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Quote: rpw "

Here's Mercer going in for the tackle. Looks like Jon Hamer's tackle.

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Just watched his chase back on Kirk Dixon again on the Super League Show, superb tracking back

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I watched an old DVD of Leeds versus Northern at Valley parade last night from 1993-1994 season IIRC. The one where big Roy Powell scored to win it at the death for them.

Mercer has just reminded me because he had a great game.

My observations though were that we're far better of with summer rugby but the speed of the game back then was comparative with now. The players weren't as big or athletic but were far, far more skillful. However, the major difference was what went on in the tackle and around the ruck. Even going back as recently as then it was biff tastic but it was accepted by the players and the referee. There was nobody like Fielden having a hissy fit because his ankle got trod on. What particularly amused me was how blase Eddie and Stevo were about it all back then compared to the hissy fits they now have at any penalty offence.

Oh, and Gary Rose was amazing!

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Dont understand all the criticism of Kirke, he's not our most dynamic player but does bring consistency and 'what you see is what you get' to the team and acts as a good foil to the other forwards. At the end of the day he has helped Leeds to 3 GF victories and is more than worth a Wembley place - especially now we've lost Biffa & potentially JP

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Quote: G1 "I watched an old DVD of Leeds versus Northern at Valley parade last night from 1993-1994 season IIRC. The one where big Roy Powell scored to win it at the death for them.

Mercer has just reminded me because he had a great game.

My observations though were that we're far better of with summer rugby but the speed of the game back then was comparative with now. The players weren't as big or athletic but were far, far more skillful. However, the major difference was what went on in the tackle and around the ruck. Even going back as recently as then it was biff tastic but it was accepted by the players and the referee. There was nobody like Fielden having a hissy fit because his ankle got trod on. What particularly amused me was how blase Eddie and Stevo were about it all back then compared to the hissy fits they now have at any penalty offence.

Oh, and Gary Rose was amazing!'"



is that the game where there was a mass brawl?

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Quote: tvoc "Here's Mercer going in for the tackle. Looks like Jon Hamer's tackle.



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Quote: totalloiner "is that the game where there was a mass brawl?'"

there was. And an incident at every ruck that would spark a mass brawl by today's standards.

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Quote: MrPhilb "Just watched his chase back on Kirk Dixon again on the Super League Show, superb tracking back'"


Tracking back? The lazy **** was loafing well behind play.

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Quote: Clearwing "Tracking back? The lazy **** was loafing well behind play.'"


I also wondered what he was doing back there. He was so far behind the play I assumed he was injured.

Still a great sight to see though. Textbook.

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Quote: tvoc "I also wondered what he was doing back there. He was so far behind the play I assumed he was injured.

Still a great sight to see though. Textbook.'"


And not the first time either - chase back on Paul Sykes(?) at Odsal?

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Great. Just what i want out of my forwards. Now, if he could only score the kind of wonder tries that Wayne McDonald did at Saints or Jamie Thackray did at Perpignan he'd be the complete forward.

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Kirkey the Turkey I call him

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Quote: G1 "I watched an old DVD of Leeds versus Northern at Valley parade last night from 1993-1994 season IIRC. The one where big Roy Powell scored to win it at the death for them.

Mercer has just reminded me because he had a great game.

However, the major difference was what went on in the tackle and around the ruck. Even going back as recently as then it was biff tastic but it was accepted by the players and the referee. '"


Progress?


Koncrete and Jimmy about to get it on

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Quote: tvoc "Richie Eyres getting tackled by a couple of Leeds old boys.'"

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Oh, I see, you meant Powell and Dixon.

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Quote: G1 "

I'd already used 'the nadgers line' on the Mercer photo earlier in the thread and were conscious of becoming repititive.

The two old boys in this case were 'Cozy' Powell (up top) and Trevor Clark (down below) although I can see where you might mistake Hamer for Dixon in the shot.

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