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Ive just remembered another from the Stan Owen era how about Derek Hurt.

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60,s Hard men Bill Robbie, Geoff Fletcher & Brian Brooks

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Quote: Scarramanga "Another one of the more recent era IMHO was Dave Bradbury.'"


I agree brads never took a backward step and has some fine tales to tell

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Quote: Skipman "60,s Hard men Bill Robbie, [sizeGeoff Fletcher [/size& Brian Brooks'"


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Only young when i saw him play but i always know my grandad raved how hard john westhead was

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Quote: The Landlord "Only young when i saw him play but i always know my grandad raved how hard john westhead was'"


God I feel old now!

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Quote: peawapp "Ive just remembered another from the Stan Owen era how about Derek Hurt.'"

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Aye he was hard was Hurty he threw a board duster at me in class at Manc Road 1967 where he was a teacher these days he would end up in
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Bugger nearly knocked mi yed off...still he was a decent fella and not a bad teacher , i had trouble keepin mi gob shut in class icon_biggrin.gif

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Pound for pound the hardest must have been Dessie Drummond
not many wingers have flattened a Aussie test prop wi a tackle
ive lost count of the number of players Dessie flattened with his technique
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Quote: DETROITSOUL "Pound for pound the hardest must have been Dessie Drummond
not many wingers have flattened a Aussie test prop wi a tackle
ive lost count of the number of players Dessie flattened with his technique
both on attack and defence real hard case and hardly got hurt himself
remember eric hughes breaking dessies jaw with a cheap shot after a dessie tackle

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from later years along with timmy and dave bradbury i also thought dave webster and rowls himself were hard nutters or even goulding especially that tackle against hudds at the mc alpine in the qualifying semi for grand final

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Quote: Scarramanga "Another one of the more recent era IMHO was [sizeDave Bradbury[/size.'"


Please dont mention this lad in the same breath as some of the all time great hard men to wear a leigh jersey.

Wudnt even quallify as a Miners hard man!

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Has to be Des for me for a winger he was imense ,but i will never forget TC he was just a bully on the pitch . icon_lol.gif

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Timmy street was a beast & a legand!

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Quote: deepan "from later years along with timmy and dave bradbury i also thought dave webster and rowls himself were hard nutters or even goulding especially that tackle against hudds at the mc alpine in the qualifying semi for grand final'"


The Fullback? icon_eek.gif Hardman??? Thats funny! icon_lol.gif

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Peter Ropati would be up there with the best of um

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