If you've a few minutes spare, he wasn't too bad in Aus either. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKOSLLJ ... r_embedded

If you've a few minutes spare, he wasn't too bad in Aus either. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKOSLLJ ... r_embedded

My view also. His records and statistics are right up there. So despite getting brownie points for loyalty, attitude and professionalism his playing record speaks for itself.



If BK hadn't piped up early with a contrary view we'd already be erecting the statue outside the ground. It's funny how threads can form opinions and not the other way around

Great video. Pat Richards, GF winner in NRL and SL, Two times CC cup winner, top try scorer 2010, MoS 2010, first Aussie past a 1000 points with Wigan, club record points scorer for Wigan.....and some say he is not a legend

Ah the old Ashton to Boston back flip pass. Every kid in Wigan could do it back in the late 50's to late 60's.

That was when Billy could really run.

I almost preferred it when he dragged 3 or 4 opposition players with him over the line.

Quite a few times just for a bit of variety he left 3 or 4 opponents in a semi comatose position embedded in the mud 5/10 yards from the line (some of them with boot marks running the length of their bodies).

we have had so many good players its always difficult when it comes to rating them. eg when Inga was playing for us, he was sensational. One of the outstanding players of his time, yet now he appears to have been forgotten.
I am sure that I could find similar players who are as good as pat but because they are slightly older they are easily forgotten.

Pat is good player, but not a legend. he's just been a very good player in a decade of mediocrity for the Club as a whole.

Blimey, like other teams believe, seems that RL only started in 1996!!!!

Every generation has its memorable players, My kids don't remember Wigan without Pat Richards, they will remember him as superman & he deserves it.

thats harder to do that be a good player in a good team.

I remember the Ganley sidestep, he could read Billy like a book. Billy went one way Ganley went the other.

But the best example of Billy being one on one with a fullback was in a cup match at Hunslet when he faced Langton.

In the first half Billy trundled down the middle after receiving one of the Ashton back passes , he came up to Langton and Billy sidestepped to the right and Langton guessed right and brought Billy down. Much backslapping and rejoicing from the Hunslet players.

Ten min after the same thing happened, Billy off down the middle again with Langton waiting with a confidant look on his face.
Billy must have said "sod the sidestep" and he ran right over the top of Langton to put the ball down under the sticks..

Hunslet in those days where a force to be reckoned with.