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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3. Eddie Lumsden
Named one of Australiaโs 100 Greatest Players and in the NSW Country Team of the Century during the 2008 Centenary celebrations, Eddie Lumsden was a try-hungry powerhouse on the wing for the greatest club combination in rugby league history.
After debuting for Manly, the Kurri Kurri product linked with St George in 1957 and won nine premierships, scoring an all-time record eight tries in Grand Finals โ including a hat-trick in the โ59 decider against his former club. Lumsden was a big, bulldozing flyer before wingers of that stature became fashionable, and the veteran of 15 Tests finished with 137 tries in 158 games for the all-conquering Dragons.
