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I think we may have had this theme before but not sure so will set it up anyway :-

Who do you think the best goal kicker you have seen or have an opinion on, i will start the ball rolling by saying

Frano Botica

Botica all the way would find it really hard to make comparisons. Pat was a decent kicker as was Danny Tickle but they would all take a back seat if I had to bet my house on the outcome.

Botica i would say,i think Deacon is a close second though

Liam Finn holds the record for most in a row doesn't he? and Tom Hemmingway for most in a game I think. Maybe not the best ever but deserve honourable mentions for their records.

Patrick Ah Van

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Brendon Tuuta ?

are we talking ever, as in for any team, or just for Wigan?

If its Wigan, then Botica wins it for place kicks for me, though for all round kicking, Pat Richards is as good as there has been. Then there is Jim Sullivan, of course, my grandad maintained he was the best ever, though I never saw him play.

I loved Laurie Gilfedder as well, the goal he kicked from the centre spot in the 1965 Cup Final at Wembley was magical.

In terms of the rest of rugby, Hazem El Masri was incredible. he kicked 891 goals for the Canterbury Bulldogs and even kicked 22 for the Lebanon !

Finally, whatever else you think of him, Kevin Sinfield is a kicking genius, his tactical kicking is superb and his goal kicking is sublime.

Pat's kicking is setting the NRL alight, for us he was always great but now he's took it to a whole new level. I'd now go for Pat for overall kicking

I found this excellent article about Jim Sullivan, he sounds like he was remarkable -


http://www.wiganrugbypast.co.uk/sulliv ... den-boot