I'm doing a list requested by Davo about those players that can play NEARLY any position on the rugby league field.
Inglis
Hayne
Shearer (I reckon he could)
SBW
Meninga
Laurie Daley
Wally Lewis
Tom Raudonikis
Harry Bath
Clive Churchill
Matt Gillett (Centre, 2nd row, front row, lock, has played wing and 5/8 before)
Cronin
Fittler
John Sattler????
Dally Messenger
Joey Johns
Probably a few more but can't think of them right now
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That I know of, the most complete utility player currently in the NRL is Luke Lewis.
He's played wing, centre, five-eighth, back-row, halfback, lock and a bit of hooker.
As for GI, in his career, he's played fullback, wing, centre & five-eighth.
Hayne has played centre, wing, five-eighth and fullback.
SBW has played centre, back-row and lock, five-eighth & halfback.
Meninga's played centre, wing, back-row & five-eighth.
Daley's played five-eighth, centre, fullback & lock.
Lewis has played halfback, lock, five-eighth & centre.
Raudonikis has played halfback, five-eighth & front-row.
Bath's played second-row, front-row & hooker,
Churchill's played fullback only (according to recorded stats, that is).
Gillett's played lock, centre, back-row & five-eighth.
Cronin's played centre & wing.
Fittler's played lock, centre, five-eighth, fullback & front-row.
Sattler's played front-row, hooker, second-row & lock.
Johns has played hooker, five-eighth & halfback.
Lewis is probably one of the most versatile players the NRL has ever seen.
Pretty sure SBW has also played a bit of five-eighth.
He has, my bad.
Quickly skimmed through it all and left it out.
Oddly enough, he has one game as a halfback, too.
What about utility players such as Kurt Gidley?
Sorry Yobz, Ricky my bad, left out a couple of players there
Guys, i'm saying those who probably could play all positions if given a crack
Nearly every player could play any position if given a go, being good at that position is another question. Akuila Uate, Manu Vatuvei and Marika Koroibete wouldn't look out of place in the second-row.
Very few players - if any - would be able to adequately play every position.
Just thought it'd be interesting to point out the positions the listed players could play.
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