Cunningham - Smith
Tallis - Hodgson (funniest)
Meninga - Prohm 85 premiership final
Vinnie Anderson - Tickle
McKrackem - Bell
Connoly - Offiah CC semi-final

Carney on Sullivan. Last 10 of the game. Millwards face sums it up.

The best i have seen

"Brian Carney Tackle on Anthony Sullivan"

Rikki Sheriffie on Fa'asavalu, couple of years ago now. An unbelievable effort

Ray Price tackle on Adrian Shelford, best hit i ever saw considering big Ady was twice the size of Ray, Shelford signed for Wakefield the next season just in case Ray was still playing for em

That poor Roosters lad was Ned Catic. Was at the game, not long after, Morley settled the score by doing the same to Guttenbiel

I remember that one really vividly, think it was right at then end of the game as well. I think Andy Kirk was the Salford player tackled. Still my fave tackle ever!

That's also on that well known website too.

Look at any SOO compilation and you will find several.
The most intense games in this code has the most savage tackles.
I always recall one where Trevor "The Axe" Gillmeister caught a NSW player from behind as he was running back into the line and nearly cut him in two.
A Test series where David Gillespie (Cement) was on the bench and when he was brought on the GB Captain said after the game "I saw a player go off injured and thought we were getting on top and then I saw Gillespie coming on, "oh no not this Lad"
Hit like a Train.

Biggest mascot hit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIp_nNa_wlU

Biggest mascot hit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIp_nNa_wlU

Has to be the Drummond one on Hubbard

Think it was Wayne freeman for bramley against tuigamala? Of Wigan in a cup match at mclaren field, early 90's cracking hit

Keith Mumby against Hull in their 80's prime. 2 on 1. Mumby tackled 1st player as he passed, stood up and tackled 2nd player stopping a certain try. Strictly speaking it's 2 tackles in space of a second but never seen it done since.
John Pendlebury in 87 cup final. Never the fastest but came from nowhere to tackle Mark Elia as he dived over line to "win" it for saints. Cannot remember another last ditch tackle so late in the game that was so important.

This could go on forever. Like it one hell of a lot though.

Burgess on Moimoi was probably the best example of how to turn yourself into the immovable object. Timed it perfectly and just nailed his feet to the ground.

Mozza showed some amazing agression and power during his time in the NRL.

If anybody has footage of Fata Sini playing for Salford against Oldham, at Boundary Park, can you get it on facebook? Oldham's winger looked like he was in at the corner, when Fata came out of nowhere and shoulder barged the Oldham player straight into the ground. Possibly, the best display of raw power I've ever seen.

Briscoe on Fox.....fantastic technique which saved a game

I like tommy luluia he does hit very hard in defence his cousin kylie also likes to put in some big hits

keV sinfield did a similar sort of tackle in 2009, but his was in a grand final

that was not a tackle it was an assault bordering on ABH

raynor on fannyfeeler or faa'fila, can't spell his name, a few years ago at kc, fc v warrington was another fantastic try saver

Tim Brasher used to do some beauties.

As a young lad i was over awed by Ray "Perpetual-Motion" Price every time he tackled whilst watching Wakey..

However a tackle that sticks out that ive never forgot was when i was 10 watching on TV between St Helens v Wigan in 1990 Challenge Cup Semi Final. Joe Lydon was bombing down the wing and Ray french mentioned he was going to score and Gary Connelly playing for Saints travelled across the field and made a copy book tackle that made Lydon ground it short.

Although there's been many more i just remember being 10 and new to the game thinking wow that was good!! Theres highlights on metube under St Helens v Wigan (Rugby League) - 1990 Challenge Cup Semi Final

Briscoe on Fox because it was the last move of the game and FC had no defence on their left, it was a certain try that was going to win the game, and Briscoe came from nowhere. If it had been in the middle of the half it wouldn't have had half the impact.

Sherriffe on Maurie Fa'asavalu was the best I hve witnessed, we could all hear the impact.

Paul Reilly on Ade Gardner in the last Twickenham final.

Ron Jeremy



I’d have to say that the greatest rugby league tackle I saw was anything from Sonny Bill Williams. He had the best shoulder the game has ever had. He put in some brutal ones during his time in rugby league.

Ryan Bailey on Maurie Fa'asavalu was an absolute cracker of a hit. Johnnie Walker on Luke Burgess was a big one as well.

My favourite defensive performance of all time by a player was Kylie Leuluai in the 2007 playoff semi-final against Saints. Leeds lost that game, but it was the most brutal I’ve ever been to!

Gary Connolly came up with a few.The one already mentioned in the CC semi final at Wigan to stop Offiah and another on Wakefields Sid Domic at Belle Vue whom he took into touch at the corner flag when Domic looked a certain scorer after a 60 metre run along the touchline.Kevin Tamati once cleaned out an Aussie forward named Hancock,NZ V Aus early eighties.

Now I'm not saying it's the greatest tackle ever, but Mark Henry's tackle on Ryan Atkins yesterday was very impressive, and stopped what looked like a certain try

A few of my favourites........going back a little bit in time

Phil Ford on Martin Offiah - comes from the opposite wing (iirc) to nail him
Jim Fallon on Tuigamala - Inga goes at him like a steam train from 5 yards out and Fallon takes him ball and all to stop a 'certain try'
Moz on 'Spud Carroll - Moz cuts Spud in half with a textbook block tackle, Spud disappeared back to Oz with what was left of his tail between his legs!

Not a tackle in the strictest sense but because of what it meant at the time to me (and thousands of other Leeds fans), Ryan Sheridan's ball steal on Danny Peacock in the 99 Cup Semi Final, turned the game very close to half time and Leeds went on to Wembley