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Message: [QUOTE="Renegade, post: 2748168, member: 1928"] I don't think he's the GOAT, but I don't think anyone is the GOAT. For mine all you can be is the best player of your generation or thereabouts - Smith, Thurston, Lockyer are all on that best of generation tier, and that's all you can really ask. It's pointless to say he was better than jimmy brown in 1952 because no one was around to see it, and obviously the game has changed so much that whatever they were doing that was considered groundbreaking or untouchable at the time, would probably be seen as a standard move in contemporary times. He's the best player in the NRL at the moment and has been for some time. Even as an opposition fan (although I'm a Qlder), I have nothing but respect for JT and whenever we're up against him you're always tense because you know he can carve you up in a moments notice. Those that saw Johns in his prime will remember a similar feeling when he would play Brisbane. I don't think the role model stuff should really be taken into account when judging how good someone was [I]on the field[/I], but even so, you can't say JT isn't a good role model, he's always giving away his headgear at halftime, acknowledging the little dudes bringing on the kicking tees, out doing the normal community visits and so on - who cares if he gets upset on the field? You expect him to, he's an elite athlete with a burning desire to win, sometimes emotions overflow in the heat of battle - at least he's never called someone a fucking **** before... [/QUOTE]

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