Edited sentence: 'It's well known his skill as a footballer; he's one of the best ever.But he is the most violent man I've seen lace a boot.He could do it all on a football field with ball in hand; offload, play before the line, break the line, even use his trademark chip kick for himself over the defense line.He is one of the greatest players to ever lace a boot and quite possibly the greatest English forward (with Test prop Brian McTigue).He played on one knee during his time with the Sea Eagles and still was if not the one of the most dominating performers of the time.In defence he smashed you, and could "mix it" with the best of them when it came to the biffo.Reilly was praised and feared in Australia through his violent, tough and utterly brilliant displays on his stint with Manly and tours with the Great Britain national sides.Take Paul Sait and Les Boyd and you still wouldn't be there', said hardman John O'Neill.Testimony to his brilliance was his selection at lock in the Team of the 70s in just a few seasons ahead of one of Australia's greatest ever players Ron Coote who was chosen at second row