F
Fushitsusha
Guest
Hey guys, there's been a heated debate going on at the Sydney based www.rugbyheaven.com.au site for a number of weeks.
Every week they do an Australian 'team of the week' and have failed to include George Smith in recent weeks despite him being in absolutely scintillating form which has caused quite a stir except amongst a few hardcore Waratah fans who believe Phil Waugh is the second coming.
So I want to put it out there to an international audience. Who is the better player?
In my opinion George Smith has consistently been the better player ever since their careers began.
Smith is far superior at the breakdown and especially in recent weeks has been a nightmare for the opposition, and nearly single handedly destroyed the Sharks. He creates turnovers at crucial stages in matches and also possesses a much superior all round ball game which includes a mighty fine chip kick. Obviously that's not important for a player in his position but I feel that not only is he miles ahead of Waugh in being what an openside flanker is supposed to do, but he has a whole lot of extra skills that Waugh doesn't possess.
There's been a lot of talk from Tahs fans that Waugh is 'harder' at the breakdown. Waugh might seem 'hard' at the breakdown but he doesn't seem to accomplish as much as GREAT flankers like McCaw, Smith, Burger etc.
That's my opinion - discuss......
Every week they do an Australian 'team of the week' and have failed to include George Smith in recent weeks despite him being in absolutely scintillating form which has caused quite a stir except amongst a few hardcore Waratah fans who believe Phil Waugh is the second coming.
So I want to put it out there to an international audience. Who is the better player?
In my opinion George Smith has consistently been the better player ever since their careers began.
Smith is far superior at the breakdown and especially in recent weeks has been a nightmare for the opposition, and nearly single handedly destroyed the Sharks. He creates turnovers at crucial stages in matches and also possesses a much superior all round ball game which includes a mighty fine chip kick. Obviously that's not important for a player in his position but I feel that not only is he miles ahead of Waugh in being what an openside flanker is supposed to do, but he has a whole lot of extra skills that Waugh doesn't possess.
There's been a lot of talk from Tahs fans that Waugh is 'harder' at the breakdown. Waugh might seem 'hard' at the breakdown but he doesn't seem to accomplish as much as GREAT flankers like McCaw, Smith, Burger etc.
That's my opinion - discuss......