: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:21 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Brian Bevan

I believe he either had a trial or was refused a trial at Leeds.

Didn't Leeds refuse him saying he didn't look like he'd make a rugby player.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:34 pm  

tvoc wrote:

For me and all at the same time with Grothe and Hunt already in the team, with Jack Gibson as coach instead of Bamford.

Peter Sterling
Brett Kenny
Mick Cronin
Steve Ella
Ray Price

You a Parra fan or summat?

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:37 pm  

King Monkey wrote:

You a Parra fan or summat?

Not particularly these days but i was back in the early eighties. Bandwagon jumping glory boy or what?

Tony Ferrino wrote:

:lol:

Jamie Mathiou?

Hardly Jamie Mathiou as he played three and a half times as many games for Leeds as the others put together.

Give yourself one of your Whooooooooooosh comments.

Re: Name the Top 5 Aussies who should have played for Leeds? : Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:51 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

Wayne Pearce
Mal Meninga (thanks Ray ********* French)
Ray Price
Brett Kenny
Gavin Miller

Can someone remind me of the Meninga story...I'm quite young and have a limited memory of the 80's

Re: Name the Top 5 Aussies who should have played for Leeds? : Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:07 pm  

Vic Mackey wrote:

Can someone remind me of the Meninga story...I'm quite young and have a limited memory of the 80's

I believe that Harry Jepson and co. went to Australia to recruit and had Meninga lined up along with Grothe (and possibly Wayne Pearce if really wild rumours were to be believed). I heard that Ray French was out there also and had a chat with Mal and convinced him to sign for Stains instead, even though he wasnt't working for Stains at the time.
Meninga was truly awesome that year.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:18 pm  

Mal Meninga
Alan Langer
Brad Fittler
Lawrie Daley
Andrew Johns

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:27 pm  

Peter Sterling had a two year contract signed with us in the late eighties but injuries prevented him fulfilling it. What a pleasure it would have been to see Sterlo in blue and amber!

Re: Name the Top 5 Aussies who should have played for Leeds? : Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:43 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

Meninga was truly awesome that year.

Won St Helens the Lancashire Cup and Premiership almost single handedly.

The Premiership final was at Elland Rd on the same day and same time that Valley Parade burnt down. Mal Meninga put a shoulder into George Fairburn that afternoon and Fairburn just laid there crumpled in agony. It was also Stan 'Max' Wall's last ever game in charge of St Helens, I mean Rugby League as a first class referee.

They just don't have days like that anymore.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:10 pm  

Ian Roberts
Laurie Daley
Gorden Tallis
Glen Lazarus
Paul Harragon

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:15 pm  

Reg Gasnier
Wally Lewis
Peter Sterling
Benny Elias
Steve Price