[Bullseye]

Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:40 am  

Watching some of our chubby players in our pack roll about yesterday got me to thinking who were the biggest fatties we've seen in a Bradford jersey?

Here's a few that came to mind:

Brendan Hill - was great for a season then seemed to lose his way. Vast in size. I once saw him demolish a fry up the size of Texas in the Italia Cafe on Great Horton Road.

Epalahame Lauaki - What was the point of him again?

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:23 am  

I once saw Paul Anderson eat a family sized bargain bucket by himself at a KFC somewhere off the M62. I'm about 90% sure he was playing for us at the time (it was a long time ago, the exact details escape me).

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:28 pm  

Our fattest two props must have been Peter Goddard and Ken Roberts who played together in the late 60's. Does anyone remember them?

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:00 pm  

Stockwell & Smales wrote:

Our fattest two props must have been Peter Goddard and Ken Roberts who played together in the late 60's. Does anyone remember them?

I remember them, Didn't Ken Robert's play for Halifax at one point. I was thinking of Peter Goddard but couldn't remember his first name. You wouldn't like to be sat on by those two

[Bullseye]

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:24 pm  

A bit before my time those two but I found pics of them on https://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive.asp and they do look more than a bit portly.

A bit before my time those two but I found pics of them on https://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive.asp and they do look more than a bit portly.

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:22 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Brendan Hill - was great for a season then seemed to lose his way. Vast in size. I once saw him demolish a fry up the size of Texas in the Italia Cafe on Great Horton Road.

Looking at Batley vs keighley 1994 on a well known video sharing site, around 1:42 a nice profile shot of Brendan Hill in his Keighley days. He seemed even larger at the time, although I was a lot smaller.

(On a side note, safe to say the ref has lost control a little bit a minute later on)

Re: Fattest ever players : Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:57 pm  

Brendan Hill was a giant of a man, but I recall a goal kicking prop by the name of Jimmy Fiddler been even bigger.

Re: Fattest ever players : Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:00 am  

Most Friday tea-times on the way back from work I'd see David Solomona outside the chippy in Oakenshaw

Re: Fattest ever players : Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:09 am  

Stockwell & Smales wrote:

Our fattest two props must have been Peter Goddard and Ken Roberts who played together in the late 60's. Does anyone remember them?

I remember them. Ken Roberts was a no nonsense old style prop. Peter Goddard was an underrated ball playing prop, not very mobile but a good rugby brain and a great pair of hands. Many set moves seem to revolve round him. After seeing Peter Kay I would not be surprised if he is Peter`s love child!! He`s his double.

Re: Fattest ever players : Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:19 am  

Marvin Goolash wrote: I remember them, Didn't Ken Robert's play for Halifax at one point. I was thinking of Peter Goddard but couldn't remember his first name. You wouldn't like to be sat on by those two He certainly did. A huge man and Ive heard stories about his time on the pitch but he were also great for the club in his last years. https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/halifax-rl-legend-roberts-dies-1090594

Marvin Goolash wrote: I remember them, Didn't Ken Robert's play for Halifax at one point. I was thinking of Peter Goddard but couldn't remember his first name. You wouldn't like to be sat on by those two He certainly did. A huge man and Ive heard stories about his time on the pitch but he were also great for the club in his last years. https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/halifax-rl-legend-roberts-dies-1090594