The list is Leeds players (in the SL Era) to have the intestinal fortitude to give up easy street and test themselves in the toughest comp in the world. Nothing more, nothing less. I wouldn't write off Ellis emulating Morley just yet. It may take him more than the two games to match up to five or six seasons.



Having players deemed good enough by the NRL would be a reasonable indicator of an individuals quality although they have been known to blob spectacularly with the likes of Edmondson, Mason, Sibbit and Thorman.

You missed Mathers and Tansey off that list.

you can talk all you want about your players, but none have gone out to oz and proved themselves in the way reilly, kev ward, knocker norton, b. lockwood, roger millward have, from that little town castleford.

Probably because we were specifically talking about the SL Era.

WheldonRdman might suit you better.

Millward half a season for cellar-dwellers Cronulla weren't it?

i would guess no-one has

He does have a point about them coming from ' that little town castleford', though. How many of your mentioned, well esteemed, globetrotting Leeds players are actually from Leeds. Morley ...Salford. Even Ellis was from Cas.

the truth hurts tvoc, typical loiner aint yer.

Probably because we were limiting the discussion to the SL Era where Leeds have been at the forefront in terms of providing quantity and quality of exports.



Thanks, I like to think so. I have no problem with the truth. Garry Schofield and Ellery Hanley both had great spells down under and both were Leeds born and bred.

It would appear that you conveniently only 'QUOTED' part of my post.

if you have no problem with the truth then, you will agree the twice leeds beat canterbury and melbourne for the world club was because they came with weakened teams and leeds just managed to beat them, then manly come with a full team and win it, so leeds were not genuine winners after all. also if the games had been in oz leeds would have got battered in each match no doubt.

The truth is in 2005 and 2008 Leeds beat the team placed in front of them and in 2009 they lost likewise. Another truth is Castleford have yet to qualify for such a match.

leeds are major underachievers im afraid

Yes, three times Champions in five years suggests you are correct whereas Castleford.....

Dude, You are not relly making a good account of your self here. You are conveniently missing out parts of 'quotes', ignoring posts and good points in others and saying things like,' We,re talking Superleague only and then backing it up by mentioning Hanley and Schofield.

We started on SL and now have broadened it out. Please try to keep up.



Diddums, we can't have that can we.



It could be a question I suppose but there again it reads like a statement.

Morley became attractive to the Roosters after graduating through the Leeds Academy system and several seasons of 1st grade rugby at Headingley. Him being originally from Eccles had little, if anything at all, to do with their decision to take on Tommy Smith.

Ellis similarly became sought after, after spending four seasons at Leeds. Again the value added by Leeds far outweighed an accident of birthplace.

Blimey, Cas fans poking a stick at tvoc



Has someone dug up a canister of something toxic at the Hicksons site again ?

Any reason you posted this under an alias?

The cowards thread would suit you perfectly.



The softcock cas fan had to create an alias to do it though.

the fact is your team is not has good has you think the w hinos. before the season started mr hetherington was saying we are the best club side in the world then manly proved him wrong. then some fans were saying we will go through the season unbeaten, then proved wrong by an average saints team. keep the jokes coming, its getting better all the time.

Off the top of my head, first team regualr Leeds players born in Leeds:

Lee Smith
Ryan Bailey
Jamie Jones Buchanan
Jamie Peacock
Ryan Hall
Danny McGuire
Carl Ablett

So thats 7 so far, over half a team. Not a bad start

You had a point I assume?

Durrrrrr

A living breathing cliche! I've never seen one of them before!!

The only joke is someone who creates an alias just to post something like what you are posting.

isnt this the sign Fat Knacker did to Bailey on Friday night?

lol cheeky sod I'm no Daily Mail reader !! But I smell a looney Liberal

And does he pay you to do that or do you give him a 'freebie'?

It's his propositioning sign.