minichello is clearly the best fullback currently playing. consistently makes the most meters, beats the 1st tackle most of the time, can break tackles, break lines. great at running beside a great playmaker, scores lotsa tries and can set them up (see last friday). he's even better in defence, great sense of positioning and puts his body on the line. probably the safest under bombs in the nrl (ive only remember him dropping a bomb once since becoming a fullback). saves alot of tries each season.
among the queenslanders
slater is pretty mecurial... a match winner for sure, great at running onto the ball and into holes and very dangerous in broken play. very much an attacking fullback. he's just a bit faster than mini, but his ball handling is poor, makes some errors everygame ... i think this is magnified by andrew johns putting up bombs for him. his defence is also pretty weak.
bowen is also very much an offensive player, lethal in broken play, explosive speed. he prolly isnt as much a hole runner as slater, but is more of a ball player, can slot into the halves as he does at the cowboys. but same as above, looks shaky under the high ball, though he's improved since last year and makes quite a few errors. not the best defender either.
wesser is alot safer than the prev 2 and much better defensively. he's slightly slower and less of a game breaker. plus penriths poor run this season hasnt helped. schifcofske would prolly be the safest out of the qlders and helps directing the attack. prolly the slowest of the 4 contenders but is still lethal in broken play.
I can see why qld selectors wouldve picked bowen at fullback, but i wouldnt have dropped slater all together as qld needed that gamebreaking element ...esp in the decider. put him on the wing to replace ty williams. blah who cares... i cant believe i typed this much already
