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<blockquote data-quote="jawmalawm24" data-source="post: 278580"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danger @ Sep 17 2009, 07:31 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=412076" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I always make sure to say best of the modern era. Cause lets face it, we have no idea how Cullen would stack up against Don Clarke and George Nepia</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>You could say Cullen is the best attacking full back because the old full backs wern't such great attackers, as I understand. Best fullback overall you can't quite say.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>You never really know though, it was such a different game. None of the players were as good attackers on paper, but it was more to do with the rules and style of play then natural ability. If George Nepia and Don Clarke were playing now, and grew up in the same system, they would undoubtably play differently. </p><p></p><p>I dont know i just think that players from then and now are so far apart its incomparable.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>Yes I made a huge mistake there but he's the best I've seen play, obviously had I been born when George Nepia and Don Clarke were playing I would probably have different views. Like you's all say you can never compare eras really.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="jawmalawm24, post: 278580"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danger @ Sep 17 2009, 07:31 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=412076']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I always make sure to say best of the modern era. Cause lets face it, we have no idea how Cullen would stack up against Don Clarke and George Nepia [/b][/quote] You could say Cullen is the best attacking full back because the old full backs wern't such great attackers, as I understand. Best fullback overall you can't quite say. [/b][/quote] You never really know though, it was such a different game. None of the players were as good attackers on paper, but it was more to do with the rules and style of play then natural ability. If George Nepia and Don Clarke were playing now, and grew up in the same system, they would undoubtably play differently. I dont know i just think that players from then and now are so far apart its incomparable. [/b][/quote] Yes I made a huge mistake there but he's the best I've seen play, obviously had I been born when George Nepia and Don Clarke were playing I would probably have different views. Like you's all say you can never compare eras really. [/QUOTE]
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