Not sure Drummond vs Alstead would be much of a contest, nor would Murphy vs Duffy (no disrespect to Duffs!)...Woods vs TommyGod would be interesting at their peak though.

I also think that the 1981/82 side would just edge out the 1970/71 side.

The next 5 best Leigh teams since those 2 were

1985/86
1986/87
2004
2006
2011

No disrespect intended but with both players in their peak Woods would absolutely nail it.

I still remember Woods running rings round an Aussie player that they still refer to as 'The King' in Australia.

Wally Lewis was no match for John Woods that day in 1983.

I'm only young enough to have seen Woods at the back end of his career so will bow to your knowledge on that. I would still say that Tommy at his peak was one of the finest players of his generation though.

John Woods for me was the FINEST ALL ROUND rugby player i have ever seen , the lad had everything , could score tries from nothing , had speed ,could kick goals , was a tactical kicker , and a Butts Bridger , i once saw him score 4 or 5 tries , against Bradford at Hilton Park , the Bradford stand-off was Ellery Hanley , and he made Hanley look average , the same season Wigan came and a young Shaun Edwards was made to look a fool by Woody .

He once said he would "Never play for Wigan ", but in todays game he would have been Priceless , playing for a Superleague team .

Tommy Martyn wasnt a patch on Woody , and Martyn played in a very good Saints team , other than Dessie , Ste Donlan ,and maybe a couple of others , the Leigh team werent exactly World Beaters .Just honest hard grafters , a pleasure to watch .

Although i did think Kenny Green was very underestimated .

There is a photograph of John Woods that used to be up in The Boars Head pub (and previously on display in The Musketeer)

It was taken at Wilderspool and He was in Warrington colours that day, It captures him in open field, speeding in for a try with the Warrington crowd jubilant.

Left trailing behind him is Wigan's Ellery Hanley with the expression of a beaten man. A fantastic photo.

Woody would run rings round tommy

No contest IMO as much as I like Tommy Martyn Jnr ...JW was the best player I`ve had the fortune to watch in a Leyth shirt and that includes AJM .

The best individual performance by any player............EVER..............was John Woods, when he scored all 24 points in a win at Leeds one Tuesday evening, circa 1984!!

The Daily star were big on write ups for every game in those days, and players were marked out of 10...........hardly anyone got a 10.....IIRC JW scored an ELEVEN!!!!!

The 1971 team were physically stronger with a ferocious pack and very 'hard' threequarters, whilst they lacked the flair of the 82 team, their defence was awsome! They were of course led by the greatest player Rugby League has ever had and, that's a major reason they would triumph over the 82 team! No disrespect to the 82 team, they were worthy champions but, again, Murphy was the inspiration for their team! I'm lucky to have seen them both!

I also witnessed a game at HP where Hanley tore us to shreds. But have to agree about Woody. He seemed to glide over the pitch and effortlessly kick goals from all over the park. A true RL god.

John Woods was a one off one of the greatest players in the World in his prime
He had everything fantastic attacking skills brilliant defence scored points for fun also broke long term records for every club he played for truly a awesome player
Alex J Murphy on the other hand is the greatest player of all time without a doubt he had everything Woody had plus that x factor he was feared by all throughout his career here and overseas it would have to be one hell of a player to eclipse Alex has the Worlds best ever player

Yes we were certainly blessed to have two truly world class players AND both were wearing Leigh shirts at the time.

It's no wonder that Leigh were able to win the league and be crowned the RL champions.

Woody was a genius. Simples.