Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[jane the pain]

Royce Simmons is to date, our best ever hooker, I’m not sure why you feel the need to say that Api is repeatedly…

With Luke Priddis second.

 

[Iamback]

Api is a gun, but he’s not at club legend status. Simmons and Priddis definitely are, but personally I think Simmons was better, but it’s very tight.

Because games played

 

[Bred not Bought]

Api is a gun, but he’s not at club legend status. Simmons and Priddis definitely are, but personally I think Simmons was better, but it’s very tight.

Api won 2 comps here. In my eyes that qualifys him as a club legend. This period of excellence, and the players who took part in it. Will be looked back fondly by most in years to come.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Api is a gun, but he’s not at club legend status. Simmons and Priddis definitely are, but personally I think Simmons was better, but it’s very tight.

You always have a soft spot for all the guys who won us that 1st premiership ( it was the best era from the beginning when I started watching league to just before the superleague war) Just feels a different game now and yes it is all tight.

 

[WestyLife]

Royce Simmons is to date, our best ever hooker, I’m not sure why you feel the need to say that Api is repeatedly…

I'm not sure you can compare it was such a different game back then.

 

[Luke Bowden]

You always have a soft spot for all the guys who won us that 1st premiership ( it was the best era from the beginning when I started watching league to just before the superleague war) Just feels a different game now and yes it is all tight.

True, but legend status aside, Royce was an excellent hooker, I still use video of him to coach dummy halves and middles.

 

[Luke Bowden]

I'm not sure you can compare it was such a different game back then.

You compare them to what they were playing against and how they impacted the team they were playing in.

 

[Iamback]

Api won 2 comps here. In my eyes that qualifys him as a club legend. This period of excellence, and the players who took part in it. Will be looked back fondly by most in years to come.

Correct.

We will be telling our grand kids how elite this period was. We very likely never see this quality again

 

[Luke Bowden]

Api won 2 comps here. In my eyes that qualifys him as a club legend. This period of excellence, and the players who took part in it. Will be looked back fondly by most in years to come.

I prefer to be a bit more reserved in handing out the Legendary status.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I'm not sure you can compare it was such a different game back then.

Very true. The role of a hooker in Roycie peak the 80s is different to today's hooker.
So is the fitness and speed of the game.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

You always have a soft spot for all the guys who won us that 1st premiership ( it was the best era from the beginning when I started watching league to just before the superleague war) Just feels a different game now and yes it is all tight.

You love the players you saw as kid a little more I think. I have great memories of the 80s and 90s growing up. Even the lean years I look back on. The players are heroes to a little kid growing up.

 

[Fangs]

Royce Simmons was dropped in his final year correct?

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Ended up with a fairytale finish but had to battle his way back to the starting hooker position. Deserved the spot considering his great game in the 91 final.

 

[Bred not Bought]

Correct.

We will be telling our grand kids how elite this period was. We very likely never see this quality again

The media still wank on about Parra's 3 peat all these years ago. Let's enjoy this golden run for as long as it lasts.

 

[WestyLife]

You compare them to what they were playing against and how they impacted the team they were playing in.

Api came in after we missed the 8 and took us to 3 grand finals winning two after a decade of dominance from storm and roosters. If we really want to go down that route my money is on api.

 

[WestyLife]

Very true. The role of a hooker in Roycie peak the 80s is different to today's hooker.
So is the fitness and speed of the game.

Exactly.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Api came in after we missed the 8 and took us to 3 grand finals winning two after a decade of dominance from storm and roosters. If we really want to go down that route my money is on api.

f**king oath

 

[Iamback]

The media still wank on about Parra's 3 peat all these years ago. Let's enjoy this golden run for as long as it lasts.

The scary thing is. Outside of Fish no one in the side has peaked age wise yet

 

[Alintheeast]

The scary thing is. Outside of Fish no one in the side has peaked age wise yet

Yeo might have he will be 29 in November has played 227 first grade games, 11 origins and 5 tests.

 

[Iamback]

Yeo might have he will be 29 in November has played 227 first grade games, 11 origins and 5 tests.

Yeo could be one.

Look at the 7's in the game.

DCE, Johnson, Reynolds all way past 30 in career best form.

Walker is 33, Munster 30.

Cleary and Luai doing those things at that age, no one will come close to us

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Yeo is still top 5 players in game, some people say 1st

I think he’s got another 5 years in him.

All things considered, Terry Wickey comes clean as my choice for greatest ever smug. Brohman close.

Youse were a basket case for decades and players like this stood up to be counted and challenged the best in the game, wore the chocolate and white with great pride.

Gowie was one of the greatest passers of all time and Trindall was the goods too. Incredible player, eyes up game, gifted.

Many happy days on Panther interactive discussing Trindall sojourns between 1sts and reserve grade. He was extraordinarily unlucky and some off field issues. But a footy genius and on a few occasions, the best rugby league player in the world.

Trindall was the footy version of this famous saying:

“Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. “

@murraymob and I loved Trindall and still do. For awhile there, PI became Trindall interactive, despite the Franze drama.

Izzards, the camel and Elvis were good too.

But nothing beats Lew Z and wheelchair bro.