In line with picking a best ever team
The thread on picking a best ever team made me think of which players could have made the list if there careers had not been ruined prematurely by injury.

Ive made a start - any other suggestions

1. Rob Myler
2. Rick Thackray
3. Chris Rudd
4. Ronnie Duane
5. Tony Thorniley
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7. Keith Holden
8. Phil Sumner
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12. Mark Roberts
13. Andy Holbrook

14. Jon Roper ???
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17.

My mind may be playing tricks on me with Thornilry and Myler but if I remember correctly, even though they carried on playing with other clubs ( and indeed Thackeray ) thery were never close to being the same player again.

One from the early 90's - Paul Williamson - playing as Mark Forsters understudy until a horrific knee injury in a reserve team game at Bradford IIRC, ironically around the same time as Gazza did the same thing.

Dennis Curling

Dave Elliott.

In a less dramatic way, Daryl Cardiss, in his Halifax days and the first few games he played for us in his first season, he was a dangerous fullback, but injuries took a big toll on him.

Dallas Meade snapped his knee ligaments in his very 1st friendly for Wire. He did manage to get back on the pitch but the damage was done..

Steve Georgallis also did his knee ligaments mid way through his first season,can't remember wether he played again though..?

Thornily played for us for several years, went on to Widnes, dont recall big injury problems. Myler went to Salford after falling out with Johnson and ended up playing Union, now Richie Mylers stepdad. Thackary was a mate of mine was a right mardy one allways had niggles, probably had his best years at Widnes. Chris Rudd had a few injuries but all in all had a decent run with us.

John Dalgreen?
Chris Ganley?
Dallas Meade (waits for hundreds of replies) Played about 10 mins befor career ending injury.

Dallas Meade is a good call - we never got to see what he was capable of...
Matt Rodwell was another who played injured throughout his unhappy service at Wire, could have been so much more if fully fit...
Mark Hilton would be one who although gave us years of good service could have been a much much better player had he stayed injury free, especially with his broken arms...
Jackie Edwards (Shaun's father) had his career cut short through knee injury too

Dean Busby?

it happened after he left us but his career ended abruptly after he had to have his jaw wired back together.
Chris Cambell

Gary Sanderson another who while a fantastic player for us could have been so much better had he not had massive back problems.

Ian Knott too falls into the same boat

Richard Ross- cracking stand off who ran A team games but a series of bad injuries finished his pro career. Would have made 1st team without a doubt.
Barry Peters - decent centre, cronic knee trouble.
Mark Knight - decent back rower, played one missed six. Ended up at Swinton I think.

RIchard Henare...ok he wasn't injury prone...but his off the field antics ruined what could have been a very good career.

Mike Wernham at fullback; tidy player and could kick goals for fun.

Good call saw him progress through the school ranks playing kick and clap at Lymm made the game look so easy.

Fantastic player who kept Murphy out of the Lancashire scrum half position at schoolboy level.
My mother recollects a crowd of 18,000 watching Lancs schoolboys v Yorkshire schoolboys at Saints.
The Lancs schoolboys included Jackie Edwards, Alex Murphy, David Bolton and Keith Holden in their backline.

I read that Jackie Edwards would've been a world beater had he not had to retire so young due to injury. He still made it into the '100 Warrington Greats' book.

Kevin Walters ......... psychological injury after ~4 games.

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and on that note maybe even Adam Fogerty too.

Now coaching Bank Quay Bulls

Paul was my next door neighbour as a kid, nice guy & great player for Woolston Rovers, albeit if you've read Scully's autobiography he gets a bit of a ribbing



IIRC he played in the 1989 exhibition match vs Wigan in Milwaukee, USA.

That would be the psychological injury of being a single father to 4 kids trying to ply his trade on the other side of the world from home & the support he needed?

He did play in Milwaukee - he was John Woods room mate.

He was working as a bricklayer at the Village Hotel with my old fella when he did his knee.

whatever happened to rocky turner, he suffered a bad injury if i recall didnt he?

Dale laughton remember sighning him,but dont recall him playin many games for us....

Went on a bit of a slippery slope later on in his career as well,hope he gets him self sorted.