If you could add any five players to your squad, what would your 17 look like?

[Meanie]

1. Minichello
2. Tupou
3. Hodges
4. Tate
5. Sing
6. Lockyer
7. Kimmorley
8. Webcke
9. Priddis
10. Civoniceva
11. Parker
12. Stagg
13. Harrison
14. Berrigan
15. Carlaw
16. Thaiday
17. Hannant

I include Kimmorley mainly because he and Lockie seem to have always had a good combination at test level.

 

[-Dr.J-]

1. Brent Webb
2. Misi Taulapapa
3. Greg Inglis
4. Clinton Toopi
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Benji Marshall
7. Jonathan Thurston
8. Reuben Wiki
9. Nathan Fein
10. Steve Price
11. Louis Anderson
12. Wairangi Koopu
13. Sonny Bill Williams


14. Grant Rovelli
15. Jerome Ropati
16. Tony Puletua
17. Evarn Tuimivave

 

[Stranger]

1. Thaiday
2. Tahu
3. Gidley
4. Gasnier
5. Carney
6. Marshall
7. Johns
8. Smith
9. Buderus
10. O'Mealy
11. Simpson
12. Abraham
13. Kennedy
--
14. Perry
15. Davico
16. Newton
17. Kiddley...

 

[Johns Magic]

1. Minichiello
2. Carney
3. Gidley
4. Gasnier
5. Thaiday
6. Marshall
7. Johns
8. Smith
9. Buderus
10. Mason
11. Simpson
12. Newton
13. Kennedy

14. Perry
15. Davico
16. Reynoldson/Woolnough
17. Abraham

 

[knights9]

1. Thaiday
2. Carney
3. Gidley
4. Tahu
5. Sing
6. Thurston
7. Johns
8. Smith
9. Buderus
10. Perry
11. Simpson
12. S.B Williams
13. Kennedy
--
14. Woolnough
15. Davico
16. Reynoldson
17. Newton

 

[Cheesie-the-Pirate]

1. Hornby
2. Minichello
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Best
6. Barrett
7. Johns
8. Bailey
9. Buderus
10. Ryles
11. Hindmarsh
12. Kennedy
13. Young

14. Sims
15. Timmins
16. Poore
17. Creagh

 

[Goldthorpe]

01. Ben Hornby
02. Eric Grothe
03. Mark Gasnier
04. Matt Cooper
05. Matt King
06. Trent Barrett
07. Andrew Johns
08. Luke Bailey
09. Dean Young
10. Jason Ryles
11. Ben Creagh
12. Anthony Watmough
13. Ashley Harrison

14. Justin Poore
15. Michael Henderson
16. Ashton Sims
17. Aaron Gorrell

 

[Breadman]

1. MINICHELLO
2. albert
3. vagana
4. INGLIS
5. scott
6. THURSTON
7. SOWARD
8. MASON
9. kingston
10. ross
11.thompson
12. Gallen
13. Ciraldo

14. maiva
15. douglas
16. bailey
17. latu

 

[Mr Angry]

1. Greg Inglis
2. Darren Albert
3. Nigel Vagana
4. Jamie Lyon
5. Brian Carney
6. Adam Dykes
7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Ben Ross
9. Luke Priddis
10. Luke Douglas
11. Lance Thompson
12. Tony Puleta
13. Phil Bailey

14. Hutch Maiava
15. Paul Gallen
16. Reece Williams
17. Tevita Latu

 

[Davester]

01. Brett Hodgson
02. Michael Crockett/ Shannon McDonnell
03. Dean Collis
04. Paul Whatuira
05. Pat Richards
06. Benji Marshall
07. Andrew Johns
08. Todd Payten
09. Robbie Farah
10. John Skandalis
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Ben Galea
13. Liam Fulton

14. Dene Halatau
15. Chris Heighington
16. Keith Galloway
17. Ryan O'Hara

 

[greenos]

This is the 05 team
1. Brett Hodgeson
2. Pat Richards
3. Paul Whatuira
4. Dean Collis
5. Eric Growthe
6. Benji Marshall
7. Andrew Johns
8. John Skandalis
9. Robbie Farrah
10. Petero Civoniceva
11. Ben Galea
12. Anthony Laffranchi
13. Dene Haletau

14. Bryce Gibbs
15. Todd Payten
16. Ben Kennedy
17. Michael Crocker
​

 

[Johns Magic]

1. MINICHELLO
2. albert
3. vagana
4. INGLIS
5. scott
6. THURSTON
7. SOWARD
8. MASON
9. kingston
10. ross
11.thompson
12. Gallen
13. Ciraldo

14. maiva
15. douglas
16. bailey
17. latu

Soward over Johns? LOL

 

[Jimbo]

Soward over Johns? LOL

Makes sense to me

Soward plays more than half a dozen games per year...

 

[Breadman]

Soward over Johns? LOL

I would prefer Soward for possibly many years than Johns for 1. LOL.

 

[Disco]

1.Brett Stewart
2.Lote Tquiri
3.Steve Bell
4.Greg Inglis
5.Chris Hicks
6.Jonathon Thurston
7.Matt Orford
8.Luke Bailey
9.Michael Monaghan
10.Brent Kite
11.Steve Menzies
12.Anthony Watmough
13.Ben Kennedy

14.Mark Bryant
15.Sonny Bill Williams
16.Jason King
17.Adam Cuthbertson

 

[Johns Magic]

Makes sense to me

Soward plays more than half a dozen games per year...

Pity Johns will win you 90% of the matches he plays, and Soward's an average player.

He also picked Mason, so injuries aren't an excuse.

 

[Breadman]

Pity Johns will win you 90% of the matches he plays, and Soward's an average player.

He also picked Mason, so injuries aren't an excuse.

As said before, how many years does Johns have left in him?

How damaging would it be to your club using Johns for a year basing all your play around him (like the knights do) then having to completely change your approach?

You may think Soward is average, I think Soward is going to be one of the best halfbacks in the world with a few years under his belt

 

[Raider_69]

1. Clinton Schifcofske
2. Marshall Chalk
3. Phil Graham
4. GREG INGLIS
5. Craig Frawley
6. JONATHON THURSTON
7. Todd Carney
8. Troy Thompson
9. ROBBIE FARAH
10. Michael Weyman
11. Jason Croker
12. WILLIE MASON
13. Alan Tongue

14. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS (assuming injuries dont f**k him)
15. Josh Miller
16. Andrew Lomu
17. William Zillman

 

[Macca]

1. Matt Rogers
2. Darren Albert
3. Nigel Vagana
4. Mark Gasnier
5. Lote Tuqiri
6. Jonathon Thurston
7. Brett Kimmorley
8. Ben Ross
9. Kevin Kingdton
10. Luke Douglas
11. Willie Mason
12. Lance Thompson
13. Paul Gallen

14. Phil Bailey
15. Reece Williams
16. Luke Harlen
17. Tevita Latu

 

[Jimbo]

Pity Johns will win you 90% of the matches he plays

That's true

Which means you would win five games per year overall