Good tackler for his size but no where near as good as roby

He'd be good if he learnt to get his head out the way.

I can think of three occasions off the top of my head (no pun intended) where Rob Burrow has got his tackling technique all wrong, and as a result taken himself out of a match.

Lee Smith - he can tackle with his nose!



I think Phil Vievers is the best Saints all round tackler I've ever seen. But for sheer awesomeness, that'd be Scott Gibbs.

Jarrod McCracken

I suggest the same to you.

Good sir, pray tell us what Trent Superman Barret won for Wigan during his long career with you.

If its any consolation to you I think Barrets won the "Housebuilder of the Year". But I may be mistaken, Nice to see Cronulla doing well!!

Your parody-o-meter not working, then?

Pound for pound, Roby is right up there with the hardest tacklers I've seen. Although he has some way to go to top Andrew Johns. Geoff Toovey was no slouch, either.

McCracken was a real big hitter!

McCracken WAS a big hitter. But then he was a pretty big player also. Certainly not P4P top 10.

Geoff Toovey is a good shout as is Allan Langer. Roby reminds me a lot of Toovey and with all due respect to Toovey, Roby is one hell of a tackler, particularly in the British game. Pound for pound Roby is right up there, in fact the only guy who comes close from a British perspective is Mick Cassidy. IMO Cassidy was one of the most underrated players of his generation, however even his great work rate doesn't compare to Roby's. Roby may never be the greatest player in a particular position but his work rate and contribution to [iThe S[/i can never be under estimated.