Gregory was one of the most talented players I've seen. Edwards success was down to talent but mainly his work ethic. If Gregory had Edwards' level of professionalism he'd have been the best player in the world. Greg could win games on his own but he could also lose games. As talented as Gregory was, if I had to have one in a modern era team it would be Edwards.

This notion that Edwards was only ever a support player astounds me.

Edwards' field kicking was pin perfect, his passing was fabulous. He had vision.

The Big difference for me was that Edwards was a total professional with complete and utter focus on his game. He studied the game and made himself good at it.

Gregory on the other hand was a very natural, seat of your pants type player.

Had both Edwards and Gregory studied and trained the same, it's frightening to think how good Gregory could have been.

Beat me to it.

I didn't say he was. I said he was more of a support player, Gregory was more of a classy half back with a natural rugby brain.

yowyee ( or however you spell it) vs Idris?

personally i think idris

What?

both yow yeh and idris play in a different position and there even unsure whether idris will play in the centres of back row so its hard to compare

think hes missed the point

Edwards could play scrum half, stand off and full back to an equal level of brilliance. Gregory was an out and out scrum half. Edwards for me for the reasons outlined above.

Went to a sportsmans dinner and Greg was speaking. He was asked which was his favourite game of his career and said 'that's easy, when we beat Saints 29-0 at Wembley'! Quick as a flash a Saints fan shouted it was 27 not 29! Gregory started laughing and said ' oh that's right, I often forget our score but I never forget yours'! The cheer was deafening!!!

I have heard that story before, classic!!!

So why were the Aussies more impressed with Greg?

Because he was a better RL player.

Vaeliki v Carmont?

oh hang on, ive only got an hour and a half

One area where we've generally had stability in the Wigan club is fullback.

How about Tyrer v Fairbairn v Hampson v Radlinski v Tomkins. Feel free to jump in where your watching started. For mine they all have areas where they are better than the rest; I would say the early years Fairbairn edges it at the moment; he was proven at test level and excelled in a generally poor Wigan team. I do expect Sam to surpass him in the next few years.