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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 315014" data-attributes="member: 40555"><p>I dont see what relevance the sprinter comment has.. The reason i bought it up is because you don't seem to understand just how fast 10.8 is. Noone on that list you provided runs anywhere near that fast. There would only be<em> 10-15</em> players in world rugby right now that would clock 10.8 or under and none of those players would be anywhere near as powerfull. Spies is the closest and hes at least 10kg lighter. </p><p></p><p>I just get the feeling that the magnitude of the guy is lost on you. Lomu was a genetic freak, those kind of people only come around once every couple of decades. He would still be very different to everyone else if he played now.</p><p>Just look at Manu Vatuvei, everyone in the NRL talks about how much of a physical specimen he is. His nickname is the beast, Brent Tate and others have stated that hes the hardest bloke to tackle in Rugby League. Hes 3 inches shorter than Lomu, 13kg lighter, and runs 100m .1 of a second slower. He has worse hands then Lomu ever did and hes unstoppable in League. </p><p></p><p>You can make assumptions that he wouldn't have had the same effect today, but really those are just that. Assumptions, Guesses. </p><p>There has been noone else with Lomu's stats since he left the game, you have no way of knowing how effective he would be or anyone to compare him to. </p><p></p><p>He has to be an all time great because he turned rugby on its head. In his day, against the people he played against he was unstoppable (You could stop him, but as the Saffas found out you would just leave gaping holes elsewhere) anytime he played anyone, their defensive gameplan hinged around stopping him as an individual. To say a guy like that is not an alltime great is ridiculous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ranger, post: 315014, member: 40555"] I dont see what relevance the sprinter comment has.. The reason i bought it up is because you don't seem to understand just how fast 10.8 is. Noone on that list you provided runs anywhere near that fast. There would only be[I] 10-15[/I] players in world rugby right now that would clock 10.8 or under and none of those players would be anywhere near as powerfull. Spies is the closest and hes at least 10kg lighter. I just get the feeling that the magnitude of the guy is lost on you. Lomu was a genetic freak, those kind of people only come around once every couple of decades. He would still be very different to everyone else if he played now. Just look at Manu Vatuvei, everyone in the NRL talks about how much of a physical specimen he is. His nickname is the beast, Brent Tate and others have stated that hes the hardest bloke to tackle in Rugby League. Hes 3 inches shorter than Lomu, 13kg lighter, and runs 100m .1 of a second slower. He has worse hands then Lomu ever did and hes unstoppable in League. You can make assumptions that he wouldn't have had the same effect today, but really those are just that. Assumptions, Guesses. There has been noone else with Lomu's stats since he left the game, you have no way of knowing how effective he would be or anyone to compare him to. He has to be an all time great because he turned rugby on its head. In his day, against the people he played against he was unstoppable (You could stop him, but as the Saffas found out you would just leave gaping holes elsewhere) anytime he played anyone, their defensive gameplan hinged around stopping him as an individual. To say a guy like that is not an alltime great is ridiculous. [/QUOTE]
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