Oafy wrote:
You obviously see a lot more of them both than i do but my opinion is rankin is average and shaul is a match winner for me i would much rather Rankin play on Friday then shaul (although this may come back to bite me)
Rankin was a match winner last week.
Rankin is just a better rounded player for me. Shaul is the better broken field runner (but Rankin is good in this area too), he's also better under a high ball. Rankin comes into the line better, he also has better positioning and organises the line better. There's not much to choose in speed, support play and tackling.
Shaul I suppose is the more likely to do something spectacular, but we look a better attacking outfit with Rankin there.
