All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:27 am  

Again it's a position that has changed a lot over the years but will you go for old style or new?

I think it's also possible that this thread may be the closest contested yet as there are 3 or 4 absolutely outstanding candidates.

Lets have the names and arguments for inclusion then

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:30 am  

Obviously Lee Jackson and Richard Swain jump out from my time watching hull FC

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:32 am  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Obviously Lee Jackson and Richard Swain jump out from my time watching hull FC

Has to be these two, tough choice between them aswell, swain for me just.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:35 am  

I only got to see Jackson in a Hull shirt during his second stint at the end of his career, but him and Swain would be my two nominations aswell.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:38 am  

Swain for me, phenomenal work rate, that last minute charge down to stop a drop goal in Cardiff summed his never say die attitude up.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:41 am  

Tommy Harris must come into the reckoning He played over 400 games for us and is the only FC player to win the Lance Todd Trophy at Wembley.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:41 am  

Playing ability in his day I would say that Jackson was the better player, but for work rate, consistency and commitment us the reason I would choose Swain.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:48 am  

paintman wrote:

Tommy Harris must come into the reckoning He played over 400 games for us and is the only FC player to win the Lance Todd Trophy at Wembley.

He never won a challenge cup though, Swain was absolutely pivotal in us winning it, and he would have got the Lance Todd if the journos knew what they were looking at.

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:52 am  

Tommy Harris was regarded as the best. But always hard when they have played so long ago. Add swain and IMO they would be top two with a mention to Lee jackson

Re: All time greatest Hull FC team No.9 - The Hooker : Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:10 am  

Very tough choice with three obvious candidates in Harris, Jackson and Swain.

Not many on here will have seen Harris play whereas most of us will of course have witnessed the other two.

Harris - another player with well over 400 appearances over 13 season, holds the record for most GB caps for a hooker and is still the club's only Lance Todd Trophy winner. Richard Swain should have been the second though and is one of only three Hull captains to lift the Challenge Cup.