David Hulme was one of the hardest working players I have seen, so some exceptions.

My main memory of Eyres is that disgraceful elbow to Offiah’s head in the 93 cup final. He was deservedly sent off for that. Did Eyres ever get in a Test team? I don’t recall him ever managing that. I think Andy Gilder’s point that he made his name being a bully of half backs while Sorensen/Grima/O’Neill/Koloto etc did the scary stuff is correct.

David Hulme was a great professional with a great attitude, a real competitor. Another ahead of his time like Medley. Unfortunately for Leeds they got Hulme at the end of his career.

There was nothing unfortunate about Hulme as far as Leeds are concerned. It was just the team mates he played with that was unfortunate for Hulme.

David Hulme had the privilege of playing in an eminently forgettable Leeds side. At least I do my best to forget it...

Eyres was gash for Leeds but then so were Harvey Howard and Esene Faimalo. I remember seeing Faimalo (and others) maul us in the CC semi at Central Park in 92 and wonder at how monstrous he was.

He then came to Leeds and just looked like a big cuddly bear.

Out of that Widnes pack if I could have had one player it'd have been Kurt Sorensen. What a player.

The problem is that you never had a 70's full head of hair!

Forget what?

You're right, of course, buyt he was still head and shoulders above any of his Leeds team mates, was a consumate pro and single-handedly kept us up that terrible year. I've nothing but fond memories of Hulme mixed with terrible memories of everything around him.

I didn't but, then again, I'm a speccie (As Doug used to call us) and, unlike Douggie, I wasn't paid to make such decisions. Hindsight or not Doug was paid handsomely to make such decisions and he let go two of the most honest hard working professional forwards (internationals the both) and replaced them with players who played or acted like dog e.

Who said that?

Oh. Hello.

Cake?

Eyres definitely played for Great Britain, I think he also played cameo games for both England and Wales too but that could be my mind playing tricks on me

My abiding memory of Dougie Laughton was a shot of him on BBC - must have been a cup game- in the dug-out, with a fag in one hand & the forefinger of his other hand buried up to the second knuckle up his left nostril.
I couldn't take him seriously after that.

I went off him when he banned Barry Adgie leading the team out of the dressing room.

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G'ood luck to him, I hope he plays well apart from against us but I expect he'll be doubly keen to show McDermott what he's let go.
I wonder if he'll play on Boxing Day?

I hope Aiton and McShane remember which team they're meant to play for.

Wouldn't imagine Aiton will be playing Boxing Day, given his World Cup participation?

Should be a relatively strong Leeds squad this year though. Delaney has said he'll back back for Boxing Day, and with the likes of JJB, McGuire and Hardaker not having featured in the World Cup presumably they'll be lining up against Wakefield?

Yup those 3 games, which he was spelled in, must drain the juice.

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Presumably Ablett and Burrow will both be playing in that case, following their World Cup "exertions"?

They have six weeks break don't they?

Aiton returns in two weeks, three weeks before Ablett and Burrow, and other England players. But then he already had three weeks longer break at the start, due to Rhinos play off commitments.

Think that is how it will work.

Aitons season was wrapped up earlier (both domestically and internationally), so not quite the same as the above mentioned two.

David Treasure and for older fans Malcolm Davies and Derek Davies

Coach Trevor Foster