His best year at the club imo. Looks like he has took on a leadership role and imo is running hill close to being our best player this year. He looks like he is really enjoying his rugby.

I think his contribution may sometimes have been underrated because he doesn't play in a "pivot" position, and as a winger he's not the quickest, but I agree that particularly over the last season and a half he's become hugely important, and possibly the player I think we miss most when he's not there. For me the moment when I realised it was when he went off in the GF, I had a very bad feeling as soon as that happened. Very pleasing to see Michael playing better than he has for a while as he nears the end for him too. Top guys.

Micheal Monas was amazing last night and it was his first game back as well. He's has been one our very best players in the superleague era and the best hooker for me since I've been supporting wire late 80s onwards and that includes Duane Mann who was also top draw.

Both Monaghan's are playing fantastic recently, they'll be pivotal for the rest of this season!

Kevin Ashcroft for me, then Kevin Tamati then Roger O'Mahoney then Monas. Monas role as hooker is much watered down since back then.

Forgot Tamati - another great player, Ashcroft was just before my time. Have you seen that biff between Tamati and Greg dowling in the Aussies v nz test- Tamati was one hard MF. Type it into the 'video sharing site'.

superleague era?

Sorry I didn't see it said SL era. I thought he said since 80s.

Monas then. easy

Kevin Ashcroft was 70's

He was technically if you want to split hairs. but still a coach here as the decade turned and he coached Myself.

He left in 1975. He returned as a coach 1982. Not a happy period when he was coach if I can remember.

Thought it was 1981/1982 we almost won the league too.

1980–81 under Billy Benyon

It was. I remember. He got sacked and I never knew quite why. We should have kept him longer.
I think he went saints and lasted a season there too. Not sure.

Perhaps he opened his mouth. back then the boards had little patience for being told how it is.

Michael Monaghan is streets above any hooker Ive seen at this club and I don't say that lightly because he was a good awful sight as a half back in his first year and wasn't that good last year, but on song better than anyone that Ive seen play hooker in this country. the only thing that's different now is you don't have to kick people - sorry strike for the ball in the scrum anymore.

Apologies if it causes offense but if anyone thinks the role is watered down since stevo played it is just as stupid as him. I don't remember the Tony Waller's or John dalgreens running at big fat forwards and leaving them for dead like Monas did at Paleasina in the 2009 semi.

whats good about the Front row pic in my avatar is Boyd Tamati and Jackson played in those positions in that game so it was an Awesome "real front row". But Kevin Tamati was a prop forward really and he wasn't better than Duane Mann who was an out and hooker.


Boyd Tamati Jackson was a legendary front row and the toughest you will ever see......ever

Morley Monagahan Carvell 2011 was better.