Snowy wrote:
That is some backline but I would change Collins to Henderson though and Tickle to Fox.
Fiddler would have to be replaced by Bristow. Its a pity Adam never got to play S/L, but what a player. I dont think too many fans realised just how good he was and if any player deserved S/L, it was Adam.
Robinson to be replaced by T Martyn Snr with Jeff Clarke going to second row.
Walt Tabern would have to be replaced by Peter Ropati who would compliment our half backs no end.
I would be tempted to swap Turley with Woods , and the 6 going to Tommy Martyn Jnr.
I normally avoid these type of all time greatest threads because of posts like this. Okay I will bite.
Leigh have had some brilliant loose forwards. One of my favourite was Bill McFarlane, but my all time favourite was Peter Foster who had just made the GB squad, sadly taken from us in a car crash that Micky Martyn thankfully survived. Foster would have achieved great things in the game, he was on the road to greatness. The closest I saw to him was young John Westhead. However he was hammered from a young age, over playing in the first team whilst still developing physically, but he was very skilful.
Adam Bristow? He fails into insignificance. Never made it here or in his homeland, one of the major criticisms of him was his defensive frailties that opposition coaches exploited. He would not bend his back.
Ask Neil Kelly. When he was Dewsbury coach, he told Barry Eaton to run at Bristow and run at him all day long and every time and get under him. What did Eaton do in that Grand Final at Gigg Lane, automatic promotion to SL at stake. Runat Bristow, who swung at Eatons head, Eaton ducked under Bristows lazy attempt and romped under the posts to touch down.
Arrgh so close to SL that year, losing by 1 point undone by Bristow at 13 being targetted, that was the margin.
Mmm John Henderson or Trevor Allan, I will ponder that one.
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