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| Of those not mentioned Kevin Ward and Karl Fairbank plus Tony Fisher
Maybe the Legend John Holmes for all the late hits he recieved
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| Hard to say who whos the toughest but easy to say Tonie Carroll isnt one of the team. Jeez how the hell have people mentioned him in this thread?
Kevin Tamati, Les Boyd and Sorensen.
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| It's interesting to see pretty much entirely forwards in the list of "toughest" players. Forgetting of course that backs had to play against these thugs usually with a massive size disadvantage. It's why I included Drummond. Nobody f******d with him, despite him playing in "less enlightened" times. I could also include Kevin Dick, Sid Hynes, Alan Smith, George Fairbairn, Daryl Powell, etc.
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| Led Boyd was a disgrace. He may have been tough but he rightfully got banned out of the game here in Aus. Unbelievable how some Wire fans saw him as a cult figure but were seemingly horrified by Bailey signing for them.
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| Quote ="BrisbaneRhino"Led Boyd was a disgrace. '"
That he was. Shame because he could have been a great player had he just played rugby. Fast, great ball skills and a destructive wide running second row.
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| Quote ="DHM"That he was. Shame because he could have been a great player had he just played rugby. Fast, great ball skills and a destructive wide running second row.'"
Boyd was a prop mainly, he was a disgrace and a thug, but was very tough as well, and was a great player but should gave been an sllrine great.
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| Quote ="rollin thunder"Boyd was a prop mainly, he was a disgrace and a thug, but was very tough as well, and was a great player but should gave been an sllrine great.'"
Was originally a pacy back row forward. Was selected as a back row for the '82 Kangaroo tour.
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| Quote ="DHM"Was originally a pacy back row forward. Was selected as a back row for the '82 Kangaroo tour.'"
All th 82 kangaroos looked paced compaied to over here at the time Craig young etc another prop looked faster than most our backs.
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| Toughness was different in those days were a punch wouldn’t necessarily get you sent off and head high tackles were almost routine
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| Quote ="LeedsLurch"Toughness was different in those days were a punch wouldn’t necessarily get you sent off and head high tackles were almost routine'"
Saw Roy Dickinson get in a fight and knock Les Gorley out at HQ during one particularly bad tempered game against Widnes (which is saying something). Gorley was stretchered off and I think Roy was given a stern talking to. I seem to remember the first thing Kevin Dick used to do when we played Widnes was punch Andy Gregory. Dick was not the most gifted half back but he could make anyone playing against him have a stinker - even did it to Peter Sterling when he was at Hull. Mostly by thumping them at every opportunity.
The introduction of the 10 minute sin bin hardly helped as nobody got sent off at all for fighting.
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| Brian McTigue, nobody messed with him. I was on a supporters tour to Aus with Alex Murphy and he said McTigue was the toughest he had ever played with or against.
Tommy Leuluai must be a good shout from the modern era.
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| I was at the Widnes game dhm remembers. Gorley and Prescott spent the whole game high tackling our playmakers until Roy ended it. The only other punch I saw Roy throw broke John Dalgrern's jaw vs Fulham.
Incidentally the Widnes game was Roy Powell's debut.
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| Many years ago I saw a video of Jim Mills playing for GB v Aus, I think 1978. Jim was bitten in the tackle by Rod Reddy; Jim nutted the Rocket & snotted him on the way down. No other Aussie intervened. Penalty to GB.
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| Quote ="tigertot"Many years ago I saw a video of Jim Mills playing for GB v Aus, I think 1978. Jim was bitten in the tackle by Rod Reddy; Jim nutted the Rocket & snotted him on the way down. No other Aussie intervened. Penalty to GB.'"
Best performance I ever saw by Mills. I only caught the last few years of his career by which time he was a bit panto but he was fearsome in that odsal test.
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| Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Brian McTigue, nobody messed with him. I was on a supporters tour to Aus with Alex Murphy and he said McTigue was the toughest he had ever played with or against.
Tommy Leuluai must be a good shout from the modern era.'"
McTigue also very skillful intelligent player too
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| paul dixon
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| Rob Burrow, smallest player on the pitch, never backed away from anything, including Epalahame Lauaki.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"Rob Burrow, smallest player on the pitch, never backed away from anything, including Epalahame Lauaki.'"
Yeah, Rob Burrow definitely the toughest for me. Never backed down, got knocked out few times, always came back.
So sad
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| I'm gonna be a killjoy on this one.
It's impossible to compare players from different eras as so much changes so quickly these days. People will rightly point out people like Artie and Mal R as tough players but you just don't know how they would have fared in the modern game where players are so much fitter and TV cameras etc.. are everywhere.
For me, anybody that gets on a rugby pitch and then comes back to do it all again the week after is pretty dang tough.
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| Kurt Sorensen, Tallis peacock if I could have four I'd put in senior.
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| Quote ="Fallon"I'm gonna be a killjoy on this one.
It's impossible to compare players from different eras as so much changes so quickly these days. People will rightly point out people like Artie and Mal R as tough players but you just don't know how they would have fared in the modern game where players are so much fitter and TV cameras etc.. are everywhere.'"
Take your point and for that reason I wouldn't include the likes of Kelvin Skerrett or Les Boyd. Reilly was a different animal though. Could and would dish out the dark stuff when needed but when unprovoked just played the game with unremitting but fair physicality. Would have excelled both then and now. I'd rate Adrian Morley and Gaz Ellis too in terms of hardness.
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| Peacock! I'm still in awe of the man . Toughness,courage and of course ability. Our best signing of his era
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| Hmmm well I would say
Andy Gregory
Ellery Hanley
Brendon Tuuta
All performed in an era where you protected yourself and your other team mates without compromise!
I remember watching Brendon Tuuta at featherstone against Halifax and BT made a body check tackle as the ball arrived ie man and ball at same time. I cannot remember who he tackled but he went down like a sack of poo and was taken off pitch with tweety pie flying round his noddle, whilst the crowd chanted “You’ve been Tuuta’d” but off the pitch thoroughly nice guy
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| Kevin Ward
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| allan rathbone anybody remember him.
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