Lee Smith - he can tackle with his nose!

I think Phil Vievers is the best Saints all round tackler I've ever seen. But for sheer awesomeness, that'd be Scott Gibbs.

Your parody-o-meter not working, then?

Pound for pound, Roby is right up there with the hardest tacklers I've seen. Although he has some way to go to top Andrew Johns. Geoff Toovey was no slouch, either.

McCracken was a real big hitter!

McCracken WAS a big hitter. But then he was a pretty big player also. Certainly not P4P top 10.

Geoff Toovey is a good shout as is Allan Langer. Roby reminds me a lot of Toovey and with all due respect to Toovey, Roby is one hell of a tackler, particularly in the British game. Pound for pound Roby is right up there, in fact the only guy who comes close from a British perspective is Mick Cassidy. IMO Cassidy was one of the most underrated players of his generation, however even his great work rate doesn't compare to Roby's. Roby may never be the greatest player in a particular position but his work rate and contribution to [iThe S[/i can never be under estimated.