I have him on ignore but everyone keeps quoting him

Anyone who follows the NRL regularly will know that Sam had an excellent season last season. He scored 13 tries which was more than Billy Slater and Greg Inglis and made 11 assists IIRC. He wasn't found out defensively either. He got a lot of credit for his courage too. Ok he didn't rip it up like in Super League but he did just fine.

He will end up playing half back where his ball handling skills will help to compensate for the inevitable loss of his blistering pace, as the injuries take their toll.

Sam is a once in a generation player. I wanted him back at Wigan more than any player in the world. I'll put up with the odd injury or dropped catch to see his genius back in Super League. Couldn't be happier.

I thought he had a reasonable to good season without being outstanding.
The fact he has shown his desire to return to Super League does not make me feel his NRL experience was a success in any measure.
This season has hardly seen him on the field may be bad luck with injury.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Sam miss the NZ series because of this knee injury, along with James Graham who is struggling with a knee injury and Daryl Clark also, we may see a few new faces lining up for England later the year.

he had an ok season, if you watched the rl shows over here you would have heard the comments on his ability and excellent wasn't mentioned very often, his defence was questioned along with his ball catching skills, he just isn't big enough for full back in nrl, if he had played at no6 he might have done much better

You want him banned for that?



Are you worried Wigan have signed a busted motor here? He seems very reluctant to take to the field these days, injury after injury.

NRL full-backs are hardly all giants. Barba? Sandow (who's played at f-b)? In fact, are there any "big" full-backs apart from Inglis? Sam is taller than Billy Slater and of roughly comparable size to many.

It seems that to all fans, other than our friends over at Wigan, World-beater Sam Tomkins is a bit of a damp squib.

Yes, he's a cracking open field runner and, during his time at Wigan he scored some great individual tries, but at full back his tackling was pretty poor, as was his positional sense. Under the high ball he was atrocious, at times almost comedic. Not the right ingredients for a full back - be it in SL or NRL.

He's one of those players you would want in your side, but only for his individual running brilliance. He's definitely no FB and I wouldn't want him at half-back. His weaknesses have been proven with his mediocre time down under. Maybe a shot at outside centre?

James Graham did a hamstring playing for Canterbury today.

I started off thinking; does this guy actually watch the game, then ~ that last sentence really did it for me.

You're a Wigan fan and, as such, won't allow other supporters of other clubs to have an opinion which goes against the grain. That's understandable and I forgive you.

Tomkins isn't as good as you think and he's a poor full back. If he was playing for another club I'm sure you'd agree. However, when you've got pies for eyes, you're unlikely to see things clearly.

I am a Castleford Tigers fan and I think Sam Tomkins is a damn good full back.