As I listened to the radio this morning my mind wandered to the question, have any rugby league personalities ever featured on Desert Island Discs?

Not a clue. Here's a twist to the thread though.

You're on a desert island with a portable DVD player and can take any 5 games from the history of RL. What would you take?

I'd have:

Australia v GB, Sydney 2006
Wigan v St Helens, Last game at Central Park 1999
St Helens v Wigan, Good Friday 2010
Brisbane v Wigan, WCC 1994

I'm torn for my last one between Wembley 1989 and the GB win in Melbourne in 1992. I'd probably go with the 89 Wembley one as the 2006 win in Sydney was a bigger shock than the 1992 one imo.

Wakefield (H) 2003 (Last game at Wilderspool)
Leeds (H) 2005 (Joey Johns game)
Leeds (A) Playoffs 2006
Wigan CC Semi Final 2009
Saints (A) Playoff Semi 2012

Although I've probably missed off something blindingly obvious.

Hull KR v Leigh Challenge Cup 1997?
Leigh v Halifax Northern Rail Cup Final 2011
Leigh v Whitehaven Grand Final 2004
Tonga v New Zealand 1995 RLWC

Then i'm torn between loads....

St Helens v Brisbane 1997 WCC
Leigh v Wigan Challenge Cup 97?
GB v Australia JJB Stadium 2003
St Helens v Catalans 2012
Leeds v St Helens 2011 Grand Final
GB v Australia 2004 Tri Nations Eastlands
Australia v New Zealand World Cup Final 2008
SOO 2012 Game 3
Wests v Sydney Roosters 2010 Playoffs

It would be better with the stipulation that one game must not feature your club or your international side/Lions

Australia v GB 2006
GB v Australia 1994 at Wembley
Saints v Leeds 2007 playoff game
Leeds v Saints 2007 Grand Final
Leeds v Manly 2012 WCC

This would be tough but think my 5 would have to be:

GB v Australia 2006
Saints v Bradford 2002 GF
Saints v Bradford 1996 CC Final
Saints v Brisbane WCC 2007
and possibly Saints v Wigan 75-0

Other games would be close were:
Saints v Wigan Good Friday 1996
Saints v Wigan CC Final 2004
Any Saints v Warrington where we nicked it in last minutes
Saints v Bradford 2000 Playoffs (Wide to West)

Tough choice, but I think it would be something like this

1972 GV v Australia (WC Final)
1995 NZ v Tonga
2009 Warrington v Wigan (2009 CC SF)
2010 Wests Tigers v Sydney Roosters (Finals)
2012 St Helens v Warrington (Preliminary Final)

Been racking my brain trying to pick my 5 and it's not easy;

Leigh v Whitehaven - 2004 NL GF
Leigh v Halifax - 2011 NRC Final
GB v Australia @ Wembley 1994 (GB won despite Shaun Edwards early red card)
GB v Australia @ JJB 2004
...
Struggling for my 5th choice, but I'd probably go for something involving Saints at their best. Possibly the 75-0 thrashing of Wigan (probably wouldn't tire of watching Wigan leaking nearly a point a minute).

Other notable mentions include;
Keighley away (2000 - comeback from 28-8 down to win)
Salford in CC (2001)
Near misses in the CC vs Wigan, Hull & Catalans
Alfie Langer vs Leigh in CC in 2001
Jamie Lyon vs Leigh in SL 2005
GB v Aus @ Huddersfield in 2001
Any Ashes game from 2003
Wales v Australia in WC in 2000
Saints v Bradford CC Finals in the 90's (x 2)
Saints v Bradford (Wide to West)

1985 CC Final - Wigan vs Hull FC
1994 WCC - Brisbane vs Wigan
2003 Playoff Eliminator - Leeds vs Wigan
2011 Good Friday - Wigan vs St Helens
2012 SOO Game 3

Close calls:

1998 Grand Final
2002 CC Final
2010 Grand Final

Just Eddie Waring

2003 Leeds vs Saints Challenge Cup Semi Final
2004 Whitehaven vs Leigh Arriva Cup Semi Final
2011 Leigh vs Halifax Northern Rail Cup Final
2005 Leigh vs London Super League
2005 Leeds vs Leigh Super League (we actually got dicked in the end, but coming back from 24-0 down to be 24-24 with an hour gone with sterling performances from Marc Leafa and Dom Feaunati was just utterly surreal).

Agreed. I'll have to think on that one.

Thanks. There is a nine minute extract rlhererl for those who want to listen, the rest has been lost. Interesting that he used to do a separate commentary of the Cup Final for American audiences!

GB v Australia Wembley 1990
GB v Australia 3rd Test 1988
Hull FC v Hull KR - 42-6 game to ensure our SL safety
Hull KR v Queensland 1983
HUll KR V Widnes 2006 promotion to SL

Didn't start going til 82 so I didn't bother putting the challenge cup final against HUll FC in 1980