Best Dragons Props

[Minh]

I've just come up with a list of who I think have been the best Dragons props of the last 20 years and here is my top 10:

1. Weyman (Premiership winner and a key to our 2010 campaign)
2. Bailey ( Wasn't nicknamed the "bull" for nothing way better than Ryles)
3. Osbourne (Great ball playing prop and left us at the peak of his powers)
4. Merrin (Will be the best prop in the comp in 2 years time- destined for No.1)
5. Stevens ( outstanding young talent with a great offload)
6. Priddle (got the job done well)
7. Costigan ( the enforcer, rose to the occasion in the absence of Hunt)
8. Dan Hunt (under rated player)
9. Craig Smith ( Inspirational leader but controversial effectively rubbed out for the knees)
10. Ryles ( almost left out because of his ill discipline, damaging at his best.)

 

[Breathingfire]

I've just come up with a list of who I think have been the best Dragons props of the last 20 years and here is my top 10:

1. Weyman (Premiership winner and a key to our 2010 campaign)
2. Bailey ( Wasn't nicknamed the "bull" for nothing way better than Ryles)
3. Osbourne (Great ball playing prop and left us at the peak of his powers)
4. Merrin (Will be the best prop in the comp in 2 years time- destined for No.1)
5. Stevens ( outstanding young talent with a great offload)
6. Priddle (got the job done well)
7. Costigan ( the enforcer, rose to the occasion in the absence of Hunt)
8. Dan Hunt (under rated player)
9. Craig Smith ( Inspirational leader but controversial effectively rubbed out for the knees)
10. Ryles ( almost left out because of his ill discipline, damaging at his best.)

Craig Smith and daylight second IMO. Bailey was good, but didn't rate Ryles.

 

[Minh]

Craig Smith and daylight second IMO. Bailey was good, but didn't rate Ryles.

Craig Smith was pretty good but kept lifting those damn knees.

 

[Breathingfire]

Craig Smith was pretty good but kept lifting those damn knees.

I remember him taking us all the way to the 99 GF! Surprised Corey Pearson didn't find a spot in your 10...

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Or Luke Felsch....

 

[Minh]

I remember him taking us all the way to the 99 GF! Surprised Corey Pearson didn't find a spot in your 10...

Yeah I really rate Corey ran the ball as hard as anyone but wasn't quite as effective towards the end, even Justine Poore was very good I just felt those other players were just a little better but that's just my opinion.

 

[Outlaw Pete]

'Osbourne (Great ball playing prop and left us at the peak of his powers)

From memory one of the players Brian relaxed got rid of along with Brad Mackay.

 

[Breathingfire]

So Barnhill qualifies as a backrower i take it? I remember getting his autograph in the auditorium at the Taj when i was 5.

 

[2010Dragons]

I've just come up with a list of who I think have been the best Dragons props of the last 20 years and here is my top 10:

1. Weyman (Premiership winner and a key to our 2010 campaign)
2. Bailey ( Wasn't nicknamed the "bull" for nothing way better than Ryles)
3. Osbourne (Great ball playing prop and left us at the peak of his powers)
4. Merrin (Will be the best prop in the comp in 2 years time- destined for No.1)
5. Stevens ( outstanding young talent with a great offload)
6. Priddle (got the job done well)
7. Costigan ( the enforcer, rose to the occasion in the absence of Hunt)
8. Dan Hunt (under rated player)
9. Craig Smith ( Inspirational leader but controversial effectively rubbed out for the knees)
10. Ryles ( almost left out because of his ill discipline, damaging at his best.)

You have missed the BEST PROP... CRAIG YOUNG, Team captain, Club Captain, Australia Captain....

 

[big pat]

You have missed the BEST PROP... CRAIG YOUNG, Team captain, Club Captain, Australia Captain....

well to be pedantic, it did say last 20years, but i agree with fat albert, he was awesome in the 77' and 77' grand final, and the the panasonic cup win over the tigers were stand outs.

 

[Fingerbang]

Chris Leikvoll?

 

[Spartan - Dragon]

Kirk Reynoldson Matt Bickerstaff??? haha noooo

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Bickerstaff was a good back rower. he was excellent for us in his only year.

For mine - Bull. All heart and much much more. The current crop are awesome too. I remember about 4 years ago that we were known as the prop factory. A large chunk of NRL props had started their careers at Saints.

Anyone else remember the Massoud doom and gloom article in 07 when the NSW front row was Kite, Bailey & White?

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

I was a bit young at the time but I remember hating Osborne.

Always getting sent off at crucial times.

 

[RedVee]

Merrin? not yet.
Osbourne? never quite lived up to his potential.

Fan of Ryles, Baily, Weyman, Hunt, but esp Smith.
Priddle could have been anything for a while there. Another coiple that I cant quite remember the names of, big log that played 96 GF and ended up with manly is another that didnt live up to his potential. Another guy I rated - but cant remember - played around that time and upto JV, picked up from Chooks via Gold Coast????

 

[big pat]

not in the last 20 years, but a fav of mine pat jarvis.

 

[Godz Illa]

Another coiple that I cant quite remember the names of, big log that played 96 GF and ended up with manly is another that didnt live up to his potential. Another guy I rated - but cant remember - played around that time and upto JV, picked up from Chooks via Gold Coast????

First one sounds like Neil Tierney. He played for us in the 93 grand final, but was on the Manly side of the field in the 96 GF.

Second would be Colin Ward. What a front row combo Ward and Troy Stone formed in 96!

 

[Mr Red]

i think Bailey at his peak was the best we have had for a while: high workrate, quick for a big man, always first to lead the kick chase, always first back to hit it up after a kick.

Craig Smith had the mongrel and leadership we would love to have now..
Tony Priddle - one that never reached his potential.

 

[RedVDave]

What a wonderful success story Weyman has turned out to be from overweight, unfit, injury/suspension prone fringe first grader to Australian prop amazing! Deserves every accolade he gets along with Hickmans and Bennett.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Nightingale 2009