Stand to be corrected here but pretty sure both Freddy and Billy have been rated in the top 10 players of all time.
There's no doubt that Freddy was a genius from a very early age. He had an incredible sidestep, pace and size to boot.
He made the Kangaroos at the age of 18 which pretty much says it all. His career never really wavered, even right up until the end when the great
Ray Warren brilliantly called his magnificent try on Anzac day with ''age shall not weary them.''
No matter how good a player has been in their career though, that doesn't transfer into being a great coach, and this is the case with Freddy.
If ever a coach/selector has to be ruthless, it's at State of Origin time because there's simply nowhere to hide poor selections.
Not sure here who noticed but Billy really, really did not want to drop Kalyn Ponga. The emotion and the pain even talking about it was plain to see.
But, as he said about five times, it's the right decision. That's the difference between the coaches in a nutshell.
There's nothing much to dislike about Freddy
@the big bambino because as far as I can tell he's immensely popular across all rugby league circles.
There within lies a big problem though, because as a coach you can only be ''Mr nice guy'' for so long.
Unfortunately for Blues fans they have been out coached and out thought by a much more calculating and ruthless Billy the kid.