Best ever Eels Side

[Phillips]

probably been done before, but whats everyones best ever 17?

 

[PJ Marshal]

very controversial thread

 

[Hurriflatch]

1. Scott Mahon
2. Danny Crknovich
3. Vince Fawcett
4. Joe Bartolo
5. Michael Erickson
6. Ben Kusto
7. Stu Galbraith (C)
8. Matt Goodwin
9. Bill Greentree
10. Greg Drake
11. Cameron Blair
12. Steve Crouch
13. Mark Laurie

14. Scott Jones
15. Chris King
16. Mark Horo
17. Dallas Weston

 

[mickdo]

I thought for sure the first team listed here was going to look like this...

1) Stu Galbraith
2) Paul Carriage
3) Stu Galbraith
4) Stu Galbraith
5) Stu Galbraith
6) Stu Galbraith
7) Stu Galbraith (c)
8) Stu Galbraith
9) Stu Galbraith
10) Stu Galbraith
11) Stu Galbraith
12) Stu Galbraith
13) Stu Galbraith

14) Stu Galbraith
15) Stu Galbraith
16) Stu Galbraith
17) Stu Galbraith

:lol:

 

[mickdo]

Oh... and I added Carriage in there because there had to be someone in the team to make sure the other players had a chance to stand out :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[mickdo]

2000 posts!!! WOOHOO!!!

 

[PJ Marshal]

as i said very controversial

 

[Hurriflatch]

I know, do you realise how tough it was to leave the two Muzza's, Lee Oudenryn and Peter McPhail out of that side

 

[Phillips]

 

[Stagger eel]

ok, I guess I'm gonna have to get serious as it's obvious that some people here don't respect our legends so Philips here's my all time great 17

1 Ken Thornett
2 Mitchell Wallace
3 Mick Cronin
4 Steve Ella
5 Eric Grothe snr
6 Brett Kenny
7 Peter Sterling
8 Bryan Hambley
9 Steve Edge
10 Bob O'Reilly
11 Nathan Hindmarsh
12 Dick Thornett
13 Ray Price

14 Ian Johnston
15 Jason Smith
16 Dean Pay
17 Ron Lynch

coach: Jack Gibson.

 

[The Engineers Room]

I'm not that old so I can't name too many old timers in my squad.

1. Ken Thornett (has a stand named after him, must have been good)

2. Eric Grothe Snr

3. Michael Cronin

4. Steve Ella

5. David Woods (for effort)

6. Brett Kenny

7. Peter Sterling

8. Dean Pay

9. Steve Edge

10.

11. Nathan Hindmarsh

12. Jason Smith

13. Ray Price

14. Bob O'Reilly

15. PJ Marsh

16. Jim Dymock

17. Andrew Fitzhenry (for potential)

Really struggling then and I know I forgot some people.

 

[Twizzle]

1) The Mayor (of course)
2) Guru Snr
3) The Crow
4) Zip Zip
5) Guru jnr
6) Bert
7) Stirlo (c)
8) Grumpy
9) The Edge
10) The Bear
11) Hindy
12) Ron Lynch
13) Pricey

14) PJ
15) Artie
16) Pay
17) Dymock

 

[newmanj]

1. Ken Thornett
2. Eric Grothe
3. Mick Cronin
4. Steve Ella
5. Neil Hunt
6. Brett Kenny
7. Peter Sterling
8. Dean Pay
9. Billy Rayner
10. Bear
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Ron Lynch
13. Ray Price (C)
14. Jason Smith
15. John Muggleton
16. David Liddiard (Utility Value)
17. Jarrod McCracken

 

[parra pete]

Ken Thornett is the GREATEST Parramatta player EVER. Sensational. Any success the Eela are having now can be traced back to his influence at the Club. He taught the Club how to become winners. A person who dug the well that the current crop are now drinking at. A champion on and off the field. He was also an innovator...
In his book 'Tackling Rugby' published in 1966 he suggested that State of Origin Rugby League was needed to save interstate football. That was about 14 YEARS before Kev Humphreys and Sen McAulliffe were credited with thinking up the idea.
I sent this information down to my mate Peter Frilingos and he told me that he was going to use it the next time he wrote about SOO origins. That was just before he passed away.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

1. Ken Thornett
2. Eric Grothe
3. Mick Cronin
4. Steve Ella
5. Neville Glover
6. Brett Kenny
7. Peter Sterling
8. Dean Pay
9. Steve Edge
10. Bob O'Reilly
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Dick Thornett
13. Ray Price

14. Paul Taylor
15. Nathan Cayless
16. Ron Lynch
17. Peter Wynn

 

[Dymock]

Just to be a bit different, here's my best-ever Brian Smith coached Parra side:

1. Clinton Schifcofske
2. Eric Grothe
3. Jamie Lyon (Yes I know, he's Judas and all that but its hard to leave him out)
4. Timana Tahu
5. Wade McKinnon
6. Jason Smith
7. Jason Taylor
8. Dean Pay
9. PJ Marsh
10. Nathan Cayless
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Jarrod McCracken
13. Jim Dymock

14. Michael Vella
15. Tim Smith
16. Glen Morrison
17. Mark Riddell

I know that Tahu, Riddell and Morrison haven't been here that long, but I think its obvious that they'll be Eels legends. Tahu maybe hasn't done as much as the other two, but in the centre position he's far classier than the other contenders (ie Stu Kelly , David Vaealiki, Michael Beuttner etc). Fullback was a tough call, but Schifcofske has the size and strength and was superb for us in 1998 and 1999. Hodgson was good but his strength was really questionable in 2002-2003. In hindsight we should have kept Schicofske but at the time Hodgson was so good, but anyway hindsight is always 20-20. Mckinnon's great but I shifted him to wing. In two or so seasons I'd expect Tim Smith would have a mortgage on the halfback position.

Its probably not a real Brian Smith team - there are no wildcards or brain explosions. But heck, Jamie might walk off at half-time!!!

 

[Phillips]

1. Brett Hodgson
2. Eric Grothe Snr
3. Steve Ella
4. Michael Cronin
5. Eric Grothe Jnr
6. Brett Kenny
7. Peter Sterling
8. Ray Price
9. PJ Marsh
10. Dean Pay
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Jarrod McCracken
13. Jim Dymock

14. David Solomona
15. Nathan Cayless
16. Jason Taylor
17. Jason Smith

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

i haven't seen Graham Murray listed anywhere?

 

[Twizzle]

put him in your team HJ

 

[parra pete]

Graham Murray -or Little Artie as he was known - is one of the few players to have received a TEN rating with RLW while playing with the EELS