I've always thought that the reason Sam Tomkins got booed during the Exiles game is that he'd frequently run accross the pitch with the ball towards Ryan Hall, then instead of actually passing it he'd turn around and run back in the opposite direction. It looked like he was trying to do anything to avoid passing to Hall.

Now, he appears to love attacking down Hall's wing. As the tournament has gone on he seems to have developed a great understanding with both Hall and Reed. Heres hoping it's an understanding that will be effective again against Australia.

Are you a lawyer? Only somebody with a vivid imagination could come up with that crap

I love that reason, well done for coming up with that

Great to see the majority of English people now realising what a cracking player Sam is and when you get behind him, he does bring that extra thing what England RL have been missing for years.

The threat he possesses to create something out of nothing jst hasn't been there for us. The last player who could genuinely do it at international level was Gleeson. The likes of Long and Pryce had moments, but Sam seems to be a very consistant performer.

Now that the Eastmond debarcle is past us. I'm hoping Saints can add to that X factor with Lomax next year (and Wheeler if the glue sets correctly this off season).

I think it's such a shame Burrow got injured before the tournament started. Tomkins and Burrow could've been deadly, I would hate to line up against two players who are so evasive, then to have the likes of Hall to finish off Tries. I hope next season Burrow carries on his form from the latter part of last season, an in form Burrow and Tomkins would cause any defence in the world major problems.

Thurston for me has been the best player of the tournament with Tomkins a close 2nd,

Agreed, said this on the Golden Boot thread I think.

However, I will reserve full judgement untill after the final. If there was an England win with a MOM match performance from Tomkins or Hall, it would be difficult to ignore them as the player of the tournament given their form.

I think the lad is as exciting as anyone in the world when he's attacking but he's nowhere near the best in defence. He still looks shaky under the high ball and by nature of his build can be walked over near the tryline. I'd give it a couple of years before we go over the top about just how good he is as an allround player.

The majority of English people already knew that, they just despised his diving, trying to referee the game, holding defenders on top of him to milk penalties, flying in with his knees/boots when a player is in the act of scoring etc.

Hopefully, he'll have matured a bit over the past few months and will concentrate on playing instead of being an odious little git. Only then will he become truly great.

Aside from the fact that he hasn't actually stopped doing any of those things (or at least different to how he played for Wigan) it's just now he's not your opposition, your not noticing it.

Of course. How silly of me not to notice. Wigan fan, are we?

Or maybe we are noticing it, and still wish he would stop it?