Who is our best ever signing?

[legend]

This doesn't include juniors so if I miss anyone, let me know and I'll edit the poll.

 

[Raider_69]

schif or meninga, i went schif as he has single handed held this team together in some very tough times, he has ordinary support, ordinary coach and yet off the back of him for 5 odd years we havnt been walk overs

 

[legend]

Good point but I doubt we would have won three premierships without Meninga and this is highlighted by the 1995 season. We were standouts along with Manly but failed to make the grand final the year after he retired so on that basis I went with big Mal.

 

[woodgers]

I went Mal. I prefered Laurie, Clyde and Ricky as players however Mal was the one that made those special teams what they were. I would suggest a lot of those good signings joined up just to play with Mal.

 

[Tidus_Raider]

Big Mal for sure.

Out of the current era definately Schif.

 

[TiTTieS_[CNTDN]]

Jason Smith simply for what he does to the team. Schif holds the team together and saves them so many games with his last line defence and you know it when he isn't there. But I think Smith is an even more noticable absentee. I can't really remember Meninga but I think he had so many great players around him to help him shine they way he did.

 

[legend]

Meninga got me when he said winning a GF was better than winning Origin and better than playing for Australia. He was Canberra through and through and his speech after the 89 GF got me in.

 

[thickos]

Big Mal. Everything fell into place after him. We were lucky to have a true legend of the game with us for so long.

Recently - Schif. Easily. He has been the glue that has held the place together, and while Belcher and Mullins were superb fullbacks, Schif has been one in a pretty ordinary team. That takes a lot of class.

 

[Raider_69]

Yep, for me is a 2 horse race between Schif and Mal
i went schif cause while without mal we may not have won a premiership or 2, we still would have been a very hard team to beat, while in the past 5 years, without schif we would be fair dinkum spooners. Which just edges big Mal out

 

[Edwahu]

Mal is the greatest signing off all time at any club. His signing was the catalyst for all our success.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Big Mal. Franchise player.

 

[Raider Ultra]

Big Mal easily

 

[Mr Saab]

Chicken George 1st, daylight second. Mal was an inspiration and a player everyone i am sure would have loved to have played with.
He had an aura about him that very few posses.
And he could play a bit too!

 

[Chachi]

While I think Stuart was the most important player we've ever had, I think Meninga proved to be the most important single signing for us due to the influx of other great players he attracted. If it wasn't for him, guys like Stuart, Belcher and Jackson would probably have ended up at bloody Manly or something.

 

[Mr Saab]

ricky was a crucial player (and still remains my alltime fav halfback) for the raiders.
1993 emphasised that to the fullest.

 

[jed]

Mal first, daylight second, Schif third, but I wouldn't be writing off Jason Smith's signing as being one of the best ever. We've already seen this year his significance - the games he plays, we're playing much better footy than the ones he's been injured. The way he's lifted the team, it's similar to the way that Newcastle lift when Joey's on the field.

sh*t, I just compared Smithy to Johns. I need to have my head examined :?

 

[Macko8]

the big fella meninga no kidding about that. most popular rugby league player to embrace the game.

 

[ausraider]

As much as I would like to choose Mal I think Schif has to be there with him.Haven't seen a single player who makes such a big difference to a side.Seriously without him in the last 4 years where would we be on the ladder.But then we have had some very good players during Mal's days whereas Schif is doing it all alone.l

 

[Mal Meninga]

Without a doubt Big Mal Meninga.

 

[dubby]

BIG MAL!!! I still idolise the big guy after all these years. The fact he is not involved with the Raiders in some way still hurts me. Inspirational, class, strength.

The sight of Shif kissing his Raider emblem puts him high on my list as well. I nearlly cried when i saw that, and I bet a few of you guys felt the same way.