The best player in the world is...

[Big Pete]

Kevin Sinfield: The 2012 Golden Boot winner.

Thoughts?

 

[Fozz]

It's a bit hard to compare the quality of ESL and NRL but it does seem that the NRL is of a higher standard so you'd think that Cam Smith would be a better choice.

Having said that, I haven't seen Sinfield play this year so he could have absolutely dominated the ESL.

 

[Kimlo]

Is Sinfield that fullback who scored something like 35 tries last season?

 

[Broncoman]

I don't watch and don't have much knowledge of the Super League but Sinfeld is a great player for Leeds. Congratulations to him nevertheless.

 

[Big Pete]

That's Wigan fullback Sam Tomkins.

Kevin Sinfield is the Rhinos backrow/five eigth who plays very similarly to Glenn Stewart, except he kicks goals.

The justification leads you to believe the selection was something of an agenda.

 

[Kimlo]

Well that shows how much I know about the ESL. In all honestly I don't watch ESL nearly enough to know whether that selection is justified or not.

 

[Big Pete]

Sinfield is a really good player, along with Peacock, probably one of the best Poms not to play NRL but I don't think you could go past Cronk or Smith as the Golden Boot winner. Smith lead his club, state and country to victory while Cronk was (at least IMO) better than Smith at club level and played a hand in both those victories.

 

[vertigo]

Must be a retirement present for the bloke or something because Smith is the best player in the world.

 

[ningnangnong]

From my limited viewing of the ESL, the game over there is much more open, with far less emphasis on defence and slowing opposition down in the tackle.

You get much more time and space to do your stuff over there, as opposed to the NRL where everyone is in yo' face!

 

[Foordy]

Sinfield didn't even win the award for the best in the ESL ... the man of steel went to Sam Tomkins

 

[Big Pete]

Isn't uncommon in regards to the Golden Boot.

Lockyer never won a Dally M but took home two golden boots.

 

[Anonymous person]

yeah golden boot isnt done via point tallies, just opinions, and as such its a better indicator IMO because it doesnt punish players in a team with multiple superstars.