Leeds Rhinos - southstander.com • Re: Hanley

Hanley is far and away the best British player of the past 40 odd years. He took a few years to get some consistency at Bradford but when he did he was light years ahead of everyone else. To score 55 tries in a season (the first since Billy Boston) in a very average team was phenomenal. Unfortunately we were never going to hang on to him after that.

Wigan had his best years I remember him 63 tries in the 86-87 season and he was utterly peerless. His stint for Balmain in 88 was magnificent. The Aussies absolutely loved him.

By the time he came to Leeds is was slightly past his peak but he was still the best loose forward in the game over here.

The best British player I've seen. Up there with the likes of Lewis, Meninga and Johns without a doubt.

Statistics: Posted by Bullseye — Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:48 am

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