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Aussies... : Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:32 pm  
They get a bashing all too often but we've had some belters over the years... Let's keep it to the last 10 years, but whose worthy of a mention and impressed you.

For me I thought Relfy and Carter were superb and Troy Stone too. I'm going to give special mention though to Jules O'Neil in his first stint with us. I still remember those devilishly spinning up and under bombs and the panic on the faces of the opposition underneath them.
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Re: Aussies... : Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:10 pm  
Carter was absolute class, we had some good backs in the side whilst he was with us but they were to far behind his play making, I reckon if we had had better backs at that time we would not have lost our place to Catalan and would still be in SL.

Relfy, tough hombre, I can't remember the player or the team, but he chased a centre/winger back the length of the field to try and stop a try. He didn't, but the commitment he showed was awesome and the back was giving him verbals as he ran in, I thought Relfy was going to kill him!!

Jules, you have said it all Chris.

There are loads of others, but 1 that sticks in my mind is Rod Howe (sorry it is outside the 10 years).

A long time before SL, it may even have been the year before or after we got to the Challenge Cup last time.

Rod and Jon (can't recall his second name) were signed for last the 8 or 9 games of the season.

They were both tough as they come but Rod Howe was something else, I went to Halifax, the Shay in those days and couldn't believe the man, you hear it all the time on Sky, he put his body on the line they have no idea!!!
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Re: Aussies... : Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:13 pm  
Always liked Danny Frame.
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Re: Aussies... : Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:32 pm  
Danny Frame IMO best LF we have had since Les Holiday.

I forgot to mention a certain other Aussie, Mr Millard at hooker top class!
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Re: Aussies... : Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:51 pm  
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Carter was absolute class, we had some good backs in the side whilst he was with us but they were to far behind his play making, I reckon if we had had better backs at that time we would not have lost our place to Catalan and would still be in SL.

Relfy, tough hombre, I can't remember the player or the team, but he chased a centre/winger back the length of the field to try and stop a try. He didn't, but the commitment he showed was awesome and the back was giving him verbals as he ran in, I thought Relfy was going to kill him!!

Jules, you have said it all Chris.

There are loads of others, but 1 that sticks in my mind is Rod Howe (sorry it is outside the 10 years).

A long time before SL, it may even have been the year before or after we got to the Challenge Cup last time.

Rod and Jon (can't recall his second name) were signed for last the 8 or 9 games of the season.

They were both tough as they come but Rod Howe was something else, I went to Halifax, the Shay in those days and couldn't believe the man, you hear it all the time on Sky, he put his body on the line they have no idea!!!


Grieve.

Howe was a big hitter.

Scarts has to be the best Aussie player over the last 10.

Relf was probably my favourite.
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Re: Aussies... : Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:49 pm  
Carter played 100% every game, so for effort he's up there. Skill wise there has been better players than him. He was excellent for us but I wouldn't say he has been the best Aussie over the last 10 years. I'd certainly put Willie Peters above him as a better player.

Frame, Jules, and Stone were very good signings, but Shane Millard for me was far away the best player out of the imports.
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Re: Aussies... : Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:01 pm  
Troy Stone was a legend!!!
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Re: Aussies... : Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:08 pm  
When we first got into Super League we had some real grafting Aussies who set the tone for that year, the likes of Relfy/Stone/Frame/Scarts were all solid professionals who never took a backward step. Just what a promoted club needs IMO. We never had the flash players, that first year and second was built on hard work and graft.

Relfy was my favourite, i also appreciated Frame.
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Re: Aussies... : Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:28 pm  
Who did Rod Howe and Grieve get on once left Widnes?Did they play first grade NRL rugby?
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Re: Aussies... : Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:39 pm  
wackerchemic wrote:
Carter was absolute class, we had some good backs in the side whilst he was with us but they were to far behind his play making, I reckon if we had had better backs at that time we would not have lost our place to Catalan and would still be in SL.

Relfy, tough hombre, I can't remember the player or the team, but he chased a centre/winger back the length of the field to try and stop a try. He didn't, but the commitment he showed was awesome and the back was giving him verbals as he ran in, I thought Relfy was going to kill him!!


Jules, you have said it all Chris.

There are loads of others, but 1 that sticks in my mind is Rod Howe (sorry it is outside the 10 years).

A long time before SL, it may even have been the year before or after we got to the Challenge Cup last time.

Rod and Jon (can't recall his second name) were signed for last the 8 or 9 games of the season.

They were both tough as they come but Rod Howe was something else, I went to Halifax, the Shay in those days and couldn't believe the man, you hear it all the time on Sky, he put his body on the line they have no idea!!!

It was Graham Appo for W*re at home, Appo was giving him grief all the way to the tryline.
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