What could we do with a player of his talent now? He could have been a legend at Wigan. Thanks for the memories anyway.

Thanks for the drug ban and the following bad attitude

From being one of GB's best players whilst beating Australia on their own turf, to coming off the bench for Leigh. Massive waste of talent, he really could have done it all.

The absolute biggest waste of a supreme god given talent I’ve seen. He had pretty much everything and should’ve won numerous trophies, individual awards, international caps and probably played down under (where he would’ve dominated).



I’m glad I got to watch him play but saddened he didn’t hit the heights he should have. I’d love to think there’s another Gareth Hock in the Wigan junior system somewhere ready to come through but only this time that player has the sense to make the most of their talent.

Truly a wasted talent. Could have been an RL great.



They don't come along very often players of his calibre. But to throw it all away, is nothing short of a tragedy.



Both my late dad and I used love his work on that left hand side. He was devastating.

I loved watching Hock play.

I will never tire of watching his try versus saints at magic weekend when he went around fatty Wellens with ease.

And Radlinski confirms why he shouldn't be in his role at Wigan by confirming he tried to sign him for this season.

Will go Down as one of the most wasted talents ever to play the game

In his prime (and i mean only in his prime...) he was the best Back rower i've seen in 30 years of watching Wigan. I include people like Betts, Houghton etc or anyone from 1988 onwards.



from 2006 - 2009 His only peers during that time were Gareth Ellis and Moz but id argue that if Hock had not been a bellend, then he would have surpassed both



Id have him better than Fitzgibbon, Watmough or anyone that NZ or Aus could supply



He was a beast of a player that was an absolute joy to watch with ball in hand.



Him and Harrigan are my all time favourite 2nd rowers ever. Id include SBW but hes a loose really



Edit - just seen that Harigan actually played prop for the majority of his career...



So ignore me. I obviously aint got a clue

He hasn’t admitted that, as he?

I don’t bother reading any of the media fronted crap that comes out the club these days so hadnt bothered reading Rads opinion on Hock.



Agree with most of the above, however. One of the biggest wastes of talent I’ve ever seen. One of the best on his day and it’s true he should’ve gone to Aus and been a rip roaring success. Instead it was Widnes & Leigh.

Such a shame.

Summed up perfectly, should have been one of the very best.

I’ll second that.

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Baffling. I try to back up the club where possible but it's beyond stupid that we would consider having him back after the way he treated the club twice. Even more so given that he was totally washed up as well.

Not that it makes much difference as what I'm about to say is only slightly less ridiculous but Radlinksi actually says.



"It wasn't that long ago that we actually offered him the opportunity to finish his career at Wigan. The stars did not align on that occasion, but he will always be welcome."



Now I heard it was a couple of years ago with the opportunity to finish his career meaning at the end of that deal he would retire, not that we offered him one for this season (its the reporter that actually uses the words this season).



Bear in mind he played for Leigh 2017 and who the coach was at Leigh at that point.

Please don't use any common sense on this topic or else it wont be an opportunity to have another dig at rads and ifl.

Hock, to sum up, destructive and self destructive.

Never sure which you would get, sometimes both!

he would have signed at wigan a few years ago but we couldnt offload FPN in time, thats a fact

Having players like Hock is a part of the Rich tapestry of sport. Players who could've done anything they wanted if they didn't have the one defect that stopped them. Wigan have done okay, but a shame for him personally that he didn't have the career he should have had.



Thick as mince. Top player. I'm really glad he had his post-bad swansong at Wigan too. He'll be remembered for his form and potential before then but we saw just a little more of the player he was at his best. The away performance at Saints was a stand out.



Hope he has a happy retirement.

That's why I intimated that it wasn't at the start of this year (Those were the reporters words) but there was discussions 18months/2years ago (Which as I say only makes it slightly less worrying).

yeah mate you were right (again

)

What a player!!



Echo what everyone else says that he should have achieved so much more and gone down as a great both over here and in Oz. Best back rower talent wise I have seen at the club which is saying something when you think of the strength we have had in this position over the years.

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/ex-wig ... -1-9892604 Hock now saying Wigan came in for him before signing for Barrow this year. ??

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/ex-wig ... -1-9892604 Hock now saying Wigan came in for him before signing for Barrow this year. ??

Phil Wilkinson said last week we tried to sign him this season. Our recruitment strategy was rock bottom before the start of this season.

I wonder what Gaz Hock thinks when he looks at himself in the mirror?

I'm sure that he would also agree with all of the negative posts and comments that RL fans have constantly made about him over the years too



I recall seeing Gaz playing academy footy around 2000 ish v the Rhinos and was really impressed with him back then,You could tell that he was a stand out player with the world at his feet.

He progressed at academy level and was outstanding in the England side that beat the Aussie Schoolboys in 2002 at Headingley



IMO Gaz had everything in his armour to make it to the very top of our game and even in the NRL with the right application.



Gaz was very tough and could certainly dish it out when needed,He ran great lines,Was a great footballer with ball in hand,but he sadly never even got anywhere close to where he could have got in our game and he knows only too well who is to blame for that....Shame really as players with his talent don't come round very often