Rugby League thread

[Tim of the Oak]

Yes, you couldn’t pull the bloke down, that’s even if anyone managed to catch him in the first place. Explosive power, a jink that fooled everyone and a great Rugby brain. Hanley was class.

Hanley is still ripped now, training most days (Playing tennis / squash) and not touching the booze.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Anyone a fan of Martin Offiah?

 

[meeesh]

Hanley is still ripped now, training most days (Playing tennis / squash) and not touching the booze.

I wonder if he's still in touch with his old mucker Henderson Gill,a right pair them two off the field back in the day.

 

[meeesh]

Anyone a fan of Martin Offiah?

For me Offiah was a player that sort of changed RL,in this country,it became about speed,don't get me wrong there had been other fast wingers,but once this lad was away,there deffo was no catching him,but didn't rate him amongst greats so to speak.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I wonder if he's still in touch with his old mucker Henderson Gill,a right pair them two off the field back in the day.

I’m not sure mate but he refers to the Wigan players he’s in touch with by their first names eg Sean. I think he’s changed off the pitch lol

 

[meeesh]

I’m not sure mate but he refers to the Wigan players he’s in touch with by their first names eg Sean. I think he’s changed off the pitch lol

That's an age thing lol

 

[Ancient Citizen]

I’ve got a pic of the crowd at Odsell that day in my book on the history of RL. Rammed isn’t the word and I bet the crowd weren’t shouting offside every time the opposition passed the ball like the Bulls supporters used to do lol.

Odsell was used because it’s a natural bowl, my mum said after the match my dad and his mate were Pissed for a week, lol.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Just as an aside, and sorry for referring to Odsell again, but my dad’s mate was from Manchester, they’d met in the army, and he was a City fan. Although dad was RL mad he went a good few times to Maine Road, and took his mate Bill to Wilderspool. When the Rags were always on the telly, in the 60’s I’ll never forget him saying, “What’s all this bloody hoo ha about Manchester United? Manchester City are the Manchester team.”

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Anyone a fan of Martin Offiah?

Yeah.
Martin Offiah

 

[Tim of the Oak]

In the last decade or two some pundits claimed that the game would become dominated by big muscle men. The top players are tremendous athletes but I think it’s good the predictions haven’t come true in the main.

Many of the best players of the last 15 years come in different shapes and sizes including Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Kevin Sinfield, James Roby, Sam Tompkins and Rob Burrow. Obviously, top teams need their power houses too like James Graham, Jamie Peacock and numerous South Sea Islanders that we could name.