LU PARRAMATTA EELS ALL TIME 17 - Best Ever Wingers

[emjaycee]

Cronin
Erikkson
B Smith
Tahu
Ella
Kenny
Tonga
Lyon

 

[hineyrulz]

Ryan Morgan.

 

[phantom eel]

A much better choice then your hero

I actually think Hayne's hard done by here....

He'd easily be the 2nd best winger for the club behind Eric Grother Snr, if only Jarryd had been nonimated. (Of course I voted Thornett for best club fullback.)

 

[phantom eel]

Crow

Zip Zip

Yep, and close the poll.

 

[hineyrulz]

I actually think Hayne's hard done by here....

He'd easily be the 2nd best winger for the club behind Eric Grother Snr, if only Jarryd had been nonimated. (Of course I voted Thornett for best club fullback.)

And how many games did you see Thornett play Bart??? Probably never saw him play but voted for him anyway :lol: Yep definately Hayne didn't sign your left butt cheek or something.

 

[lingard]

Guys this is an easy one. Eric Grothe Snr on his own as our best and close to the best the game has seen. The second is also easy Neville Glover by a long way. Great club man, played for Australia and after Eric a joy to watch him score try's. He was one of the only wingers I have seen out play the great Terry Faye from South's!

Kerry Bousted outplayed Fahey one year in a Qld v NSW game.
But, yeah, Glover was a good winger. Unfortunate for him that he is remembered for bombing that famous try. Personally, I preferred Graeme Atkins. But not by much. I'd still go Grothe senior and Luke Burt ahead of both of them.

 

[lingard]

I definitely think EG Snr gets one spot easily...from arguments put forward so far the second spot is between EG jnr, Burty, Glover.

some stats.


Neville Glover played for the Parramatta Eels from 1975 to 1981, playing 124 games and scoring 54 tries. In 1978 he played two games for Australia, scoring 2 tries.

Tryscoring rate of = 0.44
2 Test caps
part of 1981 grand final winning team
named in the 2001 Parramatta eels team of the century.
famously dropped a pass in the last 10 minutes of the GF vs Manly in 1976, bombing a try.




Eric Grothe Junior played for Parramatta between 1999-2001 and re-joined in 2004 -2010. He played 131 Games for 65 trys. represented NSW 3 times (2006 series) for 2 tries and Australia once (2005) for one try.

tryscoring rate of = 0.50
arguably the best Eel in the 2009 GF
kicked from the Australia squad for not turning up, or something like that..
despite the fact I wrote into RLW after a 30-28 lose to the Broncos in 2008 calling for Grothe to quit, not too many more wingers I enjoyed watching. His defence at times was terrible.



Luke Burt played for Parramatta from 1999-2012. Our very own Nathan Meritt, Burt played for 264 games scoring 124 tries (all time record) and kicking 646 goals and 5 field goals. Burts only rep footy was country origin in 2010 and the PM's XIII IN 2011.

tryscoring rate of = 0.47
played in both 2001 and 2009 grand final loses.
holds the all time record for most trys, 2nd most points (eels), 8th most points (nrl)
considered by many as too small and lucky to be playing first grade.

Glover didn't play in the '81 Grand Final. That was Graeme Atkins.

 

[lingard]

nominations for centre please

1. Michael Cronin
2. Steve Ella
3. Brett Kenny
4. Barry Rushworth
5. Timana Tahu
6. Jamie Lyon
5. Ben Smith
6. David Woods

 

[parra pete]

nominations for centre please

Ron Boden*
Paul Pyers xx
Colin Alterator
Bill Roney
Derek Hallas**
Barry Rushworth*
Fred Pickup
John Moran
Ronny Graham***
Gary Pethybridge
Michael Cronin*
Steve (Zip Zip) Ella*
David Liddiard
David Penna


* International
**English International
xx Queensland Rep player
***City First rep..selected for NSW but ruled out through injury.

 

[Bigfella]

For f**k sake no brett Kenny in the centres.

He is the clear and only option for 5/8.

His best football was all played at 5/8 for us.

Lingard will be trying to do it to get john simon in the side at 5/8 but everyone else is just as guilty.

Complete and utter nonsense.

It's embarrassing enough that people picked like burt in this side.

 

[Someone]

It's embarrassing enough that people picked like burt in this side.

 

[Suitman]

For f**k sake no brett Kenny in the centres.

He is the clear and only option for 5/8.

His best football was all played at 5/8 for us.

Lingard will be trying to do it to get john simon in the side at 5/8 but everyone else is just as guilty.

Complete and utter nonsense.

It's embarrassing enough that people picked like burt in this side.

.......and nominated Ben Smith in the centres.

lol.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ray Price

 

[parra pete]

And how many games did you see Thornett play Bart??? Probably never saw him play but voted for him anyway :lol: Yep definately Hayne didn't sign your left butt cheek or something.

Don't know about Bart, but I was fortunate to see the man called the "Mayor" play EVERY game from his arrival at the Parramatta Club in 1962..until I was transferred with employment to Hay in 1966...and during the early seventies when I returned to the Big Smoke for a short period of time
He was OUTSTANDING and the rock Parramatta Rugby League Club was BUILT UPON.
Unbelievable talent....and a player young blokes like me at the time - idolised as an URBAN HERO.
("I have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord").......

 

[hineyrulz]

For f**k sake no brett Kenny in the centres.

He is the clear and only option for 5/8.

His best football was all played at 5/8 for us.

Lingard will be trying to do it to get john simon in the side at 5/8 but everyone else is just as guilty.

Complete and utter nonsense.

It's embarrassing enough that people picked like burt in this side.

Signing Autographs and being a good bloke is a massive requirement to making the Parramatta best ever side for some by the looks.......

 

[hineyrulz]

Don't know about Bart, but I was fortunate to see the man called the "Mayor" play EVERY game from his arrival at the Parramatta Club in 1962..until I was transferred with employment to Hay in 1966...and during the early seventies when I returned to the Big Smoke for a short period of time
He was OUTSTANDING and the rock Parramatta Rugby League Club was BUILT UPON.
Unbelievable talent....and a player young blokes like me at the time - idolised as an URBAN HERO.
("I have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord").......

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Nice read Pete, not knocking him of anything just think it's funny for Barts reason to not pick Hayne.

 

[parra pete]

Nice read Pete, not knocking him of anything just think it's funny for Barts reason to not pick Hayne.

Different eras make it hard to select 'best of'.
The Mayor was built like a second row forward - a rarity in those days when fullbacks were lithe, small, and relied on stepping and a good kicking game.
Bit like comparing saying a player of Anthony Watmough build and a Brett Stewart in the same position.
Ken was BIG, bandy legged, strong and quick and with a great set of hands. Never dropped a kick..was the first I saw standing outside the sideline to regather kicks for line and jumping or batting the ball back into play.
He played mainly under NO TACKLE rule and was able to play as an additional forward..
I loved watching him play...

 

[Skeletor]

I get the feeling this whole exercise is going to end up with the 80s team + Cayless, Hindy, and Hayne.

 

[lingard]

For f**k sake no brett Kenny in the centres.

He is the clear and only option for 5/8.

His best football was all played at 5/8 for us.

Lingard will be trying to do it to get john simon in the side at 5/8 but everyone else is just as guilty.

Complete and utter nonsense.

It's embarrassing enough that people picked like burt in this side.

Are we selecting the best TEAM? Or the best players in each position? Sounds like the latter - in which case Brett Kenny clearly beats John Simon at five-eight. But in an all-round team, I'd move Kenny to centre and put Simon at 5/8. Kenny was an outrageously good centre, too.

 

[lingard]

Signing Autographs and being a good bloke is a massive requirement to making the Parramatta best ever side for some by the looks.......

So, in a thread devoted to selecting our best ever 17, you don't make any selections - just sit on the sideline and criticise other people's selections. Fair enough.