Lowdesert Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said: not good enough to lace the boots of Brendan hill, now theres a true great Opinions mate. Certainly a handful on his day. I would’ve picked him (Webcke) over Steve Roach but Roach could be a game changer by whatever means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industria ditat Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, Dunbar said: This is my ' if I was playing against them I would ###### myself if it kicked off' XIII. I can't think who I should have at full back, hooker and one wing though. 1. 2. Des Drummond 3. Dean Bell 4. Paul Cullen 5. 6. Wally Lewis 7. Andy Gregory 8. Steve Bowden 9. 10. Jim Mills 11. Kurt Sorenson 12. Les Boyd 13. Malcolm Reilly Paul Woods at full back or wing. Only small but hard as nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 50 minutes ago, POR said: one name MAL RIELLY With or without ‘the knee’? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Best ever not personal faves, offiah vs boston and bevan for example Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hullfan Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 My fav centre of all time is Jamie lyon. So I'd have to get him in my team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hullfan said: My fav centre of all time is Jamie lyon. So I'd have to get him in my team My favourite team would be very different to the one I’ve picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I really struggle with this stuff. Weights, conditioning (and lack of), defence structures, coaching, sports science, part-time, full-time make it really difficult for me to make comparisons. The only players who would be there for certain in my eyes are Martin Offiah, Cameron Smith and Wally Lewis. The big forwards are harder to judge for the reasons mentioned earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 Graeme Langlands. 2 Billy Boston, 3 Mal Meninga, 4 Reg Gasnier, 5 Brian Bevan, 6 Wally Lewis, 7 Andrew Johns. 8 Arthur Beetson, Cameron Smith, Brian McTigue, Gordon Tallis, Bill Ashurst, Mal Reilly. Tempting to put Jim Sullivan at 1 and Offiah at 5. Haven't as that would be taking my Wigan bias too far. So only gone for players I've seen. That first series Langlands came over (1963 I think) he was superb, the best full back display I've still ever seen. I think those are the best players I've ever seen in their respective positions play our game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Dunbar said: This is my ' if I was playing against them I would ###### myself if it kicked off' XIII. I can't think who I should have at full back, hooker and one wing though. 1. 2. Des Drummond 3. Dean Bell 4. Paul Cullen 5. 6. Wally Lewis 7. Andy Gregory 8. Steve Bowden 9. 10. Jim Mills 11. Kurt Sorenson 12. Les Boyd 13. Malcolm Reilly You need Les Davidson in there. "Bundy" knew how look after things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulga Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1. Billy Slater 2. Israel Folau 3. Mal Meninga 4. Greg Inglis 5. Martin Offiah 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Jonathan Thurston 8. Shane Webke 9. Cameron Smith 10. Petro Civoneciva 11. Sam Burgess 12. Brad Thorn 13. Jason Taumololo This is close I think. Some of these guys are unanimously the best in their position of all time like Smith, Meninga and Slater. Folau is in for his prowess in the air, still unmatched by any other player (he's a reprehensible person though). Everyone else speaks for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 This thread is all about opinions. It's always a good discussion in the pub too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 In my time. 1 Billy Slater 2 Eric Grothe Senior 3 Greg Inglis 4 Mal Meninga 5 Martin Offiah 6 Brett Kenny 7 Andrew Johns 8 Glen Lazarus 9 Cam Smith 10 Kevin Ward 11 Sam Burgess 12 Gavin Miller 13 Ray Price Honorable mentions to Brad Clyde, Wally Lewis, Peter Sterling, Jason Robinson, Petero Civoniceva, Adrian Morley, Ellery Hanley, Garry Schofield and others. You only need so many on field Generals in a team and this has plenty of Generals / playmakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Funkhouser Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 22 hours ago, GUBRATS said: His first ever match in the UK was at Leigh in 82 , we were watching him practicing kicking pre match , thought unusual to see a prop kicking , then ran out with the number 2 on his back His first match was against Hull KR in the first match of the tour. I remember it well. Played number 3 with the not much smaller Eric Grothe at 2. Played number 3 against Leigh later in the tour and was 1st choice centre all tour and for the rest of his international career. His hand off on Les Dyl in the 1st test will live long in the memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Marty Funkhouser said: His first match was against Hull KR in the first match of the tour. I remember it well. Played number 3 with the not much smaller Eric Grothe at 2. Played number 3 against Leigh later in the tour and was 1st choice centre all tour and for the rest of his international career. His hand off on Les Dyl in the 1st test will live long in the memory. You are a day late , this was pointed out yesterday , where I accepted my memory disfunction , although we are talking about 37 years ago when I basically watched football and went to Hilton Park every other Sunday because the pubs shut at 2 , we didn't have the information back then we had now , and I didn't seek it out in the press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vet Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Can only go back to the 82 kangaroo tour when I started watch RL, Il probably forget some players as well! 1. B Slater 2. E Groth 3. M Meninga 4. G Inglis 5. M Offiah 6. B Kenny 7. J Thurston 8. A Morley 9. C Smith 10. S Burgess 11. S Kearney 12. W Pearce 13. E Hanley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Alot of those names tick the MBE box in my humble opinion. MBE meaning: maybe best ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Some great players here but, if John Kear was coaching, it would still be five drives and a kick. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Room Lizard Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 19/10/2019 at 16:23, GeordieSaint said: From the Players I have seen live: 1. Slater 2. Addo-Carr 3. Meninga 4. Inglis 5. Offiah 6. Lockyer 7. Thurston 8. Webcke 9. C Smith 10. Civoniceva 11. Tallis 12. Gilmeister 13. Clyde Edited, but similar to your Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldofclothofgold Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Dont get invited in these kind of threads Soon we will be dancing the fandangoFROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB HAS DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESSTHEN i DONT KNOW WHAT IS.JAMIE PEACOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrtbps Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 FB 1 Nigel Barker RW 2 John Marsden RC 3 Steve Quinn LC 4 John Gilbert LW 5 Ken Kellett SO 6 Alan Banks SH 7 Terry Hudson (c) PR 8 Michael Gibbins HK 9 Raymond Handscombe PR 10 Steven Hankins SR 11 David Hobbs SR 12 Tim Slatter LF 13 Peter Smith FEATHERSTONE ROVERS, A GENERATIONAL LOVE AFFAIR, AND THE CALL OF HISTORY A SECOND TIME AROUND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 19/10/2019 at 15:24, Dunbar said: I wouldn't be able to comment on players who finished their careers before I started watching the game (1984), the team below is the best I have seen when they are playing at their absolute best. 1. Darren Lockyer 2. Martin Offiah 3. Mal Meninga 4. Greg Inglis 5. Wendell Sailor 6. Wally Lewis 7. Andrew Johns 8. Kevin Ward 9. Cameron Smith 10. Glen Lazarus 11. Mark Graham 12. Paul Sculthorpe 13. Ellery Hanley Great side, still don't know if it's the best ever. I once went to watch Leeds United with Mark Graham's cousin, he insisted on it. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: I once went to watch Leeds United with Mark Graham's cousin, he insisted on it. Mark Graham's cousin insisted or Mark Graham insisted? "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dunbar said: Mark Graham's cousin insisted or Mark Graham insisted? Mr Graham insisted, a boatbuilder from Te Atatu. I never knew until about 20 years ago that they were cousins. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwalesrabbitoh Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Inglis full-back IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinoferg Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 So many great players over the years from different eras, Billy Boston was one of the all time greats. Here's mine 1. E.T. 2. Brian Bevan 3. Mal Meninga 4. Greg Inglis 5. Martin Offiah 6. Darren Lockyer 7. Jonathan Thurston 8. Kurt Sorenson 9. Ben Elias 10. Paul Harrogan 11. Paul Sironen 12. Gordon Tallis 13. Steve Menzies Had to leave out the likes of Wally Lewis,Peter Sterling, and Phil Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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