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| Quote: prehensile "Alex Murphy
Vinty Karalius
Ellery Hanley
Tony Myler
Martin Offiah
edit : Alex Murphy added : how could I have forgotten him ![]()
Fair cop.
Anyone who has ever seen even a minute of his play around 1958 or 1962 must be in no doubt as to who is the greatest half to have played our fine game...
And that is of course a massive call given the candidates for the position.
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5. Kyle Eastmound
4. Sam Burgess
3. Sean Long
2. Kevin Sinfield
1. Tommy Martyn'"
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| Quote: nickcat0 "1. Ellery Hanley
2. Keiron Cunningham
3. Martin Offiah
4. Kevin Ward
As the only 4 Brits to get into my all time World XIII, the above is quite easy.
For 5th place, pick one out of Paul Sculthorpe; Tony Myler; Gary Schofield; Jason Robinson; Andy Gregory; Steve Norton; Mick Adams; Paul Newlove; Andy Goodway; Andy Platt.
One thing this thread has shown me is......how overrated Shaun Edwards is. A very average player who was lucky to be surrounded by outrageous talent to make him look good.'"
Nice try for a troll...
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| Quote: moonlight flit "Only in my 50's.
Someone in another thread rated Harry Bath.
Thank God my Dad isn't a surfer. His all time favourite was Jim Sullivan !'"
Harry Bath is often cited as the greatest Aussie player to never represent the country.
I would certainly have Brian Bevan in front of him (so did Harry) but that is that.
Sullivan in many ways towers over all comparisons in the British game because of the way he was viewed during his time in the game - and relatively early in the game's history.
That has benefits as well - you are remembered well in the historical context being available to compare but are too far back in a sport as old as rugby league to be remembered well by the fan collective (for want of a better term).
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Ethel Hanley
Tony Myler
Andy Gregory
Doug Laughton
Mick Adams
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Ernest Hanleyway...
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| Quote: Gijou "Ernest Hanleyway...'"
And his great work, [iFor Whom the Bell Tolls[/i, with a special introduction by Terry Lamb. |
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1. Keith Mumby - best defensive player ever, quality goalkicker and excellent in attack
2. Ellery Hanley
3. Gary Schofield
4. Martin Offiah
5. Paul Sculthorpe
Cunningham possibly should be in there ahead of Sculthorpe due to longevity. Howevr, I felt that in their prime Sculthorpe was the better player.
Mentions should also go to Kevin Ward, Andy Platt and Adrian Morley but like most people I've gone for the flair players rather than the workhourses
Suprised Henderson Gill has been overlooked and Paul Harkin the only player I ever saw who never made or took a tackle in his entire career
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So... to extend the question - how many of your top 5 Brit players would get into your all time top 5?
My 5 Brits were
1. Ellery Hanley
2. Keiron Cunningham
3. Martin Offiah
4. Kevin Ward
5. Paul Newlove
The top 5 players I have seen play (in no order)
Ellery Hanley
Wally Lewis
Brett Kenny
Mark Graham
Andrew Johns
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Why don't you people ask some easy questions...
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My top 5 Brits were
Keiron Cunningham
Ellery Hanley
Martin Offiah
Jonathan Davies
Jason Robinson
My top 5 i've seen are
Ellery Hanley
Martin Offiah
Mal Meninga
Greg Inglis
Gordon Tallis
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| Quote: Dunbar "So... to extend the question - how many of your top 5 Brit players would get into your all time top 5?
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None.......
Top 5 All Time
Andrew Johns
Wally Lewis
Darren Lockyer
Mal Meninga
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| Quote: nickcat0 "None.......
Top 5 All Time
Andrew Johns
Wally Lewis
Darren Lockyer
Mal Meninga
Brett Kenny'"
Rubbish,the Black Pearl is better than any of them.IMO just shading Brett Kenny. |
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In no particular order.
Ellery Hanley
Roger Milward
Alex Murphy
Billy Boston
Malcolm Reily
Martin Offiah
& probably about five others would be up with them.
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It's difficult to pick a top 5, but i would say Jason Robinson has to be one of the top GB backs of all time?
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