BHQ Countdown: Most Loved/Least Liked Players Reveal thread
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Culhwch
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I meant to do this after the first ten, but fifteen is just as round a number I say...
So far we've only had two players that featured on both sides, Israel Folau and Kotoni Staggs, and both were slightly more loathed than loved.
If I was a betting man, I'd say we'll see another handful of players already on the loved list feature higher on the loathed list - namely Glenn, Turpin, Riki (maybe?), Haas, and McCullough. I think at least two from the loathed list end up higher on the loved list - Tate and Parker.
Will we see any more Hauff-Grauf style rhyming couplets? Ben Te'o and John Te Reo maybe? And no, the Walkers, Walters, Berrigans, and Plowmen don't count...
| LUV | HĀT | |
| 50 | Israel Folau | Brett Seymour |
| 49 | Tyson Gamble | James Segeyaro |
| 48 | Alex Glenn | Israel Folau |
| 47 | Jake Turpin | Jordan Kahu |
| 46 | Jordan Riki | Corey Parker |
| 45 | Payne Haas | Brent Tate |
| 44 | Denan Kemp | Josh McGuire |
| 43 | Kerrod Walters | Andrew Gee |
| 42 | James Roberts | Gerard Beale |
| 41 | Trevor Gillmeister | Dale Copley |
| 40 | Greg Eden | Ben Hannant |
| 39 | Paul Hauff | Craig Grauf |
| 38 | Kotoni Staggs | Aaron Whitchurch |
| 37 | Ian Lacey | Mitchell Dodds |
| 36 | Andrew McCoullugh | Kotoni Staggs |
So far we've only had two players that featured on both sides, Israel Folau and Kotoni Staggs, and both were slightly more loathed than loved.
If I was a betting man, I'd say we'll see another handful of players already on the loved list feature higher on the loathed list - namely Glenn, Turpin, Riki (maybe?), Haas, and McCullough. I think at least two from the loathed list end up higher on the loved list - Tate and Parker.
Will we see any more Hauff-Grauf style rhyming couplets? Ben Te'o and John Te Reo maybe? And no, the Walkers, Walters, Berrigans, and Plowmen don't count...
- Mar 4, 2008
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Thanks mate.
Culhwch
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No worries, you're doing the hard yards!!
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Was he extremely skillful or just very fast? I remember being on his bandwagon back in the day when I used to watch a whole heap of Brisbane QRL teams and only remember him as being fast, but it's been a while.
Big Pete
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Granted, 'extremely skillful' may have been over-selling it but I don't think it was mutually exclusive either. Carlin had more to his game and wasn't afraid to play some footy and attempt a trick shot. I remember those plays stood out to me because I wondered whether they could translate in what was a really conservative period in the NRL.
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BHQ Loved
35. Terry Matterson
1988-1995
Position: Lock
Games: 156
Tries: 29
Highest Vote: 4 (GC Bronco)
BHQ Loathed
35. Greg Eden
Highest Vote: 3 (Ningnangnong)
35. Terry Matterson
1988-1995
Position: Lock
Games: 156
Tries: 29
Highest Vote: 4 (GC Bronco)
BHQ Loathed
35. Greg Eden
Highest Vote: 3 (Ningnangnong)
- Sep 6, 2013
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The Edenic Swing
- Jan 25, 2013
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Joel Clinton and Ashton Sims were the same era. I agree in isolation, especially as Clinton was paid close to what Petero was promised (making the whole situation a poinless clusterfuck), but I know where people retrospective votes are going.
GCBRONCO
International Captain
- Mar 4, 2008
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Not just the finanical aspect but Joel Clinton's career at that stage, he was well and truly on the slide and was being outclassed by Nick Kenny who was as cooker cutter budget player as you could get and on the otherhand Civoniceva despite being on the later stage of his career was still well and truly performing.
Accept
NRL Captain
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Lacey was 5'5 and tough as nails. I liked him because he was tiny but was able to make the step to first grade. He wasn't a regular with the Broncos but he had a couple big games coming off the bench. I am a big fan of the underdog.
Unfortunately, he got pissed one night at the Victory and got sucked into some goading from a fellow patron and then proceeded to kick the shit out of him.
That spelled the end of his tenure in Brisbane (he was so proud to be a Bronco). He kicked around the Titian's organisation for a couple years without making a NRL appearance for them. Definitely a career wasted due to stupidity.
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BHQ Loved
34. Dave Taylor
2006-2009
Position: Front Row
Games: 49
Tries: 9
Highest Vote: 2 (Accept)
BHQ Loathed
34. Kaine Manihera
2008
Position: Wing
Games: 9
Tries: 2
Highest Vote: 2 (Sproj)
34. Dave Taylor
2006-2009
Position: Front Row
Games: 49
Tries: 9
Highest Vote: 2 (Accept)
BHQ Loathed
34. Kaine Manihera
2008
Position: Wing
Games: 9
Tries: 2
Highest Vote: 2 (Sproj)
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49 games for us hey? I guess the trend for us developing gun juniors and then them getting poached was already happening back then.
As for Manyerror, he was slow, had no agility and was just simply not even close to be good enough. A poor man’s Maranta and that says a lot.
As for Manyerror, he was slow, had no agility and was just simply not even close to be good enough. A poor man’s Maranta and that says a lot.
- Mar 5, 2008
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BHQ Loathed
35. Greg Eden
Highest Vote: 3 (Ningnangnong)
Greg Eden so shit he didn't even get any stats in his countdown post.
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Penny is the master of the subtle dig.
