Speaking of Craig Izzard, I wasn't aware of this https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.co ... wv8jd.html

Speaking of Craig Izzard, I wasn't aware of this https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.co ... wv8jd.html

I just never understand why people get so worked up about Joe Vickery (not specifically suggesting you are Dwayne but see his name pop up quite a bit on here). He paid his own airfare, came on trial, actually had a couple of good pre season games but then did look lost in the regular season and he was gone by mid season. I agree he was a 'flop' if that's the term people want to use but it's not like he did any harm to the club or cost us lots of money. He was just a player who wasn't good enough. God knows we have had enough high paid overseas dross as this thread shows.

Ben Cross
Beau Falloon

Falloon was definitely out of his depth. Of those who gained plenty caps Clinton Toopi left me underwhelmed.

didn't paul bell get injured after 1 game same yr as barnhill

Quote: Dwayne Dibley "So called great overseas players who have come to the UK and failed, should refer to State of Origin representatives,or test players;But if it's a free for all then the ultimate flop should be Joe Vickery , Rex Terp, or possibly Esene Faimalo .Wasn't there a period in the eighties when we imported some dross after the overseas ban was lifted ?On the flip side, I thought Craig Izzard/ Mark Laurie,ET did us proud.'" vickery and terp never had expectations 84-85 think we signed most https://www.therhinos.co.uk/timeline/1980s/1984-1985/ and trevor paterson was the most consistent for me .

Quote: Dwayne Dibley "So called great overseas players who have come to the UK and failed, should refer to State of Origin representatives,or test players;But if it's a free for all then the ultimate flop should be Joe Vickery , Rex Terp, or possibly Esene Faimalo .Wasn't there a period in the eighties when we imported some dross after the overseas ban was lifted ?On the flip side, I thought Craig Izzard/ Mark Laurie,ET did us proud.'" vickery and terp never had expectations 84-85 think we signed most https://www.therhinos.co.uk/timeline/1980s/1984-1985/ and trevor paterson was the most consistent for me .

Buggered his Shoulder away at Fev in the CC iirc.

Running theme for most of them is they think they can just rock up, put absolutely bare minimum effort into the side, rack up the £££'s and be a world beater.

Although super league isn't the NRL by any stretch I think it surprises a few of these egotists and they quickly cba, lose interest and respect of their team mates.

Eastwood would've been a masterstroke of a signing IF we had got him before he had his visa issues leading to his head being turned by the Bulldogs.

Orford for the Dulls was a disaster.

Hang on, he was injured so early in his Leeds career, how do we know he was rubbish?

Thank you! He's everyone's 'go to' on this topic. He only played a couple of times for us.

It's ridiculous who the fans slate. Some players just got injured and were unlucky. Others were on low wage and were a long shot.
Achurch was given a 4 year contract.
I repeat he played for Leeds for 4 years!

played an exaggeration

Beat me to it!

I actually saw achurch have some decent games attack wise when he was running wider but he was often used as a battering ram and despite his size never seemed to like that. Just didn't seem to want to get his hands dirty.

Looked like Tarzan but played like Jane.
Mitch sadly had the heart the size of a pea whilst he was at the club

If you asked the rugby gods to make you a 2nd rower they'd probably look like Mitch Achurch. Sadly, be didn't have the toughness required to be the top player he should have been.