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Bellend

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Just finished doing a delivery on the wharf and this topic came up while waiting on paperwork. Who is the best lock you have seen or heard about.

1.Brad Clyde
2. Ron Coote
3. Wayne Pearce
4. Bunny Reilly
5. John Raper
6. Ray Price
 
yeti said:
If they were playing today, I reckon Clyde and Coote would be the best of them all.
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I’m too young for Coote. (I enjoyed that, not often I get to say it anymore), but I reckon Clyde would still cut it in this day and age. Probably Junior too.
 
My picks...

1 Jason Taumalolo
2 Brad Clyde
3 Sam Burgess
4 Paul Gallen
5 Ben Kennedy
6 Corey Parker
7 Glenn Stewart
8 Cameron Murray
9 Mark Graham
10 Bob Lindner
11 Tonie Carroll
12 Isaah Yeo
13 Paul Landmack
14 Jim Dymock
15 Ray Price
16 Jake Trbojevic
17 Wayne Pearce
18 Simon Mannering
19 Greg Bird
20 Luke Ricketson
21 Brad Mckay
22 Dallas Johnston
22 Jason Smith
23 Patrick Carrigan
24 Dale Finucane
 
Bellend said:
Just finished doing a delivery on the wharf and this topic came up while waiting on paperwork. Who is the best lock you have seen or heard about.

1.Brad Clyde
2. Ron Coote
3. Wayne Pearce
4. Bunny Reilly
5. John Raper
6. Ray Price
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Too young for most of them but Yeo is No.1 for me and Taumalolo 2nd.
 
Not sure if it’s just recency bias, but Yeo is a standout 13, a triple threat with ball-running, passing, defending, and even capable of a decent short kick. Pearce was exceptional as a reliable 13 and played a big role in making the game more professional. Clyde was probably the best of that era, but I can’t really comment on players from earlier since it was before my time.
 
Paul Langmack deserves a shout if we're only talking about WT or our foundation clubs. Obviously Wayne Pearce was a legend.

In the modern era Corey Parker was an absolute workhorse with an offloading game.

Paul Gallen, while a great player, often got in the way of the attack. He was notorious for running the ball on the 5th tackle when they were attacking the goal line.

In the current era, Cameron Murray is my pick. He's become a bit forgotten as he's been out of the game with injury for a while. 60 minutes of pure mad-man intensity with a crisp passing game, while not being the biggest guy. He is the prototype lock for me and what every aspiring #13 should try to be.
 
TheEnz said:
Not sure if it’s just recency bias, but Yeo is a standout 13, a triple threat with ball-running, passing, defending, and even capable of a decent short kick. Pearce was exceptional as a reliable 13 and played a big role in making the game more professional. Clyde was probably the best of that era, but I can’t really comment on players from earlier since it was before my time.
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Line speed, cover defence, leadership. I find it hard to compare spine players to non- spine players but if you take the 1,6,7,9 out- Yeo to me has been the best player I've seen in the last 15-20 years.
 
Bellend said:
Just finished doing a delivery on the wharf and this topic came up while waiting on paperwork. Who is the best lock you have seen or heard about.

1.Brad Clyde
2. Ron Coote
3. Wayne Pearce
4. Bunny Reilly
5. John Raper
6. Ray Price
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Raper by a mile.
 
Tim Sheens said:
Yeah, different styles and eras, plus, as I turn 60 in December cannot judge Raper, nor Coote who finished up before my 10th birthday properly. Still, despite being from the Balmain side of WT, he certainly beats Pearce for starters.
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Never saw Raper or Coote .....off the list has to be Clyde ....but if I had to pick between Yeo or Clyde I'd pick Yeo just ahead of Clyde
 
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