The Toughest XIII

[Steel Dragon]

Ok we've got our favourite XIII thread up and going - but who were the toughest, no-nonsense, hardworking, fearsome players in each position?

 

[Steel Dragon]

01 Greame Eadie
02 Eric Grothe
03 Mal Meninga
04 Chris Close
05 Rod Wishart
06 Wally Lewis
07 Tommy Raudonikis
08 Dallas Donelley
09 Bumper Farrell
10 Noel Kelley
11 Gorden Tallis
12 Geoff Robinson
13 Ray Price

Notable Mentions
14 Steve Roach
15 Paul Harragon
16 Gene Miles
17 Terry Lamb

 

[Raider_69]

My toughest team of players ive seen:

1. Gary Belcher
2. Mick Hancock
3. Mal Meninga
4. 'Mary' McGregor (spelling?)
5. Brian Carney
6. Wally Lewis
7. Craig Gower
8. Paul Harrigan
9. Geoff Toovey
10. Mark Carroll
11. Rubin Wiki
12. Adrian Morley
13. Jason Croker

Bench: Steve Roach, Gordon Tallis

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Ok, Toughest no-nonsense XIII

1 - The Wombat
2 - The Terry Fahey Express
3 - Chicken George
4 - Choppy
5 - The Guru
6 - The King
7 - Geoff F*cking Toovey (even though I loved to hate him - a tough little nugget)
8 - Sir Shane Webcke Esq
9 - Backdoor Benny
10 - The Brick with Eyes
11 - The Raging Bull
12 - The Axe
13 - Mr Perpetual Motion

 

[Mr Saab]

Ok, Toughest no-nonsense XIII

1 - The Wombat
2 - The Terry Fahey Express
3 - Chicken George
4 - Choppy
5 - The Guru
6 - The King
7 - Geoff F*cking Toovey (even though I loved to hate him - a tough little nugget)
8 - Sir Shane Webcke Esq
9 - Backdoor Benny
10 - The Brick with Eyes
11 - The Raging Bull
12 - The Axe
13 - Mr Perpetual Motion

Cant argue there. That would be my team also

 

[Raider_69]

Ok, Toughest no-nonsense XIII

1 - The Wombat
3 - Chicken George
10 - The Brick with Eyes

struggling with those three
Brick with eyes i think is Carroll? the other two *woooshka*, mabye before my time

 

[Steel Dragon]

Ok, Toughest no-nonsense XIII

1 - The Wombat
2 - The Terry Fahey Express
3 - Chicken George
4 - Choppy
5 - The Guru
6 - The King
7 - Geoff F*cking Toovey (even though I loved to hate him - a tough little nugget)
8 - Sir Shane Webcke Esq
9 - Backdoor Benny
10 - The Brick with Eyes
11 - The Raging Bull
12 - The Axe
13 - Mr Perpetual Motion

With the exception of geoff toovey (i'd still have tommy r) - I concur.

 

[Steel Dragon]

struggling with those three
Brick with eyes i think is Carroll? the other two *woooshka*, mabye before my time

Eadie
Meninga and
Lazarus

 

[The Preacher]

FB. Wombat Eadie
W. Tom Mooney
W. Guru Grothe Snr.
C. Geno Miles
C. Mal Meninga
5/8. The King*
1/2. Tommy Raudonikis
L. Ron Coote*
SR. Nev Hornery
SR. Steve Kneen
FR. Noel Kelly*
H. Freddy Jones
FR. Artie Beetson*

Res. David Applebee
Res. Blocker Roach
edit. Res. Terry Randall, couldn't leave him out.

* Indicates, also in favourite X111

 

[CrazyEel]

Graham Eadie
Terry Fahey
Gene Miles
Mick Cronin
Eric Grothe Snr
Wally Lewis
Tom Raudonikis
John O'Neil
Elywin Walters
Noel Kelly
Artie Beetson
Les Boyd
Ray Price

Adrian Morley
Steve Roach
Terry Randall

 

[slippery nipeel]

01 Mick Potter
02 Eric Grothe* (Injured a lot, but impossible to tackle)
03 Mal Meninga
04 Ruben Wiki
05 Rod Wishart
06 Wally Lewis
07 Terry Lamb
08 Shane Webke
09 Billy Johnstone/Geoff Toovey (can't seperate them)
10 Peter Kelly
11 Nathan Hindmarsh (modern day Ray Price)
12 Ben Kennedy (will run through brick walls)
13 Ray Price

Res
14 Craig Gower
15 Ron Gibbs

 

[innsaneink]

2 - The Terry Fahey Express

Wasnt it the Redfern express?

 

[reptar]

1. Mick Potter
2. Eric Grothe (of the senior variety)
3. Mal Meninga
4. Mick Cronin
5. Rod Wishart
6. Wally Lewis
7. Craig Gower
8. Glenn Lazarus
9. Ben Elias
10. Shane Webcke
11. David Furner
12. Ben Kennedy
13. Jason Croker

14. Geoff Toovey
15. Terry Lamb

My memory isn't so great back to the big era of tough players.

Jason Croker takes the cake though, the man is either indestructible, stupid, or both.

On June 24, 2001 the Green Machine was down to 13 players for the final 35 minutes but hung on to beat Sydney Roosters 32-22 in Canberra.

Croker played on with a ruptured cruciate ligament, a torn medial ligament and ankle damage. He was ruled out for the rest of the season at fulltime and won an award for his on-field bravery.

http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19454523-10389,00.html

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Wasnt it the Redfern express?

Right you are

 

[yobbo84]

Charlie Frith MUST be in there somewhere! What other player has put a bloke into hospital, only to go and visit him later? Champion!

 

[MKEB...]

1. Brasher
2. Hancock
3. Meninga
4. wiki
5. Hancock
6. Wally
7. Terry Lamb
8. Tamati
9. Elias
10. Lazarus
11. Arty
12. Les Davidson
13. ray price

14. mark Graham
15. Peter Johnson

 

[MKEB...]

oops ...added hancock twice Meant Groethe Sr.

 

[Green Machine]

1 Garry Jack
2 Terry Fahey
3 Michael Beatie
4 Chris Mortimer
5 Eric Grothe Snr
6 Terry Lamb
7 Tom Raudonikis
8 Peter Kelly
9 Royce Simmons
10 Les Davidson
11 Steve Bowden
12 Cement Gillespie
13 Les Boyd

 

[dontmakemeangry]

1. Jack
2. Wishart
3. Mortimer
4. Farrer
5. Beattie
6. Lewis
7. Raudonikas
8. Davidson
9. Billy Johnstone
10. Boyd
11. Tallis
12. Geyer
13. Folkes

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah...Chris Mortimer was a great player.
Lucky enuff to play with him once.