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GW here,
About ten years ago there was a thread started that gripped the forum about the best players who had never played rep football. I personally was just an LU reader and not a member back then so I didn't contribute.
It was an engaging debate that went for pages and pages. I don't know how to search through old threads with the new update, but it needs an updated edition to reflect modern times.
Back then, by disputed decision, Luke Burt was deemed to be the best of the rest.
Given how easy it is for a quality QLDer to miss rep duties, due to no City v Country equivalent (think Barba, Sandow,Hunt etc) I will keep it to NSW only.
I have two rules.
1. The player must be a current player. Otherwise members here can quote any old 70s rugnut that fits the bill but no one has heard of or remembers.
and,
2. The player must have played at least FIFTY NRL games. This is to scratch any flash in the pan thugs that came and went, or new kids on the block who are destined, but their time hasnt come yet. Trbojevic for example.
My personal answer without delving too hard into it is Jeff Robson. Every year his name is thrown in the mix justabout, but his no frills style of play just doesnt seem to cut the representative mustard and is always overlooking for other rugs to riches stories on the horizon.
A good tool to help your analysis is Zero tackles player eligibility tool, found below. Not sure how accurate it is.
http://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/players/player-eligibility/#OiTykyx6jZE0hY2C.97
As a sidenote, You'd also be surprised just how few players the pool is to pick from per state. Blame the pom and Kiwi invasion LOL!!
About ten years ago there was a thread started that gripped the forum about the best players who had never played rep football. I personally was just an LU reader and not a member back then so I didn't contribute.
It was an engaging debate that went for pages and pages. I don't know how to search through old threads with the new update, but it needs an updated edition to reflect modern times.
Back then, by disputed decision, Luke Burt was deemed to be the best of the rest.
Given how easy it is for a quality QLDer to miss rep duties, due to no City v Country equivalent (think Barba, Sandow,Hunt etc) I will keep it to NSW only.
I have two rules.
1. The player must be a current player. Otherwise members here can quote any old 70s rugnut that fits the bill but no one has heard of or remembers.
and,
2. The player must have played at least FIFTY NRL games. This is to scratch any flash in the pan thugs that came and went, or new kids on the block who are destined, but their time hasnt come yet. Trbojevic for example.
My personal answer without delving too hard into it is Jeff Robson. Every year his name is thrown in the mix justabout, but his no frills style of play just doesnt seem to cut the representative mustard and is always overlooking for other rugs to riches stories on the horizon.
A good tool to help your analysis is Zero tackles player eligibility tool, found below. Not sure how accurate it is.
http://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/players/player-eligibility/#OiTykyx6jZE0hY2C.97
As a sidenote, You'd also be surprised just how few players the pool is to pick from per state. Blame the pom and Kiwi invasion LOL!!
