The best player in Super League

John Kear in his post match interview on radio Leeds said that Sam Tomkins was the big difference in todays sides,
He was a class apart.

the class act on the field today. if we could take one player from your team it would be tomkins in a flash

a bit greedy at times and really irritating with his arm tugging, but absolute quality and a young lad to boot.

hanging on to him will be difficult when NRL or RU come knocking.

dont knock him. you are lucky to have him!

Sam ran 235 metres from FULLBACK on Friday, that's probably the highest from any player in a single Superleague match this season.

However today I think he may have beat it, I'm sure Bilko will tell us once the stats are released.

He is quality when he doesn't just die at the defenders feet. He needs to run round the edges of the defenders more often. He is still a better 6 though. He gets caught coming into the line EVERY TIME.

Putting the words FULLBACK in capitals doesn't make him better in that position despite him still being a huge threat from the position.

Alot of his awesome off the cuff rugby today was from second receiver.

No one questions his class, they just think he'd be better served playing at 6.

The problem is that Sam is our best option at both full-back AND stand-off so this debate is going to keep happening until that situation changes

From a neutral point of view I think him playing at full back allows him more freedom to generate some speed before he meets the first line of defence. There were a number of times where we kicked today and by the time the defensive line was up on him he was already motoring and a side step or a shimmy later and he was through the defence or at least allowing you a quick play the ball whilst we were still trying to get the defence set.

Has Roby not ran over that in any match? He usually makes a good amount of yards.

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Roby made 281m against Wakefield. Hopefully see tomorrow if Sam's beaten that.

Sam was superb today. Great bit of skill for Charnley's try. Wish he could have got over himself after that solo effort a few minutes beforehand.

Where this myth that Sams defense is weak comes from i dont know. His defense is excellent for his size. Of course if someone breaks through our line with support, 9 times out of 10 they are gonna get past him, like anyone else in that position. If it was a 1 on 1 though I would have confidence everytime. Still got that vivid image in the grand final of his 1 v 1 tackle on Matty Smith. He would be more than fine at 6 in regards to tackling. Which is where he should play