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| Quote tvoc="tvoc"Medley only played in three of the last twelve Leeds games that season prior to the GB Tour in 1988. His last game was from the bench at Wheldon Rd (final league game of the season) he came on and was back off again within minutes complaining of a neck injury. Although his comment in the paper the following night was that it felt much better as soon as he got off the field again. Yeah I bet it did, he didn't play the following week, probably too busy packing his bags for the flight.
Swapping Medley for a real forward in Paul Dixon was the best bit of business Mal Reilly did as Leeds coach and the stick he got through the letters page of the YEP from the majority of Leeds fans for doing so was unreal.
Medley was a banker. He was eventually replaced during the '88 Tour by another proper forward in Widnes' Paul Hulme.
That was then though and Medley certainly took great pleasure in sticking it to Leeds once he moved on from Thrum Hall to Odsal where he finally matured and grew a pair under the guidance of Peter Fox.'"
Seems me and you have a similar recollection of Medley, although as I suspect you have a few years on me, your memory of that period of time is probably better than mine.
Dixon was quality. A real no-nonsense, hard as nails forward, which is what was required in those days - hence why Medley would have been better playing against todays powder puff packs with all the protection of the Sky Cameras so he never got a well deserved clout. |
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Buderus
Peacock
Ali
Ellis
Sinfield
Hanley
Harris
McGuire
Furner
This would be some team if all at their peak
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I always thought Medley was a little unlucky to be dropped at Leeds given that most of the other forwards of the time were equally lacking in stomach for the fight at times. He complemented the Northern pack very well where he had the likes of Skerrett and Fairbank to do the rough stuff.
As has been said he'd be a superb impact player in todays game.
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| Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"I know it's all about opinions, but David Stephenson at centre ahead of Senior? Really?'"
Never mind Stephenson, what about Peter Tunks? Guffaw. Only Backo was a bigger Aussie Test flop prop to guest for Leeds.
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| Quote G1="G1"Never mind Stephenson, what about Peter Tunks? Guffaw. Only Backo was a bigger Aussie Test flop prop to guest for Leeds.
Still, that's opinions for you, everyone is allowed one, even the most bat looney tunes posters.'"
I did wonder whether I'd inadvertantly wandered onto a top 17 cravat wearing Aussie flops thread. |
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| Quote G1="G1"Never mind Stephenson, what about Peter Tunks? Guffaw. Only Backo was a bigger Aussie Test flop prop to guest for Leeds.
Still, that's opinions for you, everyone is allowed one, even the most bat looney tunes posters.'"
I was only young at the time, and it as just before I started wearing glasses so the game could be a bit of a blur to me, but wasn't Tunks going OK until Ray Ashton ran into him in the JPS semi-final and gave him an injury? |
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The one where Ashton tried to nutmeg Tunks?
Tunks did have incredible long legs for a prop and a liking for the Kevin Ward style of short shorts.
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| Quote tvoc="tvoc"The one where Ashton tried to nutmeg Tunks?
Tunks did have incredible long legs for a prop and a liking for the Kevin Ward style of short shorts.'"
That's the one. the use of 'nut' is appropriate, for both what Aston did, and for what Ashton hit. |
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| Quote nantwichexile="nantwichexile"Sounds like fun..will give it a go (watched from 1977/8):
Ettingshausen
Alan Smith
Schofield
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Atkinson
Holmes
Lyons
Peacock
Buderus
Pitchford
Powell
Cookson
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McDermott'"
Doh ! Only just realised I missed out Hanley....(Harris will have to make way I guess)....and Buderus will have to make way for David Ward on reflection. |
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1. John gallagher
2. Leroy Rivett
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4. Adam Hughes
5. Vince fawcett
6. Ben walker
7. Paul Harkin
8. Nick fozzard
9. Dean Clarke
10. Ian Kirke
11. Matt shultz
12 David Barnhill
13. George Mann
14. Nathan picchi
15. Darryl powell
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It's taken five pages which is longer than usual but then I see Daryl Powell's inclusion and wonder if 'the joke' has sailed over my predominantly bald head.
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| Quote Sgy Loiner="Sgy Loiner"1. John gallagher
2. Leroy Rivett
3. Paul Bell
4. Adam Hughes
5. Vince fawcett
6. Ben walker
7. Paul Harkin
8. Nick fozzard
9. Dean Clarke
10. Ian Kirke
11. Matt shultz
12 David Barnhill
13. George Mann
14. Nathan picchi
15. Darryl powell
16. Mike O'Neill
17. Jason Donahau'"
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