This guy should of been 100m sprinter, i have never seen anybody as fast. He is faster than Offiah was. On one of his kick returns he covered the field so fast that it didnt even look human! He seem like a really good bloke off the field as well. He was very gracious in defeat both weeks.

He isn’t as fast as Offiah I’ll bet you £1!

Can’t defend for toffee though. A couple of awful attempts on Gildart and Makinson for winning try’s these past two weeks.

I really like him he’s a very good player but offiah would have left him for dead. I’ve never seen anybody as quick as he was on a rugby field.

He must have a good head on him to be captain at such a young age,his assist for the second try was brilliant.

What happens when RTS returns for them?

Then the coach has a decision to make. I’d imagine one of them will move to centre/wing.

Was Offiah as fast as Keri Jones?

Keri Jones I reckon is the fastest man I've seen on a rugby field.
Offiah was fast, very fast but Jones was even faster.

I think Offiah was faster over 100 yards/metres but Keri Jones was unbelievably quick over 60 yards/meters, his acceleration was phenomenal.

Jones was the Commonwealth games 100 metre/yards champion.
That's why I think he was faster than Offiah, apart from the fact he just looked so fast.

RTS will be FB and DWZ will compete for a spot in the backline. I follow Penrith and DWZ is currently not our best FB option according to a current fan Poll. Dylan Edwards was outstanding until injured early last season.
Edwards is just as fast and a superior defender.

Our fastest 100 metre sprinter at the club is Waqa Blake.

he represented wales but come no where.

Was Martin Offiah faster than Mark Preston ? I don't know their personal bests over 100mts and Offiah was fast but Preston was no slouch either.

easily

Please define easily.

he had the ability to run around him when he had ball in hand and Preston didnt, you must have seen the clip when Preston offers him the outside and he gets skinned...twice.

Dont watch the NRL so have been interested to see this guy play. Very fast, great kick returns but his defence has been woeful at times, seems Barba-esque in his reluctance to bend his back and try to stop a runner

It’s what frustrates me about a section of English fans so much tbh.It’s not that he’s not been impressive in some facets of the game but when it’s an NRL player they seem determined to focus on the positives, yet if an English player came up with the couple of horror shows DWZ has in conceding match defining try’s they’d be crucified by the same people.

It’s club rivalries I suppose and fans wanting to bag players from other clubs.

FWIW I agree Offiah was faster but not “easily”. Also, how did Preston offer Offiah the outside when both played number 5?

he was marking him the game. Look at Offiahs highlights on youtube will see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoNvtBy ... dneswidnes 2:50 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoNvtBy ... dneswidnes 2:50 in

Thanks for the link. I don’t need convincing when it comes to Offiah v Preston but, if I did, I’d need more evidence than that. Preston comes from the other wing and is stymied by Offiah’s swerve and the oncoming Wigan fullback.

Agreed, don't know how old they were at this stage, but Preston (hadn't heard of him before today) looks quicker there.

They were similar ages
Offiah came into Rugby league about 87 and Preston a year or so later.
Check out 1990 CC Final to see Preston

Asking which player quicker is subjective - Just like Athletics sprinters suffer from Form, injuries, like different surfaces or affected less/more by those surfaces.

I Always thought Offiah was as quick as anyone out there, but there were plenty who would have fancied their chances.
Mark Forster at Warrington was real quick over 80/90mtrs
Widnes signed Brimah Kebbie who again was real quick
Drummond was past his peak speed wise around this time but in the early 80's he was a Flier.

However

Around 1990 someone said to me this and I has stayed with this opinion since.

Offiah was the Quickest, most elusive winger I've seen.

And that's the difference, others had similar speed, they just couldn't BEAT A MAN, like he could.
He just had that knack of going round someone whether it be on a 60/70 yard run and then taking on a fullback or winger, or, taking the ball 20 yards from the line and beating his opponent with hardly any room to play with.
Some see the second as lightning speed but it was as much elusiveness.
Look at his 10 tries - There's a couple in the first half were he doesn't go 70/80 yards - He goes 15/20 but beats the opposition winger with hardly any room with ease.

He also had the knack of being in the right place, right time and being half a yard quicker in the head to be onto a ball before anyone else.
Couple that with elusiveness and awesome pace and you had one hell of a player.

Mark Preston had Similar Pace - He just wasn't as good at the other 3 IMO