: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:26 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I'll tell you what to do.

Compare the points scoring records of Scully and Faz, and then come back and tell me that Scully was better..
.

I have compared them.

Scully was better.

Cheers!

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:37 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Farrell
Youngest forward ever to be selected for Great Britain RL.
Youngest forward ever to captain Great Britain RL.
Winner of the Golden Boot.

Scully
Double MOS Winner
Super League Dream Team 2001, 2002 and 2004
Super League Grand Final Winner 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006
Challenge Cup Winner 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
World Club Challenge Winner 2001, 2007

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:57 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Compare the points scoring records

Does that mean you think Chris Hicks is a better winger than Jason Robinson was?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:19 am  

Despite my natural antipathy towards all things Pie I consider Faz to be the outstanding British forward of his generation.
His commitment and drive to win were unquestioned and he had a tremendous workrate.
If I was picking a British team of players I have seen in my 34 years of serious RL watching he would be in it.

Still not as good a player as John Woods though.......

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:42 am  

For me Farrell only lived up to the hype when he moved to prop forward for the goons. He carried that team for a couple of years,fooked his body up in the process.
Before that he was a good player but nowhere near as "great" as some made out.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:49 am  

Don Brennan wrote:

For me Farrell only lived up to the hype when he moved to prop forward for the goons. He carried that team for a couple of years,fooked his body up in the process.
Before that he was a good player but nowhere near as "great" as some made out.

I agree, he was a great prop, but not creative enough for a great loose

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:52 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I wonder why there wasn't all this media attention when Scully retired?

You mean the snippet in today's Indie?

All of about 6 lines...

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:57 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I'll tell you what to do.

Talk $hite as usual?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:59 am  

Powerful adjectives are all too readily used these days. Lets put it into context. Farrell was a Wigan great. He led the team exceptionally and they miss the injection of pure will to win (as well as obvious talent) that he had in the derbies we played against them. He was IMO a better leader than Scully.

Scully however enjoyed a better record in terms of performances against Australia.

Even during the nadir of 2003 when we were walloped by anout 60 points, he was the only player to emerge with any credit.

He was the one player the Australian press always gave respect to. Farrell never seemed to enjoy the same respect. I think the golden boot explained some of this. It was Martyn Sadler and co's way of recognising a great club player, but as so often is the case, unfortunately one who was not the same player at international level and the Australians realised this.

That is not to say Farrell was poor, in seriousness. He was obviously more able than most of the current set of forwards, but like Radlinski, nowhere near the type of player Wigan fans in la la land would have you believe.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:12 am  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

:wink:

Youngest forward ever to be selected for Great Britain RL.
Youngest forward ever to captain Great Britain RL.
Winner of the Golden Boot.

PLUS

Farrell OBE
4 Challenge Cups
5 Championships
4 Premierships
Twice man of Steel
4 times included in Super league Dream team
For Wigan
111 tries
1326 goals
19 drop goals
3115 points.

Scully
Double MOS Winner
Super League Dream Team 2001, 2002 and 2004
Super League Grand Final Winner 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006
Challenge Cup Winner 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
World Club Challenge Winner 2001, 2007