Quote ="tvoc"Hanley cost Leeds £250K (a record for a RL forward at that time) and worth every last penny IMO. When he left Leeds 4 years later to play once again in the ARL he did so with a Leeds record of: Played 113 + 1, Tries 106, Goals 1, Drop Goals 1, Points 427.
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Didn't he also beat Bob Eccles 40 tries in a season for a forward record as well while at Leeds?
I heard a few stories about Leeds attempts to sign Offiah from Widnes when Dougie was in charge. I won't repeat them as they all involve severe critiques of a certain person's IQ (although it's hard to argue that despite it's alledgedly low number, that person did make the best choice in the end).
), avoided St Helens in the semi draw (leaving Huddersfield to do what they, in all probability, wouldn't have been able to do for themselves) and faced a Huddersfield side that didn't really perform up to expectations on the day.
