Dragons Team of the Noughties

[Dragons08]

Since it's the off season and the end of the decade, what would be your team of the Noughties

Coach:Wayne Bennett, Andrew Farrar, Nathan Brown, David Waite

Fullbacks
Ben Hornby, Clint Greenshields, Jason Nightingale, Brett Morris, Amos Roberts, Luke Patten, Darius Boyd

Wingers
Josh Morris, Wendell Sailor, Brett Morris, Wes Naiqama, Jason Nightingale, Colin Best, Reece Simmonds, Jamie Ainscough, Amos Roberts, Nathan Blacklock, Lee Hookey

Centres
Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Beau Scott, Chase Stanley, Shaun Timmins, Paul McGregor, Josh Morris, Lee Hookey, John Carlaw

Five Eight’s
Jamie Soward, Trent Barrett, Anthony Mundine, Jason Hooper, Rangi Chase, Richard Williams, Daniel Holdsworth

Halfbacks
Ben Hornby, Trent Barrett, Jamie Soward, Matthew Head, Luke Brannighan, Willie Peters, Brett Firman, Lincoln Withers, Kieren Kerr, Wes Patten

Locks
Shaun Timmins, Wayne Bartrim, Brad Mackay, Matt Prior, Dean Young, Stuart Webb, John Cross, Neville Costigan, Ben Creagh

Second Rowers
Beau Scott, Andrew Hart, Sam Isemonger, Brent Kite, Shaun Timmins, Ben Creagh, Dean Young, Corey Payne, Lagi Setu, Wayne Bartrim, Lance Thompson, Colin Ward, Justin Smith, Matt Prior, Darren Tracey, Jeremy Smith, Neville Costigan

Front Rowers
Jason Ryles, Brent Kite, Luke Bailey, Michael Weyman, Justin Poore, Dan Hunt, Danny Wicks, Michael Henderson, Craig Smith, Ashton Sims, Colin Ward, Chris Leikvoll, Luke Felsch, Ben Ross, Craig Stapleton

Hookers
Luke Priddis, Dean Young, Wayne Bartrim, Simon Woolford, Nathan Fien, Aaron Gorrell, Nathan Brown, Mark Riddell, Lincoln Withers, Rangi Chase, Stuart Webb, Wes Patten, Shane Millard


(Not all players who played from 2000 onwards are listed, just the main first graders)

 

[Dragons08]

Mine would be
Coach: Wayne Bennett
1. Ben Hornby
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Trent Barrett
7. Jamie Soward
13. Brad Mackay
12. Shaun Timmins
11. Ben Creagh
10. Jason Ryles
9. Nathan Brown
8. Luke Bailey
Reserves
14. Michael Weyman, 15. Brent Kite, 16. Craig Smith, 17. Mark Riddell

Hard to pick

 

[God-King Dean]

1. Hornby
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Blacklock

6. Mundine
7. Barrett

8. Bailey
9. Brown
10. Ryles
11. Creagh
12. Young
13. Timmins

14. Kite
15. Poore
16. Thompson
17. Soward

 

[watatank]

1. Hornby
2. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Blacklock
6. Barrett
7. Soward
8. Bailey
9. Brown
10. Ryles
11. Creagh
12. Thompson
13. Timmins

14. Young
15. Poore
16. Scott
17. Kite

 

[jpaciocco91]

1. Hornby (of six years ago)
2. B Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Blacklock
6. Soward
7. Barrett (when he was a FB)
8. Bailey
9. Bartrim
10. Weyman
11. Creagh
12. Thompson
13. Timmins

Int:
14. Mundine
15. Ryles
16. Poore
17. Riddell

 

[muzby]

1. Hornby (of six years ago)
2. B Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Blacklock
6. Soward
7. Barrett (when he was a FB)
8. Bailey
9. Bartrim
10. Weyman
11. Creagh
12. Thompson
13. Timmins

Int:
14. Mundine
15. Ryles
16. Poore
17. Riddell

:crazy::?: :crazy:

 

[jpaciocco91]

I meant HB. Surely that is obvious.

 

[Acka]

1. Ben Hornby (c)
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Jamie Soward
7. Trent Barrett
8. Luke Bailey
9. Mark Riddell
10. Jason Ryles
11. Ben Creagh
12. Lance Thompson
13. Shaun Timmins
Interchange
14. Michael Weyman
15. Justin Poore
16. Wendell Sailor
17. Brent Kite

Coach:Wayne Bennett

 

[muzby]

I meant HB. Surely that is obvious.

you would tfink so, wouldn't you.. fowever, wfen tfe letter 'h' is replaced by tfe letter 'f', it makes it higgen fard to understand wfat your point actually is..

 

[jpaciocco91]

:crazy::crazy::crazy:

 

[RedVDave]

...There's always one so:

1. Junior Langi
2. Leo Clarke
3. Luke MacDougall
4. Shane Marteene
5. Hassan Saleh
6. Chris Sheppard
7. Lachlan Russell
8. Ian Donnelly
9. Tony Caine
10. Nathan Long
11. Terry Lamey
12. Andrew Bobbin
13. Aaron Wheatly

14. Michael Howell
15. Jamie Fitzgerald
16. Wade Forrestor
17. Damien Bower


Honourable Mentions:
-Richie Willaims
-Andrew Frew
-Lee Te Maari
-Robbie Simpson
-Ben Rogers
-Peter Ellis

 

[jpaciocco91]

...There's always one so:

1. Junior Langi
2. Leo Clarke
3. Luke MacDougall
4. Shane Marteene
5. Hassan Saleh
6. Chris Sheppard
7. Lachlan Russell
8. Ian Donnelly
9. Tony Caine
10. Nathan Long
11. Terry Lamey
12. Andrew Bobbin
13. Aaron Wheatly

14. Michael Howell
15. Jamie Fitzgerald
16. Wade Forrestor
17. Damien Bower


Honourable Mentions:
-Richie Willaims
-Andrew Frew
-Lee Te Maari
-Robbie Simpson
-Ben Rogers
-Peter Ellis

Coached by Brownie

 

[HardcoreDragonsFan]

1. Ben Hornby (c)
2. Nathan Blacklock
3. Mark Gasiner
4. Matt Cooper
5. Brett Morris
6. Jamie Soward
7. Trent Barrett
8. Luke Bailey
9. Mark Riddell
10. Jason Ryles
11. Ben Creagh
12. Shaun Timmis
13. Lance Thompson

14. Anthony Mundine
15. Brent Kite
16. Justin Poore
17. Dean Young

Coach: Nathan Brown/Wayne Bennett

 

[tevoro]

Ah... so many to choose from:
Coach: Wayne Bennett - nuff sed, Browny was an OK coach, but he gets named at Hooker instead.
1 - Ben Hornby (special mention to Amos)
2 - Nathan Blacklock
3 - Mark Gasnier
4 - Matt Cooper
5 - Brett Morris (special mention to Wes)
6 - Trent Barrett
7 - Jamie Soward (special mention to Matt Head before his injuries)
8 - Luke Bailey
9 - Nathan Brown (special mention to Piggy Riddell)
10 - Jason Ryles
11 - Ben Creagh
12 - Lance Thompson
13 - Shaun Timmins
14 - Dean Young
15 - Wendell Sailor
16 - Brent Kite
17 - Craig Smith

Mundine in 2000 was not the same as the Mundine of the 90s so I didnt include him.

 

[RedV6]

1. Hornby
2. Ainscough
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Blacklock

6. Timmins
7. Mundine


8. Bailey
9. Brown
10. Ryles
11. Creagh
12. Thomspon
13. Young

15. Poore
16. Bartrim
17. Scott
18. Riddell

____________

 

[big pat]

...There's always one so:

1. Junior Langi
2. Leo Clarke
3. Luke MacDougall
4. Shane Marteene
5. Hassan Saleh
6. Chris Sheppard
7. Lachlan Russell
8. Ian Donnelly
9. Tony Caine
10. Nathan Long
11. Terry Lamey
12. Andrew Bobbin
13. Aaron Wheatly

14. Michael Howell
15. Jamie Fitzgerald
16. Wade Forrestor
17. Damien Bower


Honourable Mentions:
-Richie Willaims
-Andrew Frew
-Lee Te Maari
-Robbie Simpson
-Ben Rogers
-Peter Ellis

a bit early to be drinking dave.

 

[watatank]

Putting Tony Caine there in that team is harsh IMO. He did alright with limited opportunities then he got injured. Someone like Luke Priddis would've fit the bill a lot more.

 

[Acka]

Putting Tony Caine there in that team is harsh IMO. He did alright with limited opportunities then he got injured. Someone like Luke Priddis would've fit the bill a lot more.

I would've gone for Damian Bower myself

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

:lol: @ Richie Williams.

That's a name I didn't think I would hear anytime soon.

We should make a team with the best Rat's Tail hairstyle. He'd probably still be lucky to be on the bench.

 

[somsteve]

A winger who was forgotten about in those line-ups:

Ian "Chook" Herron

Not a great player, but was a great goal kicker.