Verdun Howell 

Few footballers have had finer balance. Cutting through packs like a silky lethal cat, he could save a match in defence, or win it in attack. Ripping bloke, and humble. Once gave me a massive trout he'd caught in the Tas highlands.

Just read the small print that stands Howell at 5'9". Ah hem ... maybe a shade under 6ft, but only a shade. With fore-arms like a bloody truck driver.