[Bullseye]

Re: FASTest players : Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:55 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

Richard Francis was pretty quick I seem to remember, he just struggled catching it!

Brimah Kebbie too (he's worth a mention simply for the airplane!)

Richard Francis lives in Qatar now. He's done well for himself since retiring from RL.

Always remember programmes saying he was "the fastest player on Northern's books". There's a video doing the rounds on you tube of us losing to Leeds in the Yorkshire Cup in 1988 (it's the game when Medley came on for Leeds and turned the match in the last 20mins) and Francis scores a super try for us just before half time. Harry Pinner puts Neil Roebuck through a gap who then draws the fullback and send Francis away who outpaces the Leeds cover.

Re: FASTest players : Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:57 pm  

Jake Mullaney was rapid.

Re: FASTest players : Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:49 pm  

I think some players are rapid over a short space and then fade. For me it seemed Mullaney came into this bracket. Don’t think we got to see Mullaney in full flow!

Keiran Moss was another. Wish we had him now!

Henry had some pace too. Loved that try against Saints where Nickle nearly ran him down.

EDIT - Henry Paul that is. Not that useless pile of garbage that was Adam Henry.