Re: Wigans Worst No.7?
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:20 pm
Mmm, people have shrt memories. Murdoch was a decent 7 and heralded when playing for GB juniors Down Under as a brilliant prospect by Wally Lewis or someone of similar stature.
Moran was a bad fit for the Wigan team and a loose cannon off the field. Wigan signed him after his outstanding efforts in the right setting for London.
Gary Stephens did a job for us, played down under for Manly, represented GB etc
I would say the 70's halves would have been poor reflecting the standard of Wigan at that time. An ex hooker told me a nice story re Ness Flowers. He came to Wigan and like a normal Union half at the time would shout 'ball coming in' just before he fed scrums. Safe to say we lost far more scrums than the norm.
One left of field! Jason Robinson! Signed as a 7, one of our greatest ever wingers but as a 7 he was fairly mediocre.
Moran was a bad fit for the Wigan team and a loose cannon off the field. Wigan signed him after his outstanding efforts in the right setting for London.
Gary Stephens did a job for us, played down under for Manly, represented GB etc
I would say the 70's halves would have been poor reflecting the standard of Wigan at that time. An ex hooker told me a nice story re Ness Flowers. He came to Wigan and like a normal Union half at the time would shout 'ball coming in' just before he fed scrums. Safe to say we lost far more scrums than the norm.
One left of field! Jason Robinson! Signed as a 7, one of our greatest ever wingers but as a 7 he was fairly mediocre.