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Who's better? Lomu or Savea?
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<blockquote data-quote="Canuck" data-source="post: 687520" data-attributes="member: 71510"><p>Terrible comparisons</p><p></p><p>more accurate comparisons:</p><p></p><p>Pele or Messi</p><p>Ali or a prime Mike Tyson</p><p>Sampras or Federer</p><p></p><p>All of which are debatable</p><p></p><p>I feel like Savea is getting a lot of credit based solely on his current try rate. 29 tries in his first 31 tests is certainly terrific but I've just been going over the records for some other top players and they have similar rates to begin their careers. Habana scored 30 tries in his first 34 tests, Christian Cullen scored 42 tries in his first 49 tests (42 tries in 44 tests if you exclude the weird experiment of him at centre), and Joe Rokocoko scored an incredible 30 tries in his first 26 matches. There is no guarantee that Savea can keep up this scoring rate and if history is any indication he can't. </p><p></p><p>Interestingly enough I remember how rugby fans around 10 years ago were quick to dismiss comparisons between Rokocoko and Lomu, but I suppose memories of Lomu were still so fresh in people's minds</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canuck, post: 687520, member: 71510"] Terrible comparisons more accurate comparisons: Pele or Messi Ali or a prime Mike Tyson Sampras or Federer All of which are debatable I feel like Savea is getting a lot of credit based solely on his current try rate. 29 tries in his first 31 tests is certainly terrific but I've just been going over the records for some other top players and they have similar rates to begin their careers. Habana scored 30 tries in his first 34 tests, Christian Cullen scored 42 tries in his first 49 tests (42 tries in 44 tests if you exclude the weird experiment of him at centre), and Joe Rokocoko scored an incredible 30 tries in his first 26 matches. There is no guarantee that Savea can keep up this scoring rate and if history is any indication he can't. Interestingly enough I remember how rugby fans around 10 years ago were quick to dismiss comparisons between Rokocoko and Lomu, but I suppose memories of Lomu were still so fresh in people's minds [/QUOTE]
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