Wests Tigers 5 Best Ever Players

[The unknown]

Benji and Farah are heads and shoulders above anyone one else due to longevity, the fact we developed them and that they were both damn good at the best. Although both had there flaws and some of the responsibility falls on them, were severely let down by poor teammates and coaching in their careers.

Ellis had the best three year period of anyone at the club. If only we had him for a couple of extra years he probably would of been the best.

Prince and Hodgo would be next but I wouldn't put them on the same level as the top three.

And then there is Lawrence and Tuiaki who could of been anything but for injuries and Tedesco if the prick had start around.

I would give HM to Richards aswell, I must admit I wasn't a fan of bringing back a 33 year old Richards back for a 2nd stint but he killed it. Probably could have gone down as one of the best wingers in the game if he didn't leave for the ESL

 

[Tigerm]

Agree with most, but Teddy has to be there surely.

 

[The unknown]

Agree with most, but Teddy has to be there surely.

I have him as the best player we've produced but in terms of club achievements which I'm guessing this thread is about he wouldn't be in top 5

 

[Marshall_magic]

Benji
Ellis
Tedesco
Prince
Farah

 

[benched tiger]

Benji
Farah
Prince
Hodgo
Ellis or Tedesco

1 to 4 made a pretty handy spine.

 

[gordsy]

Milone
Jnr Burger
Rancid Rankin
Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
Kyle Lovett

I assume you mean Lovett at centre. The idea behind why JT ever played him at centre still escapae me.
From memory he had a game at centre where he lets in four tries. JT must of hated him or be forced to play him at centre to not replace him after letting in two or three tries.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

The reason I didn't pick tedesco was because of the lack of team success when he played. At the end of the day it's a team sport and winning is the stat that matters. All the others I picked won us a comp or got us deep into the finals.

It says a lot about our club watching the improvement in tedesco since he went to the rorters. You can't say his game hasn't gone up 2 levels since the switch

 

[The Charlatan]

Ellis was the only one I picked that didn't play in 2005.

The other four were our spine in 2005 and were instrumental in getting us there. Ellis was one out of the box who spent his prime years with us and helped us make an impact on the game in 2010-2011.

Lawrence and Tedesco are both unlucky to miss out, especially since Lawrence has had some horrific injuries over the years and managed to come back, and Tedesco was a freakishly talented player but he didn't take us to the finals in the whole time he was with us.

 

[Tiger Ted]

Ellis was the only one I picked that didn't play in 2005.

The other four were our spine in 2005 and were instrumental in getting us there. Ellis was one out of the box who spent his prime years with us and helped us make an impact on the game in 2010-2011.

Lawrence and Tedesco are both unlucky to miss out, especially since Lawrence has had some horrific injuries over the years and managed to come back, and Tedesco was a freakishly talented player but he didn't take us to the finals in the whole time he was with us.

Unless we can produce another Turdesco & who is loyal to the club long term the machismo GE will always be no.1 for me.GE’s influence on our excellent 10 & 11 seasons was profound.He never had a bad game.

 

[stryker]

Guys Tedesco had a far bigger impact on this club than some give him credit for. For a couple of years he was our only attack. We only had one backline move...get him the ball.
Additionally, I didnt cream my dacks over Ellis like most did. He was better than average but looked great in our sides. Compared to the likes of Morley and Burgess, he was lacking. That said he does sneak into my top 5 due to lack of competition. Prince makes it for being the only halfback weve ever had who could control a game from start to finish. When he backstabbed us and left, the club fell in a hole.

1. Marshal
2. Farah
3. Tedesco
4. Prince
5. Ellis