: Fri May 22, 2009 9:23 am  

The Chair Maker wrote:

He is one of the top 3 British halves ive seen, the others being Scofield and Tony Myler.

He was an excellent player, but the top 3 all-time? No way, Gregory, John Holmes, Harris (at his peak), I'd rate Long higher than him too. I could include the likes of Murphy, Millward, Hardisty etc but most on here won't have seen them.

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:31 am  

Could you please change m wrote:

He was an excellent player, but the top 3 all-time? No way, Gregory, John Holmes, Harris (at his peak), I'd rate Long higher than him too. I could include the likes of Murphy, Millward, Hardisty etc but most on here won't have seen them.

Only saw the back end of Gregory's career, and can't comment on Holmes, but I'd say Martyn was more talented than Long and a better 6 than Harris. He suffered a little with inconsistency but when he was on his game he was just sublime.

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:34 am  

Dux wrote:

Only saw the back end of Gregory's career, and can't comment on Holmes, but I'd say Martyn was more talented than Long and a better 6 than Harris. He suffered a little with inconsistency but when he was on his game he was just sublime.

Not sure about Harris. At his peak, he was an absolutely terriffic player.

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:43 am  

I think as dux alluded to harris may have been more consistant, but when tommy was in the zone it was a pleasure to watch and was world class

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:51 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

Not sure about Harris. At his peak, he was an absolutely terriffic player.

There's no doubt Harris was a cracking player, but I never thought he was that good a 6. A tremendous runner though.

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:00 pm  

The best thing about Tommy was his ability to raise his game to pie-shafting levels regularly. No-one stuck it to the Wiganers like Tommy did. Indeed, often did it without really trying to: The "knock-on Tommy" incident must go down as one of the funniest in RL history. Pies are still bitter over that today.

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:10 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

The best thing about Tommy was his ability to raise his game to pie-shafting levels regularly. No-one stuck it to the Wiganers like Tommy did. Indeed, often did it without really trying to: The "knock-on Tommy" incident must go down as one of the funniest in RL history. Pies are still bitter over that today.

His performance in the 2002 Cup final will live long in my memory.
Julian O'Neil was laughing at him, that must tell you a lot.

Tippling Tommy was never fit to be mentioned in the same breath as Edwards.

As I said before the rep coaches didn't rate him, and his own coach didn't rate him, but never mind the one eyed red vee specced fans loved him.

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:17 pm  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUH4vt1978Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUH4vt1978Y

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:26 pm  

Brilliant, one pass of note in his career.

Must try harder.

: Fri May 22, 2009 2:28 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Brilliant, one pass of note in his career.

Must try harder.

you are defining his career based on 1 game when the whole team was awful.

anyway, I prefer to remember Tommy as the last person to score at Pie Park.