You talk complete rubbish. Hurrell was never in very poor form. The only reason for his dropping and for fan support of said dropping is because Cappy was holding players to account on effort and KPIs. Something fans embraced because a lack of discipline has been a hot topic for the club for a long, long time. He was one of the Warriors most potent attacking threats when he was dropped - one of the comps form , even. So much so that the Aussie media and opposition fans assumed he was up for sale, that form wasn't the reason behind his stint in the reserves and there was something more going on.

Sad to say it but if Tomkins was held to the same standard he wouldn't be playing against the Panthers next week, he'd be dropped too.

Johnson has gone up a gear this year. No idea what you're talking about. Huge improvements on defence and has been helped in attack by Tomkins presence.

It just proves what a lot of us having been saying for years about Tomkins. Massively over-rated, equally capable of moments of brilliance and ineptitude.

This is why England can't beat Australia, our best and most hyped backs are in reality average NRL players.

I don't think many British backs have been hyped as being as good as or better than their Aussie counterparts. Hall maybe, but that's mainly from his performances vs Aus rather than his week-to-week games.

Tomkins' struggles clearly show that there is a gap between NRL and SL, but anyone who thought otherwise is clearly blind. As is anyone who dismisses some of Tomkin' performances for Wigan as being down to solely playing in an inferior competition. I'd also bet that if he were at the Roosters we'd be hearing a lot less about how bad his defence is, and a lot more about how good he is in attack.

Think he showed just that over the weekend.
The Wigan Wizard Vossy called him and the way he avoided tacklers was pure magic.

when spomeone like leagueFreak states

"I see this as the making of Sam Tomkins. I have a feeling that when he turns up to play for England at the end of the year he will be a different player and a different person. I think he will be a leader and a real asset to the England squad.
It is great to see a player like Tomkins in the NRL who is striving to be the best player he can be. Lets hope more English players take up that challenge in the future."

thats real praise from someone who isnt shy to belittle the SL and its players.

why are people so bitter about a player working hard to better themselves, and show that they have the character to be able to shine in a new environment, when they were quite capable of enjoying the limelight in "the small pond" that is SL.

Oh good lord

He played very well last weekend, hope he kicks on and carries that form through to the 4N.