Craig Coleman was a top, top signing.

Don't normally split hairs but it was Scott Gale who played the ball to himself with Porky waiting for glory behind him

He was and helped drag a bottom of the table side into the top four. Coleman and Gary Pearce were a more then useful half back combo back in the day.

I’m glad I started this thread; the comments people have made have brought back some good memories. However I’m shocked I’d forgotten about Craig Coleman and Des Hasler and although I’ve been a fan for over 40 years, for the life of me I cannot remember Fili Seru or Hitro Okesene!
The original team I suggested was a hypothetical team based on how they played for us or their careers elsewhere. On this basis and to finish this off here’s who I think were/are the Best of the Rest -

Hasler (didn’t he play both full back and scrum half for us?),

Cleal (but not sure whether as a threequarter or a forward), Vaikona, Solal, Liddiard, Domic, Brad Webb, Matt Sing, Blacklock, Gale

Mackey, Entat (probably the best overseas half back pairing), Coleman

Logan, Berrigan, Folkes, Motu Tony (personally I’d have played him at hooker – he’d played there for New Zealand so that should have been good enough for us – and not bought Berrigan, good though he is, and kept Briscoe).

Maher, McMenemy, Muggleton, Grimaldi, Divet, Manu

Lots of good wingers to choose from and not so many centres and similarly lots of good back rowers and not so many props; the latter is one area where Rovers probably made better overseas signings i.e. Beetson and Broadhurst.

Surely on pure ability and world status at that time, it would have to be Peter Sterling wouldn't it ??

Stanley Gene

HullWhiteStar - I started this thread off with a hypothetical best team of overseas players and Peter Sterling was in that.

I did consider Stanley Gene, but in what position would you say he was up there with the best?

Gary lester was one of the most underrated players for me. Thought he did a good job in a very crap team for the first two seasons of super league. Never got any protection from our forwards, allways came off the pitch black and blue!
Best overseas player for me though without doubt Richard swain. Tackled like a demon, hit well above his weight. Also his distribution from the play of the ball was so quick and accurate it gave cookie and Horney all the time they needed too cause havoc in attack.
Also challenge cup final!!!

Best oversea's players I have seen play for Hull FC are as follows:

1:Ben Sammut
2:Matt Daylight
3:Tevita Vaikona
4:Richie Barnett
5:Colin Best
6:Jason Smith
7:Gary Lester
8:Craig Greenhill
9:Richard Swain
10:Mark O'Meley
11:Willie Manu
12:Stephen Kearney
13:Craig Fitzgibbon

14:Mick Jenkins
15:Adam Maher
16:Tony Grimaldi
17:Sean Ryan

1. Gary Kemble
2. Dane O’Hara
3. Jimmy Leuluai
4. Ritchie B*
5. Colin Best*
6. Greg Mackey
7. Peter Sterling
8. Greenhill*
9. Swain*
10. O’Meley*
11. Fitz*
12. Kearney*
13. Jason Smith*

14. Danny Divet
15. Crusher
16. Muggleton
17. Manu*

* All in the KC era

Heres a few more names to contend with.

Luke Felsh (prop)
Peter Fitzgerald (full back)
David Maiden (centre)
Jeff Doyle (second row/ stand off)
Jeff Gerrard (prop)
James Grant (centre)

I just don't get how Craig Greenhill gets into peoples teams. He was gash, an absolute plodder.

Greenhill was like McMenemy; you didn't realise what he did until he wasn't there. Contribution for every minute they were on the pitch was enormous.

Well here is another hooker to think on Ray Owen only here one season but as hard as nails.
When Bradford had a good pack with Ramshaw and Clawson in second row he terorised them after some one hit him in the scrum.