The 8th immortal?

[manly40gimps0]

Meninga is a low dog who shouldnt even be considered due to his recent attempts to undermine International League.

And his comments.
What has the ARL ever done for me.(ungrateful merkin)

 

[kia ora storm]

Colin Best

 

[Grapple]

 

[jonno_knights]

Justin Ryder.....dont type that into Google Images :O



Unless you are Bunniesman.

 

[glockers]

Firstly, great to see someone recognise Keith Barnes by including him on the poll. Now onto

The best halfbacks I've seen play are Langer, Johns, Stirling, Stuart. In that order.

I know Lockyer isn't a halfback, but I rate all these guys above Lockyer.

I also rate Clyde, Provan, Ray Price, Lazarus, Webke, Roach, Daley above him.

I admit Provan and Price because of what older heads have told me. I even had old timers tell me that Ray Price was the best forward of 80s and comparable to Raper as a lock. That has to count for something.

I'd have the next immortal as a choice between Langer, Price, Provan or Irvine.

 

[Mr Fourex]

I know Lockyer isn't a halfback, but I rate all these guys above Lockyer.

I also rate Clyde, Provan, Ray Price, Lazarus, Webke, Roach, Daley above him.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[LatK7]

Good point bottle...

Still, as rolls royce as reg is, and as revolutionary as as Raper was, Norm lead the team before they came, Norm then did things as coach not captain.

I would bet Reg and John can't believe they are there before him.

Anyways....For Mine should have been an original....perhaps put 10.

This. It has to be Provan.

 

[Loudstrat]

His last tour..........Hmmm, was that his 3rd or 4th Kangaroo tour?

4th I believe

How many Kangaroo tours did Mick Cronin go on......?

Rogers........?

How many times did they captain Australia .......?

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Conveniently forget that Meninga dogged the goal kicking role because he was too lazy. Lets never forget the Wembly test of 94 I think it was, when Meninga threw the pressure of a sideline conversion to win a test in front of 94000 to a very young and very green Dave Furner.

Cronin won more premierships. Cronin scored more points. Cronin made the Kangaroo tour from the obscurity of the Gerringong A grade side. Cronin also retired from test footy, therefore forfeiting his 4 Kangaroo Tours - which, ironically, spanned 13 seasons and not Meninga's 12 due to the 75 World Cup.

Cronin's then record 1971 FG points is a sh*tload better than Meninga's - and the first was scored when he was 26!

Cronin also won 2 Rothman's medals

Cronin set the record for the most points for Australia that Meninga would still not have broken had he not piked out from the goal kicking duties.

And Cronin did all that while running a pub fulltime!!!!!!!!

Cronin has a grandstand named after him. Has Mal even got a friggin hotdog stand named after him?

Besides, when Cronin coached, he didnt need other coaches to coach for him.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The Mal Meninga Stand at Canberra Stadium.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Got a statue too...doesn't he?

 

[Raider_69]

Johns can wait his turn

Meninga is one of, if not the most decorated player of all time. SOO, Test and Club football, and he's gone and back it up with being the coach of the the single greatest era of origin football in history

which pushes him up as the SINGLE most decorated player in RL history. Meninga is the next immortal.

 

[Loudstrat]

ffs provan is on the trophy that every team wants, if provan doesn't become the next immortal the whole thing is a joke.

Arthur Summons to be immortalised too?

Good point bottle...

Still, as rolls royce as reg is, and as revolutionary as as Raper was, Norm lead the team before they came, Norm then did things as coach not captain.

That was Ken Kearney.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Got a statue too...doesn't he?

Yes.

 

[Loudstrat]

Johns can wait his turn

Meninga is one of, if not the most decorated player of all time. SOO, Test and Club football, and he's gone and back it up with being the coach of the the single greatest era of origin football in history

which pushes him up as the SINGLE most decorated player in RL history. Meninga is the next immortal.

Heather would trump him on all counts. Unfortunately, Both dogged the goal kicking duties. Cronin, who also won the official POTY twice when Meninga never won it once, and won more GF's than Meninga (who was part of a cheating win) was better than Mal. Back to the original point, so was Sludge Rogers.

Joey has the lot covered though.

 

[Loudstrat]

The Mal Meninga Stand at Canberra Stadium.

Ok ok, but Cronin got his stand first!

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Hazem el Masri's should be the next immortal. He never dogged goal kicking.

 

[jonno_knights]

Hazem el Masri's should be the next immortal. He never dogged goal kicking.

But he wasnt always the number 1 at his club..:sarcasm:

 

[Coastbloke]

I honestly think this will go to QLDer this time around..

It MAY go to Provan, but I won't be a least bit surprised if It's Meninga..

Johns will be in the mix the next time around..

 

[Mr Fourex]

Conveniently forget that Meninga dogged the goal kicking role because he was too lazy. Lets never forget the Wembly test of 94 I think it was, when Meninga threw the pressure of a sideline conversion to win a test in front of 94000 to a very young and very green Dave Furner.

Cronin won more premierships. Cronin scored more points. Cronin made the Kangaroo tour from the obscurity of the Gerringong A grade side. Cronin also retired from test footy, therefore forfeiting his 4 Kangaroo Tours - which, ironically, spanned 13 seasons and not Meninga's 12 due to the 75 World Cup.

Cronin's then record 1971 FG points is a sh*tload better than Meninga's - and the first was scored when he was 26!

Cronin also won 2 Rothman's medals

Cronin set the record for the most points for Australia that Meninga would still not have broken had he not piked out from the goal kicking duties.

And Cronin did all that while running a pub fulltime!!!!!!!!

Cronin has a grandstand named after him. Has Mal even got a friggin hotdog stand named after him?

Besides, when Cronin coached, he didnt need other coaches to coach for him.

Meninga:-

Only player to twice captain a Kangaroo Tour (1990 and 1994).

Most points scored in Test matches for Australia (272 – 21 tries, 96 goals)

Most goals kicked in Test matches for Australia (96)

2nd in most appearances made for Australia

5th in most tries scored for Australia

Most points scored in Origin

Most goals kicked in a State of Origin match for Queensland (7 in Game 1 1980)

2 time BRL premiership winner (Souths)

3 time NSWRL premiership winner (Canberra)

a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to rugby league football"



Most State of Origins won as coach in a row. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (6)



That last one is going to make you tear up misty but.....well, it's in the record books mate.

Meninga >>>>>>>>>>> Cronin

Now.......what's this about his mate, Sludge.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Provan or Meninga