1980-2005...your team's all-star line-up...

[Moffo]

1. Rod Silva
2. Daryll Halligan
3. Nigel Vagana
4. Jarrod McCracken
5. Matt Utai
6. Terry Lamb
7. Steve Mortimer
13. Jason Smith
12. David Gillespie
11. Steve Folkes
10. Steve Price
9. Jason Hetherington
8. Dean Pay

14. Jim Dymock
15. Sonny Bill Williams
16. Mark O'Meley
17. Darren Britt

 

[Hurriflatch]

1. Paul Taylor
2. Eric Grothe Snr
3. Michael Cronin
4. Steve Ella
5. Jason Moodie
6. Brett Kenny
7. Peter Sterling
8. Nathan Cayless
9. PJ Marsh
10. Dean Pay
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Jason Smith
13. Ray Price

14. Stu Galbraith
15. Jim Dymock
16. Michael Vella
17. Ian Hindmarsh

 

[Iafeta]

1 Mathew Ridge
2 Nigel Vagana
3 Tea Ropati
4 Ivan Cleary
5 Sean Hoppe
6 Greg Alexander
7 Stacey Jones
8 Ruben Wiki
9 PJ Marsh
10 Steve Price (c)
11 Ali Lauitiiti
12 Logan Swann
13 Kevin Campion

Sione Faumuina
Iafeta Paleaaesina
Stephen Kearney
Phil Blake

Honourable mentions to Villasanti, John Carlaw, Jason Death, Robbie Mears, Lance Hohaia, Awen Guttenbeil, Wairangi Koopu, Dennis Betts, Andy Platt and Quentin Pongia, although the last three never really achieved as well as they did elsewhere with the Warriors.

Not the worst given the club's only been around since 1995.

 

[JJ]

my version (at their respective peaks for Penrith)

Wesser
MacKay
Girdler
Fittler (didn't play much 5/8 there, was best at centre imo)
Rooney
Izzard/Carter
Alexander (c)
Clarke
Gower ( just ahead of Priddis - love to have Roycie)
Dunn
Geyer
Cartwright
van der Voort

Res
Puletua
Izzard/Carter
Waterhouse
Clinton/Lang

Obviously I have a bias towards the 90-91 side, which without the Ben Alexander tragedy and events following that I believe would have rivalled (possibly been better than) the great Brisbane sides of 92-93

Hooker was tough, Simmons was Penrith, Priddis is a great and under-rated player, but Gower was also terrific at hooker, and can't push Brandy out at half...

Peter kelly and Chris Mortimer deserve honourable mention for the role they (with Paul Dunn) played in showing the talented Penrith juniors how to win

 

[JJ]

1 Mathew Ridge
2 Nigel Vagana
3 Tea Ropati
4 Ivan Cleary
5 Sean Hoppe
6 Greg Alexander
7 Stacey Jones
8 Ruben Wiki
9 PJ Marsh
10 Steve Price (c)
11 Ali Lauitiiti
12 Logan Swann
13 Kevin Campion

Sione Faumuina
Iafeta Paleaaesina
Stephen Kearney
Phil Blake

Honourable mentions to Villasanti, John Carlaw, Jason Death, Robbie Mears, Lance Hohaia, Awen Guttenbeil, Wairangi Koopu, Dennis Betts, Andy Platt and Quentin Pongia, although the last three never really achieved as well as they did elsewhere with the Warriors.

Not the worst given the club's only been around since 1995.

sorry to quible Iafeta - the side looks good ( think Meli should be in instead of Vagana, and Webb may have done enough to unseat Ridge who played hois best footie at Manly). Alexander at 6 (I have him at 7 in my Penrith team) illustrates perhaps the Warriors biggest problem.

BUT, what I was going to ask was, what did Betts ever do that was honourable during his time in Auckland???

 

[Iafeta]

Meh, you're probably right on Betts - just trying to make the Warriors sound good.

Its a tough gig!

 

[Beachy Eagle]

M Ridge
M Oconnor
T Hill (90 version)
C Innes
D Moore
C Lyons
G Toovey
M Carroll
M Cochran
I Roberts
N Kossef
S Menzies
P Vautin

Ward
Gartner
Gillespie
Hasler
Best on short notice

 

[glockers]

I am Basing my Tigers team from 1988 onwards. I can't remember anything before that. But I was four years old in 1988 so forgive me.

1. Gary Jack
2. James Grant
3. Tim Brasher
4. Ellery Hanley
5. Brett Hodgson (Out of position but since 88 we have lacked wingers and Hodgo deserves a spot)
6. Mick Neil
7. Scott Prince (Yes I like Gary Freeman too but Prince is more classy that Whiz ever was)
13. Wayne Pearce
12. Ben Galea
11. Paul Sironen
10. Steve Roach
9. Ben Elias
8. Mark Stimson (he did hold our forwards together often overshadowed by Siro)

14. Darren Senter
15. Jason Lowrie
16. Steve Edmed
17. Gary Freeman

Farah wuld get onto the bench in a year or two. So would Benji. Hell Fulton, Whaturia and Skandalis are close to it too.

The fullback is the issue. Three of the top 5 fullbacks I have seen in my time. Only Belcher and Lockyer are as good as Jack, Brasher and Hodgson.

 

[Raiders Plight]

I am Basing my Tigers team from 1988 onwards. I can't remember anything before that. But I was four years old in 1988 so forgive me.

1. Gary Jack
2. James Grant
3. Tim Brasher
4. Ellery Hanley
5. Brett Hodgson (Out of position but since 88 we have lacked wingers and Hodgo deserves a spot)
6. Mick Neil
7. Scott Prince (Yes I like Gary Freeman too but Prince is more classy that Whiz ever was)
13. Wayne Pearce
12. Ben Galea
11. Paul Sironen
10. Steve Roach
9. Ben Elias
8. Mark Stimson (he did hold our forwards together often overshadowed by Siro)

14. Darren Senter
15. Jason Lowrie
16. Steve Edmed
17. Gary Freeman

Farah wuld get onto the bench in a year or two. So would Benji. Hell Fulton, Whaturia and Skandalis are close to it too.

The fullback is the issue. Three of the top 5 fullbacks I have seen in my time. Only Belcher and Lockyer are as good as Jack, Brasher and Hodgson.

Hodgson isn't in the same class as Jack, Brasher, Belcher or Lockyer.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

KNIGHTS ALL-STARS 1988-2005
1) Robbie O"DAVIS
2) Darren ALBERT
3) Adam MACDOUGALL
4) Matthew GIDLEY
5) Timana TAHU
6) Matthew JOHNS
7) Andrew JOHNS
8) Tony BUTTERFIELD
9) Danny BUDERUS
10) Paul HARRAGON (c)
11) Ben KENNEDY
12) Marc GLANVILLE
13) Bill PEDEN

RESERVES
14) Sam STEWART
15) Steve Simpson.
16) David FAIRLEIGH
17) Mark Hughes - Has to be there, great clubman.

COACH: Michael HAGAN
WATER BOY: Greg SMITH

There is no way Perry would make anything with his joke of a career the past 3 years, I'd rather have the loyal clubman Boozy in there even though his form has been restricted due to injury which you could argue the same for Perry.

But atleast he isnt the type of dumbf**k that comes back and second game after injury gets a six week suspension after about 5 cheap penalties.

Plus he did play for NSW dont forget.

And Simmo's been brillant for years now, a must to be in there.

 

[glockers]

I rate Hodgson over Minichello.

Jack, Brasher, Belcher, Lockyer then Hodgson. It is in that order. Hodgson is just below the elite 4 in my opinion. There is a gap between the top four and the rest. In fact there is a gap from the top two until Belcher then another gap between Belcher and Lockyer.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

3. Ryan Cross
10. Craig Salvatori
12. Adrian Morley



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Gouger and two cheap shot merchants get a start hey lol.

Too funny.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

So far i still need the 1980-2005 complete teams for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, & Illawarra Steelers. From what i've compiled from a wide array of users on the forum, the teams look something like:

Balmain Tigers

1 Garry Jack
2 John Davidson
3 Tim Brasher
4 Ellery Hanley
5 Larry Corowa/Ross Conlon
6 Garry Bridge/Michael Neil
7 Gary Freeman
8 Steve Roach
9 Ben Elias
10 Mark Stimpson
11 Paul Sironen
12 David Brooks
13 Wayne Pearce

14 Mark Geyer
15 James Grant
16 Jason Lowrie
17 Bruce McGuire

Kerry Hemsley, Garry Schofield, Steve Edmed, Brett Hodgson, John Skandalis, Shane Walker, Mark O’Neill

Canberra Raiders

1 Gary Belcher
2 Brett Mullins
3 Mal Meninga
4 Ruben Wiki
5 John Ferguson
6 Laurie Daley
7 Ricky Stuart
8 Glenn Lazarus
9 Steve Walters
10 John Lomax
11 Jason Croker
12 David Furner
13 Bradley Clyde

14 Quentin Pongia
15 Brent Todd
16 Chris O'Sullivan
17 Peter Jackson

Sam Backo, Gary Coyne, Noa Nadruku, Ken Nagas, Dean Lance, Matthew Wood, David Grant, Luke Davico

Manly Sea Eagles

1 Matthew Ridge
2 Dale Shearer
3 Craig Innes
4 Terry Hill
5 Michael O’Connor
6 Cliff Lyons
7 Geoff Toovey
8 David Gillespie
9 Max Krillich
10 Mark Carroll
11 Ben Kennedy
12 Noel Cleal
13 Steve Menzies

14 Nik Kosef
15 Ron Gibbs
16 David Gillespie
17 Des Hasler

Craig Hancock, Terry Randall, Paul Vautin, John Hopoate, Daniel Gartner, Anthony Watmough, Ian Roberts, Solomon Haumono, John Sedaris

Newcastle Knights

1 Robbie O'Davis
2 Timana Tahu
3 Matthew Gidley
4 Adam Macdougall
5 Darren Albert
6 Matthew Johns
7 Andrew Johns
8 David Fairleigh/Mark Sargent
9 Danny Buderus
10 Paul Harragon.
11 Steve Simpson
12 Ben Kennedy
13 Mark Glanville

14 Billy Peden
15 Tony Butterfield
16 Adam Muir
17 Robbie McCormack

Matt Parsons, Jamie Ainscough, Michael Hagan, Sam Stewart, Lee Dynevor, Mark 'Boozy' Hughes

Canterbury Bulldogs

1 Greg Brentnall
2 (Chris Anderson, Brett Dallas)
3 (Nigel Vagana, Gary Connolly)
4 (Jarrod McCracken, Chris Mortimer)
5 (Daryl Halligan, Hazem El Masri)
6 Terry Lamb
7 Steve Mortimer
8 Dean Pay
9 Jason Hetherington
10 Steve Price
11 George Peponis
12 Jason Smith
13 Jim Dymock

14 Peter Kelly
15 David Gillespie
16 Simon Gillies
17 Darren Britt

Craig Polla-Mounter, Mick Potter, Matt Ryan, Graeme Hughes, Brian Battese, Mark Bugden, Andrew Farrer, Michael Hagan, Steve Gearin, Peter Tunks, Steve Gearin, Darren Smith, Paul Langmack, Mark O’Meley, Steve Folkes

Cronulla Sharks

1 David Peachey
2 Matt Rogers
3 Steve Rogers
4 Mark McGaw
5 Andrew Ettinghausen
6 Mitch Healey
7 Adam Dykes/Brett Kimmorley
8 Dane Sorenson
9 Aaron Raper
10 Jason Stevens
11 Kurt Sorenson
12 Gavin Miller
13 Greg Pierce

14. Dean Treister
15. Steve Kneen
16. Dane Stains
17. Les Davidson

Danny Lee, Ken Maddison, Cliff Watson, Paul Green, Chris McKenna, Ray Corcoran, John McMartin, Preston Campbell, Danny Nutley, Martin Lang

Penrith Panthers

1 Rhys Wesser
2 Graham Mackay
3 Ryan Girdler
4 Brad Fittler
5 Graeme Bradley
6 Brad Izzard
7 Greg Alexander
8 Peter Kelly
9 Royce Simmons
10 Martin Lang
11 Mark Geyer
12 John Cartwright
13 Chris Mortimer

14 Tony Puletua
15 Paul Dunn
16 Colin Van der Voort
17 Craig Gower

Matt Adamson, Luke Priddis, Steve Carter, Scott Sattler, Gary Freeman, Preston Campbell, Carl MacNamara, Matt Sing, Luke Rooney, Alan McIndoe

Melbourne Storm

1 Robbie Ross
2 Matt Geyer
3 Billy Slater
4 Stephen Bell
5 Marcus Bai
6 Scott Hill
7 Brett Kimmorley/Matt Orford
8 Glenn Lazarus
9 Richard Swain
10 Rodney Howe
11 Stephen Kearney
12 Matt Rua
13 Tawera Nikau

14. Robbie Kearns
15. Danny Williams
16. Paul Marquet
17. Cameron Smith

Matt King, Tony Martin, Aaron Moule, Russell Bawden, David Kidwell

St George/Illawarra Dragons

1 Mick Potter
2 Rod Wishart
3 Paul McGregor
4 Mark Coyne
5 Michael O’Connor
6 Trent Barrett
7 Noel Goldthorpe/Steve Morris
8 Craig Young
9 Nathan Brown
10 Craig Smith
11 Gordon Tallis
12 Rod Reddy
13 Brad Mackay

14 Lance Thompson
15 Luke Bailey
16 Robert Stone
17 Shaun Timmins

Ian Russell, Neil Piccinelli, Jason Ryles, Mark Gasnier, Anthony Mundine, Nathan Blacklock, Ricky Walford, Martin Offiah

Parramatta Eels

1 Paul Taylor
2 Eric Grothe
3 Steve Ella
4 Michael Cronin
5 Scott Mahon
6 Brett Kenny
7 Peter Sterling
8 Bob O'Reilly
9 Steve Edge
10 Ron Hilditch
11 Nathan Hindmarsh
12 Peter Wynn
13 Ray Price

14 Dean Pay
15 Geoff Bugden
16 Jim Dymock
17 Mark Laurie

PJ Marsh, Jason Taylor, Jamie Lyon, John Simon, Jarrod McCracken, Steve Sharp, Aaron Raper, Jason Smith, John Simon, Nathan Cayless, Michael Vella

Brisbane Broncos

1 Darren Lockyer
2 Wendell Sailor
3 Gene Miles
4 Steve Renouf
5 Michael Hancock
6 Kevin Walters
7 Allan Langer
8 Glenn Lazarus
9 Greg Conescu
10 Shane Webcke
11 Gordon Tallis
12 Trevor Gillmeister
13 Wally Lewis

14 Darren Smith
15 Terry Matterson
16 Petero Civoniceva
17 Greg Dowling

Brian Niebling, Kerrod Walters, Julian O'Neill, Lote Tuqiri, Brad Thorn, Luke Priddis, Andrew Gee, Gavin Allen, Michael De Vere, Tonie Carroll, Chris Johns, Kevin Campion, Willie Carne, John Plath

Sydney City Roosters

1 Anthony Minichiello
2 Matty Sing
3 Noel Cleal (soon to be big Sia Soliola)
4 Kerry Boustead
5 John Ferguson
6 Brad Fittler
7 Kevin Hastings
8 Jason Cayless
9 Simon Bonetti/David Trewhella
10 Royce Ayliffe
11 Bryan Fletcher
12 Craig Salvatori
13 Luke Ricketson

14 Hugh McGahan
15 Craig Wing
16 Adrian Morley
17 Ron Gibbs

Chris Flannery, Matt Sing, Shannon Hegarty, Andrew Walker, Ivan Cleary, Craig Fitzgibbon, Trevor Gillmeister, John Tobin, Rocky Laurie, Luke Phillips

Auckland/New Zealand Warriors

1 Ivan Cleary
2 Sean Hoppe
3 Tea Ropati
4 Nigel Vagana
5 Francis Meli
6 Gene Ngamu
7 Stacey Jones
8 Ruben Wiki
9 Robbie Mears
10 Steve Price
11 Awen Guttenbeil
12 Logan Swann
13 Kevin Campion

14 Sione Faumuina
15 Ali Lauitiiti
16 Stephen Kearney
17 Richard Villasanti/Joe Vagana

Phil Blake, Henry Fa'afili, Jerry Seuseu, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Greg Alexander, Clinton Toopi (he was, at one point, arguably the best centre in the world, don't forget), Richard Blackmore, Wairangi Koopu, PJ Marsh, Jason Death

North Sydney Bears

1 Matt Seers
2 Brett Dallas
3 Greg Florimo
4 Michael Buettner
5 Les Kiss
6 Peter Jackson
7 Jason Taylor
8 Don McKinnon
9 John Gray
10 Martin Bella
11 Gary Larson
12 David Fairleigh
13 Mark Graham

14 Gavin Jones
15 Billy Moore
16 Ben Ikin
17 David Hall

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Western Suburbs Magpies

1 John Dorahey
2 Ross Conlon
3 Gary Schofield
4 Andrew Farrar
5 John Ribot
6 Terry Lamb
7 Tom Raudonakis
8 John Donnelly
9 Ray Brown
10 Darren Britt
11 Les Boyd
12 David Gillespie
13 Ellery Hanley

14 Joe Thomas
15 Bob Lidner
16 Ian Schubert
17 Brett Hodgson

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North Queensland Cowboys

1. Matthew Bowen
2. Matt Sing
3. Josh Hannay
4. Paul Bowman
5. Ty Williams
6. Julian O'Neill
7. Laurie Spina
8. John Buttigieg
9. Steve Walters
10. Paul Rauhihi
11. Kevin Campion
12. Luke O'Donnell
13. Glen Morrison

14. Travis Norton
15. Carl Webb
16. Jonathon Thurston
17. Peter Jones

John Doyle, Tim Brasher, Nathan Fien

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[Zippy Eel]

Not bad teams

 

[Misty Bee]

Parramatta Eels

1 Paul Taylor
2 Eric Grothe
3 Steve Ella
4 Michael Cronin
5 Clinton Schifcofske
6 Brett Kenny
7 Peter Sterling
8 Nathan Cayless
9 Aaron Raper
10 Dean Pay
11 Nathan Hindmarsh
12 Ray Price
13 Jim Dymock

14 Daniel Wagon
15 Brad Drew
16 Jason Smith
17 Michael Vella

Jason Moodie, PJ Marsh, Jason Taylor, Michael Buettner, Jamie Lyon, Andrew Ryan, John Simon, Jarrod McCracken, Wynn

You forget Parra won 4 titles in that time, yet you stack it full of players who couldn't win one?

Your backs are pretty much spot on -Cronin played in 3, and Ella 4.

Steve Edge has to be hooker.

O'Reilly, Hilditch, Geoff Bugden have done more for the club upfront that your prop choices.

No lock has EVER deserved to push Ray Price in the second row.

Hindy deserves to be there. His second row partner can only be either Mark Laurie, Peter Wynn or workaholic Steve Sharp. I'd go for Laurie myself.

Wally would never make a Bronco starting 13 either. Matterson did FAR more for that club that Wally did.

I also dispute Tallis in Saints backrow. There have been far better.

But it's only an opinion thing I guess. But it helps to have been watching leage for that long.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

Thank you very much...i'll edit the teams...i'm only 15 years old so i'm just working off other fellow League Fan's...thank you for that opinion

 

[Misty Bee]

Having seen an Eels side with Price in the front row, though I'd better set it straight.

Parramatta Eels 1980-2005

1 Paul Taylor (over Mahon, Hodgeson and Schifcofske) - workaholic.
2 Eric Grothe snr (Unstoppable - 8 tests)
3 Michael Cronin (Greatest pointscorer of his time - 22 tests, rothman's medal)
4 Steve Ella (2nd part of the best club centres combo ever - once scored 4 tries for ROTW v Poms)
5 Scott Mahon - long serving clubman in a dark era - great ball runner and top defender
6 Brett Kenny - Most capped Eel, Golden Boots winner, 17 tests
7 Peter Sterling - Rothamans medalist, Clive Churchil medallist, 18 tests
8 Bob O'Reilly - MOM in 81 GF, World Cup rep.
9 Steve Edge - Thrice premiership winning captain
10 Ron Hilditch - International - the original hitman
11 Nathan Hindmarsh - Current international, 4 times Dally M Second rower of the year
12 Peter Wynn - international
13 Ray Price (c) - Rothman's Medallist, 22 tests, backbone of the club for a decade

BENCH
14) John Simon - best halfback in last decade, NSW rep, spearhead of early Brian Smith era
15) Clinton Schifcofske - clubs best defensive fullback in that era, great pressure kicker, origin rep
16) Mark Laurie - 200+ games for the club, never shirked his duty.
17) Geoff Bugden - a bookend, solid as a rock, great clubman.

BTW OVP, Beetson is not eligible in your side. You may as well have picked Messenger!

 

[Deleted member 10972]

That looks a GREAT side...i'll re-edit again..that actually sticks more to what the fans put together then what i originally had! I just can't leave out Jimmy Dymock though, he was a quality player who gave his best for the club week after week, one of my personal favourite 'traditional' locks before they began changing from ball-players to extra running forwards...

Simon was better than Taylor?

 

[PIG]

1. Paul Carige
2. Michael Erickson
3. Ashley Graham
4. Luke Burt
5. Ian Herron
6. Keith Blackett
7. Chris Thorman
8. Daniel Heckenberg
9. Troy Pezet
10. Michael Vella
11. Chris King
12. Cameron Blair
13. Robert Muchmore
14. Ben Kusto
15. Chris Quinn
16. Greg Drake
17. Brett Plowman


IMHO great side- plenty of speed in the outside backs....dominant halves.....and flair in the forward pack

 

[lucablight]

1. Paul Carige
2. Michael Erickson
3. Ashley Graham
4. Luke Burt
5. Ian Herron
6. Keith Blackett
7. Chris Thorman
8. Daniel Heckenberg
9. Troy Pezet
10. Michael Vella
11. Chris King
12. Cameron Blair
13. Robert Muchmore
14. Ben Kusto
15. Chris Quinn
16. Greg Drake
17. Brett Plowman


IMHO great side- plenty of speed in the outside backs....dominant halves.....and flair in the forward pack

Peek in for Vella.
Witt/Pearson in for Thorman.