Quote ="Wigan Stu"Not trolling here but is it just the fact that Richards plays for Wigan he cannot be entertained as the best winger playing today?? The OP stated "on recent form," now show me a winger with greater "recent form."
Here's Pat's recent form...
2005 Australian GF winner scoring 1 try in the final
2007 - Super leagues leading point scorer
2008 - Super Leagues leading point scorer
2009 - Super Leagues leading points scorer
2010 - Super Leagues leading points, try and goals scorer. Man of Steel Winner, RL Writers Player of the Year. Super League GF winner, 2010 Dream Team entry.
And just to top it off....has just been named International Winger of the Year.
Now, he may not be the most exciting winger winger in the world but with stats like above Im sure any team in the world would have Pat playing for them and I wouldn't swap him for any other winger in the world.
As a side note, Well done to Morley, who I think is well deserving his Prop of the year award......
even though he does play for Warrington
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Quote ="seanm89"all of that is irrelevant, as its just an award based on this year is it not?
noone is denying pat is a great player, but if he didnt kick goals, you wouldnt all bum love him so much, prime example of this is darrel goulding, scored around the same number of tries, in less games(i think), yet doesnt kick, so isnt seen as a lynchpin to your team!'"
Surely shows that form is temporary but class is permenant. I don't watch NRL but Pat is far and away the best winger in SL.
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