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  • North Queensland great Johnathan Thurston has been voted the greatest NRL player of all time ahead of the likes of Joey Johns and Cameron Smith. Full list: 9Soci.al/Plyu50zve3w Subscribe 👉 bit.ly/2lvAJT2 NRL News👉 bit.ly/2mPWIV9
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  • @jacobrazz9839
    @jacobrazz9839 4 года назад +35

    My highest respect for JT....you made football a pleasure to watch...Will always remember your special moments

  • @MrFijibati
    @MrFijibati 4 года назад +13

    JT is one of the greatest if not the greatest in the modern era.. definitely an IMMORTAL and deserves to be in the NRL Hall of Fame soon.. what a Legend.. a true blue Queenslander.. bloody good Mate too👍

  • @tysonvincent8759
    @tysonvincent8759 4 года назад +9

    I couldn’t find a player more deserving of this award he a true Queensland Hero and I just want to thank you Jt for all the beautiful memories you’ve given me throughout your Career mate the king in north

  • @mustacheoneday
    @mustacheoneday 4 года назад +41

    even if you go for nsw you have to admit he is great

    • @nissy9220
      @nissy9220 3 года назад +1

      Dee Cannon 100% gotta call it like it is. It’s him and Johns arguable at 1 and 2

  • @joshy3577
    @joshy3577 4 года назад +10

    His debut season for the cowboys is still one of the best highlight videos on RUclips

  • @Revan-tq3xn
    @Revan-tq3xn 4 года назад +9

    Hope to see another player with the same guts and determination as JT well deserved congrats..gave all the credit to the greats alongside and before him what a legend.

  • @werriboy55
    @werriboy55 2 года назад +2

    After the 2015 Grand Final, JT sitting in the ground, his daughter in his lap, both playing with her doll. *That's a GOAT*

  • @joshy3577
    @joshy3577 4 года назад +12

    Diehard knights supporter here and I enjoyed watching this guy more than johns. Freak

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад

      Joshy B-S but does that mean he’s better than Johns?

  • @mitchellhornick686
    @mitchellhornick686 4 года назад +18

    Number 1 baby

  • @sufimusic988
    @sufimusic988 4 года назад +3

    Without doubt he was the greatest in modern era of rugby league who was not only the best on the pitch but also an inspiration for youngsters and anyone around him. Congrats JT you are a great soul.

  • @Ignatius7778
    @Ignatius7778 4 года назад +5

    GOAT. enough said.

  • @sciencemangi
    @sciencemangi 11 месяцев назад

    His passing ability is truly unparalleled, standing as a testament to his exceptional skills. His innate spatial awareness enables him to deliver awe-inspiring passes that border on the miraculous. Presently, this extraordinary talent is vividly demonstrated by none other than Sam Walker.

  • @Jay-ux5eo
    @Jay-ux5eo 4 года назад +4

    The players skill, level of competition and quality of opposition around the time of Andrew Johns career were Intrust Super cup level in today's standards. Thurston deserves number one because his era is far tougher and skillful.

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад

      Janky Boy his era was not tougher 😂Thurston played in an era where halves are protected. Halves weren’t protected when Joey played.

    • @Mikeallen0283
      @Mikeallen0283 4 года назад +1

      Did you just call the majority of joeys era intrust super cup quality 😂 what a fucking moron You are...
      It was stated by many heads of league that there was a real lack of quality fullbacks, halves and hookers in the era jt, smith and cronk
      Not so in joeys day give me names that equal greats like this 😂
      Joey. Vs. Jt era in half back
      Langer. 🔙 Hunt
      Stuart. 🔙 Campese
      Lamb. 🔙 Hodko
      Green. 🔛 Townsend
      Campbell. 🔛 Prince
      Toovey. 🔙 Cherry evans
      Kimmorley. 🔜 Cronk
      ---- Roberts
      Fien. ------
      Jones. 🔙 Johnston
      Taylor. 🔙 Sandow
      Alexazander. 🔙 Cleary
      Hornby. 🔙 Hunt
      Field. 🔜 REYNOLDS
      Finch. 🔜 Pearce
      Field. 🔜 Brooks
      That's just in the halfback roll so tell me again how these where Intrust super cup players ya flog
      They also didn't play with extra protection for the halves,
      Joeys era had, no concussion rule
      Shoulder charges,biffs ,actual competing in scrums, one ref, no video ref, no bunker
      You need to go do some research ya Muppet

    • @toxxxthexxxlimitzz
      @toxxxthexxxlimitzz 2 года назад

      @@Zmart30 have seen how many times Thurston has been smashed late after kicking the ball? Hardly protected mate

  • @stevep9041
    @stevep9041 4 года назад +1

    I’m glad I was able to watch him play. And such a good bloke as well.

  • @TheRichard991
    @TheRichard991 4 года назад +4

    The King of the North

  • @mcsweeneyripa8622
    @mcsweeneyripa8622 4 года назад +4

    you guys are not wrong

  • @kenjones6441
    @kenjones6441 4 года назад +4

    Sorry guys but Thurston is a better person than Johns. Look at their personal history

    • @ashleymalone1445
      @ashleymalone1445 4 года назад +2

      Ken Jones what’s that got to do with it?

  • @samuelherben4408
    @samuelherben4408 4 года назад +20

    Jt the cowboys best player ever

    • @lewismc2952
      @lewismc2952 4 года назад +1

      Sam Herben nah would have go with Kane Linnett

    • @LauFiu
      @LauFiu 4 года назад +2

      @@lewismc2952 🤔 well gonna have to disagree 😂

    • @lewismc2952
      @lewismc2952 4 года назад

      Didn’t see JT average 5 hit ups and 44 knock ons a game did we😂 rest my case

  • @KopunNgalye
    @KopunNgalye 4 года назад +5

    JT is the GOAT for Rugby League. Like Dan Carter is for Union🔥💯

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад +1

      KOPUN NGALYE but he’s not though

    • @toiletsmithy3630
      @toiletsmithy3630 3 года назад +1

      but carter isn't the goat. that'll go to mccaw

    • @KopunNgalye
      @KopunNgalye 3 года назад

      @@toiletsmithy3630 Yeah McCaw is I was just relating to play makers.

  • @mattmck1929
    @mattmck1929 4 года назад

    Anyone know the name of the song at the start?? Prey tell

  • @scarefaceg1359
    @scarefaceg1359 4 года назад +1

    JT respect ✊ one of the best players ever legend

  • @andrewmorrison1695
    @andrewmorrison1695 3 года назад

    JT I will remember you forever 😇

  • @kulaproduction9709
    @kulaproduction9709 4 года назад +2

    Immortal, half God half human.... The king of the north....!

  • @VinodSharma-js7qz
    @VinodSharma-js7qz 3 года назад +1

    Well deserving

  • @apuna2
    @apuna2 4 года назад +2

    Congrats JT you are the man! The ratdawwwggg

  • @davidmcgregor8598
    @davidmcgregor8598 4 года назад +2

    Awesome going to the line but he was a speed hump in defence

  • @upup4963
    @upup4963 4 года назад +1

    Good choice people.UpUp cronulla🍻

  • @r.m.g.k4965
    @r.m.g.k4965 Месяц назад

    GOAT 🐐

  • @joshski85
    @joshski85 4 года назад +9

    He's a great of the game, future Immortal, but not the GOAT. His defence is a major weak link and one that Joey didn't have.

    • @DannyDoofas
      @DannyDoofas 4 года назад

      Connor mumgay at least he actually made tackles mate

    • @joshski85
      @joshski85 4 года назад +2

      @Connor mumgay "Showed consistently how bad his defence was." Haha. One of us clearly didn't watch him and it wasn't me. The fact you could play Johns at 9 shows how good his defence was. Not just my opinion but that of every great who comments about him.

    • @joshski85
      @joshski85 4 года назад +3

      @Connor mumgay, A. More people ran at JT because his defence was suspect. B. If you're going to quote that Zero Tackle article at least quote it factually and not cherry-pick parts to suit your argument.
      "I found Defensive stats for 173 of Joey’s games where he averaged 14.61 tackles per game, missing 2.03 per game. JT‘s has averaged 14.70 tackles per game across his career averaging 3.50 misses. Fox Sports has JT’s effectiveness in defence at 75%; this must include ineffective tackles, which I could not find figures for. To be fair to JT I used the same simple formula that was used for Joey (total tackles made divided by total tackles attempted times 100). Using this simple method Joey made 88% of all tackles attempted compared to JT who has been 81% successful.
      When it comes to errors and penalties the stats I found indicate that JT is slightly less disciplined. In the 173 games that errors were recorded, Joey made 213 at 1.23 per game, compared to JT who has made 396 errors at 1.59 per game. Penalties were only recorded for 81 of Joey’s games where he conceded 44 at 0.54 per game, compared to JT who has conceded 156 at 0.63 per game. In addition, JT has also been sin-binned on 4 occasions. I am not sure if Joey has ever been sent to the bin."
      So, who was the better defender again? This is also not counting that stats weren't around for all of Joey's career when the eye-ball test clearly shows he was miles in front of JT defensively. Go stick JT at hooker and see how many sets he lasts until he's back defending on the wing. Look, I love JT, he's a future Immortal but I can't stand people who don't want to be honest about facts and put bias aside.

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 3 года назад

      Connor mumgay Johns has 351 missed tackles across 173 games which means he averaged 2 missed tackles per game. Thurston has missed 872 tackles across 249 games which means he averaged 3.5 missed tackles per game. Now let’s work out how many tackles Joey would’ve missed in 249 games compared to Thurston. Take away 173 from 249 and that’s 76 games. Times 76 by 2 and that’s 152 missed tackles. Add 152 onto his initial missed tackle count in 173 games and you get 503 total missed tackles. Still a long way below thurstons 872 missed tackles 😂😂

  • @abc-ke2yq
    @abc-ke2yq 4 года назад +3

    The best player in the NRL is an Aborigine Johnathan Thurston greatest of all time better than Andrew Johns better than the king Wally Lewis what are great Aborigine role model he is such a shame Johnathan Thurston never had the chance to play for a great NRL club like the Warriors JT..goat

    • @deant3980
      @deant3980 4 года назад +1

      Lol. Cam Smith is better.

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад +1

      abc 123 not better than Johns

    • @ejackulasion6336
      @ejackulasion6336 4 года назад +2

      @@Zmart30 Yeah, you're right. Thurston was significantly better.

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад +1

      Ejack Ulasion he really wasn’t. Johns could tackle and Thurston couldn’t. That ends the debate

    • @jonsnow7742
      @jonsnow7742 4 года назад +1

      @@Zmart30 LMAO ok buddy.

  • @Buckers1313
    @Buckers1313 4 года назад +1

    JT is the GOAT 🐐 🔴🟡⚫

  • @Undog85
    @Undog85 4 года назад +4

    And they kept trying to tell us smith was the best. The people, QLD/NSW alike will not be fooled.

  • @shezadm6300
    @shezadm6300 4 года назад +5

    In my opinion Cam Smith is the greatest NRL player ever.. his statistics are incredible! but I prefer JT as a player.. I love how JT gave it his all whenever he played.. very inspirational player!

  • @jitbetripping2953
    @jitbetripping2953 4 года назад +3

    JT is the GOAT 🐐 but Billy Slater could challenge that!

  • @TheIzzycomert
    @TheIzzycomert 4 года назад +4

    I don't understand how people think he was better then Johns. Joey had no flaws in his game, however everyone knew Jt's weakness was his defence. There's a reason why he always had someone around him to protect him in the defensive line. This is why Joey was the best player in game he was the total package.
    JT is a top 3 player though - but definitely not the best ever.
    My surprise is Cooper cronk not being mentioned in this argument of best ever. The year Qld lost the series/dynasty is when cooper was injured not Thurston was. The bloke literally played a Grand Final with one shoulder. If that's not greatness I don't know what is.

    • @bushjustice6649
      @bushjustice6649 4 года назад +1

      You are in the minority

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад

      John Jarvis not really. Lockyer, slater, Cronk & sterling all say Joey is better

    • @William30874
      @William30874 2 года назад +1

      Well he is an halfback. Halfbacks are there to direct play and he does it so much better than Joey.

  • @EndZiiel
    @EndZiiel 4 года назад +3

    Smith is better but most people hate him because he's playing for Melbourne and they have been a winning team for years.

  • @nigelandandi453
    @nigelandandi453 4 года назад +1

    I would've picked Joey but can't disagree if that's what the fans think.

  • @Zmart30
    @Zmart30 3 года назад +2

    Without Johns at the knights they missed the finals and even won the spoon. Without Thurston at the cowboys they made a grand final! Even when he was playing they still missed the finals! Johns’s influence will always be greater

  • @Zmart30
    @Zmart30 4 года назад +3

    Fan voted so this isn’t legit. Joey Johns is laughing

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад +1

      Ben Fata To'o I know mate it’s ridiculous. Follow Andrew Johns Statue Supporters Page on Facebook

    • @tomback3238
      @tomback3238 4 года назад +1

      what do you mean fan voting is the only way to make it legit. NSW have more supporters too so if anything it should be biased towards joey. This way there is no bias from the commentators.

  • @Howsyafatherrrrr
    @Howsyafatherrrrr 4 года назад +1

    Def one of the best ever, but not The Greatest player!

  • @deant3980
    @deant3980 4 года назад

    Im not a fan of cam Smith. But Smith is the goat.

  • @bradleygarbutt4607
    @bradleygarbutt4607 4 года назад +1

    take away the one premiership and all the origin's it no contest johns is the goat of the modern era, johns made everyone around him rise to the occasion for nsw and newcastle and australiasaround johns countless players had Australian and rep success i cant say the same about jt there only premiership came from last 15 sec ditch effort from morgan.,im a parramatta and nsw fan and i have to say im still crying about 2001 when johns and his team destroyed us in the first half with his precision passes to his second rowers we were 1.40 favourites andd broke every point and tryscoring record that year. queensland succcess came after johns retired read into that what you will, but its true the goat had retired, that is no coincidence

    • @kers225abk2
      @kers225abk2 4 года назад +2

      Take away the premiership and origins hahaha okay mate, take away anyones accolades and what are you left with. What a ridiculous thing to say.

    • @tomback3238
      @tomback3238 4 года назад +2

      its literally fan voted. NSW have more people and supporters but thurston still gets the most votes. If thats not an accurate measurement than nothing else will get closer

  • @littlecocopug7256
    @littlecocopug7256 4 года назад +2

    only a biased Queenslander would make this video , and try to make him the goat when we all know that Joey was the greatest of all time

    • @jitbetripping2953
      @jitbetripping2953 4 года назад +2

      little coco pug JT a 🐐

    • @tomback3238
      @tomback3238 4 года назад +2

      its fan voted bro NSW voted too :)

    • @bushjustice6649
      @bushjustice6649 4 года назад +1

      We all ?...nsw and qld fans voted on this......you are in the minority

  • @slyonme
    @slyonme 4 года назад +8

    disrespectful to andrew johns

  • @luckyday4146
    @luckyday4146 4 года назад +5

    Andrew Johns is easily the greatest player the game has ever seen. Thurston is a champion to be sure, but, not in Joey's league. Nobody is. And I'm a Sharks supporter.

    • @bushjustice6649
      @bushjustice6649 4 года назад +1

      Not according to the majority of league fans......

    • @Zmart30
      @Zmart30 4 года назад +1

      John Jarvis majority? It was basically 50/50. Most of the legends of the game say Johns is the best

    • @tysonvincent8759
      @tysonvincent8759 4 года назад +1

      Sorry mate The NRL fans out there don’t agree with you

  • @gibbyg6710
    @gibbyg6710 4 года назад +6

    Joey Johns’ toenail is a better player than JT

  • @dakm6128
    @dakm6128 4 года назад

    Jt is kobe and joey is jordan

  • @daddykong3946
    @daddykong3946 4 года назад +2

    J t was a great player and a future immortal and more importantly a champion bloke but in my opinion he isn't the GOAT, that would have to be joey John's for me, no one could dictate the pace of a game like him and he changed the way the game was played.

  • @victoriatipping1751
    @victoriatipping1751 4 года назад

    It should off been Greg inglis

  • @thinkcritically6373
    @thinkcritically6373 4 года назад +2

    As a qld'er, i rank cronk and smith higher than jt 🤷‍♂️

  • @user-oo4zo8yy5u
    @user-oo4zo8yy5u 4 года назад

    nah Benji the GOAT

    • @tysonvincent8759
      @tysonvincent8759 4 года назад

      Nehh he not but I definitely think he’s very underrated I think he should be in the top 15 or even top 10

    • @chrishooper8260
      @chrishooper8260 2 года назад

      @@tysonvincent8759 not even top 15 Tyson. Not even close.

  • @sizzledog5595
    @sizzledog5595 4 года назад

    Jarryd Hayne

  • @Proj3ctSpartan
    @Proj3ctSpartan 4 года назад +3

    He's definitely not the goat he's a average

    • @samuelherben4408
      @samuelherben4408 4 года назад +2

      @DVN exactly JT is above average

    • @aj1710
      @aj1710 4 года назад +1

      How many premierships have you won?

    • @kettlebell4life
      @kettlebell4life 4 года назад +1

      Bet you're the best keyboard warrior of all time 😛

    • @bushjustice6649
      @bushjustice6649 4 года назад

      Butt still stinging from the pain ?

    • @chrishooper8260
      @chrishooper8260 2 года назад

      What a ridiculous statement. Absolutely have no idea.