There's a good off season thread on League Unlimted.com so I've nicked the idea for here:

[iThe off season is long and quite boring. So i thought i would come up with a discussion/game, Picking between two players and you explaining who was better and explaining why. Then who ever answers can nominate there own two players.[/i

Only two rules

1) Try to name players who played in the same position.

2) Don't name blokes who no one has seen play i.e Harold Wagstaff, Jim Sullivan etc.

So i will start

Who was better ?

Robbie Paul or Paul Deacon?

My vote would be for Robbie Paul. While the 2 players had slightly different responsibilities in the team, I've never seen Deacon pull out that bit of magic to break a line like Robbie could.

As Noble would put it, Robbie had "X factor". He had it in abundance. His backup play, his nifty footwork and the little cheeky passes he was very capable of pulling off. We've missed him since he left. More so than Deacon.

I thought this was a serious thread.

Agree with the above -For me, Robbie is the best player to ever play Super League. Wonder what other clubs think of this?

Here's one for you - Big Joe and Anderson? (For me, that's a tough one!)

being lazy here: TV or LV?
(edit: back from doing the caption on the avatar image. Paul Deacon for me, Robbie was most effective with Henry beside him as he could do his own thing, Paul was the organiser so had more of an effect on the rest of hte side. wouldnt want to choose between Big Joe and Paul, TV for me as his defence was better without being much short on his attacking play, and that last try he scored in the sevens when he had one defender between him and the line, no dummy or body swerve, just smash straight over the player and the line, beautiful.)

Ps good idea, how about a caption competition (anything is going to be better than my effort!)

LV just for his tries per game ratio!

Was a real shame those 2 couldn't have played for a number of years in the same team!

I'd say Vagana because he proved himself in Tests and for the Warriors, but it's close.

Between LV and TV I'd say LV.

How about Glenn Morrison Vs Danny Gartner?

Very predictable!

Damn you to hell. Don't you know what you've done? You're messing with forces you don't understand. Anyway it's too late, you have brought back from the undead . . . the Georgesons. Mark my words - it's only a matter of time.

Woe, woe and thrice woe

You did it on puprpose.

Gartner - won titles on both sides of the world.

Michael Worrincy or Jamie Peacock?

Shontayne Hape or Graeme Bradley?

Rules clarification please: best as in whole career, or in terms of what they did for us?

Robbie Paul

Joe Vagana

Lesley Vainikolo

Danny Gartner

Out of Anderson and Vagana i'd probably argue Anderson. It's a shame he left when he did, he still performed at the top level for a few years later.

Looking at the way they played, Anderson did break tackles for fun. I'll always remember the hand off against Connerly when we played Leeds.

Henry Paul or Ellery Hanley.. Henry was class in everything he did. But Hanley was perhaps the greatest player I have ever seen..maybe of all time to play the game...Hanley just gets my vote..

Henry Paul is without a doubt one of the best players I have seen in their prime.

Robbie
Big Joe
The Volcano
Danny Gartner

I loved Anderson but Joe's shot on Senior which changed the entire course of the season just swings it for me.

I think the move was good for Ando. He wasn't playing at anything near his best when he left and only went as the then management thought he was the weakest Prop (allowing for his age, more than likely, as well as performance) and they wanted to bring someone else in. The fresh scene and challenge worked for him though and as you say he was still playing well a few years later.

My favourite Ando moment was the photo which appeared in the press, in full colour in some, of him bursting through some tackles and a ref, looking terrified, was running to get out of his way. A classic.

No rules. Up to you.

Karl Fairbank or Jamie Peacock?

Tough one, Peacock just for me.

Spruce or Withers

Fairbank was a monster that people were afraid of. Peacock was awesome for us but I'd rather take Fairbank. Beast.

Withers is god.

withers; something slightly different: Brad or Graham Mackay?

graham for me as he was almost unstoppable close to the line

iestyn harris v neil summers