Morley was a different type of forward to Peacock, Fielden or Graham. Sam Burgess was more similar but still not quite as intimidating as Morley at his peak. If you wanted a forward to churn out metre after metre for you, he probably wouldn’t be the first one you’d pick but the things he brought to a side were immeasurable. He was a throw back in a lot of ways and I loved watching him play. He terrorised teams and we’d kill for a player like that in an England shirt at present. I thought the likes of Walmsley, Thompson and Tom Burgess gave us a stark look at where we’re at currently on that recent tour.

You make a good point. I think this current GB team would massively benefit for an 'in his prime Morley'.

Walmsley is a prime example of how weak superleague has become. He is probably the 2nd best prop in the comp after Thompson but he was woeful on that tour and in years gone by he’d have been chewed up by guys like Peacock, Morley or Fielden. His weaknesses haven’t been exposed at superleague level but Tonga, NZ and even PNG made him look clumsy and sluggish.

It was a real reality check that tour for the game over here.

What, like getting sent off in the very first tackle of the game?

Pffft he only tapped him

Ha! Do you think that defines Morley's whole career then? I remember a certain Shaun Edwards almost decapitating Bradley Clyde, Sam Burgess killing Thaiday with a high shot, and wasn't Jamie Peacock in a punch up once? hhmmm...

No, i just found it amusing that you think GB need Adrian Morley when the only thing of any note that i remember him doing in a GB shirt is getting sent off on the first tackle of the game.

And what did your beloved Kelvin Skerrett ever do in a GB shirt? What more was he than an intimidating prop forward who ran around punching people and getting sent off?

I’m sorry but you can’t sit there and back Skerrett to the high hilt who was overly aggressive and violent to intimidate opponents and was sent off regularly whilst slating Morley for getting sent off once v Australia.

No wonder they all wore arm guards in them days!

I still remember being sat in the South Stand and the roar that erupted when Morley dropped him was immense. Sadly the replays came on the screen and you knew he was done.

Gansons fault!

Hard to take your opinion onboard when your only take away of Morley is a sending off offence.

I was right at the back in the North stand with my Dad and all his work mates, we all had no idea he had been sent off until we got home

IIRC this was the game that afterwards there was a huge game of rugby broke out in the gap between what was JJB and the store to the left and it was brilliant. Best GB game I went to that one for me, atmosphere was incredible!

Why do you say hes my 'beloved Kelvin Skerrett'.

Andy Platt was a far better all round prop than Skerrett. Skerrett was more along the lines of Morley, intimidating and rough hence why i thought he should be brought in to help 'toughen up' our forwards and i was proven right with the displays they served up at the end of the year when they lacked any fire and enthusiasm.

Can you remember a GB game where he stood out or changed the game in a positive way? In the era Morley played, Britains best props were IMO always Fielden, Peacock, Barrie Mac and Terry O. The only thing that comes back to me when i think of Morley in a GB shirt is the sending off.

Just to be clear, i am not saying Morley was a bad player he wasnt. He was a decent player but this worship of him as some kind of Prince of props is way OTT. Save the gushing for props like Webke, Platt, Lazurus, Ward, they were really truly world class props.