That he is. Comes in the South Stand Bar after every single Fax home game now, and is always happy to chat with the fans in there. Top bloke.

Vila Mautautia and Apollo Perelini where excellent profesionals and people. Nowadays Maurie Faasavalu takes the plaudits, always signing autographs, plays rugby with the little kids when he use to go watching his cousin play for Thatto Heath and just generally a really nice guy.

Tim Jonkers, Paul wellens and Fereti Tuilangi are others.

A few of the Leigh players are friendly blokes, Andy Coley is a nice bloke but the friendliest guy in rugby must be Steve McCormack...sometimes to his cost, I fear.

Johnny Whiteley, absolute legend of the game. Known as "Gentleman Johnny Whiteley" and thats what he is. Absolute gent, always got time to chat with fans, lives and breathes Rugby League. [urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Whiteley[/url

James Graham, Danny Maguire and , bizarrely, Paul Cooke.

I was at the same roulette table as a lot of manly players 2 weeks a go and there banter was pretty funny.

Mark Carrol still hasn't signed my book!

Gentleman Johnny Whitely, a fantastic bloke who will give his time to anyone. One of my best mates lives with his Grandaughter now and he is even better for knowing.

I've met many players over the years, and i've never really had a problem with many.

Paul Sculthorpe, Barrie McDermott, Sean Long, Andy Farrell and Ian Millward were all really nice blokes.

I've had good chats with Terry Matterson, Danny Sculthorpe, Wayne Godwin and Stanley Gene to name a few that first spring to mind, whilst Jason Robinson was very obliging recently when a Dutch friend of mine randomly introduced herself to him in our local Tesco, simply because she wanted to meet an English celebrity while she was over here.

My brother's missus also seems to speak pretty highly of Phil Bailey after she used to serve him quite often in the cafe she used to work in.

Never spoken to Barrie MacDermott personally, but he appears very approachable whenever I see him at various matches; always has a posse of fans hanging off him.

The most memorable chat I've had with a (then) rugby league player was Lee Smith, who strolled up behind me at a cashpoint queue in a Leeds nightclub, and asked what I thought of Lee Smith. Not knowing it was him, I said I was quite impressed with what I'd seen of him during his first season, after which he introduced himself and thanked me before skipping off (literally) towards the bar. Odd.

I chatted to Petero Civonoceva outside a hotel for the best part of an hour once when he was over touring with Australia. He is a top bloke.

Nat Wood, I was only in Primary school but we spoke for about 15 Minutes at the end of season awards at Wilderspool many moons ago and he gave me his old boots

Also Tony Smith and Wayne Price

Joel & Sam tomkins met them on my holls last year sound lads the pair of them

You have just replaced 'Changa' as my all time favourite RLFans poster.

Tuigamala was a very nice bloke.

One bloke who get's bad publicity but is actually a friendly, funny though very daft lad when out is Sean Long.

Paul Wellens - true gentleman and very knowledgable guy.

good guys - nathan blacklock, paul gallen, karmichael hunt, glen stewart, ade gardner, one other st helens player, i think wellens

idiots - anthony watmough, billy slater

forgot - benji marshall, legend, scott prince good too, luke stuart souths, morris twins

and SBW gave me a high five cause he knew my mate.

he gets a bad rap slater but comes accross very well on tv, especailly australias greatest sportsman

Will Sharp, Karl Temata, Danny Ward, LMS, Clubby, Marty McLinden, Scott Hill, Henry Paul, Stevo have all tolerated me when I've been slightly worse for wear.

Interesting, why was Slater an idiot? Shame if true he's a fantastic player.

As much as it pains me to say it was a Viking, anyone who has met Matt King won't have met a nicer bloke.

I've heard bad things things about him but as I say he comes accross well on tv, until this weekends revelations! Bad taste billy!

I've never met Slater personally, but I don't think I want to... www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -qrb6.html

I've never met Slater personally, but I don't think I want to... www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... -qrb6.html

Met Henry Paul last year in a pub on the Otley Run in Leeds. He was dressed as a teenage mutant ninja turtle. Really nice bloke, had a photo taken with us and took the mick out of Robbie.

A couple of pro's help coach amateur clubs in Leeds (and I'm sure many others do accross the country) which I think says alot about their attitude and willingness to give back to the sport.

just seemed a bit stuck up, didnt want to chat

the others were quite friendly

it was after the 4 nations in on a few years ago

watmough and slater werent interested in having a chat

some of the aussie players and the pommie ones i mentioned were very friendly

i spoke to ade gardner for something like 30 mins

oh and - mark riddell was ok, keith galloway seemed a nice bloke too, tall and skinny though

hutch maieve was a dope.

Paul Cullen - Despite being in Manchester airport departure lounge at 6.30am, he was still up for a good chat about RL. Cracking bloke, very articulate about the game and a true gent.

Ashley Klein - Saw him a few years ago at Belle Vue (or the Atlantic Solutions Stadium, whatever the hell it was called back then!) walking towards the entrance and as he was walking up a small set of stairs, he ended up tripping up and falling on his ar$e. Despite us laughing, and saying we hope he doesn't do that during the game, he took it in good heart.

Terry O'Connor - Shoulder charged the guy, by accident of course, in the concourse at the Millenium Stadium the last time the Magic Weekend was there. Left my coat in my seat and ran back to get it, but as I ran round the corner, I couldn't stop in time and smacked straight into him. I didn't know whether to beg for forgivness or run off

, especially as Barry McDermott was pi$$ing himself laughing and winding me up saying I shouldn't have done that, but I just dusted his suit down, straightened his tie up and apologised. He couldn't have been more nice about it and wished me well for the weekend.