Whether it be elusive steppers, footballing geniuses, try-poacher extraordinaires or players with a little bit of each, Bradford have been served by some fine stand-offs during the last 100 years.

From Edward Teddy' Melling to Ellery Hanley, Len Haley to John Woods and Robbie Paul to Henry Paul, the club has been graced by quality No 6s.

There are long-serving clubmen like Haley, who starred for 13 seasons from 1951/52 to 1963/4 having signed from Cleckheaton RU.

A clever footballer and part of the table-topping side of '52, he played 288 games, scoring 38 tries.

David Stockwell was another loyal servant, who signed from Halifax soon after the club's re-formation in 1964. Fast and dangerous, the Yorkshire representative amassed a mammoth 337 appearances for Northern, like Haley scoring 38 tries in 13 seasons.

Willy' Davies had the honour of playing in all three Challenge Cup finals in 1947, '48 and '49, while Nigel Stephenson wasn't the speediest player to don Northern's six jersey but did inspire back-to-back league titles in 1979/80 and 1980/81.

In contrast, Melling had the misfortune of playing with a far less successful Northern team between 1920 and 1928, having arrived from Batley.

Woods, meanwhile, only featured for two seasons after signing from Leigh in 1985 but broke points records galore.

He scored 421 points in 62 games with 21 tries, 167 goals and three drop goals, scoring a record 36 points in a match against Swinton.

Hanley developed into one of the game's finest-ever players as a loose forward at Wigan but his talent was first honed as a young No 6 at Bradford, where he scored a remarkable 52 tries in the 1984/85 season.

Kiwi Robbie Paul became the youngest ever captain of a Wembley side in 1996 when he also became the first player to score a Challenge Cup final hat-trick. Immensely skilful, he also featured at scrum-half, and starred in five Challenge Cup finals, six Grand Finals and two World Club Championships, making more than 300 appearances.

Robbie's older brother, Henry, joined from Wigan in 1999. A Lance Todd Trophy winner in the 2000 Challenge Cup final, he also once kicked 14 goals in a match against Salford.

Leon Pryce and current incumbent Iestyn Harris may also come into contention.

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