Who is the greatest prop forward New Zealand has produced?

[TheFrog]

Ruben Wiki was not primarily a prop. His career with Canberra Raiders, when he won a Grand Final playing with Mal Meninga, Brett Mullins, Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Ken Nagas and Noa Nadruku, was primarily played at centre.

Later he moved into the forwards.

Wiki made the move into the forwards at the end of 1998. At the time he had played 98 of his 311 first grade games. A couple of years he played in the backrow, but for at least half his career he was a prop. I'd say NZ haven't produced many better.

 

[typicalfan]

Wiki easily

 

[themacemaceman]

A bit nostalgic,big Henry Tatana was one to mix it up.A prolific points scorer.Joined the Dragons from the Sharkies or Canterbury.

Not to forget Henry also turned out for the mighty Cessnock Goannas!

 

[Dave_]

Wiki

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Roy Asotasi has to rate a mention somewhere. At his prime he was the best forward in the world.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Completely forgot about Asotasi and Wiki!! My vote to other.

 

[Twatface Magee]

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[chigurh]

Paul Rauhihi

 

[Stevie B tiger69]

Pongia,wiki,Tamati worth a mention.

 

[kbw]

Rueben Wiki was a centre that had the balls that Meninga lacked and moved into the fowards when he knew it was time.

I would def prefer to vote for a player from before the interchange rules.

http://www.kiwiprops.co.nz/cms/index.php/therange

 

[Perth Red]

Kurt Sorenson, Wiki and Asotasi in his prime would be the three most memorable in my time watching RL.

oh and Mark Broadhurst who would have to be the toughest Kiwi I saw play for my club. He had a cracking right hook on him!

 

[Jason Maher]

Brent Todd

 

[Scapegoat]

Another vote for Ruben Wiki.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

The last year that Asotasi was at the Dogs, he was destroying opposition teams.

He had his moments at Souths but he never found the same consistency as he had that year.

Wiki was a beast. Probably hit harder than any other forward that I can remember. Maybe only Toni Carroll could match him for impact in a tackle over the last 20 or so years.

 

[Rhyno]

This is an offseason thread.

oh wait..... it is the offseason for your team

:lol: what a w@nker

God I hope the cows smash the broncos

 

[Dragon_psa]

Kevin Tamati.

 

[seaeagle sam]

Mark fecking Broadhurst

 

[JJ]

Mark fecking Broadhurst

Broadhurst and Tamati are quite the fearsome pair - I imagine Greg Dowling still wakes up in a cold sweat thinking about squaring of with Kevin :lol:

 

[seaeagle sam]

lol forgotten about that. Dowling got laid out in the tunnel from memory.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

None of the unlisted individuals so popular on this thread, like Tamati, Broadhurst, and Lomax, could ever have laid on a try in the way that Jared Warea-Hargreaves did this season.