There are certain players I believe the entire rugby league community hold a soft spot for.
Nice guys, toilers, workhorses and community stalwarts from the game such as Nathan Hindmarsh, Hazem El Masri and the Morris twins ring in the praises.
In light of his unfortunate forced retirement, I would like to thank and congratulate, on behalf of all rugby league fans, Liam Fulton for a wonderful career.
A renowned funny man, Liam was an honest, fair and hard working player who exhibited the same attributes off the field.
In a similar vein to Beau Ryan, a former teammate of Fulton’s, Liam was never the most talented player. He was never the biggest, strongest, fastest or most skilful, but he has been an invaluable player to the Tigers for the best part of a decade.
Reliable in attack and rock solid in defence, Fulton has always earned the praise of many commentators and fans alike. But unfortunately he rarely received the representative accolades many believe he deserved.
Fulton played 161 games for the Wests Tigers between 2003-2008 and 2010-2014, being selected in the NRL All Stars in 2011 as a fan favourite. He also earned a deserved call up to the City Origin team in both 2011 and 2012.
Former kiwi captain and magic man Benji Marshall once said of Fulton, “I have never played with a second rower who runs a better line”. But sadly Liam has reached the end of his footballing line and the next chapter of his life will begin.
With the vast amount of tributes flowing in for Liam and his family it is a wonderful to see the respect Fulton has generated during his career. It is humbling to know that despite never earning a sky blue jersey or donning the green and gold, Liam has left a legacy of his own. And it is a legacy well deserved.
Here’s to Liam, the honest toiler, a good player and an ever better bloke.
Reckon you can pick the winning team? Build your own dream team with Draftstars daily fantasy and compete on any match. For great odds on the NRL head on over to PlayUp. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Set a deposit limit.
The Tigers finished the game with 11 men after David Klemmer was sent for ten minutes for dissent, and following a fracas, Seyfarth was…
Benji Marshall has plenty of kids in his side and, sitting 14-6 to the good at half time over the Bulldogs, he might have…
Brent Naden was penalised for running a kick chaser off the ball, while Aidan Sezer was also lucky to stay on the field for…
Josh Addo-Carr looked to have produced a great try down the left touchline, but some desperate defence prevented Bronson Xerri from getting there first.
Viliame Kikau threw the ball to Josh Addo-Carr who was standing two metres in front of him when the pass was thrown.
The Bulldogs winger ran in and left a huge space on his wing for Charlie Staines to score.
