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Message: [QUOTE="bazza, post: 2746668, member: 8440"] It's hard to say who the better player is currently and who the better player will be in the future due to how different they are, but both are equally effective in the way they are being used by their clubs. I feel Morgan, who is already such a great player at such a young age, is somewhat predictable in what he does, especially inside the opposition red zone, but because he is so good, it is another story stopping him from doing it. Now I'm not saying he is a predictable player, all I'm saying is that he is smart enough to stick to something that is successful. His current role is quite simple which allows him to shine. He knows he can score individual try's close to the line with his strength and speed, so why go away from it? A lot of what Morgan currently does is repetitive, but in order to continue to grow as a player, he will need to add more tricks to his repertoire in the future. Teams will adjust to counter him, and it's only then will we get a true indication of how good he really is, when he is forced to evolve himself as a player. As for Milford, we've all seen how gifted he is. I'd say he is one of the best runners of the ball currently in the NRL, especially in broken field play, and has quickly added his ever improving passing and kicking game to his attacking arsenal. But aside from the brilliance he can come up with from seemingly nothing, the most pleasing thing for me is his consistency. Let's not forget this is only his second season as a full time five-eighth, and yes he was a half growing up his whole life, but being a half in the NRL is very much a different proposition. Often players of exceptional talent and freakish ability, are very inconsistent. They have the ability to do something so special, something no one else in the game can do, but then spend the next three or four weeks doing nothing of much significance. Benji Marshall and Shaun Johnson come to mind. On their day, they were/are the best players in the game. Blessed with skills, other players could only dream of, yet the gap between their best and worst games are significant, purely because they don't have a fall back option. These type of unpredictable players rely on natural ability, and when good opposition defences can direct multiple defenders at them, it can very quickly extinguish any impact they can have on a match. From what I've seen from Milford, he doesn't rely just on his natural attacking prowess. He has learnt to play with structure and control, and can quickly switch between structured play and ad-lib football whenever he sees fit, and this makes him such a dangerous player. A lot of credit must go to Bennett for teaching him to play with the team structures but also encouraging the natural flair, From an attacking point of view, I do believe that Milford's ceiling is higher than Morgan's, based purely off the fact that Milford already has much more options and dimensions to his game. Either way both are great players in their own right and just as an NRL fan, I'll just sit back and enjoy them play for years to come. [/QUOTE]

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