Best ever Imports

[BOZO]

The Warrington Wonder and Incomparable Immortal
Best ever Import by a Country mile
Overall, there did not seem to be a level of rugby league that Fulton did not find success at whether it was at club, state or international level as a player or even a coach. It didn’t seem to matter as his skillset and knowledge of the game were second to none.
A career worthy of him of being selected as one of the original four post war Immortals that included Gasnier, Churchill and Irvine. The former Manly and Easts star was a player who could single handily turn a game on its head with his creative and unorthodox style of play and his competitiveness to win was always on show. Since the turn of the second World War, you will be hard pressed to find a player who has been able to forge a career that has yielded as much success at club and representative level both as a player and a coach. It remains a true testament to the leader that Fulton was and will always be.

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Bob Fulton was born in Warrington but he was made in Australia.

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[Shoe1]

Depends on if you class Kiwis and Islanders as imports as well.

And Queenslander's

IMO the best Poms we had were Mal Reilly and Kevin Ward (do we class Bozo and Ian Roberts as Poms since they were born there? )

The best Kiwis/Islanders were Matthew Ridge, Kieran Foran, Steve Matai, Jorge and AFB.

And the best banana benders were Fatty, Rowdy, DCE and Kerry Boustead.

I think ridge was part middle eastern, not necessarily Polynesian?

 

[globaleagle]

BTW I could reply directly to your post SER8 because it said I wasn't allowed.

That's a bit weird (assuming you meant you could not reply). So you're saying there's no reply button in the bottom right of ser8's post for you? - To the right of the like and +quote buttons?

I mean ser8 is a bit snobby at times...but he still usually accepts replies (lol)

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Regarding how good Ellery Hanley was, that's why Terry Lamb took him out. The Sharks did the same to Mal Reilly. They had no choice actually, if Reilly plays then Manly win, he was that good. (Luckily we still had Bozo!)

Knocker Norton was also in the very highest class, other pommies of note include Morley and a bloke called Mike Stephenson, @Freddo would probabaly remember him well

Stevo playing for the chocolate soldiers. Mean looking hombre. I remember him more as a damn good commentator on the ABC

 

[Peter C]

I think ridge was part middle eastern, not necessarily Polynesian?

That's why his nickname was "Turbanhead"

 

[Loobs]

Bozo
Reilly
Stacy Jones
The black pearl Ellery
Chariots Offiah
Adrian Morley

-Just throwing some others in the mix.

Another one for Chariots. One of the top 5 nicknames as well.

 

[The '47ers]

Craig Innes helped with the '96 title, not our "best ever import" but got the job done.

 

[Freddo]

That's a bit weird (assuming you meant you could not reply). So you're saying there's no reply button in the bottom right of ser8's post for you? - To the right of the like and +quote buttons?

I mean ser8 is a bit snobby at times...but he still usually accepts replies (lol)

Hit reply like I did on thsi post, typed my stuff and hit post reply. Said I can't do this (didn't read the whole message because I had a few earlier and thought this was to do with new member training wheels). Just deleted all the quotes and verbage from SER8's post that I was replying to and posted which it did OK. Maybe to do with the embedded tipping comp msg, I hope you can understand this waffle. About to see If it accepts this reply to your post. Hang on......

 

[Aussie Battler]

As much as I want toe poking conversions back in the game (and big mounds of sand), really liked John Gray as a player and character.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

BTW I could reply directly to your post SER8 because it said I wasn't allowed.

Hmm not sure why. Were you using the 'quote' option?
edit - dont worry just saw GE's reply

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I mean ser8 is a bit snobby at times...but he still usually accepts replies (lol)

Snobby? I'm just about the most humble person I ever met

 

[Freddo]

Snobby? I'm just about the most humble person I ever met

Stuey davis socks replied to you OK so perhaps it was finger trouble and if this one works no problem. Maybe these posts can be deleted as they have nought to do with the main subject?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

1) Reilly
2) Ward
3) that really good Kiwi Centre ( forget his name now , and not one of the Iro’s)

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Snobby? I'm just about the most humble person I ever met

 

[The '47ers]

1) Reilly
2) Ward
3) that really good Kiwi Centre ( forget his name now , and not one of the Iro’s)

Darrell Williams?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Darrell Williams?

No, I know Tinker personally the one I was thinking about was Craig Innes, I thought he was fantastic.

 

[maxta]

No, I know Tinker personally the one I was thinking about was Craig Innes, I thought he was fantastic.

Yep both super
Williams not only didn’t let you down- he got it done
As for Innes- the try off Tooves grubbed against Illawarra in the Gf Was gold - his defence near the best I’ve seen and the fend on Matt Sing against Roosters after a mighty fight back the best don’t argue I think ever - against a quality defender

 

[maxta]

1) Reilly
2) Ward
3) that really good Kiwi Centre ( forget his name now , and not one of the Iro’s)

In saying that Mark I was super pumped when Kev Iro signed and though didn’t deliver to my expectations- had a few crazy attacking moments- particularly off Lyons against the Raiders

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

In saying that Mark I was super pumped when Kev Iro signed and though didn’t deliver to my expectations- had a few crazy attacking moments- particularly off Lyons against the Raiders

Great credentials but largely underwhelming I thought.

 

[maxta]

Great credentials but largely underwhelming I thought.

I think your right...lingered as a giant out wide.....not there when most needed
No denying massive ability, but a great example of talent not always enough without effort