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?

In the hope of resolving this;The dictionary definition of legend is: one who is renowned for outstanding deeds or qualities whether real or fictitious.
So it can be one game or one year or a lifetime as there is no timescales

Back on thread and its Trevor Skerret for me

Brad Waugh for me tough tackling Aussie prop

Must have started watching the club about the same time and 100% agree with you, every one of them a rugby league legend in their own right. We may have only have had wally lewis and ray price for short spells but there ability, professionalism and talent were second to none. Used to remember Ray facing back to catch the ball if it hit the uprights, wally when he came back out with the turban at halifax, david topliss good friend and a great player.

Some of the better memories of the club over the years.

Club wise paul mcdermott, worlds most unlucky player missing out at wembley, dick jazievic was really tough , nigel bell and richard slater were great clubmen and home grown talents. Graham idle had to be the best off all of these great tackles and the sheer volume of them over a long period of time


It is funny though as an amateur only player I used to look at some of the pros and think they weren't all that - until i did my coaching course with stuart smith - who i d always though wasn't all that, in a training game he just about broke me in two ....

Brad Waugh was a real tough tackler more recently Washbrook also agree with Graham Idle god did he get through some graft and not just defending there are plenty more that have not been mentioned. My Dad always says for a winger Booker says they didn't want to be tackled by him many times

I've just had a quick look through the list of players and I'm not sure we've ever really had the enforcer type of player that would strike fear in to an attacker since the Turner days.

Brad Waugh, James Stosic, Adam Watene were all tough tackling blokes who could shake you up up but not really renowned for it. Certainly Trevor Skerrett was a top tacker and probably the best I've seen and I think Ellis is the most recent who stands out for me but not like an Adrian Morley or Andy Platt or Kurt Sorensen who would smash you if they could get to you.
I'd like our front row to have some of that in them this season.
We have had plenty of the workers who will run you down and they are important but sometimes I'd like the opposition to feel a bit intimidated when they take the ball in, not just disappointed because we got across to tackle them.

DON METCALF WAS A GOOD TACKLER,I REMEMBER A PERIOD IN THE LATE 60,S WHEN WE WENT QUITE A FEW GAMES WITHOUT A TRY BEING SCORED,CAN,T REMEMBER HOW MANY

For me Nigel Bell always seemed to hit hard in the tackle over a sustained number of years.

Even in these so-called austerity times isn't it about time our city fathers (not including Box) contacted Barnsley sculptor Graham Ibberson to commission a statue of Neil Fox similar to that of Dickie Bird. It should hold pride of place in the Bull Ring, and get rid of those Ruddy fountains.

It would be nice if a public subscription could be started for such a tribute, but we're talking about the Wakefield public aren't we?

Trevor Skerrett for me all day long, unreal defender, and on the subject of Ray Price, he was good, but we had a better 13 for GB in Steve Knocker Norton

Richard Slater rarely missed a tackle, but for me personally Ray Price is probably the best I've seen. His hit on Ellery Hanley was prob the biggest hit I've seen at Belle Vue

Idle & McDermott were machines but as a tackling full back Trevor Midgley was rarely beaten. JOHN Burke was pretty handy too