Shame we never got to see Brett Mullins over here earlier in his career . Fantastic player .

Full back is a very difficult position to compair past and present as the role a full back plays has changed significantly over the past 10 to 15 years.

Rads and Wellens were 2 of the best full backs of their generation with imo Rads edging it mainly because of his pace. Both were solid and dependable, great defenders and occasionally chiming into the line. Both offered great support play.

A full back now is commonly used as a running half back. An extra playmaker who is involved much more in the attack than they used to be. Tomkins is the prime example of this but imo as he matures and he adds the solidity in defence to his attacking play then he will be regarded as the best full back this country has ever seen.

As things stand at the moment i would opt for Brent Webb as 'the best full back of the super league era'

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Gotta be Radlinski up to now.

Well if we're talking about SL then of course the likes of Wellens are Radlinski are going to be rated highly because of their longevity and what they've achieved. However, if we're talking ability alone then I'd pick a 2005-08 Brent Webb or Brett Hodgson over any English FB of the SL era. Tomkins is the only player so far in the SL era to come through with the potential to be as good as they're NRL counterparts.

Shame we never got to see him over here later in his career either

This sort of thing depends a lot on the criteria.

If it is about longevity & maintaining form over a long period, it has to be Wellens, even though Radlinski and Gary Connolly won 'best full-back' in the SL dream team more than once (for what that's worth).

If it is about the best player ever in a given moment, then it is a lot harder. Tomkins is definitely up there, even though he's not really been in the position for long. Other candidates might be Brent Webb in his first couple of seasons, and Brett Hodgson.

Is Radlinski the most overrated player of all time?

no, that's shaun edwards.

Going through the previous posts Radlinski is by far the name which crops up the most.

However there also seems to be the general consensus that if Tomkins stays in the sport and continues the way he is, he will soon be the best of the Super League era!

We'd probably agree with both.

I wouldnt have swapped Radlinski or Wellens for Paul Reilly at the giants. Now thats the sort of player you want at fullback. Run through a brick wall face first hitting that ball back up from deep.

Gary Hulse. See Bradford at home for us in 2004.

Tomkins by far. one of the best players in super league full stop.

Got to say I think Wellens in his prime was better than radders although probably not by much.
If wello had the speed he would have been a world beater.

Shocking analysis of one of Super League' best ever players.

Agreed mate, Wellens was superb in defence and Radlinski was awesome in attack(especially support play).

IMO Radlinski edges it as i think Radlinski was a much better attacker and only slightly inferior in defence.

No he obviously would be one of the best but in my opinion that is an indication of how we havnt produced that much talent in that position over the years. Compare him to someone like Sam Tomkins and he isnt even in the same league. Compare him to some of the best Aussie FB`s over the past few years and he isnt even on the same planet.

Aye, It wasn't the best of Leeds signings was it.

Best defensive fullback has to be Wellens. Might have been the best ever if he had any pace.
Radlinski was brilliant in attack and fantastic under a high ball.

My personal favourite as a Rhinos fan has to be Webb...devastating in his first 3 years at Leeds but not quite the same player after his long-term injury.

Tomkins has the potential to eclipse them all but time will tell.

'Sick-note' managed a grand total of 12 appearances for Leeds. Ironically he went back to Oz and scored 17 tries in just 26 NRL appearances before retiring.

I would go for the ever reliable Mick Withers. I'm surprised more people do not rate him higher than some of the other names mentioned.

Clint Greenshields

Seconded.

Forgot about him. Good shout.

Withers is one of those guys who get's overlooked. A very similar player to Wellens in that all though neither had a great deal of pace, their ability to read the game and be in the right place at the right time often meant that pace was never an issue for them