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[TRF World XV] Fullback - Round 1
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<blockquote data-quote="big ginger 8" data-source="post: 633499" data-attributes="member: 53057"><p>It's really tough to pick one as the standard of fullbacks is really high.</p><p></p><p>Going through the list: Mike Brown is a really good runner of the ball decent amount of pace and squirmy as ****. Has a great ability to breaks the first tackle and once you do that when counterattacking the odds are you'll beat another few. Decent strike runner, good under the high ball and has a raking punt.</p><p></p><p>Leigh Halfpenny, so ignoring his goalkicking which is obviously class but the aim of course is to judge him as a fullback. In my mind very very solid with the odd sprinkling of class. Has a huge boot, excellent positioning, dependale under a highball, superb one on one tackler and every now and then come up with a nice counter attack. Can also playmake from 10 if needed.</p><p></p><p>Rob Kearney, when at his best nearly unplayable. Was unparallelled under the high ball until Folau came along. Huge boot and can kick decently off his right. Very powerful runner has boshed numerous props so make a very good strike runner. A bit blinkered on the counterattack or any time he has the ball but does have a decent pass. Not the best tackler in the world though not as bad as some suggest. Has a booming drop goal in him if required.</p><p></p><p>Brice Dulin, excellent counter attacker. Really good at linking with his back three and is a threat with ball in hand due to bags of pace and a good step. Nice enough boot on him and pretty good under the high ball. A smart defender.</p><p></p><p>Stuart Hogg, complete livewire in attack. So much pace and really agile. Needs to be a bit more of a team player. Good boot, not the best defender.</p><p></p><p>One word comes to mind when I think of Folau: freak. He is a complete and utter freak of nature. There are questions over his postioning and defense but his attack is unbelievable. Probably the most dangerous player in the world in the air, is a strong and fast runner with an incredible ability to offload. In the end he got my vote.</p><p></p><p>Ben Smith is someone I find hard to judge as a fullback on this list due to a lack of time there at international level. He is a really smart player with a fantastic eye for a gap and an intuitive counter attacker.</p><p></p><p>Israel Dagg, at international level generally pretty good. I'm not as big a fan of him as others but he is good under the highball, has a big boot, is a good runner with nice distribution and solid defensively.</p><p></p><p>Willie le Roux, a proper flair player. Great playmaking game, a silky runner with a wide array of kicks to his name. Does make a decent amount of errors becasue he tries so much. Top class.</p><p></p><p>I haven't seen enough of Aplon at fullback fullstop to comment on him there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big ginger 8, post: 633499, member: 53057"] It's really tough to pick one as the standard of fullbacks is really high. Going through the list: Mike Brown is a really good runner of the ball decent amount of pace and squirmy as ****. Has a great ability to breaks the first tackle and once you do that when counterattacking the odds are you'll beat another few. Decent strike runner, good under the high ball and has a raking punt. Leigh Halfpenny, so ignoring his goalkicking which is obviously class but the aim of course is to judge him as a fullback. In my mind very very solid with the odd sprinkling of class. Has a huge boot, excellent positioning, dependale under a highball, superb one on one tackler and every now and then come up with a nice counter attack. Can also playmake from 10 if needed. Rob Kearney, when at his best nearly unplayable. Was unparallelled under the high ball until Folau came along. Huge boot and can kick decently off his right. Very powerful runner has boshed numerous props so make a very good strike runner. A bit blinkered on the counterattack or any time he has the ball but does have a decent pass. Not the best tackler in the world though not as bad as some suggest. Has a booming drop goal in him if required. Brice Dulin, excellent counter attacker. Really good at linking with his back three and is a threat with ball in hand due to bags of pace and a good step. Nice enough boot on him and pretty good under the high ball. A smart defender. Stuart Hogg, complete livewire in attack. So much pace and really agile. Needs to be a bit more of a team player. Good boot, not the best defender. One word comes to mind when I think of Folau: freak. He is a complete and utter freak of nature. There are questions over his postioning and defense but his attack is unbelievable. Probably the most dangerous player in the world in the air, is a strong and fast runner with an incredible ability to offload. In the end he got my vote. Ben Smith is someone I find hard to judge as a fullback on this list due to a lack of time there at international level. He is a really smart player with a fantastic eye for a gap and an intuitive counter attacker. Israel Dagg, at international level generally pretty good. I'm not as big a fan of him as others but he is good under the highball, has a big boot, is a good runner with nice distribution and solid defensively. Willie le Roux, a proper flair player. Great playmaking game, a silky runner with a wide array of kicks to his name. Does make a decent amount of errors becasue he tries so much. Top class. I haven't seen enough of Aplon at fullback fullstop to comment on him there. [/QUOTE]
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