Radders was joint top try scorer in SL one season late on in his career but if what you say is correct the game has IMO lost something. Put it this way, I can never see Sam pulling off some of the cover tackles Rads did. They were as much a pleasure to watch as tries being scored.

He showed at Leeds in the play-offs that he is capable of it.

Do you honestly think Sam is as good at this as Rads?

He isnt as good as Rads is at it no but there are things Sam does that Rads could never do. They shouldnt even be compared, two completely different types of fullbacks, both of which excell in what they do best and im pleased that they both play/ed for wigan.

Did I say that? I said he is capable.

So we agree, he is not as good as Rads in this respect?

If given the choice of having rads or tomkins at number 1 for wigan for the next 10 years my choice would be tomkins. To say rads would have never av dropped that is laughable. So did rads never ever drop a ball then? The conditions where terrible last night and he took a big kick/knee as he collected it so wasnt the easiest to keep hold of. Even billy slater makes little mistakes and he is a miles better player than rads eve was!

i worry about sams ability to keep playing after a big hit, seemed to cop a big one/illegal tackle 10-15 mins in and then did nothing the rest of the first half, seemed scared to attack the line, second half he was brilliant, just a slight niggly worry there for me

i thought Sam was solid enough last night he might not of won MOM but he wasnt poor as some people are suggesting

I thought Sam played well last night!! He always looked threatening with ball in hand and he has the best side-step in Super League by a country mile!! There are many times when he should be tackled but just wriggles free and carries on running!!

Its unfair to compare Sam to Rads. Its still early days in Sam's role as fullback. He's still learning and is getting better with every game. Rads was a solid full-back who linked up well with the 3/4s but Sam has more flair and agility. Both class players!

come on give the lad a break........its not easy being the most hated man in Rugby league, the pressure must be immense !! even Ryan Bailey has more fans !!
Great player no question of that, shame he resorts to cheating and conning referees.

I think we are starting to get carried away with Sam, he is without doubt the most exciting player in World Rugby League at the moment, but every time he gets the ball, we are expecting miracles. Strangely, I think he beleives he can perform miracles too. Whilst he is a totally different player to Slater, he needs to watch Slater's ability to bring other players into the line, rather than trying everything himself.

Unfortunately, the only way Sam will equal or surpass the quality of Slater is to play in top quality footie every week (ie in the NRL).