9th Immortal

[justdave]

Nathan Lyon.

Well he is the GOAT

 

[Jimmy-o]

Ronnie Palmer.

 

[_snafu_]

Should be Winx tbh

 

[Knight Vision]

He was never made Australian captain because of his antics.

But other than that weight loss tablet ban and acting like a bogan, what were his degrading and disgusting indiscretions?

wow we have a saint on the forum. How I'd love to be holier than thou like you Sir.

 

[Knight Vision]

with these new rules and criteria, it will be 2 decades at least before smith/thurston/lockyer and co get even a sniff of being near joey's status.

and rightly so. They arent in the same post code. Good players u bet, great players yeh sure. Immortals lol

 

[blue bags]

Thorn’s assessment of Langer hits the nail on the head when you consider all his teammates speak of the surety they had when he was on the field - that the game would be won and that the No.7 would be the catalyst; they didn’t call him "the money man" for nothing.

The arguments against Langer’s Immortal claims seem to always hinge on his 24-game Test career. He was overlooked for Ricky Stuart for Australia in the 1994 Ashes series, some say.

Dig deeper and several of the current Immortals have occasionally been on the outer with representative selectors or shifted to another position for the sheer balance of a team been. Andrew Johns played hooker for Australia in 10 of his 23 Tests, and in two of those matches Langer was preferred at halfback. Mal Meninga played two Tests off the bench and one in the second-row in the Ashes series of 1986. Arthur Beetson spent time in reserve grade at the end of his career. None of those circumstances detract from the stellar careers of those Immortals.

Maroons legend Gene Miles makes another observation about Langer’s greatness when he points to two rules being changed because of his influence.

Queensland immortal

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/03/20/is-it-time-for-allan-langer-to-be-made-an-immortal/

 

[TheDalek079]

Uh ... No thanks. Next immortals should be Thurston, Cam Smith and Ron Coote

 

[Whip Whitaker]

Johnathan Thurston

 

[Sphagnum]

Scott minto and marcello Montoya should be part of this discussion

 

[King hit]

Don’t understand why people get so driven to name players immortals. Even the players themselves aren’t begging for it anyway and aren’t bothered if they are or not. They don’t need it to cement their status as greats. There are lots of great players who aren’t immortals but they will always be remembered as greats by everybody.

Being immortal would be the last thing Langer would be thinking about now. He has much more serious things to deal with.

 

[Cactus]

Sam Backo

 

[dogslife]

I just assumed the lack of discussion around Luke Covell meant they must have slipped him in years ago, but lo and behold, he's not there!

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I think we should be treating retired players like records. First album I ever bought was Sherbet’s ‘Howzat’. Thought it was the coolest album of all time and I’ll play it for ever but now sits at the back of the collection gathering mould and dust only for my mates to take it out occasionally for laughs at my expense. Stones ‘Exile on Main Street’ for example, still gets a play nearly fifty years on. It’s a classic album. Judge the player after period of time when many greats have come and gone. Does a memory of one player’s feats outlast another? Always thought Goey Johns was immortalised way too early. Not saying he’s a Howzat or a Disco Duck and most very likely a Nevermind but time is a great judge.

Gentlemen, for your consideration. Coote, Kenny, Sterling.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Don’t understand why people get so driven to name players immortals. Even the players themselves aren’t begging for it anyway and aren’t bothered if they are or not. They don’t need it to cement their status as greats. There are lots of great players who aren’t immortals but they will always be remembered as greats by everybody.

Being immortal would be the last thing Langer would be thinking about now. He has much more serious things to deal with.

Yeah! That water isn't gonna run itself onto the field

 

[Incorrect]

I think we should be treating retired players like records. First album I ever bought was Sherbet’s ‘Howzat’. Thought it was the coolest album of all time and I’ll play it for ever but now sits at the back of the collection gathering mould and dust only for my mates to take it out occasionally for laughs at my expense. Stones ‘Exile on Main Street’ for example, still gets a play nearly fifty years on. It’s a classic album. Judge the player after period of time when many greats have come and gone. Does a memory of one player’s feats outlast another? Always thought Goey Johns was immortalised way too early. Not saying he’s a Howzat or a Disco Duck and most very likely a Nevermind but time is a great judge.

Gentlemen, for your consideration. Coote, Kenny, Sterling.

The more I ponder these days, Ray Price would be ahead of Kenny and Sterling were I to choose a nominee from that era where Parra made, what, 7 out 10 GF' s in the late 70's early 80's. Price's influence cannot be undersold. We'd won nothing until he arrived and have won nothing since he departed...

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

The more I ponder these days, Ray Price would be ahead of Kenny and Sterling were I to choose a nominee from that era where Parra made, what, 7 out 10 GF' s in the late 70's early 80's. Price's influence cannot be undersold. We'd won nothing until he arrived and have won nothing since he departed...

Good point. Has he ever been in the conversation?

 

[Canard]

I think we should be treating retired players like records. First album I ever bought was Sherbet’s ‘Howzat’. Thought it was the coolest album of all time and I’ll play it for ever but now sits at the back of the collection gathering mould and dust only for my mates to take it out occasionally for laughs at my expense. Stones ‘Exile on Main Street’ for example, still gets a play nearly fifty years on. It’s a classic album. Judge the player after period of time when many greats have come and gone. Does a memory of one player’s feats outlast another? Always thought Goey Johns was immortalised way too early. Not saying he’s a Howzat or a Disco Duck and most very likely a Nevermind but time is a great judge.

Gentlemen, for your consideration. Coote, Kenny, Sterling.

I thought Coote was a vital part of the 2015 Cowboys premiership, but immortal...............

 

[blue bags]

The more I ponder these days, Ray Price would be ahead of Kenny and Sterling were I to choose a nominee from that era where Parra made, what, 7 out 10 GF' s in the late 70's early 80's. Price's influence cannot be undersold. We'd won nothing until he arrived and have won nothing since he departed...

for sure, top of the list , ray

 

[Whip Whitaker]

I thought Coote was a vital part of the 2015 Cowboys premiership, but immortal...............

He made a wise decision to not kick a field goal when Thurston gave him the opportunity

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Didn't they sort out the ninth immortal?

We're up to who will be the 14th immortal.

Which will be, let's say Moe.