Toughness

[Big Mick]

Croker
Buderus
Wiki
Price
Gower


I reckon Preston Campbell is pretty tough as well, he's the smallest player in the comp but never takes a backward step even against guys twice his size.

That would make them 11 feet tall and 150kg. Where can I buy such a player? ;-)

There are some things money can't buy.

For everything else, there's Nick Politis.

GOLD!

 

[Kasper]

Kevin Campion
Brett Kimmorley
Petero

 

[tiger_nick]

Wayne Pearce and Darren Senter from the Tigers.

Others would be Pay, Webcke and Wiki.

I'd like to throw in the Smith brothers aswell, ive seen two guys get knocked out so often!! Especially in Rep Games, Jason Smith was a cert to get knocked out

 

[Dogaholic]

Like to add Jason Hethrington to that list!

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Steve Folkes was a tough hombre. He was a tackling machine who didnt care how big they were.

 

[Dog-E]

True! and True! ....respectively to the last 2 posts! ;-)

 

[Raider_69]

And yes Johns is a drama queen, marshmellow if you ask me

McLinden is the softest player in history

Not when Josh Perry has played the same game

 

[Johns Magic]

Last year Perry trampled all over Dally M prop of the year Paul Rauhihi.

All McLinden can do is lie on the ground to milk penalties.

 

[hrundi99]

Last year Perry trampled all over Dally M prop of the year Paul Rauhihi.

All McLinden can do is lie on the ground to milk penalties.

A few years ago he played for some time and made a few tackles with a broken jaw.

I wouldn't call him soft.

He only weighs 84-85kgs and the big units target him. It doesn't surprise me that he feels a bit of pain in some tackles.

 

[Johns Magic]

he misses more than he makes

 

[Raider_69]

Yea McLinden is 2ft 3inch and about 50kgs
whats perrys excuse?

 

[Johns Magic]

This season.

Josh Perry-

Average no. of tackles: 24.3
Average no. of mistackles: 1.6

Mark McLinden

Average no. of tackles: 14.8
Average no. of mistackles: 3.7

 

[Johns Magic]

BTW, both the Raiders' starting props averaged less tackles than Perry and more mistackles than Perry.

 

[Raider_69]

Ok, now while we are compairing McLinden to Perry
how about we compair Shane Tronc to Preston Campbell :roll: :roll:

you idiot, the bloke is half the size of Perry and is a half, of corse he is gonna have less tackles than a forward and conceed more miss tackle... possible the most ridiculous comparison ever made... idiot
:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Raider_69]

BTW, both the Raiders' starting props averaged less tackles than Perry and more mistackles than Perry.

Perry is a classic 3rd man tackler
and so what the guy dosnt drop the ball? that cause he soft cocks it and runs like a man with a busted knee into the defencive line, if he put more into his runs i garentee you he would drop 5x more balls cause he is soft

 

[KFC]

Bruce Sinclair

 

[Johns Magic]

I am not denying that Perry is soft.

But you're having a go at Perry and then acting as if McLinden is tough.

Let's compare McLinden to people his size then?

Kurt Gidley-

T: 26.6
MT: 2.4

Nathan Fien-

T: 21.3
MT: 2.4

Matthew Head-

T: 13.0
MT: 2.6

Lincoln Withers-

T: 24.0
MT: 2.4

Brett Finch-

T: 18.2
MT: 1.4

Michael Monaghan-

T: 15.3
MT: 2.3



I could go on. McLinden has the second-worst tackling record of any team's first-choice halfback. This is because he is afraid to tackle them.

 

[m0j0]

As many others have said: Craig Gower

His playing Origin 1 last 20 mins with an ACL/ MCL (dunno which) was bloody amazing too, most guys don't walk with those suckers hurt for months.

It was the MCL. Not as serious as an ACL, and not unusual to be able to play on it (albeit in some pain).

 

[Dog-E]

I would also like to add Terry Lamb, Steve Mortimer & Craig Polla-Mounter to the list of Dogs I posted above...for some reason I just wasn't thinking of backs at the time!...But those 3 just absolutely ENCAPSULATE the term "BULLDOG SPIRIT"

Champion players, and tough as guts all 3 of 'em!

 

[hrundi99]

I am not denying that Perry is soft.

But you're having a go at Perry and then acting as if McLinden is tough.

Let's compare McLinden to people his size then?

Kurt Gidley-

T: 26.6
MT: 2.4

Nathan Fien-

T: 21.3
MT: 2.4

Matthew Head-

T: 13.0
MT: 2.6

Lincoln Withers-

T: 24.0
MT: 2.4

Brett Finch-

T: 18.2
MT: 1.4

Michael Monaghan-

T: 15.3
MT: 2.3

I could go on. McLinden has the second-worst tackling record of any team's first-choice halfback. This is because he is afraid to tackle them.

Those stats don't necessarily take into account game time do they?

Mason tried to run at Mac a few years ago and Mac picked him up and dropped him on his arse a few times.

How many Raiders games do you watch?