Solid no frills player every team needs them

Have to say he impresses me every time I see him - at 20 he seems like a very good prospect indeed. Like you point out makes hard yards and tackles like a trooper

Not just me then!! - Briscoe is strong as an ox, and will just keep piling in all day long...whether making the hard yards, or tackling anything that moves in front of him!! For me, he's the natural successor to JT. And for those saying he's no Pengy or Harry Pinner, there aren't many clubs have a ball handling loose forrad these days...they just play with 3 2nd rowers!!

Walt as with everybody , Charlie respects your opinions on Leighs best 17 starters ,we all have our different choices , as you so rightly say ball-handling 13s are a thing of the past , still a pity though , Harry Pinner was Superb , if was around nowadays would be priceless .

The ball handling 13 along with the ball handling prop forward are now sadly consigned to the dustbin.

Harry Pinner was a brilliant loose forward Charlie as was Knocker Norton, and as a for ball handling props our very own Derek Pyke was a class above.

Derek Pyke was a really enjoyable player to watch.

Have to agree with Walt here. A new JT is exactly what I thought when I read the doubts on Briscoe.
As he continues to grow as a player, in a club that is really getting a name for building the talents of its players, I am sure he will become more of a ball handler than he is now.
Right now he is the kind of player we need. No nonsense, hard worker, and very young. He can only get even better in the next few years.

I once went to Old Trafford when Widnes played Canberra in the World Club Challenge. There were 40,000 people on that day. Pykey was at prop for Widnes.

The Aussies certainly knew about Derek Pyke after that game. He was outstanding.

Many years ago I was at an event at Tyldesley RU club at Wells Lane.

There was a pie eating contest to see who could eat the most individual Yates and Greers pork pies.

Derek won easily.