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| Wellens is arguably the greatest player in Saints recent history. I say this not because of the talents he possessed but rather those he did not. No player has made more out of the limited natural gifts he was granted at birth. His success was primarily a product of superhuman willpower splashed with a fair degree of intelligence.
People forget that he could quite easily have gone the way of countless "promising but ultimately unsuitable" juniors and left the club circa age 21.
The only player who comes close in this fashion is James Roby.
Had Wellens a fraction of the physical attributes (speed, size, acceleration etc.) other players take for granted he would have smashed every record in the book.
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For sale full Saints kit (circa 1989). Shirts in pristine condition, but shorts badly soiled.
For 27 - 0 you get a trophy
For 75 - 0 you get sod all.
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| I thought Wellow was an extremely talented fullback because he made the role look effortless. He was always there just when he needed to be, in attack or defence, and it was years before I remember him dropping a bomb or fumbling a kick. I can't think of anything that would make him a more talented fullback. Pace isn't a talent; it's a genetic inheritance. Some of the fastest rugby league players have had little else going for them.
He's been the rock at Saints for years and we will miss both his talent and his enthusiasm for his club and the game as a whole. I hope that the next phase of his life is as successful and rewarding for him as his playing career has been. It's good to know he will still be around the club once he has recovered from his operation (which I hope is successful).
Thanks for the memories Wello!
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Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG The new young dynasty of super saints is coming to a ground near you.
Welsby-Dodd-Simms-Eaves-Rizzelli, not Eastmond...the future is coming.:Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG |
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| Wello could read the game so well which compensated for that lack of yard in pace hence the name "Mr Radar".
His lack of pace was really down to his problem of not able to get accelaration from a standing start, once he got going he was quite quick. I don,t think a slow full back could score 230+ tries.
The club has been blessed with great pivotal players at 1,6,7,9 and 13, we are coming to the end of the era as we struggle for stability and quality in these position.
Wello had set the standard very high for the no 1 position over the years will it be replicated again at the club, we don,t know.
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13707_1295067214.jpg "Arguably the best Rugby League side certainly in the last 40 years!" Phil Clarke.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_13707.jpg |
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| Wish him all the best for the future. Been a pleasure (and quite often a pain) watching him over the years. A great competitor who never gave up.
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