Raider_69 said:Big Mal on Terry Lamb in 94 gf was a pretty nice hit
HUGE hit. Bruce Stadium 1996, we stole that game right at the death. But people only remember the hit. The ground audio mike sounded like it picked up the sound of multiple ribs shattering... Wiki didn't even contemplate using his arms in that tackle, pure shoulder charge...thuganomics said:Wiki on Lam
I remember the Nikau-Sironen one, both players just bounced backwards several meteres from the force of the impact. It was the classic case of an unstoppable force meeting an immvable object!JoeD said:Tawera Nikau on Paul Sirronin (sp?) during a test early 90's late 80's. More recently Meli v Tate (twice) in the same game as the Villa v Webke hit.
Its always a good sight to see a little bloke nail one of the big boys. In a Super 12 game last year Sam Tuitopou from the Blues absolutely creamed Brad Thorne who has to outweigh him by at least 20kg. Some of the union boys can tackle as well (Jerry Collins and Tana Umaga spring to mind, check Collins hit on a Springbok in the WC quarterfinal) but they're hindered by that stupid rule in Union that bans shoulder charges and requires you to use your arms in the tackle. I've never been able to fathom that.Jimbo said:'David' Nutley on 'Goliath' Parsons at Shark Park last year. Its not often you get to see a 180cm player putting a 201cm prop on his ass
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antonius said:Marc Glanville on Craig Field in when Field played for Manly, cut him in half, I still don't know how Field got back up.
Ron Jeremy said:The best tackles i ever saw where from Eric Grothe!!....they weren't massive hits but his tackles where amazing.
I saw him on ocassions make length of the field tackles.....he'd virtually come from the clouds in what seemed an impossible situation and tackle the player millimetres from the try line with the most brillant copy book tackle you'd ever see.
As for big hits??....Gilmiester was amazing.