Toughest Player In The NRL

[RufusRex]

Gallen and Scott

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

All players at this level have a fair does of toughness. Even more that some posters on here (BIG call). Gallen is the obvious call, but I think the little men are the toughest.

I use to vote for Brett Hodgson all the time in the polls. I'd go for a Foran, Cam Smith, Gallen trifecta.

 

[Packy]

Gallen.

For his size Foran wins for sure. He did it in his 1st game and hasn't stopped. Preston Campbell is another that should probably be dead and plays way above his weight.

 

[Western Saint]

Gallen for sure, just imagine how hed go in a real team.

 

[doogiehowser_md]

Jeremy Smith eats Gallen for breakfast!

 

[Western Saint]

Jeremy Smith eats Gallen for breakfast!

Except when hes injured, which is half the season...

 

[hitman82]

I agreed with the Hooker comment. They have to be tough. Foran is under 90kg and can bench nearly 200kg.

Foran benched 170kgs for 1 rep, which is pretty epic at his body weight (88kgs). Bench press isn't really a good test of true strength though, as it's massively influenced by your physical make up (ie short forearms, thick torso etc), plus it's not a very athletic lift in itself.
A "true" full body strength test is the deadlift, which Pettybourne and McKendry reportedly lead the NRL in with 210kgs x 4 and 190ks x 4 respectively. McKendry is the strongest all round power lifter in the NRL (at 105kgs bw), but apparently Jacob Lillyman (at 98kgs bw) is pretty close to him in all lifts.

 

[Apey]

Hayne.

 

[League_God]

How anyone can go past Gallen and Petero is beyond me.

 

[Johns Magic]

Robbie Farah or Cameron Smith. IMO hookers are the toughest players, usually they're under 95Kg but defend in the guts of the forward pack with 110Kg monsters running at them for the full 80 minutes. Then they have to back it up with attacking skill.

Haha, Farah is a bitch.

His defence is pathetic for a hooker who wants to play rep.

 

[Big Pete]

Since when is Gallen tough?

I'll never forget the dive he took.

 

[besthalfbackPEARCE]

Lol at all the people who said Scott :s :s :s :s his rock solid defence sure stopped Inglis last year

 

[Patorick]

Are we factoring playing with an injury in this?

Or just getting smashed and bouncing back up all the time?

 

[One Warrior]

Michael Luck

 

[Gaba]

Anasta

He is used by other players as a punching bag in games, and he continues to bounce back every time

 

[Charlie124]

Ben Creagh - it takes a tough man to run away from a fight. After all, one punch can kill.

 

[Big Pete]

Petero Civoniceiva's head is basically a weapon of mass destruction.

Just ask Monty.

Most players are pretty tough these days, Foran and Johnson certainly come to mind. Even Presto managed to play half a game with a broken jaw.

Then again I still think Webcke is the toughest player there was (at least in the modern century). Wiki had his moments too.

 

[Slackboy72]

If I was ridiculously biased I'd put in a vote for Dean Young but in reality I have to Gallen. He's a c-bomb but he does put in more than anyone since Webcke retired.

 

[Marshall_magic]

I have to go with Foran, love watching the kid play because of his toughness.

 

[Ram Man]

Since when is Gallen tough?

I'll never forget the dive he took.

As opposed to Sam Thaiday who is continually 18th man into a scrap