Following on from cjhatesunion's threads on the Greatest Try and the All Time Best XIII, here's one that gets to the heart of what makes RL great .........big hits.

What is the biggest/best/hardest hit you've seen, live or on tv?

For me there can be only one answer, ladies and gentlemen, I give you Jarrod McCracken saying hello to Dean Bell.

Leuluai on Mary for the sheer size difference!

Vinnie Anderson on Danny Tickle, when Tickle was at Wigan.

Was just going to post that pretty sweet shot

Kelvin Skerrett on Stuart Cummins?

I remeber that McCracken hit on Bell....even my ears were ringing

Awen Guttenbiel on Ned Catic, Warriors v Roosters, 2003 I think.

Burgess on Moimoi was a good one.

Best one was a Beverley Rugby League match. Can't remember who they were playing but from the kick off the Beverley centre smashed the receiver who was so out of it he played the ball the wrong way (facing his own line) and got done for a knock on.

Always thought that tackle was overrated as a 'hit'. Bell was slammed to the floor but it was more the manner of the collision and smash to the floor that did the damage. Great and damaging collision, but not a classic 'hit'. Plus I think Saints fans love it all the more because it was Bell. It's on YouTube.

As much as it pains me, Anderson on Tickle was a belter.

Tommy on Mary. Mary's pained expression said it all.

Karl Harrison on Ian Roberts on the 1994 Ashes tour is one of my favourites. Roberts out cold and had to leave the field and Harrison was roaring with laughter even before the tackle was complete.

Guttenbeil on Catic, as SFW mentioned.

Had a few at my own team last year. We've got a particularly sizeable prop around 6'1" and 20 stone, heavily muscled but not particularly ripped. He's put a few big ones in - towards the end of last year one lad threw himself at him, his head hit our prop's shoulder and he was out cold for 5 minutes. Another time he took a drive and a brave but much smaller lad went for him and ended up cold for a few seconds, and then lay there gibbering and wailing as though possessed for about 5 minutes before being carried off. That was actually quite disturbing.

There was one by a young Adrian Morley on Mark Carroll when he was over here playing for London that saw Carroll leave the field with his ribs in a bag to take home.

For sheer size difference, Rob Burrow picking up and dumping Jamie Thackray a couple of years ago was a cracker too.

Makali Aizue on Scott Wheeldon was a nice hit and then Wheeldon returned the favour not long after. A good hit not a classic I admit.

Micky mac on Dobson

Wigan v KR at the JJB last year (?)

Monster monster hit.

in the same game Tommy L smashed Stanley Gene and poor stanley had to crawl away after the impact.

Biggest of all time IMO Ian Roberts on Mick Cassidy, Wigan v the Aussies at central park. cant remeber the year.

Bob Jackson on Karl Harrison at the Shay 93-94 season, live sky game, Hemmings said "Jackson came at him like a exocet missile!"

Poor Rhino had to be helped from the field.

Also, Adrian Morley must hold the record for the amount of monster big hits, theres about 5 on youtube alone.