Briscoe on Fox because it was the last move of the game and FC had no defence on their left, it was a certain try that was going to win the game, and Briscoe came from nowhere. If it had been in the middle of the half it wouldn't have had half the impact.

Sherriffe on Maurie Fa'asavalu was the best I hve witnessed, we could all hear the impact.

Paul Reilly on Ade Gardner in the last Twickenham final.

Ron Jeremy

I’d have to say that the greatest rugby league tackle I saw was anything from Sonny Bill Williams. He had the best shoulder the game has ever had. He put in some brutal ones during his time in rugby league.

Ryan Bailey on Maurie Fa'asavalu was an absolute cracker of a hit. Johnnie Walker on Luke Burgess was a big one as well.

My favourite defensive performance of all time by a player was Kylie Leuluai in the 2007 playoff semi-final against Saints. Leeds lost that game, but it was the most brutal I’ve ever been to!

Gary Connolly came up with a few.The one already mentioned in the CC semi final at Wigan to stop Offiah and another on Wakefields Sid Domic at Belle Vue whom he took into touch at the corner flag when Domic looked a certain scorer after a 60 metre run along the touchline.Kevin Tamati once cleaned out an Aussie forward named Hancock,NZ V Aus early eighties.

Now I'm not saying it's the greatest tackle ever, but Mark Henry's tackle on Ryan Atkins yesterday was very impressive, and stopped what looked like a certain try

A few of my favourites........going back a little bit in time

Phil Ford on Martin Offiah - comes from the opposite wing (iirc) to nail him
Jim Fallon on Tuigamala - Inga goes at him like a steam train from 5 yards out and Fallon takes him ball and all to stop a 'certain try'
Moz on 'Spud Carroll - Moz cuts Spud in half with a textbook block tackle, Spud disappeared back to Oz with what was left of his tail between his legs!

Not a tackle in the strictest sense but because of what it meant at the time to me (and thousands of other Leeds fans), Ryan Sheridan's ball steal on Danny Peacock in the 99 Cup Semi Final, turned the game very close to half time and Leeds went on to Wembley

The Elima shot on Dixon wasnt a bad one, but it was helped along by the hospital pass form Graham

While I certainly don’t want to see a player taken off on a stretcher (and I am glad he was OK), Yeaman cleaning out Scott Grix at the KC was brutal – and I thought it was a fair shot and Yeaman was unlucky to be penalised

I remember that and I still can't understand how it happened.Offiah caught a Leeds bomb in his own 20 metre area and the onrushing Leeds players made a mess of nailing him and he found himself free with nothing but grass 80 metres in front of him as he hared off down the touchline towards the old dressing rooom end.Ford,who was also a left winger, chased and caught him, diagonally from the other side.I don't recall Offiah turning his head to see if he was being pursued and I think he arrogantly assumed that there was no one near him.

It certainly has comedic value though.


That is indeed a cracker. Chris Sandow is also apt to flatten anybody. Search "chris sandow mass hit on luke patten" you know where.

Probably my own favourite is Brian Carney's try saving tackle of Anthony Sullivan. The upper body strength of Carney to lift Sullivan and prevent the try is superb. Similar to Briscoe's, but just pips it, because where Briscoe flips him from the shoulder, Carney has to do it from the waist.

The Phil Ford cover tackle on Martin Offiah sticks with me as the best example of just sheer bloody minded determination to get there, coupled with the technique to make it stick when you do.

Surprised nobody in the "smaller man on bigger man" stakes has mentioned Rob Burrow picking up and smashing Jamie Thackray.

Ray Price was a hero at Wakey and his tackling was immense however he was the victim in this case.

In a match against Featherstone Jeff Grayshon (the only man playing at the time who was even older than Price) ran out of the line and smashed Price. It took him 5 minutes to get up which didn't happen often. I had the feeling old Jeff owed him that one and had waited years to do it. Job done and worth the wait, he was smiling for ages afterwards, Ray wasn't.

Has Darren Albert’s tackle on Danny McGuire been mentioned on here yet?

That was a blinder in the shape of try scoring sense. I can’t remember which year or exact game it was though. It was on a DVD that sky released!

I remember Wellens stood on his own line when Vainakolo ran styriaght at him, Wellens smashed him into touch. That was a classic tackle.

Can anyone remember a young Mick Cassidy ending Kev Wards career in the 8-8 draw at Central Park???

The Phil Ford cover tackle on Offiah in the 1989 Challenge Cup tie at Headingley. Back then Offiah was at least twice as fast as the next faster player in the league. He was never caught when clear through. Ever (apart from by Ettinghausen).

I agree with the earlier poster about Morley on Carroll. Lots of shoulder barges mentioned but if you want to see a perfect tackle technique that cuts a man in half this is the one. Even sweeter that Aussie was a big hard Aussie test forward who had spent the off season telling everyone how many poms he would smash. Mozzer were nowburra kid back than an all.

I think you might be exaggerating just a tad there