The game is different now though . The modern game I would say JP . In the 50s we had Don Robinson a regular in the Test team for awhile .in the 20s Joe Thompson. Roy Dickinson who was no mean shakes himself always says Mick Harrison was best he saw . Steve Pitchford too.

Others from that era Hugh Waddell, Dai Jones, the Raynes.

the raynes were record signings and helped me with a school project doing an interview -- howard started as a winger . imagine how good hall good have been if advice on here had been followed

Maybe the best prop to play for Leeds will be one of Tetevano, Mik or Holroyd...

My money’s on the tank, in a few more years.

Daz Fleary Roy Powell Craig Izzard Paul young Lee Crooks Martin Massilla Peter Tunks
Barrie Mc biggest puddin award goes to........Jamie Mathiew

Dont know why people bag Mathiou yes he was not exactly dynamic, but a sold enough player former Australian school boy international, rarely missed tackles or made mistakes and a surprisingly good set of hands, his dummy and try at central park brought the house down.

think for the rest of the mongrels he talked harder than he played is intimated by the ghost writers , jackson and hay added speed , mathiou didn't add impact compared to baz , fleary and masella , lucky with injuries at that time ran with 3 props when baz and masella out of favour

I actually think he'd be more suited to todays game. Like you said, he had decent hands

Mathiou was decent. Senior went for him in his autobiography so everyone now seems to think he was rubbish. This is not the case imho.....
Played 151 games for us. How many of our recent imports can say that?
Mitch Achurch played 81 games in 4 years, mainly as very brief sub. To give some comparison...

Honourable mention to Jeff Grayshon
Although I think it was only 2 seasons to the back end of his career, mid 80's iirc

Honestly I thought Matthiou was pants, not a fan here.