This comes through in the many posts. Just because we praise someone, doesn't mean we're saying he's better than anyone/everyone else. England has plenty of good Wingers - Briscoe and Hall(and BJB), Makinson and Swift, McGilvery and Broughton, Lineham, Charnely and Burgess - the list goes on.
Just because one of them does good things, doesn't mean the rest are any less capable.

I can remember that. Two men on him, all of his body in touch and still managed to get his arm wrapped around the post to score. I like Makinson, he's a great finisher, I just don't think he has as much about him as Hall, Briscoe, Lineham or Charnley. But he's young and can only get better.

Good player, I just wish Eddie Hemmings wouldn't orgasm every time he got the ball though, makes for tedious 'commentary'

It's just the usual hype you get in all sports.

In a few months it will be someone else, it's also perceived hype. We've been on TV a lot recently. Once we are off the box, someone else will be deemed to be getting too much media exposure.

We are not on at all between July and August, so Sky can big someone else up

Who actually cares whether you find it skillfull or not? Skill in scoring a try doesn't win you rugby league games.

Effective finishing does win you RL games and that's what it is: effective.

Ex St Judes lad done good. It must really grate on him that his beloved hometown team never came calling.

I'm sure that he is devastated that he never had the opportunity to have all of the skill and flair coached out of him by Shaun Wane.

Never mind, at least he can console himself with his winners medals...

Like he's done with the younger and infinitely more skillful Joe Burgess, a player who can beat quality established wingers on the outside to score full length tries. Not just dangerous from twenty metres out.

Will he show his worth or will he go the same way as their last poster boy winger who soon found himself in Rugby League Abyss?

Think we have seen today who is still the top dog in super league wingers. Ryan hall is well on his way to being an all time great winger.

Saints backs got found out a little today. Leeds just too big and strong, and some of the tackle attempts were really poor.

I agree. Makinson was made to look very ordinary against Hall. No threat whatsoever, he also played a part in Leeds second try by losing the ball as he was being dragged towards touch.

You lost my attention at 'infinitely more skilful'... don't make yourself look daft

He did not lose the ball, he offloaded it backwards. Apparently classes as a knock-on in Silverwood's mind.

A player who's pretty good at making the line from ten metres out and thats about it. He'll do okay for you though (Ade Gardener #2), just don't expect anything special from his own half with bodies in front of him!