witness the evil Moriarty, by going to a popular site and searching for '1989: Leeds vs Widnes 1/2'.

After about two minutes you'll see one of the worst fouls ever committed.

And otherwise you'll see a real biff-bang game. Grima, Izzard, Dixon...

The dirty Widnes so and so, - I remember being crammed into the SouthStand that afternoon, what was the attendance that day ??

I've just watched part two. Carl Gibson had great manners. Always made sure he wiped his feet.

TVOC?

Broken jaw for Wadell wasn't it ?

Those were great games though, the days when Widnes had a pack that would frighten you even though you were stood 100 yards away just watching.

I think broken may understate it.

Am I right in thinking that Moriarty got 8 matches for his cowardly assault?

And in the late 80's, who was the player that got banned 'sine die'? I want to say Gary Charlton, but I think he might be an Eastenders character.

I wonder what the heck he did (apart from not playing for a big club) that was worse than Moriarty?

You might be right, Cumbrian forward he was.

Proper toe to toe at the end of that clip............even the coppers feel the need.......

Happy memories.
Those were the days when I stood in the Chav free South Stand.



Hearing Vince Fawcett's name brought a smile to my face again.......those of you who recall Hull KR away will know why

Jason Donohue of Leigh. He was let off though and went on to 'play' for Leeds.

If you look closely towards the upper right of the screen when the fight kicks off you will seen O`neill knock another Widness player out, I have always thought it was his brother.
2nd dirtyest game I have seen Leeds be involved in after the Auckland game !!!!!

You tube isn't working on this computer but.....

Are you thinking of the CC - QF from the previous season? The attendance at the Moriarty send off game was 14,071.

Has to be one of the most incident packed matches seen at Headingley. In addition to the sickening broken jaw suffered hy Hugh Waddell there was the Roy Powell swallowing his tongue incident.

And in those days, 14K was a massive crowd for a Leeds game

That week at the disciplinary, Moriarty and Shane Cooper both got 8 matches and Paul Grayson picked up 6, all for head shots.

Jeez!I remember that Auckland game!Schoeys debut if memory serves.
Now they were a dirty bunch of Bar Stewards if I've ever seen any.
Blue Jersey with a white V sponsored by Southern Fried Chicken wasn't it TVOC?

Schoey also went off injured as well if my memory seves me well

Was You stuck between any of these guys?

Only Mike of the O'Neil brothers played in that game.



I think you've got me confused with Gok Wang there so I'll just say yes. We got a second helping of the delightful Aucklanders at Headingley when they fought a Chairman XIII select and it was 2nd helping for fight fans everywhere.



Scored 2 tries then did his ankle.

The man with no thumbs...

The person who posted the aforementioned video has some other interesting videos on the same aforementioned website.

pointy things those elbows

O'Neill knocked out Paul Hulme while trying to clock Gary Lord.

If you look carefully at one point, you'll see Joe Grima commit four seperate sin-binnable fouls in three seconds at one play-the-ball, each one discreet and quick enough for a referee to miss. He truly was an evil genius.

That Aukland game was like Rollerball. Hazy memories of the details but wasn't it a 25-25 draw or something with half-a-dozen in the bin and one of the Rayne twins thoroughly losing his rag and getting sent off?

If memory serves at that Widnes game, Moriarty copped a late, high shot from Maskell as he was held in the tackle a few minutes before, and then went looking for retribution. Poor Hugh just happened to be the poor sap in blue and amber.

Unlike the play the ball that precedes Lord's try (about 5.27 in) where he blatantly kicks Paul Dixon in the head. Kicks in the head just used to wind Dicko up though.

Great game that one.

That would be the one where Offiah played the part of the doormat?