Who was the better player?



I have been having a debate with my mate over who is the better player of the 2 legends. Edwards may have won everything and Schofield nothing but I maintain Schoey was a better player. I know they were different positions but just who do you think is the better player?

What a stupid debate.



Edwards by a distance.

Got to be Edwards. Not only a great player but has proved himself as a coach (albeit on the dark side). And, of course, he's not a knob.

Whys it stupid?



Edwards never won the golden boot!! You may dislike Schoey as a person but he was head and shoulders above Edwards in terms of ability!! Edwards just played in a better team. Also Edwards never won the respect of the aussies in the same way Schoey did.



Also this has got nothing to do with coaching just how good they were as a player!

Schofield

Edwards didn't come close to making the impact Schofield (not to mention Hanley and a few others) did in Australia. Ask any Australian from that era who was better. Edwards may have won more trophies, but then again Ian Kirke has won more pots than Sam Burgess.



What Schofield has or hasn't become since being a player shouldn't have any bearing on this debate, but sadly I fear it will - as will the fact that Edwards played in the all-conquering Wigan team of the early 90s.



FWIW the OP needs to learn how to spell the names of both players

Edwards!! easily..

Different types of player, Schofield had natural talent whereas Edwards was a grafter. Its a bit like comparing Senna and Mansell.



Schofield for mine, but he lost the plot later in his career.



Would love to see how Edwards would work out back in league coaching.

obviously not.

This. Totally different players.



Schoey was more of an off-the-cuff player with the flashier and more natural individual skills whereas Edwards was a team organiser and motivator who did the simple stuff fantastically well at the right times and had the skills to fulfil that role. Both were lethal support players.



Both just as good in different ways. But yes, Schoey is a nob.

This sums it up for me – Edwards was a good player in a great team but Schofield was a great player. I think it is telling that Schofield stood out at both International level and in the Australian game more than Edwards

Schofield, I will never forget his try against the Aussies on their patch, cracker.