Parramatta powerhouse Maika Sivoโs barnstorming double on Thursday night โ including an unforgettable late match-winner to sink Melbourne โ was the latest chapter in rugby leagueโs rich narrative of big men starring on the flank.
The 105kg Sivo is carrying the torch passed on by modern era tearaways such as Eels predecessor Semi Radradra, Wests Tigers freight train Taniela Tuiaki and the irrepressible John Hopoate.
In the first edition of Zero Tackleโs Top 8, WILL EVANS from This Warriors Life ranks the greatest wing behemoths the game has produced.
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5. Lionel Cooper
West Wyalong-born Cooper played for NSW after just six games for Eastern Suburbs in 1945 and was named the Player of the Year in E.E. Christensenโs inaugural Official Rugby League Yearbook the following season after starring for Australia against Great Britain on home soil.
But the imposing Cooperโs rugby league legacy was destined to be carved out in the Old Dart, joining Huddersfield in 1947. His career tally of 432 tries in 18 seasons at Fartown included 71 during the 1951-52 campaign, while Cooperโs 14-stone rig powered past Keighley for 10 tries in one iconic performance.
