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I couldnt care less and we did score 50 sunshine. So in effect both points are valid 'lad'.

Not exactly confidence boosting is it?

There is no way to avoid it the kid's outstanding. The niggling is 50/50, he is on the receiving end and feels he has to give it back. The feet up on JJB was nothing but the low tackle put the ball carrier in a dangerous position and should be looked at. Somebody is going to get really hurt.

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Tomkins is the best player to emerge in GB since Farrell and Sculthorpe. Compare the way he treated the ball behind the line and the way the likes of Webb and Smith did!!. His attacking runs are superb the one in the second half that lead to Charnley's try was stunning.

He doesn't try to milk penalties like he used to and hold on to the tackler's arm etc. There's still some niggle to game, but fair enough, he'll take a lot more than he'll get. There's no doubting how exciting a runner he is and he's improved his defensive fullback play but he'd still be exploitable at that if he wasn't in a dominant team.

We'll see exactly how good he is when he goes to the NRL. He'll be a level behind Slater, who's beyond ridiculous as an attacking threat and knows his positioning and try-stopping better, but I think he'd still be outstanding.

There isn't a player in the NRL that isn't a level behind Slater, the finest FB of the modern era.

Yes. It isn't in any way an insult to Sam Tomkins to say he isn't as good as Billy Slater.

At this stage I think he would find it difficult in the NRL and would be found out. Lets face it the likes of Wellens and on last nights performance Webb would even make Richie Mathers look like a world beater. He needs to match up with the best before you can call him a great player, not some of the mediocre that's dotted about in the super league.

Slater is 28 years old, he is in the prime of his career. He plays in a better team which is even better coached than Wigan are. He has played 17 times for Queensland and 17 times for Aus. He has played at the highest level throughout his career.

Tomkins is still only 23 and has very little experience compared to slater. Slater wasn't this good when he was 23.

Tomkins is the second best FB in the world right now, he has the potential to be the best in 5 years time.

I would love to see Tomkins save some try-scoring opportunities like Slater does.