Quote: SaleSlim " Charnley, while a good winger is a million miles behind Hall. From what I saw last year I'd have had Burgess in front of him.'"
Going off the NZ game:
Hall had the best centre in the tournament inside of him who gifted him a score, he still managed to bomb an easy finish and fumble for Nightingale's first.
I like Watkins but he is a winger's nightmare- the only ball Josh had was the cut-out pass from S'OL for the try and another from JT where he skinned Vatuvei but slipped near the FB. Manu's try came as a result of (Watkins?) getting blocked and leaving a two vs two, quite similar to Widdop running out of the line for Nightingale's second, although Hall did have enough cover not to come out.
Overall I thought Josh had much more of a threat to deal with and did much better.
Hall's a fantastic finisher with an unbelievable physique for returning the ball... but his defence isn't as good as Josh's and he doesn't score as many tries- so I'm really struggling with the "million miles" bit.
Also:
Hall isn't as fast.
Hall has less tattoos.
Hall has only slightly ridiculous hair.
But above all they're both stunning players and easily the best two for England. (And there is no way on earth Burgess was going to play in that game, look at what Manu did to the young Aussie in the final. Scary.)
