Heaven-s X111

[Supreme Leader]

Great idea but where was Bozo Fulton?

Fitting farewell: Gladiators reunite as Norm anointed leader of 'Heaven's XIII'

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Good question so I just checked - they are players from Provan's era which finished in 1965. Fulton began in 1966.

 

[Shoe1]

This is so dumb.

 

[manly al]

No doubt dominated by St George and South Sydney players but Wests had some pretty handy players in that era as well

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Yes, one South Sydney player.

 

[manly al]

Yes, one South Sydney player.

Probably a bit early for the Bunnies array of premiership winning personal of some note .

 

[Shoe1]

I would choose Rex Mossop over O'Shea.

 

[Cioran]

Good question so I just checked - they are players from Provan's era which finished in 1965. Fulton began in 1966.

Just checked Arti Beetson and he started in Sydney in 66 as well.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

 

[rosco]

I think the greatest winger of all time Ken Irvine would get a start. Played 1958 - 1973. Scored 212 tries. 22 more than anyone else.

 

[Shoe1]

So heaven is a thing now? FFS

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

So heaven is a thing now? FFS

Yes it must be there. So reckon the Eurogliders.

Or the Righteous Brothers. They sang about a rugby league heaven and you know they’ve got a hell of a team.

 

[Shoe1]

This is so dumb.

I’ll elaborate.

1) the NRL egregiously presumes there is a heaven.

2) it then further presumes that the listed players were admitted to heaven.

3) it is likely that not all players from the era are dead. This is unfair on players that are still alive. Effectively they are excluded from the team because they are not dead yet.

4) the years chosen are arbitrary, and do not evenly cover the careers of players named. Churchill is earlier than the rest. It is like naming Eadie as the fullback for a 90s era team.

5) as pointed out by others, there are legends of the era that are omitted.

6) Hornby’s opinion on the matter was sought and published.

7) it is a saints/wests “best of” beaten up to be all-encompassing. It is a laughable attempt to honour Provan.

8)Such a cynical exercise diminishes the NRL, showing its lack of judgement when discussing the game’s history.

 

[Shoe1]

It is typical of the nrl to only let players from certain favoured clubs go to heaven.

 

[eagleron]

It is typical of the nrl to only let players from certain favoured clubs go to heaven.

Speaking of the NRL, when Provan's death was reported on the news they referred to him as an NRL legend, no one heard of the NRL until almost forty years after Provan retired, he was a NSWRL and ARL player but never an NRL player, nit picking I know but I prefer fact to fiction

 

[Shoe1]

Billy Wilson is St George/ North Sydney

Clay is Newtown / St George

YET Eddie Lumsden is not listed as Manly / St George

... typical of Muddleton who openly discriminates against Manly, for example Beaver’s try count is split between manly and nth eagles, yet he counts the St George premierships along with St George-Illawarra.

 

[manlyfan76]

All good points but do they fit Izzy's rules for going to heaven?

 

[MadMarcus]

So heaven is a thing now? FFS

Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh, Heaven is a place on Earth