20 year anniversary for the joint venture

[dragon-83]

WhatsYour top 17 players for the Dragons last 20 years.
A bit of fun

 

[nontime111]

Nightingale (for he HAS to be there)
Blacklock
Mcgregor
Coyne
Morris
Mundine
Hunt

JDB
Frizzel
Tariq Simms
Bailey
Brown
Vaughn


reserves

Barrett
Ainscough
Timmins
Thompson

 

[DragonJ]

1. Boyd (I don't like him either but give credit where due. He was great for us.)
2. B. Morris
3. Gaz
4. Cooper
5. Nightingale
6. Mundine
7. Ben Hunt (I want to say Hornby but as a halfback, Ben Hunt is surely much better.)
8. Bailey
9. Brown
10. Weyman
11. Frizz
12. Creagh
13. DeBelin

14. Young
15. Vaughan
16. Smith (the Kiwi second rower from Melbourne, not the prop though it was hard to leave the prop out)
17. Hornby

I'm probably forgetting some.

 

[grouch]

Lol Hunt over Hornby

 

[RufusRex]

Needs more pleasure machine

 

[muzby]

1. Boyd
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Nightingale
6. Soward
7. Hornby
8. Costigan
9. Young
10. Weyman
11. Scott
12. Creagh
13. Smith
14. Fien
15. Merrin
16. Prior
17. Saffy

I’m all about results.

 

[DragonJ]

Lol Hunt over Hornby

Well don't be shy, Dousty. You are permitted to offer your own opinion on the such a team.

 

[RufusRex]

There is a difference between best players and best careers with us ...
There are blokes whose injuries curtailed what would have been fine careers (Head immediately comes to mind) and blokes who played their best footy away from us (Priddis/Fitzgibbon)
There are blokes who benefitted from being great in a structure and guided by the best coach (Hornby the prime example) and blokes who if coached by Bennett early in their career would have been even better than their careers showed (Ryles?)

I will go with the 17 i most enjoyed watching

1. Darius Boyd
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Anthony Mundine
7. Matt Head
8. Jason Ryles
9. Nathan Brown
10. Craig Smith
11. Ben Creagh
12. Tariq Sims
13. Brad Mackay

14. Wayne Bartrim
15. Beau Scott
16. Michael Weyman
17. Tyson Frizell

 

[DragonJ]

There is a difference between best players and best careers with us ...
There are blokes whose injuries curtailed what would have been fine careers (Head immediately comes to mind) and blokes who played their best footy away from us (Priddis/Fitzgibbon)
There are blokes who benefitted from being great in a structure and guided by the best coach (Hornby the prime example) and blokes who if coached by Bennett early in their career would have been even better than their careers showed (Ryles?)

I will go with the 17 i most enjoyed watching

1. Darius Boyd
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Anthony Mundine
7. Matt Head
8. Jason Ryles
9. Nathan Brown
10. Craig Smith
11. Ben Creagh
12. Tariq Sims
13. Brad Mackay

14. Wayne Bartrim
15. Beau Scott
16. Michael Weyman
17. Tyson Frizell

Good team. I gave Ryles a lot of thought but in the end, for me he was just behind Weyman, Vaughan and Craig Smith. But having said that, he was a mile behind Luke Bailey who you have inexplicably left out.

 

[since77]

Some great players over those 20 years. Only 1 worthy coach since David Waite. We should have won more than 1 premiership trophy in this time.
Doust should hang his head in shame.

 

[RufusRex]

Good team. I gave Ryles a lot of thought but in the end, for me he was just behind Weyman, Vaughan and Craig Smith. But having said that, he was a mile behind Luke Bailey who you have inexplicably left out.

It is role based almost ... Bailey and Weyman compete for the same spot to me .. but weyman did it better.
I always rated Ryles over Bailey ... Bailey had the better discipline but Ryles was so much better in running/defence ... Bailey was just really good (exceptional) vanilla to me.

 

[BLM01]

My favourites from 1999 (some we should of kept)

1. Ben Hornby (could put Darius)
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Coyne
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Anthony Mundine
7. Hunt (could put Hornby here)
8. Bull Bailey
9. Brownie for his mouse trap play and pass into Thompson's head
10. Horse Weyman
11. Frizzell
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Brad Mackay

14. Lance Thompson
15. Beau Scott
16. Jeremy Smith
17. Not a bench player but Widdop
18th Man.. Flo
19th Man - Gaz
Coach - McGregor...joking!...Benny hands down

 

[grouch]

There are blokes who benefitted from being great in a structure and guided by the best coach (Hornby the prime example)

Gotta love a Rufus backhanded compliment for Hornby. Never mind that Hornby earnt rep honours at all levels prior to Bennett even joining the club.

On talent alone I would put him above Ben Hunt, then throw on top of that the fact that he is the most-capped player in St George history, was the club captain when we broke the drought, and in that game produced the exact opposite of a Ben Hunt grand final moment, and it's a no-brainer. Hornby should have the number 7 and the (c) in this 20 year team!

Anyway yeah my team would look a lot like muzby's, perhaps with room made for Blacklock, Timmins, Mundine and Frizzell.

 

[avocado]

This thread needs more Piggy.

 

[giboz71]

My team;

Hornby
Morris
Gasnier
Cooper
Nightingale
Barrett
Head
Ryles
Young
Bailey
Creagh
Thompson
Timmins

Not necessarily the best team, but a team that all graduated from the St George or Illawarra junior systems.

Funnily enough, it’s pretty much the 2005 team except the wingers (swap Morris and Nighty with Best and Wes).

That’s the team I wanted most to go all the way, no team will ever have that proportion of juniors win the comp.

 

[71saintsimon]

1ben Hornby. 2brett Morris 3mark gasnier 4matt copper 5 Nathan blackock. 6 Anthony Mundine 7 Trent Barrett 8 Luke Bailey 9 dean young. 10 Paul Vaughn 11 Ben creagh 12 beau Scott 13 Tyson frizzel. 14 tariq sims 15 Jeremy Smith 16 Neville costigan. 17 micheal Waymen Coach Wayne Bennett or David Waite , Water boy Nathan brown. Ball boy Steven price Reserve water boy Paul McGregor

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

Good team. I gave Ryles a lot of thought but in the end, for me he was just behind Weyman, Vaughan and Craig Smith. But having said that, he was a mile behind Luke Bailey who you have inexplicably left out.

Your a hard man putting Ryles ahead of Craig Smith, even Weyman.

To me, Ryles costs us more games than won us.
Smith was a great captain and gave his all and Wyman was peaking with us.
Bailey was an excellent player for us as well.

I was trying to think who the player was that, 'had a head like a smacked A-hole' .............. and the name, Darren Tracey came to me. Every opposition player hated him but l liked his mongrel style.

Anyway, to each their own.

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

1ben Hornby. 2brett Morris 3mark gasnier 4matt copper 5 Nathan blackock. 6 Anthony Mundine 7 Trent Barrett 8 Luke Bailey 9 dean young. 10 Paul Vaughn 11 Ben creagh 12 beau Scott 13 Tyson frizzel. 14 tariq sims 15 Jeremy Smith 16 Neville costigan. 17 micheal Waymen Coach Wayne Bennett or David Waite , Water boy Nathan brown. Ball boy Steven price Reserve water boy Paul McGregor

You win!
...... Reserve waterboy takes the cake.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Darius Boyd
Brett Morris
Mark Gasnier
Matt Cooper
Nathan Blacklock
Anthony Mundine
Ben Hornby
Tyson Frizell
Lance Thompson
Tariq Sims
Russell Packer
Mark Riddell
Jason Ryles

Reserves

Michael Weyman
Luke Bailey
Wayne Bartrim
Leeson Ah Mau

 

[rednwhites]

I'll just say anyone leaving Tingha out must have never seen him play.

He was points.
He was entertainment plus.
He was/is a good bloke.
He was all class.