Ten best full backs of the NRL era

[veggiepatch1959]

LOL. Minichiello 2005 Golden Boot winner, “not on Stewart’s level.”

You are in Disneyland. Stewart couldn’t dream of matching Minichiello’s goal-line defence or outright sprint pace.

Ha ha ha.

At his peak, Stewart would have qualified for the Australian Olympic team for 100 metres.

Something around 10.3 seconds I believe. Mini would have been languishing at the 70 metre mark as Stewart crossed the finishing line.

 

[myrrh ken]

Ha
Brasher?
Went good
He was no Barba or Slater though.

Lost out to Mullins for the Roos jersey fair and square

 

[veggiepatch1959]

As it so happens I was in France that year, talent scouting and enjoying the best cuisine ever invented.

More like grooming....

 

[veggiepatch1959]

1.Lockyear

Heather?

 

[Abacus]

Nah, I think it started in the 80's but didn't get much use.

He did have Wiki & Croker in the side, plus other Parra bloke like Drew & the plodder Hindmarsh. They were a good side and in with a chance until this:

I'll give you Croker & Wiki. Otherwise you're just helping my argument that Schifcofske got votes as the only recognisable player.

Sorry to remind you of old pains. How did he not ground that?!

 

[9701]

Robbie Odavis gets forgotten by the younger generation, won 2 grand finals played for qld and australia went pretty well

 

[SBD82]

Robbie Odavis gets forgotten by the younger generation, won 2 grand finals played for qld and australia went pretty well

He went very well, but there's a bit of a mark against his name.

 

[bad boy bubby]

He went very well, but there's a bit of a mark against his name.

Schifcofske got a ban for testing positive to a testosterone-based supplement. Granted it was when he was in the lower grades but no one here seems to have brought that into the equation .

 

[nick87]

I dont know if Schifcofske is one of the top 10 fullbacks in the NRL era... well actually i do know, and the answer is he is not in the top 10. The position has been so god damn loaded over the years, that even someone as good as Schif isnt getting in there, but if you think Rhys Wesser (who was also VERY good by the way) was better than Schif, you're kidding yourself.

The 10 that immediately come to my mind from 2000 onwards... and in the order in which i can think of them

Peachey, Minichello, Slater, Boyd, Barba, Hayne, RTS, Tedesco, Stewart and Hayne.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Lost out to Mullins for the Roos jersey fair and square

Mullins 1990-2002:

5 Origins
5 Tests

Brasher 1989-2002:
17 Origins
16 Tests

 

[Vic Mackey]

Robbie Odavis gets forgotten by the younger generation, won 2 grand finals played for qld and australia went pretty well

He was always a good player, then in 1997 he started playing out of his skin. It was nearly like he took some magic potion that gave him an advantage over everyone else.

 

[Edwahu]

Mullins 1990-2002:

5 Origins
5 Tests

Brasher 1989-2002:
17 Origins
16 Tests

This is misleading as its distorted by the super league ban. Most of Brashers tests were in 1995 when Mullins only lost his spot because he was banned. Probably be closer to even if it wasn't for that.

 

[bad boy bubby]

The 10 that immediately come to my mind from 2000 onwards... and in the order in which i can think of them

Peachey, Minichello, Slater, Boyd, Barba, Hayne, RTS, Tedesco, Stewart and Hayne.

That is exactly the same list as I have with one exception, change one of your Haynes to Bowen.

 

[Vic Mackey]

This is misleading as its distorted by the super league ban. Most of Brashers tests were in 1995 when Mullins only lost his spot because he was banned. Probably be closer to even if it wasn't for that.

Not really, Brasher was still NSW fullback in 94, Mullins mainly played wing for Super League rep sides. Then in 98 when they were both in the running Brasher beat him for the spot.

 

[The Book of Steeden]

Ha ha ha.

At his peak, Stewart would have qualified for the Australian Olympic team for 100 metres.

Something around 10.3 seconds I believe. Mini would have been languishing at the 70 metre mark as Stewart crossed the finishing line.

Cheers for the laugh. I almost broke a rib.

Jennings gave your fullback a 10-metre start on a 12-metre run in the GF & showed us all how quick Snake was when it mattered.

 

[The Book of Steeden]

Robbie Odavis gets forgotten by the younger generation, won 2 grand finals played for qld and australia went pretty well

On or off the gear? Why not throw in the other killer fullback from that era, Adam MacDougall?

 

[Saxon]

Ha ha ha.

At his peak, Stewart would have qualified for the Australian Olympic team for 100 metres.

Something around 10.3 seconds I believe. Mini would have been languishing at the 70 metre mark as Stewart crossed the finishing line.

Cobblers.

I think the quote you're looking for is
"Sea Eagles sprint coach Clayton Kearney clocked Stewart at 6.2 seconds over 60 metres at a recent speed session.
Kearney believes that Stewart could today post a hand-clocked time of 10.6 seconds over 100 metres - just 0.5 seconds short of what's required to make the national team."

So; Kearney - who's main claim to fame is that he once won the 200m National Track Championship and who's only sub 10 second time was hand clocked by a mate (i.e. doesn't count) - thinks that based on his time over 60, maybe Stewart could have run a 100m time only half a second outside the qualifying time for the Australian Olympic team.

"Stewart would have qualified for the Australian Olympic team for 100 metres". ROFPML
Jimmy the Jet and Addo-Carr would have eaten him for breakfast.

 

[Edwahu]

Not really, Brasher was still NSW fullback in 94, Mullins mainly played wing for Super League rep sides. Then in 98 when they were both in the running Brasher beat him for the spot.

Mullins missed the first 15 rounds of 98 so Brasher didn't exactly beat him for the spot that year and he also missed the first 6 weeks of 97 and was playing centre for Canberra by that stage his form was so bad.

Mullins was the incumbent fullback after taking Brasher's spot in 1994 and the Raiders were undefeated in 1995 by the time Origin started with him still playing at his peak. Short odds he takes Brasher's Origin spot if he isn't banned and then holds his Australian spot for the tests and world cup. That's 8 tests swapping sides.

You could argue he beat him for the spot in 96, Mullins was not as good as the previous seasons and Brasher had a great year, but there was also still a lot of politics with the selections that helped some players.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Mullins missed the first 15 rounds of 98 so Brasher didn't exactly beat him for the spot that year and he also missed the first 6 weeks of 97 and was playing centre for Canberra by that stage his form was so bad.

Mullins was the incumbent fullback after taking Brasher's spot in 1994 and the Raiders were undefeated in 1995 by the time Origin started with him still playing at his peak. Short odds he takes Brasher's Origin spot if he isn't banned and then holds his Australian spot for the tests and world cup. That's 8 tests swapping sides.

You could argue he beat him for the spot in 96, Mullins was not as good as the previous seasons and Brasher had a great year, but there was also still a lot of politics with the selections that helped some players.

Well no Brasher was fullback in 94 when NSW won the series, not sure why you think that would change in 95. Everything you’re saying is hypothetical, you may aswell say Thurston would never have played for Australia if Andrew Johns hadn’t retired.

 

[Edwahu]

Well no Brasher was fullback in 94 when NSW won the series, not sure why you think that would change in 95. Everything you’re saying is hypothetical, you may aswell say Thurston would never have played for Australia if Andrew Johns hadn’t retired.

So why would Mullins lose his Australian spot to Brasher in 95? You can't have it both ways.