year...

 

[perverse]

Not that it wasn't already half obvious ;-)

true, and well spotted. both had everything to play for that game.. injury or no.. and farah went missing big time.

i'm not saying that farah isnt good.. he's very good.. but he has so many more runs to put on the board yet.

 

[watatank]

Cameron Smith is clearly the best dummy half in the game and I think his performance at rep level exemplifies this the most.

Farah only won as many points as he did because he was the standout player in a key position in an otherwise ordinary Tigers side. Not to say he isn't a good player but he's not in the same class as Smith.

 

[Packy]

If teh question was which player would I like to magically appear in my line up (as per Mason etc) then gimme Farah please.

 

[philstorm]

Farah was on one leg that night.

All I hear are excuses.

Funny how injuries can be used as an excuse for one player, yet another player backing up from Origin a couple of days earlier and having not as big an impact as usual is not. :lol:

 

[simon says]

I just think its rude when peeps say Farah isnt in Smith's class......he proved against him that he is in that elite class.....was a standout for us all year and deserved rep honours.

People are saying that Smith is better than Farah cos he has repped...well,thats the selectors issue and not Farah's ability.

I dont have an issue with peeps saying Smith is better,but I havent read anything or seen any stats that have changed my mind.Farah blitzed Smith in every dept save goalkicking,won the Dally M hooker of the year and IMO was by far the standout rake this year.

When Smith starts chipping over the top,regathering and setting up tries and popping field goals in the last second to win games then I'll change my mind,until then my boy Farah IMO is number one.

 

[ShadesOfTheSun]

Stupid argument. Smith is the Australian #9 and captain, the Dally M player of the year in '06, and is an outstanding rep player. Farah is the Dally M hooker of the year, and has outplayed Smith on both of their meetings this year.

Supporters of Farah will say that incumbency denied Farah the NSW and Kangaroo #9, rather than talent, and that Smith's performances at a rep level are no indication of superiority because Farah hasn't been given the chance to prove himself in that arena. Supporters of Smith will say that Farah's Dally M award came about because of the relative weakness of his team, and that being a superior player does not mean you cannot ever be outplayed (Noddy schooling Johns when the Sharks thrashed the Knights a few years ago comes to mind).

If you think Smith's the better player, you're not going to be convinced by any of the Farah arguments, and if you think Farah's the better player, you're not going to be convinced by the Smith arguments. The argument's quickly becoming circular, and more than a little ridiculous. Stop wasting your time, people.

 

[nqboy]

Farah was on one leg that night.

That's why it was only half obvious

 

[DeeGan]

This is the "topic" that will replace the old "Johns vs Lockyer" threads *yawn*

Perhaps we should stick it so as we aren't inundated in a few months time with more of the same" ;-)