I'll put a vote in for Brett Hodgson if i can.......came to Huddersfield and risked his high reputation from Oz to play for an unfancied team that was trying to break into the top 6-8, played out of his skin and won man of steel in his 1st season.....and even at 30 something still managed to land a contract and perform superbly for one of the top teams.

Other than someone that my team benefited from it has to be Pat Richards.

Is it just me, or has Big Les been airbrushed from history in the minds of most contributors?

Not a particularly flashy player so he probably flew under the radar compared with the likes of Lyon, but I would argue Richard Swain was more important to his team than anyone.

Owen Craigie...........

Not read the whole thread, so not sure if anyone has mentioned Darren Albert yet? Loads of praise for Lyon and what he did for Saints, but Albert has to be up there with the best wingers during the last 10 years!!

Mainly from fans sticking to players from recent eras.

Vainikolo (IMO) was the most feared, if not the best winger in SL (never mind imports), and that includes the likes of Richards, Albert, King and Hall etc. Like Lyon, Vainikolo also came over at his peak, which distances those two from many of the other contenders being discussed in the thread.

152 games, 149 tries and 1 goal.

He was unreal. A beast. A winger that could single handedly turn a game. A shame for Super League he went to union.

Maybe, but his knees appeared to have gone by then. We had the best of him, for sure.

Big Dave Furleigh (i think) for saints, i think he was the best NRL forward import

Was just trawling through the pages wondering if he was going to get a shout. Incredible player.
would have liked to see more of Greg Bird - think with a few more seasons he would have been a contender.

Alfie Langer- Genius and as earlier stated played for Queensland whilst a Wire.

10 years? Perhaps you're like me, older than you realise?

How about a greatest Exiles team? Based on SL alone. Ive extended it for the whole of SL to make it a llittle easier.

Webb
Vainikolo Lyon Renouf Richards
Barrett Lam
K.Leuluai Buderus O'Meeley
Lauititi Furner
Menzies

Fitzgibbon, M Monnaghan, Perillini, Nutley

That would be a pretty decent outfit, take some beating thats for sure.
I was struggling for props but with Perillini and Nutley both had brilliant seasons at one point or another.

some of the overseas players aren't necessarily NRL imports - don't think the Paul brothers came from NRL (or first grade in any case) for example - also i think Jamie Lyon was wandering around in the bush somewhere as he had quit Paramatta some time earlier from memory.

Saints always seem to have decent imports from the NRL - Albert, Puletua (Lyon), Fairleigh.
I agree with Barrett as he seemed to be MoM constantly for Wigan - Renouf was class, even though Brisbane has the best years of him.
Vainikolo, Vagana and Withers for Bradford. Latterly Menzies.
Solomona and Domic for Wakey, although i thin Aiton will become great for us.
M Monaghan for Wire, seems consistently excellent.
Greenshields and Adam Mogg for Catalans

Kind of an unsung hero must be George Carmont. He came over at the same time Matt King signed for warrington, George Carmont has been outstanding since arriving in the super league.