Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:12 pm  

captaincaveman wrote:

Andy Gregory would waltz into any current Superleague team

Correct.

Many people's pick for the greatest player, Wally Lewis on Gregory:-

So, which English player caused Lewis and his teammates the most problems?
“A certain little halfback! That little b****rd! I admired Andy Gregory as much, if not more, than any other player because of the creativity that he boasted and the determination to cause defeat for Australia. He was also one of the toughest players that I ever played against.
“I also got on with Andy very well off the field, and with his mother too. I struggled with his accent, always telling him to slow down! With him in charge and at his best, they got as close as they could to beating us.
“His performance in that third game was a big problem for us but, even so, it was a performance to be admired. We were lucky to get out of jail that day.

Gregory in his prime would tear SL defences to shreds.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:18 pm  

Johns was a great player, but my opinion of him will always be somewhat tainted by the night he spent in Danny Brough's pocket in the 2005 playoffs.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:24 pm  

Wally Lewis and Alex Murphy. I can't separate them

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:47 pm  

Superted wrote:

Billy Boston picking an ex-wiganer, shock horror.

Right. BB isn't just some random Wigan player. Plenty of people regard him as the best ever.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:15 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Right. BB isn't just some random Wigan player. Plenty of people regard him as the best ever.

That may be so, but he's about as impartial as Phil Clarke or Shaun Wane.

Him picking Kenny is akin to me picking Schofield (although I didn't pick Schoey).

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:20 pm  

Superted wrote:

That may be so, but he's about as impartial as Phil Clarke or Shaun Wane.

Him picking Kenny is akin to me picking Schofield (although I didn't pick Schoey).

It's not akin to anything you say. BB is a legend of the game and you're an anonymous person posting on the internet. His opinion is worth 1000x more than yours.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:26 pm  

Keith Beauchamp

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:42 pm  

If we judged the best by players who were ahead of their time then you'd have to put Vince Karalius and Bob Fulton at the top of the list.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:52 pm  

Players ahead of their time shouldn't count since they're not tested against comparable opposition.

It is possible to have a greatest ever RL player but there has to be a method by which greatest ever RL player is defined.

Until there is a definition this is all moot and I stand by my choice of Keith Beauchamp.

Re: Greatest player of all time? : Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:15 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Correct.

Many people's pick for the greatest player, Wally Lewis on Gregory:-

So, which English player caused Lewis and his teammates the most problems?
“A certain little halfback! That little b****rd! I admired Andy Gregory as much, if not more, than any other player because of the creativity that he boasted and the determination to cause defeat for Australia. He was also one of the toughest players that I ever played against.
“I also got on with Andy very well off the field, and with his mother too. I struggled with his accent, always telling him to slow down! With him in charge and at his best, they got as close as they could to beating us.
“His performance in that third game was a big problem for us but, even so, it was a performance to be admired. We were lucky to get out of jail that day.

Gregory in his prime would tear SL defences to shreds.

I'm too young to have seen Wigan's 8 cup wins in a row but i have seen videos of the games and the one player who stood out to me was Andy Gregory. He had skill the current england halves can only dream of.

In preparation for the game tomorrow I watched highlights of the few times we've beaten the aussies. One of them was the game where mike gregory ran the length of the field to win it in 88 i think. That try, as well as two others, was set up by Andy Gregory. As usual he was head and shoulders above.