The new League Express RL Yearbook lists the 2,750 men who have played in Super League: of those with just one appearance beside their name, the majority – about 100 – came on as replacements.
“I might have got more chances in Super League elsewhere but it was good to get there in the first place and compete,” says Adebisi, whose 10 professional seasons included a prolific try-scoring year with Whitehaven in the Championship.
In Salford’s last regular Super League game of 2024, the coach Paul Rowley gave debuts to eight reserve players to protect his stars for the playoffs.
“A week before the final Super League game we were told some of us would play.
Rob Worrincy clocked up 350 games in his career but only the first few minutes were in Super League, for Castleford in a heavy defeat at Bradford in 2004.
