I get what your saying but Dallas played half of his career at Wigan also

Oh yeah if it was a question of who had the better NRL career then Dallas, but I'd take Richards on who had the better overall career and better Wigan career. If it was top trumps, Dallas would win on agility and speed, Richards would win on strength, aerial ability, finishing, defence and kicking. Don't get me wrong, I loved watching Dallas more for entertainment, but I'd be picking Richards in terms of who would do most to help me win a game. Watching Richards score five tries in a game was the only time I actually felt sorry for an opposition player at SL level. Dallas was good but he couldn't dominate a game like that.

Gary Connolly
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How the hell could I forget about those two?

Spoiled to the point of gluttony.

I’ve never seen a player influence a team quite like Hanley, and he managed to stand out in a team full of stars, I feel so lucky to have witnessed those great Wigan teams from that period.

Tomkins was undoubtedly very good but you won’t find him commanding the same respect as Hanley still does both here and in Australia.

My Top 3 in my time of watching

1) Lockers

2) Hanley

3) Andy Greg

Sam would just make the top ten.

Lockers number 1?? Dont think hed make my top 10

Fair enough it's your opinion and i respect that.

My response--

How many pots has Lockers lifted as Wigan Captain in the last decade, widely regarded in Aus by the ockers as one of the best players in the world at the peak of his career.

England and Great Britain Captain for numerous years.

History will reflect very well on Lockers time as a Wigan player, one the greatest of all time without doubt.

Saw my first Wigan game back in 1947 and if I was forced to select the best my pick would be Ellery H. As I have said on here before the best Wigan team performance I have ever seen was in the CC final in 1959. That team included Boston, Bolton, Ashton, Sullivan, Griffiths and of course McTigue the MOM.

For once you make sense young Grimmy

Radlinski all the way for me, I also factor in a players attitude and how he treated the club, As we all know Tomkins was a bit of an when alcohol was involved also He binned us off twice for the lure of filthy lucre

less than Edwards, not as good as Farrell for me either

Lockers was (feels terrible typing was) a great player and certainly top 10 and maybe even five material in my time but Hanley and Farrell were a level above. There’s no shame in that as both were probably the best players in the World at various times. Faz would’ve smashed it in the NRL. Lockers would as well but Faz could do pretty much everything Lockers could but was also an unbelievable ball runner and was more of an individual threat running the ball. Hanley was just a freak.

Hard to judge Hanley properly as Wigan were the only fully pro team and it wasn't even a contest most of the time.
Tomkins done it against top Leeds, Saints, Wire teams.......

Good point.

Well, except we weren't and he also did it in Australia every year as well.

Tomkins was quite subdued against Leeds compared to in other games. I think there was extra spice in the fixture when he was at Wigan, and Leeds’ kick chase game stepped up a level to close him down.

You may not remember, but Hanley also did it in a Leeds, GB, West’s and Balmain shirt. He was on a different level.