No love for Clinton Toopi ?
@Virgil said in All time kiwi league team:
@kiwiinmelb said in All time kiwi league team:
@Siam said in All time kiwi league team:
Do we think that Mark Graham was the best? A pine tree type. Always grew up thinking that. Maybe Stacey surpassed?
Mark graham was an absolute gun
On a kiwis tour in the UK he broke his ankle, carried on playing till halftime. Then actually took the field at the start of the 2nd half before coming off.
Guy was the forerunner to Richie McCaw for hardness and putting his team ahead of himself.
I remember watching him break into first grade at Oatahuhu as a tall skinny back row forward , the Oatahuhu back row was international quality with himself , Owen Wright and Gary Prohm .
The Oatahuhu coach was Lowe , when Lowe took up his first overseas coaching job at Brisbane , he took Graham with him , in his first game a fight broke out , some player came at Graham shaping up , so graham hit him and knocked him out , being a young kiwi bloke he didnt know alot about reputations in Aus . He knocked out Wally Lewis .
@Salacious-Crumb said in All time kiwi league team:
@kiwiinmelb said in All time kiwi league team:
I grew up down at carlaw park...
Another that came after him , Dennis Williams , also a centre that finished as a 6 ,
Picked for the kiwis at 17 years old , scored with his first touch of the ball stepping through pommy tacklers , was that kind of magic player ,
Thank you. My first thought was Dennis Williams. Maybe ‘cos he was my fave League player, and then Olsen Filipaina.
And crikey, look at the condition of those paddocks back in the Seventies!!
I heard some time back Dennis Williams was not going so well ,
had a car accident and lost his memory ,
Was fine with the day to day stuff , but couldnt remember the past ,
How tragic , imagine being a gun like that in your day , and you cant remember any of it .
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
No love for Clinton Toopi ?
Not when there are 5-6 that are better. Toopi was a bit error prone.
There’s no doubting that the Warriors era of Toopi, Fa’afili, Meli, Lauitiiti was damn good to watch.
@Smudge said in All time kiwi league team:
Brendon Tuuta, just for the Chatham Island shoutout.
That fella knew how to throw a punch!
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@Smudge said in All time kiwi league team:
Brendon Tuuta, just for the Chatham Island shoutout.
That fella knew how to throw a punch!
I remember him being a total madman
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
No love for Clinton Toopi ?
Not when there are 5-6 that are better. Toopi was a bit error prone.
There’s no doubting that the Warriors era of Toopi, Fa’afili, Meli, Lauitiiti was damn good to watch.
Fuck yeah. John Carlaw was a great "glue" man around them too. They captured the whole countries imagination back then, could things be any more different now though ?
@Bones said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 who?
Read this is and try not to appear so naive next time.
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@Bones said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 who?
Read this is and try not to appear so naive next time.
Looks like he stuck around. I must have missed his handful of games.
@Bones said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@Bones said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 who?
Read this is and try not to appear so naive next time.
Looks like he stuck around. I must have missed his handful of games.
Yeah about two seasons worth which ironically was when I watched the Warriors the most.
@kiwiinmelb broke his jaw! In his book he recalls that game and how absolutely far@%d he was. It being his first outing for North's he was struggling with the pace of the game so decided he'd try and get himself sent off. First opportunity he gets he cracks the closest guy to him which just happened to be Wally Lewis. Didn't work though as the ref just gave him a warning 
and left him on the field....haha
Some players in Dennis Williams era worthy of mention are Phil Orchard, Roy Christian and John Whitaker.
Kiwis had an outstanding team in early '70's beating Oz and GB in Test series
@Victor-Meldrew said in All time kiwi league team:
Some players in Dennis Williams era worthy of mention are Phil Orchard, Roy Christian and John Whitaker.
Kiwis had an outstanding team in early '70's beating Oz and GB in Test series
Tony Coll , Ray Baxendale ,John Greengrass , Kenny Stirling were a few others ,
Henry Tatana , the goal kicking maori prop was a good player , then we lost him to St George , no longer eligible in those days ,
Become a bit of a cult hero at St george
Never really got into League that much - but watched the '72 Kiwi side as it was successful while the AB's of '70-'73 simply sucked....
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
Nikau
Bell
SBW
Tamati
Wiki
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
Wiki
A team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious 
Other than that nice team.
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
WikiA team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious
Other than that nice team.
Sean Hoppe over the Beast is some sort of sick joke surely.
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
WikiA team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious
Other than that nice team.
Sean Hoppe over the Beast is some sort of sick joke surely.
Considering only one of these guys are from the 90s this post is surprising
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
WikiA team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious
Other than that nice team.
Sean Hoppe over the Beast is some sort of sick joke surely.
Considering only one of these guys are from the 90s this post is surprising
Well that and I remember Sean Hoppe made Caleb Ralph look dynamic.
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
WikiA team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious
Other than that nice team.
Sean Hoppe over the Beast is some sort of sick joke surely.
Considering only one of these guys are from the 90s this post is surprising
Well that and I remember Sean Hoppe made Caleb Ralph look dynamic.
I don't think you know who Sean Hoppe is.
@Virgil said in All time kiwi league team:
A lot of those players did well in this test.. shame the next 2 were thumpings.
I was there , was a fun night
@Nepia said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
@MN5 said in All time kiwi league team:
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
Barnett
Blackmore
McCraken
Iro
Hoppe
Paul
Freeman
Todd
Mann
Pongia
Graham
McGahan
NikauBell
SBW
Tamati
WikiA team without Stacy Jones can not be taken serious
Other than that nice team.
Sean Hoppe over the Beast is some sort of sick joke surely.
Considering only one of these guys are from the 90s this post is surprising
Well that and I remember Sean Hoppe made Caleb Ralph look dynamic.
I don't think you know who Sean Hoppe is.
Yeah probably not the most apt comparison but I was triggered he got picked over the beast and lashed out accordingly
yes it makes me basic, a throw back, a neanderthal, but that video is awesome. A decent fight and then a ripper of a shoulder charge. That's what i like league for. thuggery.
@SynicBast said in All time kiwi league team:
David Kidwell gets an honorary inclusion because of this.
F**k no! His name shouldn't even be mentioned on this thread - he almost singlehandedly ruined the Kiwis and we needed an Australian to fix them.
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
yes it makes me basic, a throw back, a neanderthal, but that video is awesome. A decent fight and then a ripper of a shoulder charge. That's what i like league for. thuggery.
He played a few tests for the Kiwis, so deserves a mention
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life said in All time kiwi league team:
yes it makes me basic, a throw back, a neanderthal, but that video is awesome. A decent fight and then a ripper of a shoulder charge. That's what i like league for. thuggery.
He played a few tests for the Kiwis, so deserves a mention
fuck yes!! who is that he hit? Must be something leading up to it to explain the afters?
@mariner4life Ned Catic
@ACT-Crusader said in All time kiwi league team:
@mariner4life Ned Catic
cop that Catic you flog who i barely remember
@ACT-Crusader I remember that one. Love the trash talk stand over tactics when the guy is laid out on the ground
@SynicBast said in All time kiwi league team:
@Nepia Not as a player....which is what this thread is about - not administrators or coaching expertise
- He was never good enough to be in this discussion as a player.
- I don't care MF is dead to me
... also using coaching and expertise when we're discussing Kidwell is just wrong.
While effective that kidwell hit on mason was made to look better than it probably was because the top of his head accidentally hit mason in the face