General Xmas fun: warriors best prop

[BabylonPink]

Gavet was not an elite prop by any means however he was hardly ever put on his back. He had the strength to go down face first and get to his feet quickly for a quick ptb

Hey why not give Ligi Sao some props.
Anyone fond of lillyman as prop? All I remember was thinking woah this guys going to take some stopping. But he always was stopped.

 

[regenerated borg]

Very hard to pick ... the game and rules have changed so much, over the years...

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Price and AFB for mine. Head and shoulders above the rest of the pack for starting positions especially if we are picking starting props for current era.

Agreed however I think Matulino in his best seasons is a clear 3rd. He carried us in 2012 - when he had a spell that year we couldn’t compete at all.

 

[Brightman]

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So many great and exciting players to choose from who've propped up the Wahs but Pongia and Seuseu get mad respect from me..

 

[Chchfanatic]

Never a huge fan of Price. I was told he always demanded to run back from the kickoffs , as it gave him easy yards for his stats.
I’ve gone Matulino , so good for us in the 2011 grand final run. That forward rotation was one of our best ever.

 

[kos]

AFB best overall.
Feka number one for fearlessness and charging runs.
Honourable mentions Hitro Jerry Matulino Sam

 

[Muddogz]

Price and AFB for me, their consistency puts them over Matulino and Vagana for me. If Barnett has a Steve Price like finish to his career he could replace one of them.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Seems to settle the AFB vs JFH debate!

 

[kos]

AFB best overall.
Feka number one for fearlessness and charging runs.
Honourable mentions Hitro Jerry Matulino Sam

And Joe Vagana

 

[Noitall]

I’m both shocked and appalled that I haven’t come across Wrighty nominating Kane Evans

 

[MurrayTD]

Jerry SeuSeu, I see you too Jerry Jerry definitely deserves to be on the list!

AFB and Price with Feka and Wiki off the bench. What a dream rotation!

 

[WAH MAN]

Seems to settle the AFB vs JFH debate!

One is still a warrior and all the others are done. I'll wait until he's left or retired to reserve judgement. And I admire Addin as a prop for us.

 

[Defence]

Hard one to judge- depends if you’re looking for impact or longevity.
Sam rapira was my fav and played twice as many games as most of the other nominees- he’d be well suited to the modern game too.
In saying that I can’t go past price and afb.
Vagana and matulino off the bench.

 

[Defence]

Seems to settle the AFB vs JFH debate!

Time will tell.
Currently afb has 4 seasons to jfh 1 but u could look at it as we only made the finals once when afb was here (a 25% strike rate) while jfh is 1 from 1 (100%).
Jfh also has a 53% win rate in warriors colors to afbs 41%.
So if jfh can he keep pushing us to the finals and keep that win rate he has a chance to overtake afb by the end of his career.

 

[enterthewarrior]

Price and AFB. Price was the ultimate metre eating prop and AFB at his best was destructive. Special mention to Sam Rapira and Paleaaesina. I still remember the 2008 rl world cup final when Rapira came off the bench and changed the momentum of the game. Got praise from the commentators too.

 

[Defence]

What about our 2011 gf four prop rotation

8 Packer
10 Lillyman
14 Rapira
17 Matulino

That was pretty kick ass.

 

[Matiunz]

What about our 2011 gf four prop rotation

8 Packer
10 Lillyman
14 Rapira
17 Matulino

That was pretty kick ass.

That rotation was very good but probably more of a sum of its parts scenario vs individual brilliance.
Lillyman and Rapira were fairly no frills workhorses, Matulino got a bit neutered when the shoulder charge was outlawed and Rusty sadly went off the rails big time

 

[SouthernWorrier]

I love the Mana of JFH and he makes our team better. But for 'best' based on individual impact through size, work ethic, motor and skill... I'd take AFB and Barney all day. Pity AFB is such a prima-donna, I'm happy to see the back of his attitude. But damn he's good.

Wiki and Price got so much press and were good players but never dominated strong oppositions or really bent the line. As posted above Price drove his numbers up with kick returns.

 

[WHB]

Price just made it look easy.
Played big minutes.

AFB makes it look easy as well and does it with alot more flair.

Sammy Rapira and Paleasina round off my rotation.

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

Hitro has lived in Cumbria for a while and is involved in the local amateur game
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17U44BWUNb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

He isn’t the best player in the photo though, the lad in the middle is a World Cup winner