Alan Bateman for me, ive never seen a back hit so hard and lift players off their feet on a regular basis due to how hard he hit in the tackle.



Dessie was another i enjoyed watching, he wasn't the best overall defender we've ever had but when he got it right he had attackers trying to get to their feet as if they were drunk. I think Alex Murphy once said "This lads head must be made of concrete" as quite often he would tackle with his head

I agree with this....Roskell was a workhorse, certainly not the best hooker in the world, but had a huge heart.



Maybe its because the little blokes stand out getting among the big boys, but I seem to remember Greg Mackay not being shy when it came to a tackle either.

i will always remember a drummond tackle against featherstone i think........ he didnt even make an effort to move his head to the side and use the shoulder... he just dived headfirst into his ribcage... i thought he had killed him..... bloke just lay on the floor motionless for about 10 minutes.

is that taking into account the amount of times people used to run through the gaps he left, shooting out to put the hit on?



big hitter, yes



good defender, hmmmm.

As Reg Reagan would sing whilst reminiscing about the biff and watching a clip of the "Tamati v Greg Dowling fight"



"Memories"

Danny Nutley was a work horse too imo

I loved watching Mark Gleeson go up against some of the big fella's. Great technique and an admirable amount of guts.



Favourite has to be Toa though, never know where his arm would end up, usually on the chinstrap!

I think for quality of tackling technique, and stopping players getting a quick play the ball, Mike Forshaw has to rank highly and Chris Leikvoll as well.



Special mention for most memorable big game defensive performance - Richie Mathers at Wembley

that was mathers finest 80 mins in a wire shirt..... and bradford away in the cup that year. he made some brilliant 1 on 1 tackles in that game.

Is there anybody who remembers Joe (what's the time?) Price ... he flattened a few ... with or without the ball.

Allan Bateman.

Rather than having a go at people's post's, contribute yourself Mr Negative