Legends split on Lockyer's five-eighth greatness

Rugby league legends Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler are split on whether or not Brisbane Broncos great Darren Lockyer should be considered a top five five-eighth of all-time.

Lockyer who retired at the end of 2011, famously switched from the fullback position to five-eighth during the 2004 NRL season.

Despite being considered as one of the game's best fullbacks at the time, Lockyer would end up making the successful switch over to the halves, going on to win three Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year awards.

But a three-time Dally M Fullback of The Year also, Johns declared Lockyer was always a fullback in his eyes, prompting the eighth immortal to leave the Broncos legend off his list.

"Darren Lockyer, I see as a fullback," Johns told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth.

"I think he played his best footy at fullback, most damaging.

"Then he became a game manager at five eighth, but when he was fullback, he was so fast."

However, unlike Johns, Fittler saw it a different way.

Comparing Lockyer to the likes of fellow legendary five-eighths, Cliff Lyons and Brett Kenny, Fittler described all three as "classy" players which gave him no choice but to include the four-time premiership player in his top five.