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| Quote Hull Kingston Convicts="Hull Kingston Convicts"Well i got told about the botox in a pub last night. Was guessing you was in same place and herd same thing!'"
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| Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Most underrated overseas player - McMenemy'"
Totally agree with you there, the type of player we miss currently imo . |
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| Quote PAUL M="PAUL M"Most underrated overseas player - McMenemy'"
Amen to that. Decent kick on him too. Absolutely pivotal in our CC run in 2005. |
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| Quote BP1="BP1"Most underated overseas signing (and one I haven't seen mentioned yet, rather surprisingly) is Craig Coleman (1988-89). Brought over by Brian Smith, he struck up an instant and highly effective partnership with Gary Pearce which was instrumental in turning a dysfunctional bottom four side into a highly organized and disciplined top four side with a fantastic work ethic throughout the side. A team that punched above its collective weight with Coleman pulling the strings in the middle.'"
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| Quote antipope="antipope"I always preferred david brooks to terry regan, a tackling machine. Regan also cost us a trip to wembley when he played the ball to himself on the last tackle in the 0-0 semi v halifax, with gary pearce waiting to pop a simple drop goal over with a couple of minutes left.'"
Don't normally split hairs but it was Scott Gale who played the ball to himself with Porky waiting for glory behind him |
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| Quote airliebird9="airliebird9"Craig Coleman was a top, top signing.'"
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. |
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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.
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| Quote hesslefan="hesslefan"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 ?? |
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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?
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| 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.
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