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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2873700, member: 2221"] I'm not sure I can be unbiased in this, and I'm by no means a Cam Smith hater, since I think he, Thurston and Lockyer are the top three Queenslanders ever (yes, all are ahead of "the king" in my opinion). Each of the above players will go down as the greatest in his own right, for now... Cam, as the greatest hooker, Jonno as the greatest halfback (although NSW'kers may disagree), and Locky as the greatest 5/8 and Fullback. In terms of the Kangaroos, there can be no discussion really. Lockyer is so far ahead of anyone else, it's not even a competition. Smith has longevity in the Qld arena as a winner, but he did it alongside Slater, Cronk, and more importantly, Thurston and Lockyer, whom was instrumental in making Qld the winning team it became and stayed after his retirement. Of course, Cameron deserves credit for maintaining Qld's dominance, but he has to share that credit with his NQ mate. At club level, none of them can be underestimated, although Smith has again had his mates Cronk and Slater helping out a fair bit, not to speak of Inglis earlier on. Thurston had to do it almost on his own in NQ, and that is no small task, but he couldn't make the Cowboys a winning force until very late in his career, helped by one of the most dominant forward packs ever assembled. Lockyer however, took it to another level in both positions he played, and no matter the cattle around him, the Lockyer Broncos were always a team to heed. Most NRL (ex) players will drop his name when asked the player they feared and respected most in the opposition's team, because he lead by example without extravagant gestures or complaints, not to mention the fact he could (and many times did) beat you on his own at any time in a game. That is in my opinion, the best measure of a player's influence in the game, and it is why even Gus called him the God of Rugby League. [/QUOTE]

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