Ronnie came up with some special moments that will always live in memory for me, but Lee was the best in my opinion

Alan McGlone gave the club great service during (and after) a 12 year playing career.

Just a reminder to some of the people here that this supposed to be an all time greatest Hull team, not just the last 25 years which in any case haven't been historically that successful. Of course we all have favourite players that we have personally seen and no doubt have a natural bias towards them and being a relatively old git myself I have probably seen more than the majority of posters in here. None the less there are some old timers - from way before my time who have left an enduring legacy and have metaphorically been there and got the T shirts - whole wardrobes of them in fact. Just a suggestion but you can get an idea of how players were rated by their peers by the representative honours they collect. The best players tend to feature in the eras when the side was better - making finals and placing high in the league and to make an impact at Hull they need to play a decent number of games as well. So to some I would just say step back and think a minute - was your favourite an international when at Hull? Did he break any records? How many games did he play and did he shine in the big ones? If you honestly think that he ticks those boxes then go ahead but remember we are supposed to be looking back over more than 100 years and there may be better candidates.

As I said earlier in the thread Ronnie Wileman was a personal favourite of mine to watch but he's nowhere near the best to play for Hull, you can enjoy players whilst recognising their limits.

Sorry I had to rant on a bit but to suggest a one season player is somehow worth even comparing with a 25 time GB international is just that bit too far.

good points and i would second all of that. go and read about some of the great players of the past and what they did for the club. its easy to vote for your favourite but this is not what it is really about. knockers bump and freddie miller do excellent jobs on these threads bringing up some of the old names.

also ask your parents and grandparents opinions, they'll have seen more players through the years

Well we have only one Lance Todd winner at the club and he did serve the club for a lot of year Harris gets it for me.

A word of mention to another stalwart , Tony Duke not always first choice but managed to get a cup winners medal in the end of his very long one man club career. Certainly did as much Swain and for many years.

Another one to add to the list is George Watt, Australian International whom played in all three of the famous 1946 'Indomitables' tests - named after HMS Indomitable an aircraft carrier that took the GB RL team to Australia via Suez and onto Freeantle. This was massive national news BITD and formed part of the bonding of relations between the two countries directly after the war. Also NSW 'inter-state' rep 6 times, 3 times premiership winner with 2 clubs (Balmain & Easts) and our club captain for the 48/49 season.

Made 90 appearances with 9 tries after signing with us at the age of 30 for the 1947 season playing until 1951 (there are some sketchy details that say he went back to OZ for one last season with Balmain in 1954 but I don't know if this is true) Was also our A team coach and remained in Hull until his death in 2010. Watt, along with many of his peers lost his prime years due to WWII.

One of the interesting facts and a show of his famed resiliance is that he had a terrible fall from a fairground ride in Sydney and was told he'd never play RL ever again, he went on from that moment to gain International honours and travel to the UK and become one of our own..

Now, tell me about Triester again

This could be one of the closest votes.

In my time (40 years), I'd say the two stand out Hookers have been Lee Jackson and Richard Swain, of which I'd personally vote for Jackson - Hull lad, GB International and bacame the World Record Holder for the fastest RL try (9 seconds versus Sheffield Eagles).

Obviously, Tommy Harris should be one of the nominations too. As our only Lance Todd Trophy winner and hooker from a great Hull side, it's a shame there's limited footage and only a few fans who will have seem him play.

I believe George Watt, a prolific ball winner,passed on a few tips to Tommy Harris when Tommy signed for Hull. George played with 3 other Aussies in the late 40's - Ryan, Jackson and Gittoes. I remember watching George and the hooker that preceded him post WW2 but his name escapes me, Kavanagh perhaps?

After Tommy Harris, Lee Jackson would follow just in front of Swain and Watt.

George Barlow was the Hull hooker pre WWII, debut 1930 and was in the 1939/40 squad and amassed 237 appearances, by 1938 Bob Kavanagh had signed, stayed til '49 with 78 app, in '39 Harry Wilkinson was signed and made 76 app leaving in 1952.
The war put a big strain on the Hull team and we borrowed quite a few players to play sometimes as many as 29 matches (44/45 season), in one of the war-league years we actually fielded 46 different players at one time or another. Something the great Eddie Waring recalled doing on his visits to the Boulavard as a manager and having to tap a fair few of Hull's players to make up the numbers.

Which if any of the two hookers played during the war I don't know but Wilkinson was the Hull hooker in the team that played in the 1946 Yorkshire cup final defeat.

Swain is the best I've seen but Ron Wileman was fantastic, what a match up that would be !!
Jackson was also great but went down injured a lot, ask the Hull physio at the time.

Thanks for that.

I went to that 1946 match being my first Yorkshire cup final. Beaten by Wakefield Trinity I recall little about the match although I do have a programme somewhere.
I have more recollection of the semi when we beat Hull KR having being taken to the Boulevard by my mum and dad. Mum was a Rovers fan whose hooker then was Joe Ramsden who was very good. Freddie Miller was a real crowd favourite engaging in long kicking duals with his Rovers counterpart McWatt.

Before I left the UK in the mid-60's I watched Hull in 7 cup finals, 1 being a replay,( 5 Yorkshire and 2 Challenge) and we were beaten in all of them.

Well we haven't done much better since you left, so you haven't missed a great deal.

A lot better I would suggest. 6 Yorkshire cup finals. Won 4 of them including 3 in successive years.

7 Challenge cup finals. Won 2 of them. I saw the draw at Wembley but missed the replay. Saw 2 others at Wembley(Rovers and Wigan) to

maintain my record of never having seen Hull win a cup final.

Tommy Harris for me. Part of the "Panzer Pack" plus held his own in the national side. His game at Wembley with a depleted pack (Mike Smith's debut game, must be a record) and playing on with concussion, until his legs finally gave up on him, has to seal it???????? p.s. I've never voted before, because the chioce has been so varied but, Tommy's a stand out for me. I've got the DVD of the final, if anyone's interested, Mike Smith's confrontation with Rocky Turner and ball shove in the face, is a gem.

Swain. Great player and captain.