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I'm getting a bit bored (especially after doing the super league score predictions) so thought I'd do this as a bit of fun.

With our existance seriously in doubt for muchof last year I got thinking about the past greats and wondered who everyone would think were the best Bulls players since the start of the Super League.

I've gone back through the squad lists and each week will post a new position, listing the players that have filled that particular role.

I know some players have covered a range of positions so a few names will crop up again from time to time. I've also not included many fringe players (those that only played a handful of games).

First position is Full Back. I've given everyone two votes in this position.

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I'd have to choose sprogger out of this list withers I remember playing more on the wing and centre than full back-remember full back being his injury prone time. Like bk a lot but he is much more of an attacking and supporting full back whereas spruce was good all round

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Withers - just for the hat-trick in the Grand Final icon_wink.gif Nah he was class all round nothing much else to say.

Robbie - again pure class, I would have put Spruce down but it was a tie between these two for 2nd and I only had 2 votes :/

Kearney would have been third. Royston/Reardon 4th.

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Have to agree that Wither's attacking came off the back of a great team.
Never the less- he's got my vote. The Rolls Royce of finishers.

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Remember Robbie at FB but have fonder memories of Sprogger and Micky, Sprogger for his ability to use his pace to either to score or put his Team in for a try scoring position! Micky was the opposite seemed to amble to cover in defence and though not pacy in attack always seemed to find a gap or just shimmy past the defence, both were good in their own unique ways!
I don't think their are any really outstanding FB's in SL at present that can match the quality of the NRL's Slater Ingless and Barba!

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Spruce for his incredible on-line defence to go with his attacking skills.

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Gotta go with Spruce for this, close call with Withers though. The way Spruce put his body on the line in defence was awesome, IMHO he was the complete full back with all the skills in attack and defence...happy days.

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Robbie paul for me pure class and bulls threw n threw

Close 2nd Wither's

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I've gone for Spruce, closely followed by Withers.

Agree with comments about Sprogger, the complete fullback and was always amazed he didn't get more recognition outside Odsal. That said, he did play at a time when there were some outstanding Fullbacks in SL (Radlinski, Prescott, Harris etc).

I thought Withers played his best rugby at Fullback when he replaced Sprogger there. Again, like Spruce his body was put on the line countless times but think that his inexperience in this position left him vunerable to injuries.

I'd also point out that Reardon did look like a class act in his first spell at the club. Obviously his issues with injuries has held him back since he moved on but given some better decisions and good luck, he could have still been the No.1 at Odsal.

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Sprogger was awesome from a defensive point of view. Almost faultless under the high ball, positionally superb.

Withers was the perfect support player, always there at the right time on the shoulder of the guy making the break.

Hard to pick between the two, but I think Mick just nicks it for the tries in some of those early final victories. Sprogger played in a great side, but he'd gone by the time we started to dominate.

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It's difficult, different times and the game changing sooo much over time.

Best defensive FB for me has to be Sir Keith, his uncanny ability under the high ball (and there were some very cynical individuals running in to 'tackle', in those days) plus his tackling and reading of a game were way beyond excellent imo. Both Sprogger and the Ghost were very good defenders and better on attack then Keith, so would probably be a better 'all round' choice. I wouldn't have liked to choose which to pick if they'd been available at the same time, I'm delighted I was around to see them all though.

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If Sir Keith had played for the Bulls it would have been no contest. Add sporting fairness to Bulliac`s list I never saw him do anything dirty or underhand.
Hard to choose between Sprogger and Mick Withers but for his last minute drop goal against Leeds which broke their hearts, I`ll go with Mick.

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Keith Mumby was the best fullback i have seen, simple as that

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Only saw Keith at the end of his career so I don't really know. From what i've been told he was an absolute star and probably still would be today, even though the game has changed so much.

First full backs I remember were Roger Simpson and Dave Watson. Absolutely love Watson as everyone else hated him so much!!! lol

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