Best big hits of the modern era

[Grapple]

For every awesome Matai hit there was always the following image....

He was a bit of a grub but put his body on the line and was bloody entertaining.

 

[Mr Angry]

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Think a few are missing the point. It's post shoulder charge ban he is asking for.

Looks like I missed the point.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

 

[Hutty1986]

Big bad Josh Miller. What a lovable psychopath!!

 

[Johns Magic]

I’m not sure if the video was ever online but probably the best tackle I’ve seen was Lincoln Withers on a Matt Utai kick return. Utai at the Dogs but can’t remember which club Withers was at.

Not sure if anyone else saw/remembers but he was first to meet a rampaging Utai with a full head of steam in his prime, and picked him and drove through with the legs. Withers was a small bloke but it was ruthless.

It probably doesn’t qualify in terms of hurt on the defender but it was a great tackle and the type you’d coach young kids rather than lining up and blindsiding guys like a lot of these.

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

 

[firechild]

The real question here is simply which of Matai's hits was his best.

 

[gUt]

Matai was a great blindside, outside in merchant. Tony Carroll did the same thing but from front on.

 

[yobbo84]

 

[grouch]

Jorge Taufua is a bit of an heir to Matai's throne. He produced a cracker on a Cowboys bloke on the weekend, forcing an error.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/taufua-cuts-wright-in-half!734168

Here's one from a few years ago

 

[The Charlatan]

I’m not sure if the video was ever online but probably the best tackle I’ve seen was Lincoln Withers on a Matt Utai kick return. Utai at the Dogs but can’t remember which club Withers was at.

Not sure if anyone else saw/remembers but he was first to meet a rampaging Utai with a full head of steam in his prime, and picked him and drove through with the legs. Withers was a small bloke but it was ruthless.

It probably doesn’t qualify in terms of hurt on the defender but it was a great tackle and the type you’d coach young kids rather than lining up and blindsiding guys like a lot of these.

Probably when Withers was at Canberra. Pound for pound he was a tough merkin.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Nathan Brown on Dylan Napa, Round 10 2017 -

 

[Captain Apollo]

Dylan Napa on Dunamis Lui, Round 23 2018 -

 

[Perth Tiger]

It is from earlier but someone needs to post the cop that, cop that big time hit!

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Dylan walker after someone took the xbox controller off him

 

[The unknown]

What's with that bench with 2 min to go, Galloway, Ellis & Marshall? Is that classic Tom Shines methodology?

Shifty sheens had some fckd benches but I'm pretty sure Marshall and Ellis were injured at that point. Fittingly the guy who filled in for Ellis messed up the scrum

 

[The Charlatan]

Ben Te'o levelling Matt Groatesque.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Wow. The title actually mentioned Ben Lowe's name. Best shot he ever put on but listening to any commentators or panellists after it happened only Sam Burgess ever existed that day

 

[kdalymc]

Matai was a great blindside, outside in merchant. Tony Carroll did the same thing but from front on.

Yet to see the Carroll hit but this was video of the thread. Anyone else who had posted a 3 min vid for 1 hit should be shot ffs.

Also f*ckk this thread is the best, and also I don't think 1 human suffered a neck injury in the NRL from a shoulder charge so bring it back ffs