As a Leeds fan it hurts me enormously but I agree - at least based upon the players I've seen in the flesh. It'd also be a good way to ensure that history isn't rewritten as it'd remind those union-freindly journalists exactly where Edwards was moulded.

Look there's already a statue of Edwards on Notre Dame. That's more than enough for the modern world.

surely there is no bigger gobe than murph? its what made him what he was.

Finest/cleverest, that's just your opinion. As good as Murphy was, he isn't that well known outside of RL circles and of those mostly the over 50's. Offiah is generally recognised by many more people but I'd go for the group representation thingy.

I said that ages ago. Would sum everything up about the Challenge Cup and RL at Wembley. The two most iconic images are those two men on their knees.

If i was Fox i wouldn't want a statue of me at the lowest point of my career, iconic or not it wouldn't be fair to immortalise failure regardless of the poetry of it, besides he's not in the shortlist so move on, it's not happening.

No, not just my opinion, as I said both over here and in OZ

Martin Offiah was a fantasic talent and player....but what grates on me if he was to be picked is that he is not a "real" RL man if you get my drift. in alot of his interviews he says many times that before Widnes approached him he had little or no knowledge of rugby league

Would have any of those except Offiah,. Murphy or Ashton for me they something back into the game after there playing career.

Not impressed with Offiah at all, met and spoke to him quite a few times at Wigans athletic track and some seminars.......he,s all me me me me me me.

Same here, Offiah was a great player, but not a RL legend, any of the others fine

Ha ha, you're talking about [iAlex Murphy[/i and Martin Offiah and you label Offiah as the gobe!?

Murphy was just a rugby gobe unlike Offiah who is an everyday gobe.

to be fair to Offiah...he's a first class agent. Look at the gigs he got worrency

Course it's your opinion and he's not that well known in Aus. If you'd said Mal Reilly, who really is well known down under and considered a great of the game, then you'd have a case but Murphy was one of the best in his era but not the best/cleverest etc of all time, unless that happens to be your opinion. Anyhow, he doesn't deserve a statue to himself. He's got enough of them at home.

Love it, the best thing for RL would be Group Rep.