Who do you currently regard as the 3 greatest NRL league players ever and why?

[typicalfan]

What impact was that?

 

[mongoose]

Langer, Lockyer and not many would agree but berrick barnes. i know his stint was short but wow what an impact he had.

did he give you head after the game or something?

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Berrick Barnes? FMD some people are ridiculous.

 

[_Johnsy]

berrick barnes

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: FMD even Paul Hauff had it all over barnes.

NRL
1. Johns
2. Lockyer
3. Daley/Clyde cannot split these 2.

 

[kia ora storm]

Tawera Nikau
Andrew Johns
Mal Maninga

 

[Fein]

NRL

Daley, Clyde, Tallis.

All time

Kenny, Lewis, Tallis.

 

[kbw]

I am finding this hard as I have seen plenty of great players. For Me Johns was the best bar none.
Lewis was good, but players like Clyde, Pearce, Price, Glanville etc the work horses that I loved watching.

Some players that people have mentioned here that I would have trouble including are Tallis (never played 80 mins or worked hard consistently)
SBW (never fulfilled his potential because of myth, media hype and injury)
Lyons, great ball player but just can't include someone who can't defend that well.
Meninga I know people will not understand, but even though he was very good at times, he should not have stayed in the centres and played too long. At the end I was told by a team mate of his that he was being carried.

 

[fourplay]

Langer, Lockyer and not many would agree but berrick barnes. i know his stint was short but wow what an impact he had.

I agree. I forgot about Berrick Barnes i'm going to have to revise my list.

1. Don Tweedle - For his ferocious running of the football. Size, strength and intimidiation. This man had it all.

2. Berrick Barnes - For the devastating "wow impact" he had on the NRL. Brisbane were forced to release him to union because the rest of the team were jealous of his talent and refused to play alongside Barnes for fear of being made to look bad in comparison.

3. Ben Czislowski - A former Australian schoolboy and Bulldogs forward who would leave dents in the defensive like no other.

 

[Tommax25]

The best players I have seen play are two obvious ones and two slighlty biased/different ones:

Johns: Best player I have seen, his ability was just astounding and his defence was probably the best I've seen in a half.

Lockyer: A match-winner on so many, many, many occassions at all levels, once in a generation player.

Kennedy: A little bit biased here but as a manly fan I saw this guy lift up a very ordinary team on his back and drag them screaming into the finals and in only two years was named in a manly all-star team. And he was certaintly no slouch at his former clubs either. Everything he did he did with intensity.

Stewart: Just freakish ability to score a try. If he goes his career without injury (which is not looking likely now with a re-occurance of the same/similar knee injury from 2007) he could challenge irvine for most first-grade trys, and is the only player I can currently who is any chance of that. Just unbelievable.

Special mention to SBW (he could dominate a game like a champ), Webcke (the prototype front rower. Everything you wanted. The best prop I've seen)

 

[WireMan]

1. Langer
2. Johns
3. Tawera Nikau

 

[_Johnsy]

Tawera Nikau :lol::lol:

 

[WireMan]

Tawera Nikau :lol::lol:

Yeah!! I was going off players who i have seen...

I've only been watching NRL for a season :lol:, European Super League guy myself.

 

[magpie_man]

NRL:
Andrew Johns
Darren Lockyer
Brad Fittler

pre-NRL:
Wally Lewis
Ricky Stuart
Mal Meninga

 

[kia ora storm]

Tawera Nikau :lol::lol:

Nothing wrong with Nikau...premiership winning player, Kiwi international, had the respect of the players and killed St George in 99.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Johns ET Langer

 

[Parramatta_Power]

NRL:
Tallis, Fitler, Lockyer.

All-Time:
Messenger, Churchill, Noel Kelly.

 

[Dazraider]

Are we talking NRL or Rugby League in general? Lets at least get this bit clear first...

thats about me selecting Meninga ,Johns and daley, well ok thats Rugby League
in the NRL id say Johns by a mile then Menzies and Inglis

 

[TheDalek079]

NRL
Fittler, Minichiello, Johns

Alltime
Dally, Dave Brown, Arthur Beetson