: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:45 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

Yes, 1983/4. Laurie was due to play in the CC semi at Swinton but half an hour before kickoff an announcement was made summoning Roy Dickinson (who I was infront of in the crowd) to the changeing room.
Laurie wasn't seen again at Leeds until long after a certain scrum half had departed the club.

The others came over in 84/5 season

I know the story, thats right, webb came for his second stint with the other 10. Steve Martin was half back in webbs first season before going on to play alongside micheal caine in dirty rotten scoundrels.

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:54 pm  

was the 11th man slippery sam morris or was it the amazing scrum half cruickshank?

patterson was most consistent player that year, neil hunt had a very good sidestep

gavin jones steamed & rolled far too little due to injury

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:16 pm  

doc-rhino wrote:

was the 11th man slippery sam morris?

not sure, was he related to steve "slippery" morris who played on the wing for Leeds??

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:17 pm  

doc-rhino wrote:

was the 11th man slippery sam morris?

not sure, was he related to steve "slippery" morris who played on the wing for Leeds??

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:27 pm  

sgtwilko wrote:

not sure, was he related to steve "slippery" morris who played on the wing for Leeds??

Slippery turn up with his missus and about 16 kids, including twins who are both playing 1st grade in the NRL, I felt old as F*ck when i read that.

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:40 pm  

Richie Ramrod wrote:

20 pages on the signing of a cheap NRL club man that the Titans supporters didn't give toss about losing.

"

Yet his club offered him a four year contract so they must have rated him don't you think?

: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:07 pm  

Morris was 87-88 IIRC? Certainly not 84-85. A number of those lads signed in the mid 80s came straight from the Qld Cup when it was a very good competition in its own right, with the Broncos not having formed and a lot of Qld players staying up here despite offers to move to Sydney. Terry Webb was in that category.

What those sorts of players showed was how deep the Aussie player base was - Webb would never have got within a million miles of the NSWRL but was a regular in England for some time - he played stand off, Hooker, Loose forward, second row and even prop. He could do that just because he did the basics pretty well.

: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:06 am  

I suppose if Delaney stayed in the UK for long enough he'd qualify for England on residency grounds. He says clutching at straws...

: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:56 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

I suppose if Delaney stayed in the UK for long enough he'd qualify for England on residency grounds. He says clutching at straws...

Like Donald

: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:39 pm  

Leeds' overseas signings after the lifting of the ban on imports.

Leeds' overseas signings after the lifting of the ban on imports.