I very much doubt it. rlLook at the early years of "Northern Union"rl and most games struggled to get beyond 0-0. It was only when we abadoned rucks and mauls and all that malarky in 1906ish that the points started to flow.

Ken Gee was a prop forward that didn't kick goals, such a record is truly phenominal. I remember in around 1948 there was a photo of him coming up out a the pit at noon and he turned out for GB against the Aussies at Wigan in the afternoon. In those days no substitutes so he would be on for the 80 minutes

since he left Bradfud he's been !!! and thats coming from someone who thought he was amazing

the BBC put up that Pat had 997 points for Wigan before his first kick today, 6 more than bilko, who is correct ?

Thanks for clearing that up

Well I'm an amateur so I'd go with the BBC.

Why? They never normally get anything else right!!

Well I don't think I've made a mistake but could have done in the long past.

Ken Gee was quite distinct in those days of rationing. He weighed over 18 stone. A brilliant player, says my old Dad.

Not sure if anyone else has posted on this but I gather from the dubious source of Eddie and Stevo last night (my newborn baby's mother is not yet allowing me to attend games... apologies if that makes me a category Z fan!) that Pat broke the 1000 points barrier for Wigan last night (though there seems to be some dispute that it might have happened during the semi-final?)

Anyway, well done Pat. He has joined a very prestigious list with some real legends of rugby, but he deserves to be there. Pat has been a model professional for this club and has got better each year.

Like Brett Dallas he will go down as a real fan favourite, an Aussie who played for Wigan like it was his hometown club.

I'm sure all Wigan fans will want to join me in congratulating Pat

To be honest while i have always thought he was a solid player, i have never really thought of him as a top class player, but i have to say his form of late has been excellent.

He seems to have more desire to beat a man and also seems more able to use his physical gifts to beat a man, some of his big handoffs of late have been Iroesque.

A great achievement to be the first Aussie to crack the 1000 point barrier.

Who are the others to achieve 1000 points then?

Farrell
Boston
Sullivan
Fairburn
Du Toit?
Edwards
Radlinski?
Botica?

Fans tend to have a natural pull towards homegrown players because they are of the same mould and normally want the club to win as much as the fans do but we also love nothing better then a guy that comes from thousands of miles away and plays with the passion and pride that matches that of any local guy.

Richards does the club proud year after year and loves it here. The fans think the world of him and whenever he does leave(although i get the feeling it'll be when he retires) he'll get as emotional a send of as that of Brett Dallas.

What a turnaround from 2006

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