Of the players I have seen play against my team Saints I would go as follows.

Radlinski
Robinson
Connolly
Senior
Monaghan
Sinfield (Had to fit this guy in, destroyed us his kicking game in 4 Grand Finals)
Lam
Fielden
Newton
Morley
Ellis
Peacock
Farrell

Emosi koloto, joe grima and David and paul hulme. Wigan knew they had been in a game whenever they played widnes amazing team in the late 80s.

Saw him in sainsbury's yesterday(Hull) he's working with PNG.It was absolutely in down but he was still wearing shorts and flip flops.

Quote: Deano G "The greatest player I've seen, certainly while wearing the green and gold - at times he was unstoppable. Powerful, deceptively quick for a big man and great hands. Had the knack of always being there at the end of games to kill off GB's dreams. That puts him above Hanley for me and recent and current Aussie greats - others may have impressed in the NRL/Origin but at international level big Mal was unequalled. What a player (and captain) he was.'" Whenever I saw Meninga kick goals the ball always seemed to be rising when it passed the crossbar, no matter where it was kicked from. Still remember him shepherding an Australian winger home in a GB/Aus match at Old Trafford by pushing an approaching GB defender out of the way, ref was miles behind play and the touchjudge was otherwise engaged so nothing was given. Every great team should have a Vince Karalius to take charge on the pitch. Great obituary here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... alius.html The last two sentences are very illuminating. Any man would be proud to have a career like that. Bruce Burton from Cas, master of the chip and chase. Much more danger of being clotheslined in those days.

Quote: Deano G "The greatest player I've seen, certainly while wearing the green and gold - at times he was unstoppable. Powerful, deceptively quick for a big man and great hands. Had the knack of always being there at the end of games to kill off GB's dreams. That puts him above Hanley for me and recent and current Aussie greats - others may have impressed in the NRL/Origin but at international level big Mal was unequalled. What a player (and captain) he was.'" Whenever I saw Meninga kick goals the ball always seemed to be rising when it passed the crossbar, no matter where it was kicked from. Still remember him shepherding an Australian winger home in a GB/Aus match at Old Trafford by pushing an approaching GB defender out of the way, ref was miles behind play and the touchjudge was otherwise engaged so nothing was given. Every great team should have a Vince Karalius to take charge on the pitch. Great obituary here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... alius.html The last two sentences are very illuminating. Any man would be proud to have a career like that. Bruce Burton from Cas, master of the chip and chase. Much more danger of being clotheslined in those days.

I'd put Wally Lewis's name in there rather than Meninga.

I thought Meninga when he played for Saints was a bit of a bully due to his size.

Took 'Westie' to bring him back to Earth.

I started watching in 1946 so saw all these great wingers. Brian Bevan tops the list by a country mile and is one of the best rugby league players I have ever seen. Next would come Van Vollenhoven and I could not separate Boston and Cooper.

I am too young to have seen Lewis at his peak but did see Meninga at his. I know Wally is regarded by many as the greatest ever. I just count myself lucky (and unlucky) to have seen big Mal play. A complete rugby player - quick, powerful, strong in defence and great hands. I was trying to explain how good he was to someone too young to have seen him play and I described him a more powerful version of Inglis with even better hands. Which to me says it all as Inglis is himself one of the game's modern greats.

If I can not choose Murphy (he did play a while for us ), I would go for doggie greenall ,when he played for saints ,and not for you men.

He is the best winger I have seen play. He was absolute magic to watch!!!

Always thought phil mckenzie, paul groves and paul medley when he was at leeds were great players.

There's more to being a winger than scoring tries. Billy Boston probably saved as many as he scored. His timing of the destructive crash tackling of the opposing centres was legendary. Brian Bevan was never noted for his defensive qualities. No I would rather have had Boston in my team above any other player I have ever seen.

I repect your opinion so am fine with that. As others have commented I have never seen anyone with the different skills Bevan used to beat an opponent, often leaving them grasping thin air and shaking their heads in frustration. He rarely used a hand-off relying on pace change,swerve either way and sidestep off either foot.

He played less than 10 games in Aus. before coming to England. He never played for Australia but when the Australian team of the century was announced in 2008 selected from a list of their 100 best rugby league players in the games 100-years history he was selected on the wing. He is also the only player ever inducted into both the British and Australian RL Hall of Fame. Known as"Wing Wizard" he was truly that.

Having said that I loved watching Boston play too, most memorably when he helped demolish my team at Wembley in 1959.

Yep Billy Boston was as good in defence as he was in attack.... which says alot !!!


Billy Boston = Legend !

Bevan and Vollenhoven were both great wingers (as was Offiah) BUT Boston was far better all round Rugby player.

I was there. Bobby Ball walked past me wearing a gold a bracelet you could have towed an 8 wheeler with.