Rugby League's 100 Greatest Players Announced

[no name]

ET!!!! please, u need to know how to tackle aswell.

ET knows plenty about tackle, and bait and lures....

 

[Canard]

title should be "Australia's 100 Greatest Players"

Maybe 40 would get in the 'Rugby Leagues greatest 100"

Actually maybe it should be named NSW's 100 Greatest Players, I dont know much about the pre-war stuff, but in the post war I can only count about 9 or 10 QLDers on the whole list.

Oh yeh, I bleed maroon (as judged by the post above) but ET was one of the best one-on-one tacklers to EVER play the game, in fact I would almost say he was in the top two or three best defensive centre's Ive ever seen.

 

[pennywisealfie]

Actually maybe it should be named NSW's 100 Greatest Players, I dont know much about the pre-war stuff, but in the post war I can only count about 9 or 10 QLDers on the whole list.

Oh yeh, I bleed maroon (as judged by the post above) but ET was one of the best one-on-one tacklers to EVER play the game, in fact I would almost say he was in the top two or three best defensive centre's Ive ever seen.

lol u pretty much said what i said, but im glad u agree with me, and its plain to see that its very nsw biased.

 

[mightybears]

Actually maybe it should be named NSW's 100 Greatest Players, I dont know much about the pre-war stuff, but in the post war I can only count about 9 or 10 QLDers on the whole list.

Only 7 of the pre 1945 are queenslanders [in Armbruster's case northern nsw born whose australian career was in se qld, in Craig's he spent most of the 20's in qld after making it big at balmain]:
1908-1945
Dally Messenger [easts], Chris McKivat [glebe], Pony Halloway [glebe, blamain, easts], Albert Rosenfeld [easts, huddersfield], Howard Hallett [souths], Billy Cann [souths], Dan Frawley [easts], Sandy Pearce [easts], Frank Burge [glebe], Herb Gilbert [about 6 clubs here and the UK!], Cec Blinkhorn [norths], Les Cubitt [glebe and easts, dodgy handshake merchant hence tour captaincy and he shouldn't be here in front of jimmy devereux!], Viv Farnsworth [newtown], Harold Horder [souths & norths], Jimmy Craig [balmain, uni, wests and north of the tweed for a good period], Duncan Thompson [Ipswich & North Sydney], Ted Courtney [wests & norths], Chook Fraser [balmain], Tom Gorman [t'ba, bris brothers], Herb Steinohrt [t'ba], George Treweek [souths], Eric Weissel [riverina], Benny Wearing [Souths], Vic Armbruster [Richmond River, lots of se qld teams, Dan Dempsey [T'ba & Bris], Wally Prigg [Newc], Frank McMillan [wests], Chimpy Busch [Clarence, Balmain, Easts], Viv Thicknesse [Easts ], Mick Madsen [Ipswich], Jack Beaton [easts], Ernie Norman [easts], Dave Brown [easts], Andy Norval [easts], Joe Pearce [easts], Herb Narvo [Newc & Newtown], Vic Hey [wests], Ray Stehr [easts].

Jack Beaton's 'luckyish', Les Cubitt more so. The easts golden age got a great run, but the balmain dominance got effectively ignored because they were kings during WWI and didn't get to add the test matches the easts players got-hence for example changa schultz was ignored.

Someone add the Easts team of the century, see how few missed all up!

 

[shaggy]

unluckiest player to miss out
ricky stuart

 

[Dave Q]

No Gower so the list is a disgrace.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Wes Patten shouldve made it

I do agree about the heading 100 Greatest Australian players

If you add Kiwis and Poms, you'd have to say Mark Graham, Mal Reilly, Ruben Wiki, Stacey Jones, Ellery Hanley

 

[mightybears]

unluckiest player to miss out
ricky stuart

considering steve mortimer made it, yeah.

 

[pennywisealfie]

Wes Patten shouldve made it

i saw his 2 weeks ago at jupiters casino at 2 in the morning on a saturday in a pair of really bright boardshorts and these wierd shoes, walking around all drunk talking on a cell phone

 

[OVP]

i stopped reading when i saw ainscough wasn't listed

Roy and HG are probably holding a private gathering as we speak. No Jamie Ainscough, i doubt they can console themselves without some friends about

I take it "Toot Toot" Hopoate aint there either. "The Train's left the station but there's NO-ONE ON IT !!" <--- Probably some of their best work ever there

 

[Noa]

Wes Patten shouldve made it

I do agree about the heading 100 Greatest Australian players

If you add Kiwis and Poms, you'd have to say Mark Graham, Mal Reilly, Ruben Wiki, Stacey Jones, Ellery Hanley

Vince "Raging Bull" Karalius, Alex Murphy, Billy Boston, Roger Millward, Brian Bevan, Tom Van Volenhoven, Eric Ashton etc,etc,etc.

Lets not underestimate the amount of magnificent players Great Britain has had, particularly before the 80's. In a lsit of the greatest players anywhere the Poms would probably take up 40 spots at least.

Bit weird to have ET (who was a superb tackler) over Tallis, who did actually lead his team to a couple of titles, but thats the only major quibble I could have with it.

Maybe Eric Grothe, one of my all-time favourites, was a bit lucky as well. No doubting his ability but he really only had 4 good years due to numerous injuries.

 

[Azkatro]

Vince "Raging Bull" Karalius, Alex Murphy, Billy Boston, Roger Millward, Brian Bevan, Tom Van Volenhoven, Eric Ashton etc,etc,etc.

Lets not underestimate the amount of magnificent players Great Britain has had, particularly before the 80's. In a lsit of the greatest players anywhere the Poms would probably take up 40 spots at least.

Bit weird to have ET (who was a superb tackler) over Tallis, who did actually lead his team to a couple of titles, but thats the only major quibble I could have with it.

Maybe Eric Grothe, one of my all-time favourites, was a bit lucky as well. No doubting his ability but he really only had 4 good years due to numerous injuries.

+1 re the British players. There needs to be more indication I think that it's Australian-specific. I would suggest you could find 20 British legends who could join the company in that list in a canter.

Don't forget the French, either. They had some outstanding sides through the 50's and 60's, lead mostly by the immortal Puig Aubert.

 

[Red Bear]

no stuart and no gary jack are a bit surprising

 

[Johns Magic]

No Gower so the list is a disgrace.

You are a joke.

 

[chileman]

Where is Cliffy Lyons:?

 

[Mr Angry]

ANDREW ETTINGSHAUSEN
328 first grade games for the one club over 18 seasons
27 games for NSW (seven tries), as well as the NSW Tri Series in 1997
25 Tests for Australia, scoring 14 tries (and four Super League Tests)
ET also holds the try scoring record for the club (165) and most tries in a match - five (twice). He made his first grade debut while at high school.

http://www.sharks.com.au/index.php?id=411

Cannot believe people dispute this choice. Was an automatic selection for NSW and Australia for many years.

I always thought the Meninga ET down the right side combo was freakin lethal for Aus.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Vince "Raging Bull" Karalius, Alex Murphy, Billy Boston, Roger Millward, Brian Bevan, Tom Van Volenhoven, Eric Ashton etc,etc,etc.

Lets not underestimate the amount of magnificent players Great Britain has had, particularly before the 80's. In a lsit of the greatest players anywhere the Poms would probably take up 40 spots at least.

Bit weird to have ET (who was a superb tackler) over Tallis, who did actually lead his team to a couple of titles, but thats the only major quibble I could have with it.

Maybe Eric Grothe, one of my all-time favourites, was a bit lucky as well. No doubting his ability but he really only had 4 good years due to numerous injuries.

Brian Bevan made it, and he's not a Pom but is a legend in England

Do you reckon they shouldve included English, Kiwis or French who played in the Australian comp.

My old man felt Reilly was unlucky, but if its a 100 Greatest Australian players then fair enough.

btw Puig Aibert is a French RL Legend, anyone know a few others?

 

[Stagger eel]

ANDREW ETTINGSHAUSEN
328 first grade games for the one club over 18 seasons
27 games for NSW (seven tries), as well as the NSW Tri Series in 1997
25 Tests for Australia, scoring 14 tries (and four Super League Tests)
ET also holds the try scoring record for the club (165) and most tries in a match - five (twice). He made his first grade debut while at high school.

http://www.sharks.com.au/index.php?id=411

Cannot believe people dispute this choice. Was an automatic selection for NSW and Australia for many years.

I always thought the Meninga ET down the right side combo was freakin lethal for Aus.

ET definitely deserves his place there.

 

[madunit]

Kerry Boustead, John Sattler, Steve Mortimer and Terry Lamb....undeserving.

Jack Beaton and Les Cubitt, both played f**k all games. Beaton only played 30 or 40 odd from memory.

Cubitt had a great tour of New Zealand, scoring 19 tries in 5 games or something ridiculous like that, other than that he wasn't that flash.

 

[madunit]

Brian Bevan made it, and he's not a Pom but is a legend in England

Do you reckon they shouldve included English, Kiwis or French who played in the Australian comp.

My old man felt Reilly was unlucky, but if its a 100 Greatest Australian players then fair enough.

btw Puig Aibert is a French RL Legend, anyone know a few others?

Puig Aubert may have been a French legend, but it was more to do with his antics as opposed to skill.

He couldn't tackle a rampaging 6 year old. He used to smoke on the field, Jason Moodie is Puig Aubuert reincarnated.