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Hello all,
Thought I would throw this match-up out there for us during the off-season. IMO (feel free to disagree), the 2013 Roosters were too strong for either of these teams, & clearly our most formidable Premiership-winning team this century.
What of these two, though? The 2002 squad won nine straight matches en route to the title, a record which stood for fifteen years in the modern era (broken by the Storm, with ten, in 2017), but they are the only club in history to win that many whereby every opponent made the Finals that year.
The 2018 Roosters defeated the incumbent champions effectively without a halfback, & did so easily. Won the Minor Premiership as well.
Who do you guys think edges this? Here are the squads...
2002
1. Luke Phillips
2. Brett Mullins
3. Shannon Hegarty
4. Justin Hodges
5. Anthony Minichiello
6. Brad Fittler (c)
7. Craig Wing
8. Jason Cayless
9. Simon Bonetti
10. Peter Cusack
11. Adrian Morley
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Luke Ricketson
14. Bryan Fletcher
15. Andrew Lomu
16. Chris Flannery
17. Michael Crocker
Coach: Ricky Stuart
2018
1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Joseph Manu
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend
10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Mitch Aubusson
13. Victor Radley
14. Isaac Liu
15. Dylan Napa
16. Zane Tetevano
18. Ryan Matterson
Coach: Trent Robinson
Let’s assume both squads are fully fit. Winner?
Thought I would throw this match-up out there for us during the off-season. IMO (feel free to disagree), the 2013 Roosters were too strong for either of these teams, & clearly our most formidable Premiership-winning team this century.
What of these two, though? The 2002 squad won nine straight matches en route to the title, a record which stood for fifteen years in the modern era (broken by the Storm, with ten, in 2017), but they are the only club in history to win that many whereby every opponent made the Finals that year.
The 2018 Roosters defeated the incumbent champions effectively without a halfback, & did so easily. Won the Minor Premiership as well.
Who do you guys think edges this? Here are the squads...
2002
1. Luke Phillips
2. Brett Mullins
3. Shannon Hegarty
4. Justin Hodges
5. Anthony Minichiello
6. Brad Fittler (c)
7. Craig Wing
8. Jason Cayless
9. Simon Bonetti
10. Peter Cusack
11. Adrian Morley
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Luke Ricketson
14. Bryan Fletcher
15. Andrew Lomu
16. Chris Flannery
17. Michael Crocker
Coach: Ricky Stuart
2018
1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Joseph Manu
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend
10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Mitch Aubusson
13. Victor Radley
14. Isaac Liu
15. Dylan Napa
16. Zane Tetevano
18. Ryan Matterson
Coach: Trent Robinson
Let’s assume both squads are fully fit. Winner?