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Many people's pick for the greatest player, Wally Lewis on Gregory:-
So, which English player caused Lewis and his teammates the most problems?
“A certain little halfback! That little b****rd! I admired Andy Gregory as much, if not more, than any other player because of the creativity that he boasted and the determination to cause defeat for Australia. He was also one of the toughest players that I ever played against.
“I also got on with Andy very well off the field, and with his mother too. I struggled with his accent, always telling him to slow down! With him in charge and at his best, they got as close as they could to beating us.
“His performance in that third game was a big problem for us but, even so, it was a performance to be admired. We were lucky to get out of jail that day.
Gregory in his prime would tear SL defences to shreds.'"
I'm too young to have seen Wigan's 8 cup wins in a row but i have seen videos of the games and the one player who stood out to me was Andy Gregory. He had skill the current england halves can only dream of.
In preparation for the game tomorrow I watched highlights of the few times we've beaten the aussies. One of them was the game where mike gregory ran the length of the field to win it in 88 i think. That try, as well as two others, was set up by Andy Gregory. As usual he was head and shoulders above.