Former St George Illawarra Dragons coach Roy Masters has paid tribute to NRL Immortal Johnny Raper.

The 82-year-old died after a long battle with dementia.

Mr Masters told Ben Fordham he was a great player.

“If you go back through all of these Immortals and try to say which one of them would be the best in today’s era you’d probably have to lean towards Raper.”

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