I have only jusr got back from holiday in france so have only seen the highlights and read the forums and stuff, I am shocked by the amount of comparison between the two. I am personally chuffed they are both going to be great players for England and I would take Eastmond at Wigan anyday and I am sure any wise saints fan would say the same about Tomkins.

Who was better on friday night though? All I know is that Eastmonds try was slightly overated by many people.

Any opinions on who is the better player are welcomed but I shall not really enter that debate as I will just look forward to them playing against each other over years to come and hopefully playing along side each other for England.

sam was better on friday, but both looked like real prospects.

Wasnt much between them on friday. Tompkins wasnt as good as people suggest, he was just noticed more because Wigans one and only plan consisted of giving him the ball, which is the reason wigan lacked anything in attack, because Tompkins doesnt know how to unlock a drilled defence.

Eastmond had to share playmaking duties with a number of other players so wasnt probably noticed as much, but showed his vision by nearly putting a couple of players through gaps, and nearly making breaks himself. Desperate defending from Wigan stopped these breaks.

Eastmond is rated higher by coaches and his peers and I also agree with this sentiment, that he will turn out the overall better player. Probably by some margin too.

He certainly isn't.

Eastmonds defence is poor and Sams isnt as he shows, he also reads the game better and covers everywhere. The only thing I saw from Eastmond was blistering pace.

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Don't agree with that at all. I think Eastmond is a decent player and will continue to develop. But imo Tompkins is more the all round Half back. His kicking game, his vision and he doesn't nearly!!! do things he actually does them.....

Unlike most players he has the all round game to unlock a team in a different way, using his pace or reading the game like he did for his try.

if eastmond hadnt scored the winning try he would have been fairly anonymous.................and he only scored it because of the weather, dont forget that.
on a dry pitch he wouldnt have got close.

sam hands down for me.

No wonder no-one takes you seriously...

Isnt this "Random Male" the guy who was insisting on referring to Tomkins as the "Travelling Friend" or something like that?

Hardly surprising he pretends hes no good

Any chump knows to follow Meli if he's attempting to field a kick

It's Tomkins.
Not bloody Tompkins.
Tomkins, Tomkins, Tomkins. How hard can it be to copy a name out correctly?
Good grief!