Wakefield Ram Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Well, this is a position where we didn't seem to have that many contenders but here goes 1. Eddie Rombo - yes who can forget Eddie? He could score from anywhere, starting with his first touch of the ball against Scarborough Pirates which I watched in the now closed Duke of York pub in Wakefield on British Aerospace TV (what were they thinking?) Power, pace and could sidestep off both feet. Scored 5 tries in a game against Chorley/Trafford? Best try I remember was collecting a kick into our in goal and beating 3-4 Hunslet players to race the length of the Elland Road pitch being backed up by..... 2. Dennis Bailey. Scored 100 tries for us and like Eddie could score from nothing. Fast, great sidestep and a finishers instinct for a try. Best try I remember v Batley 1988? evening game at Crown Flatt spun round and found a gap to run 50m uphill to score....and it was against Batley. 3. Adrian Flynn. Member of 2000 GF winners and powerful runner and quick. Came from Wakefield and dad of Niall who played for us last season. Others considered, Bryn Powell (how hard did he run) Andy Ramsden, Dale Morton, Darren Rogers and sure there's plenty I have forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therein73 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Plenty to choose from, no doubt about that.... My top3: Greg Ashcroft John Hegarty Bryn Powell Honourable mentions to Ramsden, Flynn, Rogers, Dunford, Bailey & Rombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therein73 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Gary Mitchell wasn't bad either ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Ah yes Shaun Dunford, he was a good player, remember him scoring a great try v Swinton? on ITVs RL Action programme John Hegarty was really talented player but fairly sure he played mostly at centre?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said: 1. Eddie Rombo - yes who can forget Eddie? He could score from anywhere, starting with his first touch of the ball against Scarborough Pirates which I watched in the now closed Duke of York pub in Wakefield on British Aerospace TV (what were they thinking?) Power, pace and could sidestep off both feet. Scored 5 tries in a game against Chorley/Trafford? Best try I remember was collecting a kick into our in goal and beating 3-4 Hunslet players to race the length of the Elland Road pitch being backed up by..... 2. Dennis Bailey. Scored 100 tries for us and like Eddie could score from nothing. Fast, great sidestep and a finishers instinct for a try. Best try I remember v Batley 1988? evening game at Crown Flatt spun round and found a gap to run 50m uphill to. Thanks for those clips. Best 6 minutes I’ve had since this blooming virus arrived. Great to see the one at Elland Road again. I remember that like it was yesterday. What a team that was. More offloads in that 6 mins than all last season and what a way to play rugby. Eddie finished those in the clips but some great support play. Easily my favourite team of all time. I remember Dennis Baileys try at Batley you mentioned. Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Wakefield Ram said: Ah yes Shaun Dunford, he was a good player, remember him scoring a great try v Swinton? on ITVs RL Action programme John Hegarty was really talented player but fairly sure he played mostly at centre?? Hegarty was normally a stand off but played against Leeds on the wing I believe. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldram Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Therein73 said: Plenty to choose from, no doubt about that.... My top3: Greg Ashcroft John Hegarty Bryn Powell Honourable mentions to Ramsden, Flynn, Rogers, Dunford, Bailey & Rombo I'm amazed that no one has mentioned possibly our third fastest winger in my fifty odd years of support - Powderhall sprinter Jeff Yoward, and that was in the days of generally pedestrian Dewsbury backs. Never won anything in the Rombo years, but they were without doubt my happiest days. Who was the slowest winger ever ? Had to be the lad who came in the three for the price of one deal with Cas using the Mick Stevenson transfer money. Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. George Bernard Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1. Eddie Rombo - outstanding 2. Dennis Bailey - great player and tryscorer in two spells with us 3. Andrew Ramsden - scored tries in the days when it wasn't so easy to do so. Many others to consider - Malcolm Agar, Shaun Dunford, Darren Rogers, Bryn Powell, Michael Wainwright amongst them Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, grumpyoldram said: I'm amazed that no one has mentioned possibly our third fastest winger in my fifty odd years of support - Powderhall sprinter Jeff Yoward, and that was in the days of generally pedestrian Dewsbury backs. Never won anything in the Rombo years, but they were without doubt my happiest days. Who was the slowest winger ever ? Had to be the lad who came in the three for the price of one deal with Cas using the Mick Stevenson transfer money. Steve Brunyee, Terry (?) Biscombe and......who else? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creditwhereitsdews Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Bailey and Rombo, can't imagine there ever has been or will be a better combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 47 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said: Steve Brunyee, Terry (?) Biscombe and......who else? Yes Terry Biscombe and John Vodden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramboy Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1.Got to be Eddie Rombo, who would have thought a Monday night in Scarborough would launch the hero Eagle. 2. Dennis Bailey, could have been an international, better than Henderson Gill in my opinion. 3. Andrew Ramsden, strong and a great finisher. Others inc, Flynn,Dunford, Mal Agar ,Powell and one John Eastwood, didn't play for us long ,joined the Police I think, but scored 2 amazing tries to beat York in the Yorkshire cup at Crown Flatt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therein73 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Slowest winger ?? .... I'd put Michael Hunte aa clear at the top of that pile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Forgot to mention Ernie Lowe, he was pretty quick in some very ordinary Dewsbury teams of late 70s early 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldram Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 15 hours ago, Blind side johnny said: Steve Brunyee, Terry (?) Biscombe and......who else? Ben Fowler - they were all useless, Biscombe got injured first match and never played again and Brunyee was the pick of a poor bunch. Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. George Bernard Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Yes Ben Fowler. Where did John Vodden come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngun Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Yes has to be Eddie Rombo at one for me. Bryn Powell at two, not just for his pace but his strength and clearing the line. Dennis Bailey at three. Others to consider. Lets not forget Austin Buchanan and can't remember if Kane Epati played on the wing but I remember him scoring against Hunslet at home with a bad leg and still leaving all the defence in his wake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngun Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Another great obviously Greg Ashcroft. Remember him toying with the late great Clive Sullivan at Hull one night and leaving him standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 Eddie Rombo 2Dennis Bailey 3 Greg Ashcroft others to consider: Andrew Ransden, Shaun Dunford, Jeff Yowerd, Ernie Lowe, Tony Laycock, John Eastwood. Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 42 minutes ago, Crown Flatter said: 1 Eddie Rombo 2Dennis Bailey 3 Greg Ashcroft others to consider: Andrew Ransden, Shaun Dunford, Jeff Yowerd, Ernie Lowe, Tony Laycock, John Eastwood. No Karl Pryce? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Reading this thread we’re had some damn good wingers. The thing with Eddie and Dennis for me was not just that they were good wingers but they were entertaining and there was always a buzz of anticipation when they got the ball. We’ve had many solid wingers like Dale but you never quite got that quickening of the pulse when he got the ball. Worrincy was similar to Eddie and Dennis in that respect but don’t think we’d be describing him as “solid” with Eddie and Dennis you can add in the interaction with the crowd too. Both Of them were quick to wave or flash a smile and who can forget “Eddie, Eddie, Eddie”. What a song that was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Blind side johnny said: No Karl Pryce? Didn’t think of him as a winger, more like he was shoved there from maybe centre. Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Wingers of yore were always judged simply upon their tryscoring expertise, often from distance, whereas, according to this forum at least, their defensive abilities are now more important. I believe that this also represents the changes that we have seen in the game. The time was when we would comment upon a winger being good defensively as being something exceptional, with the expectation being that wingers would never be any good defensively. (A different code but I can't remember Stanley Matthews backtracking too often.) Another feature (and one why I reckon that Martin Offiah was the best that I ever saw) is the player's ability to catch a ball wherever it was passed - ears, ankles and all parts in between. I do remember, for example, Garry Mitchell who was a great finisher and pretty quick with it as well yet who would drop the ball, with such frequency people actually stopped groaning when he did. In other words it isn't just pace that makes a good winger but a whole set of attributes and today these are even more demanding. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngun Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just watched Wigan v Bradford in CC semi back in 1992 and everything you say about Offiah is there in abundance. 71-10 what a performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 They always seemed faster when I was young.... and I base my judgement on entertainment value! Greg Ashcroft ..... sheer pace .. unstoppable when he caught it ..... a bit like Rob Worrincey in that he could be a liability .... but I think he is the fastest winger I've seen in the Red Amber and Black! Malcolm Agar ....... Spectacular runs .. many long range scores! .. incredibly quick off the mark gutted when we sold him! Geoff Marsh ..... I was only a kid but he was my first hero ... scored some great trys .. fast and elusive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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