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Re: Best overseas player

Post by tigerfeat » 04 Jun 2020, 13:06

Belcher
Carney
Blackmore
Eager
D.S
Rangi
Freeman
Nutley
Bartrim
Millington
Fritz
French
Nikau

Raper
Sargent
Vowels
Widders
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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Pricey2000 » 04 Jun 2020, 16:41

Millington what a player he’s been for us

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Swagger » 04 Jun 2020, 20:36

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Serious about Rugby League have done a piece on Cas. What they believe to be our best starting 13 of the Superleague era.
Can't fully remember is but they have:

L Dorn
K Dixon
M Eager
M Shenton
D Solomona
D Orr
L Gale
D Sampson
P McShane
C Huby
A Guttenbiel
M Smith
A Vowles

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Fumper27 » 04 Jun 2020, 21:19

Swagger wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 20:36 Not sure if it's been mentioned but Serious about Rugby League have done a piece on Cas. What they believe to be our best starting 13 of the Superleague era.
Can't fully remember is but they have:

L Dorn
K Dixon
M Eager
M Shenton
D Solomona
D Orr
L Gale
D Sampson
P McShane
C Huby
A Guttenbiel
M Smith
A Vowles
Don’t think anyone on here would agree that the 13 there is our best ever SL starting 13.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Gomersal Tiger » 07 Jun 2020, 17:47

Not saying he would feature in top 13, just wondered if anyone remembers an Aussie prop called Jeff Hardy. Uncompromising and hard. Possibly one of our first overseas players, or am I wrong.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Fumper27 » 07 Jun 2020, 17:50

Gomersal Tiger wrote: 07 Jun 2020, 17:47 Not saying he would feature in top 13, just wondered if anyone remembers an Aussie prop called Jeff Hardy. Uncompromising and hard. Possibly one of our first overseas players, or am I wrong.
Definitely not first
Played more second row than pro
Signed him from Sheffield Eagles

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Gomersal Tiger » 07 Jun 2020, 19:03

Thanks. Do we know who was the first.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by heritage1926 » 07 Jun 2020, 19:36

Swagger wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 20:36 Not sure if it's been mentioned but Serious about Rugby League have done a piece on Cas. What they believe to be our best starting 13 of the Superleague era.
Can't fully remember is but they have:

L Dorn
K Dixon
M Eager
M Shenton
D Solomona
D Orr
L Gale
D Sampson
P McShane
C Huby
A Guttenbiel
M Smith
A Vowles
Good team. It's all a matter of opinion but I'd have William Manu in over one of Smith/Guttenbiel. He was devastating in that 2006 season and was clearly too good for us at that time. Hence why he went on to play for both Hull and Saints after.

Manu in this current Cas team would be something special.

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Re: Best overseas player

Post by Tyke123 » 08 Jun 2020, 06:48

tigerfeat wrote: 04 Jun 2020, 13:06 Belcher
Carney
Blackmore
Eager
D.S
Rangi
Freeman
Nutley
Bartrim
Millington
Fritz
French
Nikau

Raper
Sargent
Vowels
Widders
Glad someone mentioned Ian French,seems to have been forgotten for his workmanlike style of play.
It would of been nice to have seen more of Belcher at cas,a deceptively fast and skilful fullback reminded me of Hardaker.
Seeing Freeman next to Rangi would of seen the best half backs in the league.

Can't argue with that team really.

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