Page 3 of 3

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 11:50 am
by PorterjohLam
Panapa based on the Youtube stuff I've seen was a great player. Good shout.

Loved Coley too.

If Amos doesn't get injured, would Sam T ever have become a fullback?

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 11:56 am
by pedro
I think so, Noble even commented on it that he had trained a bit there under him as he had plans to use him as one also

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:22 pm
by boggart
Paul Johnson. Again, like Darrell Goulding, a sound, competent, capable RL centre with all the basics in place.
Scored tries at International level playing back row, if I remember correctly.

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:24 am
by morley pie eater
If you've been watching Sky you may recognise this team. It struck me that many of the players fit the "left-field" category:

1. Rads
2. Carney
3. Aspinwall
4. Hodgson
5. Dallas
6. Lockers
7. Luke Robinson
8. Pongia
9. Newton
10. Craig Smith
11. Cassidy
12. Tickle
13. Farrell
subs:
Paul Johnson
Mark Smith
Hock
O'Connor

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:53 pm
by Mike
What about Ged Byrne? My favourite player back then. He was part-time for ages.

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:33 pm
by morley pie eater
Mike wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:53 pm What about Ged Byrne? My favourite player back then. He was part-time for ages.
A good owd Hindley lad too, iirc.

Now I'll have to try and come up with a team from, or linked with, Hindley. Any help appreciated!

Syd Abram, the Gildarts, Paul Deacon . . .

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:00 pm
by No straw damn us
Mike wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:53 pm What about Ged Byrne? My favourite player back then. He was part-time for ages.
That can't be true every Rugby League fan "knows" that Wigan were full time pro's from around 1984 :o :D

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:46 pm
by lucky 13
1. Joe Lydon
2. Amos Roberts
3. Sam Panapa
4. B J Mather
5. D Myers
6. Julian O'Neil
7. Phil Blake
8. Les Davidson
9. McCormack
10. Glynn Shaw
11. Ian Roberts
12. Mick Cassidy
13. Ian Potter

Not many of these seem to get picked in all time teams but would give a decent team a run out.

Re: Underrated/Left-Field Wigan Teams

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:43 pm
by morley pie eater
No straw damn us wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:00 pm
Mike wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:53 pm What about Ged Byrne? My favourite player back then. He was part-time for ages.
That can't be true every Rugby League fan "knows" that Wigan were full time pro's from around 1984 :o :D
I believe that Ged Byrne was a window cleaner. Possible that he gave that up and went full-time at some point.

George Formby lived in Hindley Green, but I don't think he played for Wigan. He was the only man to win the Grand National and the Isle of Man TT. I'd like to think his song "When I'm cleaning windows" was based on Ged, but the timing doesn't fit. Maybe Ged's dad or grandad?