Game winning performance from him yesterday. Last year I mentioned that I was hopeful that Lomax would come through in the full back position because that extra speed from there can make a big difference. It did last night with Tomkins who looked threatening every time he went wide because there was space for him. I'm hoping that he gets more game time in that position because as we've seen with Billy Slater over the past decade it is a winning approach to the game.


I'm not knocking Wellens because he is a club legend but that extra pace is essential in the post-Minichello era.

Sam Tomkins will go on to be the best british player we have had in decades.

Eastmond will never be fit to lace his boots unfortuntaley.

Can I have next weeks winning lottery numbers please?

We didn't help matters in that we didn't control him. Had we done what we have done in previous meetings and kept tabs on him, he wouldn't have been as effective. Let him loose, as we did, and he will have a field day.

The Wigan player who really impressed me was Luluei (I can never spell his name!). He ran the show. Destroyed us.

Thought Tomkins was brilliant - always a danger. Why we kept on persisting in kicking down his throat I don't know. Just hope he can replicate his form for England.

you cant control tomkins when hes at fulback thats why i like him playing there
he can stand 2 or 3 yards behind play and then when he chooses bang hes in the line and its 3 on 2
since brett hodge from hudds came over its showed to have a playmaker at fullback who can turn up were ever he wants when he feels its right to join the line instead of having to be first or second receiver really throws defenses

Agreed. Annd wigan will win every title for the next decade or 2.


......Because whenever a team wins, it's always the start of some new super dynasty.

immense wherever he plays

tomkins played well. unfortunately for you lacking pace is what won this game for wigan. think might be a different result with eastmond and pryce playing.

For me Sam Tomkins should have got MOM.
he was superb tonight and is a class act.

Leuleuai was better, he was the star of the show for Wigan.

Don't be daft. We controlled him when we won at your place. It just takes a few markers to do their job, which they didn't last night.

Leuluai, however, has always given us problems and he was outstanding last night. I definitely think he deserved his Harry Sunderland award.

Agreed,he was superb last night.As for Sam,should be a star for a long,long time-top class player.

His movement off the ball was outstanding, He's class now and getting better

I'm sure he was still playing stand of when you played us at the DW could be wrong, but he is more of a threat attacking from fullback.

He was. Pat Richards was at fullback that day.

Sam Tomkins is a rare thing, a genuine world class british back.

I have no doubt he will wow the aussies down under.

Its just a pity for me Eastmond suffered with knocks in the second half of the season, as he is potentially our second world class back.
Unfortunately his development is currently on hold due to injury.

You can't say good things about Eastmond on here.
You will get all the critics of him coming on here slagging you and Eastmond off.

I thought Eastmond was ahead of Tomkins in terms of ability last season it's a shame hes had a hard time with injuries as he is an outstanding player.

The kid is all class but if you say that on here 9 times out of 10 you will get criticised and calling him a broken biscuit and so on.

bit harsh that as they are very much chalk and cheese

eastmond , when fit and in the zone is a very dangerous act

Sadly I don't think we'll see Eastmond in RL long enough to make the comparison between him and Tomkins.

I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Sam Tomkins ripped us to shreds. I don't like the guy as he epitomises everything about Wigan, but he is absolutely top class. Everytime he got the ball I cringed expecting him to break our line. He could have a huge Four Nations tournament especially if he plays at full back.

He was playing Stand Off at the DW and your absoutley correct he is far more dangerous at Full Back.

Until Eastmond toughens up, he won't last a full match with the rugger buggers running into him.