: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:25 am  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

Can someone just explain to me about Andrew Leeds? What year was this?

It was the Centenary season - 1995/6 - in the build up to SL. It was only about a 5 month season.

Andrew Leeds came over and played full-back - one of the last generation of players to come over in the Ausie 'off-season' and play 12 month RL.

He was a brilliant full-back - pretty much flawless in attack and defence. Head & shoulders the best full back at Wakey in my time watching.

And he was called 'Leeds' - FFS!

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:45 am  

1. Leeds
2.Lino foi????
3.Ellis
4.Domic
5.Blanch
6. Lewis
7. Ella
8.Shelford
9.Bagnall
10.Fritz
11.Mark Graham
12. Solomona
13 Ray Price

14.H.Paul
15.Mortimer
16.Watene
17.Jackson

now that team would take some beating!!!

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:34 am  

mole rat wrote:

1. Leeds
2.Lino foi????
3.Ellis
4.Domic
5.Blanch
6. Lewis
7. Ella
8.Shelford
9.Bagnall
10.Fritz
11.Mark Graham
12. Solomona
13 Ray Price


14.H.Paul
15.Mortimer
16.Watene
17.Jackson

now that team would take some beating!!!

Isn't it great to see a team full of home grown talent !!

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:55 am  

Any 13 blokes that took the field wearing a Wakey shirt in the early to mid sixties

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:42 pm  

Here's a team from the district

G. COOPER

F.SMITH N.FOX I. BROOKE D.SMITH

H.POYNTON K.ROLLIN

T.SKERRETT M.MORGAN J.BURKE

G.ELLIS B.HAIGH

D.TURNER


D.TOPLISS
N.BELL
A.KELLY
D.BROUGH

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:50 pm  

St. Chunter wrote:

he took newsagency to a whole new level as well

yeah hands up harolds ex paper boys

[PopTart]

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:39 pm  

The Trip wrote:

Isn't it great to see a team full of home grown talent !!

Fair point, my best English team (as I'm not always sure who is local and who is not) is:
1. Les Sheard
2. Andy Fletcher
3. Keith Smith
4. Andy Mason
5. Lyndsey Rotherforth
6. David Topliss
7. Danny Brough
8. Trevor Skerrett
9. Alan McCurrie
10. Nigel Bell
11. Andy Kelly
12. Gareth Ellis
13. Mike Lampkowski

14. Ryan Atkins
15. Michael Jackson
16. John Burke
17, Keith Rayne

Ryan on the bench partly because the backline needs some power. Speed to burn but not really a lot of umph.

and if Lampy had played in the modern era, I think he would have been one of the best hookers in the game - great pass (England RU scrum half after all - top tackler - and made yards from dummy half for fun, though I'm not sure his nose would agree!)

Billy Conway, Phil Fox were unlucky not to make the cut.

Plenty of players played good rugby as an old man like Steve Norton, Len Casey and Nigel Stephenson but obviously by the time they were with us they were past their best, even though I enjoyed watching them.

: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:37 pm  

1. Geoff Wraith
2. Berwyn Jones
3. Keith Smith
4. Neil Fox
5. Andy Fletcher
6. David Topliss
7. Mike Lampkowski
8. Trevor Skerrett
9. Alan McCurrie
10. Darren Fritz
11. Bill Ashurst
12. David Solomona
13. Ray Price

: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:53 pm  

TRB wrote:

It was the Centenary season - 1995/6 - in the build up to SL. It was only about a 5 month season.

Andrew Leeds came over and played full-back - one of the last generation of players to come over in the Ausie 'off-season' and play 12 month RL.

He was a brilliant full-back - pretty much flawless in attack and defence. Head & shoulders the best full back at Wakey in my time watching.

And he was called 'Leeds' - FFS!

Am i correct in thinking he then played union in England. Never saw him play but my mate really rated him. Was he that good?

: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:56 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Fair point, my best English team (as I'm not always sure who is local and who is not) is:
1. Les Sheard
2. Andy Fletcher
3. Keith Smith
4. Andy Mason
5. Lyndsey Rotherforth
6. David Topliss
7. Danny Brough
8. Trevor Skerrett
9. Alan McCurrie
10. Nigel Bell
11. Andy Kelly
12. Gareth Ellis
13. Mike Lampkowski

14. Ryan Atkins
15. Michael Jackson
16. John Burke
17, Keith Rayne

Ryan on the bench partly because the backline needs some power. Speed to burn but not really a lot of umph.

and if Lampy had played in the modern era, I think he would have been one of the best hookers in the game - great pass (England RU scrum half after all - top tackler - and made yards from dummy half for fun, though I'm not sure his nose would agree!)

Billy Conway, Phil Fox were unlucky not to make the cut.

Plenty of players played good rugby as an old man like Steve Norton, Len Casey and Nigel Stephenson but obviously by the time they were with us they were past their best, even though I enjoyed watching them.

I'm sorry and not having a go but the names Phil Fox and Ryan Atkins should not be mentioned on this thread because they simply are not good enough.