Less strength and more speed, but that's the exact comparison I was making in my head last night for sure.

Great to see the talent we have continue to progress. With Locke leaving the Warriors it doesn't look like Tomkins will be making the transition back to the halves just yet, so we do have a welcome dilemma.

Hardaker blew it when sent home from the England squad.

Based upon the current method of team selection Sinfield should be full back and Rob Burrow prop.

I'm in the camp of having Hardaker/Lomax at fullback with Tomkins and Widdop in the halves but it's a non debate. Sinfield is guaranteed a spot so this side won't move on in a different direction until he calls it quits.

I dunno. Ask Australia, who play Greg Inglis in the centres. (And also play fullbacks Darius Boyd and Jarryd Hayne out of position).

Hardaker is the best all-round fullback England have. Tomkins is the most dangerous attacking player. They both have to be in our strongest team, whether it's Tomkins 1, Hardaker 4 or Hardaker 1, Tomkins 6.

Given Hardaker is the better defensive fullback and unlike Tomkins will also actually return kicks, the latter is the common-sense option for me.

I think Hardaker and Tomkins are too similar to play them 1 and 6. I don't think they would provide the best balance for an England team.

They will both want the ball in their hands in similar positions and they will always look to run with the ball. I don't think that will be good for the team.

I think the balance of Lomax and Tomkins would work far better, for example, purely because lomax is a different sort of player compared with Tomkins.

Tomkins MUST play at 1. It's who plays at 6 and 7 that's the issue.

Hardaker's try last night was fantastic. He really is having a top season. Gives a good headache for the England coach!

There is no way to sugar coat it Hardaker has at least 4-5 years to prove he is at Tomkins level, i would love for him to do it at Wigan. There isn't a better english full back than Sam Tomkins PERIOD.

Darius Boyd grabbed a spot when Australia didn't have amazing wingers and kept hold of it. Inglis was played for years at and add to the Fact Billy Slater was the best full back for many years. Stop talking nonsense.

You know Hardaker is at Tomkins level when people start saying "well it easy to do it super league but its different to do it in the NRL". On a side note Tomkins is doing it in the NRL by the way incase you don't have premier sports.

Has Tomkins learnt how to catch a high ball then?

Look as if he had to show Slater how to in the last match



biggest bull in the world that Tomkins is weak at the back, he might be if Inglis is contending with him but who isn't?

I've always thought Tomkins is solid under a high ball, it's the ones where it's bouncing around and the boots are flying that he's not so keen.

Yes I agree 100%

Regards,
Kevin Sinfield

Remember when we only had wellens?

Now we're sh*tting quality fullbacks. Hardaker, tomkins, lomax......