One of the things that sticks in my mind about the 70's and is a far cry from todays game was the amount of silverware on offer!! All were highly prized as well, in part due to the prize money that came along with the winning of this silverware in those semi professional days!
The massive attraction of the Locker Cup to open up the season, The Lancashire cup which saw many a blood and thunder tussle, The Players/John Player Trophy was highly prized and indeed for me holds some magic memories, The BBC floodlit Trophy, the Challenge Cup of course, the end of season play offs, and one year even the Captain Morgan Trophy thrown in as well! Add to that The League Leaders Shield after about 36 league games and its a far cry from todays supposed "overcrowded calender"
Of course the full time professional and summer era has brought us a quicker game full of athletes and supermen compared to those days of barrell stomached props and Rob Burrow-esque style half backs but if you ever get chance to take a look back at some of the old games of the 70's, I think you'll be surprised at the fitness and skill levels and the speed at which the game was played!
Its difficult to compare when, who, which, or what was best. All I know from a personal level is I've always enjoyed my Rugby League and hope that will always be the case!!

Was that the 10-0 challenge cup game, we put the score down to the weather, but as the season went on realised it was because we were dump!!

Yeah that's the one - Anderson also put it down to the fact the team wouldn't be "ready" for matches until the season proper had kicked off, even though it was only something like 2 weeks away