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<blockquote data-quote="THE CHIROPRACTOR101" data-source="post: 60346"><p>he wasnt only 'good' at the game....he was great and his discipline was unmatched in his era...main reason some may have not heard of him becoz he was mostly in the shadow of other great players..sean fitzpatrick,zin zan brooke,buck shelford etc...and the fact he never played sundays and he wasnt as much as the character other players in the team were</p><p></p><p></p><p>he was an old school player and if he was bought back to todays rugby with the same skillset he would easily match the best number sevens today like richie mccaw,george smith etc...</p><p></p><p></p><p>saying that..he was way before his time,accompanied by a few career threatning injuries which he recovered from but not having the same impact he had in 1987..but still was in a league of his own in 1990 - 1996</p><p></p><p>he was what richie mccaw will be in a couple of years time..the greatest number 7 of his era</p><p></p><p>and that is the whole point of hall of fame..to give praise to our legends and heroes and educate the ones who do not know</p><p>which i find this debate/vote system quite silly..it is an automatic decision such as martin,jonah and kieth</p><p></p><p>there should be a panel to decide whether or not that man goes in...and there are people here that do not know any history of michael jones and choose not to induct based on nothing?....shameful to the rugby game and the pioneers of it</p><p></p><p>voting system needs to go...its pathetic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THE CHIROPRACTOR101, post: 60346"] he wasnt only 'good' at the game....he was great and his discipline was unmatched in his era...main reason some may have not heard of him becoz he was mostly in the shadow of other great players..sean fitzpatrick,zin zan brooke,buck shelford etc...and the fact he never played sundays and he wasnt as much as the character other players in the team were he was an old school player and if he was bought back to todays rugby with the same skillset he would easily match the best number sevens today like richie mccaw,george smith etc... saying that..he was way before his time,accompanied by a few career threatning injuries which he recovered from but not having the same impact he had in 1987..but still was in a league of his own in 1990 - 1996 he was what richie mccaw will be in a couple of years time..the greatest number 7 of his era and that is the whole point of hall of fame..to give praise to our legends and heroes and educate the ones who do not know which i find this debate/vote system quite silly..it is an automatic decision such as martin,jonah and kieth there should be a panel to decide whether or not that man goes in...and there are people here that do not know any history of michael jones and choose not to induct based on nothing?....shameful to the rugby game and the pioneers of it voting system needs to go...its pathetic [/QUOTE]
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