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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Normy-Tiger » 10 May 2017, 07:17

Suprised none of you have Sean Rudder. He was fun to watch.....

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Danny Boy » 10 May 2017, 07:31

Grant Millington is right up there for me
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by mdean » 10 May 2017, 08:38

Danny Boy wrote:Grant Millington is right up there for me
They're all of their time I guess, I haven't spent a lot of time watching all of them.
Vowles is an obvious choice because of the time he was here.
Manu was brilliant to watch.
Nutley and Millington in their own jobs, probably not fair to mention them together as they're so different.

In our wilderness, I was a massive fan of Steve Crouch, top bloke, good man and the line he ran for the try from back row in the GF was poetry.

It is hard to look beyond Nikau, as someone said previously he was a next generation player at the time.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by tigerfeat » 10 May 2017, 08:53

Made me smile thinking about T when he got mad hed make four or five tackles back to back ramming blokes into ground lol
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by StevieTheTV » 10 May 2017, 09:23

Above all, my favourite was Tawera Nikau, loved him even when he was at Wire....top bloke.

Next 2 for me would be

Adrian Vowles
Grant Millington

Honorable mentions for Dale Fritz, Aaron Raper, Luke Dorn, Brad Davis, Danny Nutley
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by TT Tiger » 10 May 2017, 09:26

At the moment Jesse he is like having another man on the field with his enthusiasm and encouragement of all the lads on the park. This was typified on Thursday when Cas were behind the sticks and he gee'd all the players up then turned to the crowd and pumped them up too.
Then for me it's Nikau and Wayne Bartrim

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Post by mdean » 10 May 2017, 09:31

TT Tiger wrote:At the moment Jesse he is like having another man on the field with his enthusiasm and encouragement of all the lads on the park. This was typified on Thursday when Cas were behind the sticks and he gee'd all the players up then turned to the crowd and pumped them up too.
Then for me it's Nikau and Wayne Bartrim
Wayne Bartrim, hilarious bloke and massively underrated too. I forgot Aaron Raper. I had the pleasure of a few drinks with Wayne and Gibbo when he was here too - good people, but Bartrim could really play.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by tigerfeat » 10 May 2017, 09:45

Yeah batrim was top bloke and good player too amazing we let him go ...
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by StevieTheTV » 10 May 2017, 09:55

Wow, i cant believe i forgot about Bartrim, what a player he was! Great kicker aswel.
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Tamworth Tiger » 10 May 2017, 10:13

I hadn't really thought of Rangi as an overseas player but if he isn't now he started as one so for long term impact I would add him to my three in place of Manu

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Shameless » 10 May 2017, 11:07

Normy-Tiger wrote:Suprised none of you have Sean Rudder. He was fun to watch.....

Beat me to it ;-)

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by the happy hooker9 » 10 May 2017, 13:20

Gary Belcher

Steve larder
Richie Blackmore
Chris Johns
David Chapman

Tony kemp
Steve Robbinson

Paul Khan
Aaron Raper
Danny Nutley
Ronnie Gibbs
Tawera Nikau
Adrian Vowles

Brett Atkins
Bob Lindner
James pickering
Jeff Hardy

Coach Stuart Raper
Team of ex cas antipedeans

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Post by orrsome » 10 May 2017, 13:46

the happy hooker9 wrote:Gary Belcher

Steve larder
Richie Blackmore
Chris Johns
David Chapman

Tony kemp
Steve Robbinson

Paul Khan
Aaron Raper
Danny Nutley
Ronnie Gibbs
Tawera Nikau
Adrian Vowles

Brett Atkins
Bob Lindner
James pickering
Jeff Hardy

Coach Stuart Raper
Team of ex cas antipedeans
No place for Dean Widders?????

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Frankas » 10 May 2017, 14:07

Milington, Vowles, Blackmore
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by SuffolkTiger » 10 May 2017, 15:09

orrsome wrote:
the happy hooker9 wrote:Gary Belcher

Steve larder
Richie Blackmore
Chris Johns
David Chapman

Tony kemp
Steve Robbinson

Paul Khan
Aaron Raper
Danny Nutley
Ronnie Gibbs
Tawera Nikau
Adrian Vowles

Brett Atkins
Bob Lindner
James pickering
Jeff Hardy

Coach Stuart Raper
Team of ex cas antipedeans
No place for Dean Widders?????
I hope Viva Brad Davis isn't reading this....... :shock:

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by da_jimbob_7 » 10 May 2017, 17:29

Davis and Vowles for me, played in the era I barely missed a game and were back to help us gain promotion. The third is difficult to pick, but I will have to go T. Like someone said, when he got mad and did a full set of tackles or grabbed there shirt tails and sat to haul them down. Even the fact he looked as wide as two players at the shoulders but so lean. Met him with the real trophy too. Sure I've a picture somewhere, I couldn't lift it, but he made it look like it was made of paper lifting it one armed.
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Black n Amber » 10 May 2017, 18:31

It can't be understated how important a signing Grant Millington has been for this club, imo he's been the very back bone of this side for the past 3 seasons, and in that time you can count on 1 hand how many below par games he's had, the signings of Gale, Hardaker, Moors, Macca over a period of time have just complimented him.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Squaddie86 » 10 May 2017, 18:35

Brad Davis,
Luke Dorn
Grant Millington

I'm too new to the game to know much about Vowles but i know he's a club legend. Those 3 I named are the 3 I've seen have a huge impact on this club though.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by SuffolkTiger » 10 May 2017, 18:37

Black n Amber wrote:It can't be understated how important a signing Grant Millington has been for this club, imo he's been the very back bone of this side for the past 3 seasons, and in that time you can count on 1 hand how many below par games he's had, the signings of Gale, Hardaker, Moors, Macca over a period of time have just complimented him.
Actually, that's a great shout. You're spot on with that.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Casforthecup » 10 May 2017, 20:51

Proper enjoying everyone's responses .... Bringing back some good memories.

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