Watching olds tapes of Nigel Bell you have to laugh at his "gull wing" technique of laying on in the tackle.

You are talking about Terry Day we got him from york and sold him to Hull.

Thanks for that Cheshire cat.

Nigel Bell

Wondered when someone was going to say Ray Price !!!
Ran/tackled his blood to water in every game and I seem to remember him saying at the time that if you didn't come off the pitch completely knackered then you hadn't been trying...absolute legend

One he wasn't a legend but lets not go there



Yes he was a great tackler but with only one season under his belt it's not enough for me.

What he did do was something I've rarely seen at BV and that's the sense of professionalism he exhibited and the way others followed.

Some hit hard and some hit often

The likes of Ray Price and to a much lesser extent Richard Slater, tackled over and over with good technique and high fitness levels. Every team needs one of these. The important part of that is not to miss any. If you stake your claim to tackle everything, you can't run out of steam otherwise you leave a big gap. Belly at his best was that guy too, he made up for fitness with outstanding effort. I've seen all three of these run past team mates to make a tackle when others have given up.
As said Graham Idle was like this too. Never gave up. He'd fit in today's game quite well.

For big hurtful tackles, Ellis was one of our best. He always hit hard, especially when he went to 13. That proved to be his fortune in Oz.
Trevor Skerrett was a big hitter and I remember Dick Jazervich (spell?) coming from Bradford for a short stint and showing how good he was but I don't think we've had that many of this type. Ironically, considering how much Belly gives him grief, Anderson, when he was on the field was a rock in defense. Wasn't spectacular but when people ran at him the looked like they were always surprised how hard they stopped.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one Vasty...definitely one on my top 3 Trinity players of all the time I've been watching (nearly 40 years). The other two being Wally Lewis and Toppo

Now you are being g daft Vastman, Ray Price isn't just a legend he is THE legend. Toughest man on the planet with the heart to match.

Yes he was a legend for Australia and Parramatta but for us he was inspirational but not a legend, seriously one season - now we are really getting silly and desperate - come on folks get a grip.

Legends win you trophies and we haven't won either of the biggies since 1968. This is Trinity not Runcorn and legendary status IMO is hard won. The last legends for me were in the sixties and I'm unlovable on that

Nobody said he was, just a legend. Probably my all time fave player. Should have tried to keep him in a coaching job.

Don't think he qualifies as a Trinity legend.... came far too late in his career!!

But he holds legend status at Parramatta... his statue is pretty impressive... wish there was one for Neil Fox in Wakey!

What makes a legend. Very rarely does a club define a legend with any kind of reward. If it's simply down to winning trophies over the last 10 years or so you would probably only have half a dozen candidates. I quite often find that the term legend s over used but on the other hand I'm sure most club supporter's can form opinions on who is and is not a legend.
A good club club man's probably a thing of the past and I have been lucky enough to see quite a few in a trinity shirt over the years.
I would say that both Wally AND Ray were both rugby legends that I was fortunate to see in the red white and blue.

and Dave Topliss are also my top 3 Trinity players. it was an absolute joy to watch all 3 playing Rugby League.

Not arguing, different interpretations, you and a few others seem to be talking about players who are legends in the game. For me a club legend at a club as prestigious as ours the bar should be set very high IMHO.

You are on your own with this one Vasty.
If you want to differentiate between a legend of the game and a legend at Belle Vue then so be it, but Ray Price is a legend

And now I've been drawn in too.

This thread is about tacklers.

Pound for pound, Billy Conway was pretty good, just not as memorable as some others

I think if you read the thread again I'm not, see Spookdownunder post. Nor is this forum representative of the whole supporter base either.

All I will contribute to this debate is my avatar, 46 years of watching Trin and total agreement about Ray Price, Toppo and Wally. Lewis. RL legends all of them and gave me memories that will last a lifetime.

He still says he is a legend Vasty.

All that was said is that he is a legend. He is. Accepted across the globe.
He wasn't at Wakefield very long so isn't regarded in the same way as others are at Wakefield for that reason only.

But please don't keep bringing this up. This thread is about tacklers. If someone describes their favorite player as a legend you are just going to have to let it go like Idina.

Brian Briggs best tackler I have seen by a long way.

Jeez man, so did I. I said he was a legend for Australia and Parramatta not Trinity. I wouldn't mind if I didn't make it clear but I did, it was the same with JD. It's like you and a few others on here want to be offended.

Of course he's a RL legend without question, but a Trinity legend at 35 and one season, that is very much open to debate which is what a forum is for is it not?