I had not been watching RL long but was at that game. I remember thinking it was a good try but took a while to appreciate the enormity of it. It's not just running 100m but the effort that is involved in handing off 3 defenders as well. What's scary is that Hanely was not at his peak by a distance at that stage.

I know, it should be 100% illegal to ever lose a game after a try of that magnitude.

Aye, I think Ellery's peak was around 87-89. That season he got 63 tries (87 I think) he was unstoppable.

Best player I have had the privilage to see.

Though latter in his career when he tried to combine playing loose forward and referring he lost a few marks. Seem to remember him taking an early bath playing for the pies against us at Odsal after providing the ref with some unwanted advice.

I remember us all going mental as he went down the touchline. It was a warm day and we only had enough money for bus fayre and to get in. The journey home took forever and we were dying of thirst, depressed with terrible headaches. People on the bus were going mad about Dave Smith but I can't remember why and didn't care. Truly the nastiest come down off the best high.