MadMarcus
Toovey for NRL CEO
He had 3 Dally M medals by the time he reached 26 (the age of DCE).
No he didn't (but granted, he had won 2!).
Then again, Ben Barba has won more Dally M's than DCE. It doesn't make him a better player.
DCE has played in 2 grand finals, won a premiership as a starting half and a Clive Churchill medal. JT hadn't done any of that at 26.
JT may well have been better at 26, but there's not as much in it as you make out.