Gone In 12 Seconds - Is Morley Ultimate Hard Man?

Mention nan rugby convention Ashes, and it's difficult not to deliberation of Adrian Morley, a sadistic deed and a reddish paper aft conscionable 12 seconds.

Whatever happens erstwhile Australia sojourn this October and November, nan bid is improbable to commencement rather arsenic explosively arsenic that first Test successful Wigan 22 years ago.

One of nan astir feared forwards successful nan game, Morley poleaxed Australia prop Robbie Kearns consecutive from nan kick-off pinch a precocious tackle.

The Great Britain forward, who played his nine rugby successful nan NRL for Sydney Roosters astatine nan time, was dismissed by referee Steve Ganson pinch nan words: "Adrian. Adrian. It's a existent bad one. It's crossed nan chin. You're disconnected mate."

Morley's erstwhile Great Britain team-mate Jon Wilkin said: "He said that erstwhile he sewage sent off, he was backmost successful nan dressing room earlier nan mascot had taken his caput off.

"The mascot took his caput disconnected and said 'What are you doing backmost successful here?'"

Wilkin, Jamie Peacock and Brian Noble person recalled nan bonzer incident for a caller play BBC podcast which has its first section released connected Thursday - Rugby League Top 10.

In nan first episode, presenter Mark Chapman sets them nan task of ranking nan sport's difficult men.

Former Great Britain skipper Peacock, who played alongside Morley successful that 2003 series, said: "His relative sewage to nan crippled late. He sewage to his spot astir 20 minutes in, and said 'I deliberation I'm going to put immoderate money on. Has our Adrian scored?' And personification replied 'Well, you tin inquire him, he's sat there'."

Each week Peacock, Noble and Wilkin will discuss, statement and reason complete lists of nan champion players, games, finals and iconic moments successful rugby league.

But arsenic Chapman pointed out, nan lists don't screen nan full history of rugby league, "because we'd beryllium present for hours", and nor are they restricted to nan Super League era. Instead, "the cut-off constituent for these lists is astir 40 years ago".

Morley, nan first British subordinate to triumph a Grand Final successful some Super League and nan NRL, is 1 of 10 difficult men that nan sheet must rank - pinch nan others, successful alphabetical order, being: Stuart Fielden, Thomas Leuluai, Barrie McDermott, Terry Newton, Malcolm Reilly, Kelvin Skerrett, Gorden Tallis, Ruben Wiki and Paul Wood.

Former Wigan and Great Britain prop Skerrett makes nan list, successful part, for his infamous plaything astatine Castleford's Andy Hay during nan 1994 Regal Trophy final.

The incident took spot successful beforehand of a Headingley crowd that included chat show fable Michael Parkinson - and overmuch later went viral acknowledgment to nan fury it inspired successful a nine video commentator.

"I played pinch Kelvin and Kelvin could beryllium violent," erstwhile Great Britain caput coach Noble recalled.

"He's astir apt responsible for 1 of nan awesome commentary lines of each clip from Mick Morgan: 'I can't spake.'"

Leeds prop McDermott played pinch an limb defender and a solid oculus - having mislaid his correct oculus arsenic a teen successful an mishap pinch an aerial firearm - and Peacock recalled nan measurement he utilized to intimidate opponents.

"He utilized to switch his solid oculus earlier a game," Peacock said. "So he had a normal 1 – his civilian solid oculus – and he swapped it for his much intimidating solid eye.

"Its pupil was achromatic and it besides had a spot of bloodshot successful location arsenic well."

The first section of nan Rugby League Top 10 podcast will beryllium disposable this Thursday, 21 August - perceive connected BBC Sounds.

England look Australia successful nan rugby convention Ashes astatine Wembley connected 25 October, Everton's caller Hill Dickinson Stadium connected 1 November and AMT Headingley connected 8 November (all 14:30 kick-offs) - pinch each 3 matches televised unrecorded successful nan UK connected nan BBC.