Quote: Pat Bateman "To describe Welsby as the best FB in the world is just ridiculous. He should have took a contract down under to see if he could match it, like Dodd has. I can genuinely think of at least 8 FB’s in the NRL that are head and shoulders better than him. What lets Max down massively is his 1 on 1 defence. I genuinely think he has the attacking flair of a quality FB, but his defence at times is lacking for a top quality FB. Just my opinion of course.'"
That’s Jowitts only part of his game that lets him down slightly. However he does pull out the occasional try saver on the line too.
Every other part of his full back play is bob on.
Who other than Welsby in SL would you swap him with as a player elegible for England? None or hardly any for me.
His best years are ahead of him just like Tomkins, Wellens, Coote etc over here in the UK. A post further up mentions younger full backs in NRL but they have a lot of young talent in that position unlike the superleague where our fullbacks tend to show best form later on.