Couple of these threads odin the rounds on other clubs pages thought we should have a go, due to age I have missed some greats but from my years id go...

1) Spruce

2) TV
3) Ben Harris
4) Shontayne
5) Big Les

6) Henry
7) Robbie



Big Joe
9) Lowes
10) Fielden
11) Peacock
12) Gartner
13) Brad McKay

14) Scott Naylor
15) Deacs
16) Baloo
17) Withers

Bit light on the bench, but some great players of my time following the bulls

withers
tv
peacock danny
harris
les
henry paul
deacon
anderson
lowes
fielden
gartner
peacock
bradley

mcdermott
fairbank
r paul
mckay

The season doesn't end til tomorrow!!

Stuart Spruce
Tevita Vaikona
Danny Peacock
Shontayne Hape
Lesley Vainakolo
Henry Paul
Robbie Paul
Stuart Fielden
Jimmy Lowes
Joe Vagana
Jamie Peacock
Steve Menzies
Brad Mackay


Paul Anderson
Graeme Bradley
Paul Deacon
Brian McDermott

Have to say it was a close call as to whether Abi Ekoku, Nick Zisti and Glenn Hall were included

The present crop of namby pamby players wouldn’t last 2 minutes with these old Northern players:

Keith Mumby

Albert Ostlethwaite
Bernard Willoughby
Cornelius Wedgewood
Charlie Addingthrop
Peyton Beckwithshaw

Ainsworth Denholm
Paul Deacon

Manningham Pinkerton
Fawcett ‘Soamy’ Soames
Carlisle Engelhart
Middleton Cowper
Metcalfe Pashley
Gilbert Erringtonby

Sub:
Parrington Smurthwaite

Mick Withers
Tevita Vaikona
Danny Peacock
Shontayne Hape
Lesley Vainikolo
Henry Paul
Paul Deacon
Stuart Fielden
James Lowes
Brian McDermott
Jamie Peacock
Daniel Gartner
Mike Forshaw

Robbie Paul
Paul Anderson
Steve Menzies
Joe Vagana

Surprised its taken this many posts for someone to put Forshaw up there!

i was very sceptical when they started playing Forshaw at LF. What a player he turned out to be.

Mumby
Ambrum
Bradley
Hape
Vainikolo
Hanley
Seaborne
Thompaon
Lowes
Fielden
Peacock
Fairbank
Casey

H Paul
Grayshon
Ramsay
Woolford

Surprised nobodies gone for Newlove in the centres.

I always liked Dave Watson at fullback but I think I'd have to go with Withers just because he did the business for years. I remember watching Mumby but I was too young at the time to appreciate how good he was. Likewise Hanley.

George Ambrum, Johnny Wolford and Bill Ramsay. Always favourites of mine. I would have put Bob Haigh in at LF though.

Withers
Viakona
Naylor
Hape
Vianikolo
H.Paul
R.Paul
Fielden
Lowes
Vagana
Peacock
Gartner
Forshaw

Deacon
Anderson
Bradley
Menzies

Whilst I'm not saying people are wrong or right with these teams, I can't imagine anyone displacing Steve Menzies from a slot in the greatest Bradford 17.

1 Mumby
2 TV
3 D Peacock
4 Shonny
5 Les
6 Henry
7 Robbie
8 Big Joe
9 Nobby (c)
10 Stu Fielden
11 J Peacock
12 Koncrete
13 Hanley

Subs:
Jimmy
Skerret
Baloo
Menzies

It also surprises me when some people seem to be relegating Robbie to a bench role.

Since I began my RL following - a Robbie Paul in his prime was one of the Worlds best players!

Had to be done mate! A proper grafter. How we could do with him now!

Mumby
Ford
Hanley
Newlove
Vainikolo
H,Paul
R,Paul
Skerrett
Lowes
Fielden
Peacock
Fairbank
Menzies

Gartner
Vagana
Grayshon
Hape

Nice. though I might have to get Jimmy Thompson in there somewhere.

Im just going to put more than 1 because their is so many.

Withers/Spruce

TV
Naylor
Hape
Les

Henry Paul
Paul Deacon

Vagana
Lowes
Baloo
Gartner
Fairbank
McKay/Forshaw

Robbie Paul
Menzies
Dwyer
Fielden (in his prime)

there are 3 players not mentioned the best scrum half both Bradford +Gt Britain Tommy Smales, best winger Jack McLean, and one of the great all time players who seemed to be frozen out by some of his teammates Shaun Edwards.
my selection would be
1- Keith Mumby
2- Jack McLean
3- Paul Newlove
4- Shontayne Hape
5- Les Vainikolo
6- Henry Paul
7- Tommy Smales
8- Kelvin Skerrett
9- Jimmy Lowes
10- Brendan Hill
11- Daniel Gartner
12- Karl Fairbank
13- Ellery Hanley
subs
14- Shaun Edwards
15- Keith Fielden
16- Brad McKay
17- Steve Menzies
Unfortunatly most people never saw Tommy Smales but he controlled almost every game he played with his ball skills,football brain and ability to make a break, down the years we've had some good scrum halves but I would'nt include deacs and seaborne amongst them, I did like Dean Carrol, Ken Kelly,Paul Harkin,Alan R?(brother David both GB ) the lad from hull(via Tunisia great ball player) and of course Robbie Paul.

Withers
Vaikona
Naylor
Hape
Vainikolo
Henry
Robbie
Vagana
Lowes
Fielden
Peacock
Gartner
Bradley

Anderson
McD
Burgess
Forshaw

What are peoples thought process here. Individual talent or how they think they'll play as a team? Surprised by the Naylor shouts. Good player and don't have anything against him but I think he looked better than he was playing in a fantastic team. If Paul Sykes played centre in that team I think he would have been a big success. Naylor never really did anything with his other teams which might be more of an indication. Naylor better than Newlove or Danny peacock? Just confused, that's all.

IMO For us Naylor was outstanding, better than Newlove was for us and probably gave us better service than Peacock although not as talented as either.

Fair enough. If that's your thought process why isn't Radford in the side? Did a fantastic job for us and helped us win loads of trophies. Did a far better job for us than Bradley did. Bradley mainly played centre and stand off for us. Didn't do a fantastic job at loose forward.

I was just thinking ability.

Yeah true, and I almost put Radford in.