Quick side not but it made me laugh after the game Pat pointing at Lockers and joining in with his song singing "I'll let you s*** my wife".

Lockers is the best 13 in this country by a mile. It's no surprise that most Aussies that play for us, most recently Hoffman and Riddell, have said Lockers would be a star in the NRL.

tell me who you think is comparable to Lockers?
And bear in mind this isnt a thread about Tomkins

'World Class' is a term that's used too often IMO, for me 'World Class' means the player would make a world 17. Lockers is world class.

Best 13 in the WORLD
No exaggeration I wouldn't swap him for any1
Just my opinion before any rhino or dire fan starts

id sooner have greg bird or luke lewis to be fair

I wouldn't.

He'll prove how good he is in the World Cup. He's always been superb in a national shirt.

Me neither

And Lima said he was the best player he has EVER played with.

One of the many refreshing things about the BBC's coverage yesterday was when they showed the attack from close up and almost level, as that showed the extraordinary skill required of Lockers and the halves with the style we played yesterday, having almost to touch the defence before letting the ball go.
Seems to me that we are adapting our style as the season goes on. While passing a long way in front of the line looks lovely and won us plenty of easy games, taking the ball to the line and then spinning it will be more effective against better teams. I wonder whether part of the reason for the high mistake rate recently has been this adaptation?

I think it was Millward who promoted O'Loughlin to team captain when he took over at Wigan just before our horror year of 2006 but over the years he has improved as a leader and as a player.

Must admit that I had by doubts with him at the time thinking that the responsibility was too much (perhaps it was?) but he is clearly a vital key to the way we play now.

Must be a certainty for England.

I remember certain posters saying that O'Loughlin was only in the team and captain because he was Andy Farrells brother-in-law, despite the fact that Lockers had captained every team he had played for.