1 Harris
2 Donald
3 Schofield
4 Senior
5 Hall
6 Sinfield
7 Goulding
8 Fleary
9 Lowes
10 Peacock
11 Ellis
12 Glanville
13 Hanley

s McGuire
s Lauitiiti
s McDermott
s Morley

c Smith

Absolutely breaks my heart not to be able to include a Fallon-Godden wing/centre partnership. Godden could have made Jim Fallon into a Leeds legend. But the obligation to include Schofield, Hanley and Sinfield sees Schoey take a centre spot; and for some reason I can't imagine Fallon being someone Schofield would work well with in a partnership.

The realisation also strikes home once again that we've not had a top class, organising, creative scrum half for two decades now (Sheridan even on his best days and a past-it Gregory don't count).

quickly flicking through this has tvoc added up peoples nominations?,
surprised no cliff lyons in g1 team
swiftcorn includers trevor paterson from a season of many queenslanders he wasn't the biggest name but was the most consistent player by a country mile

i'm of a quandary of players who had their best days elsewhere or had better days @ leeds b4 watching in 1980.

are there many mentions of dean bell & mark laurie stars of the 80s jpl win

I noticed that too with ref to the paucity of a good scrum half, hence my placing Cliff Lyons there alongside the irrepressible John Holmes.

None of us should get too hung up on who others may or may not have missed out....it's more a case of provoking debate and light hearted banter I hope. Of course some might have initially nominated Buderus (fabulous player though he is) over the likes of David Ward simply to generate that 'healthy' incentive for others to contribute to the thread. Others might have picked Burrow for similar reasons.

I am not immune for example to the virtues of John Bentley (or Eric Grothe) to have been given a right wing spot (loved watching both), but those that have witnessed the superlative hand off skills of Mr. Alan Smith will know only too well why he had to be first choice in that particular position IMO.

Leeds do appear to have been blessed with some hugely talented genuine threequarters over the decades (Iro also now springs to mind).....and is all the more reason to lament the recent months where - because of such paucity in these positions - the club has had to resort to full backs and, ever worse, back row forwards.

1. Harris
2. Fallon
3. Godden
4. Senior
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. McDermott
9. Diskin
10. Peacock
11. Morley
12. Ellis
13. Glanville

14. Sinfield
15. Hanley
16. Innes
17. Bailey

i. harris
E.t
g. schofield
d. bell
grothe
j. holmes
c. lyons

roy powell
david ward
j peacock
d. furner
g. ellis
e hanley

subs
k. sinfield
b. mcdermott
a lauititi
c izzard

players who peaked b4 1980 , l.dyl a.smith j.atkinson, eccles , cookson , harrison , pitchford

players with better form before leeds, crooks, gregory, skerrett, buderus , probably anyone signed from widnes especially basnett and eyres
morley was close for 2nd row and prob should be no. 8 based on after leeds

I've been deliberating over this one for days but no longer as the Doc has made my mind up for me!!!

I didn't start supporting leeds until 2004 immediatly after they won the title so just stick that team down for my answer.

Wham, bam thank you mam! Bish bash bosh! Job done!

Not many people knew he was called Bentos amongst friends. Are you from Cleckheaton?

That surprises me.

I consider myself to be as far 'out of the know' as it's possible to be and I don't know anyone who didn't know Bentley's nickname.

I don't know Bentley personally. I don't mix in his circles. I've known for years his nickname was Bentos. I don't know why I know that.

The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html

The secret is well and truely out now. Even obscure tiny Welsh RU clubs have heard about it: www.pitchero.com/clubs/tumble/ev ... 44421.html

I am so far out of the loop with most things that when I do actually know something I don't always realise everybody else knows it already.