Magpies of 99

[Bib]

i was just thinking today about the players that were part of the magpies final side of 99. I think the strongest side would have looked soemthing like this

1.Hodgson
2.David Buko/aseri lang
3.Kevin McGunniess
4.Branden Pearson
5.Ken McGunniess
6. Kevin Willis
7.Leo Denyvor
8.Harvey Howard
9. Cherry Mescia
10. Dale Fritz
11.Brenton Pomery
12.???????
13. Steve Georgarlis

Skando was coming off the bench. Im sure there were others who i cant remember. But looking at that side i thought there were some quality players, and i think that side may have under achieved. What are your thoughts. I was a Balmain fan, but was always weary of a clash with the magpies

 

[Gobbso]

...opps...

 

[Gobbso]

i was just thinking today about the players that were part of the magpies final side of 99. I think the strongest side would have looked soemthing like this

1.Hodgson
2.David Buko/aseri lang
3.Kevin McGunniess
4.Branden Pearson
5.Ken McGunniess
6. Kevin Willis
7.Leo Denyvor
8.Harvey Howard
9. Cherry Mescia
10. Dale Fritz
11.Brenton Pomery
12.???????
13. Steve Georgarlis

Skando was coming off the bench. Im sure there were others who i cant remember. But looking at that side i thought there were some quality players, and i think that side may have under achieved. What are your thoughts. I was a Balmain fan, but was always weary of a clash with the magpies

A few players you have named were not apart of the '99 fiasco that Western Suburbs had to endure. Aseri Laing, Brandon Pearson, Andrew Willis had already moved on prior to the '99 Season. To say that they under-achieved is a big call, because if you look at the team below, its made up of kids and no-names that had to compete with household representatives and established 1st Graders. The Magpies had an average age of 22.

The Magpies strongest line-up in '99 would have been

1. Hodgson
2. Mills
3. Kevin McGuinness
4. Brooker
5. Davis
6. Dynevor
7. Dorahy
8. Howard
9. Mescia
10. Skandalis
11. Fuller
12. Spence
13. Georgallis
Bench:
14. Brabek
15. Coxon
16. Mosely
17. Bonner

(Give another year or two, that team could have become a force...They were still kids that were still very saw and lacked experience. The management went with the youth policy which was set to blood players for the years to come for the Magpies. Sadly they forgot that it was a battle of survival and cut the core squad from '97 that would have at least provided Western Suburbs will some hope rather than 2 wooden spoons in their final years as a single entity in the competition. Thank Goodness those dark days are over).

 

[axl rose]

i was just thinking today about the players that were part of the magpies final side of 99. I think the strongest side would have looked soemthing like this

1.Hodgson
2.David Buko/aseri lang
3.Kevin McGunniess
4.Branden Pearson
5.Ken McGunniess
6. Kevin Willis
7.Leo Denyvor
8.Harvey Howard
9. Cherry Mescia
10. Dale Fritz
11.Brenton Pomery
12.???????
13. Steve Georgarlis

Skando was coming off the bench. Im sure there were others who i cant remember. But looking at that side i thought there were some quality players, and i think that side may have under achieved. What are your thoughts. I was a Balmain fan, but was always weary of a clash with the magpies

A few players you have named were not apart of the '99 fiasco that Western Suburbs had to endure. Aseri Laing, Brandon Pearson, Andrew Willis had already moved on prior to the '99 Season. To say that they under-achieved is a big call, because if you look at the team below, its made up of kids and no-names that had to compete with household representatives and established 1st Graders. The Magpies had an average age of 22.

The Magpies strongest line-up in '99 would have been

1. Hodgson
2. Mills
3. Kevin McGuinness
4. Brooker
5. Davis
6. Dynevor
7. Dorahy
8. Howard
9. Mescia
10. Skandalis
11. Fuller
12. Spence
13. Georgallis
Bench:
14. Brabek
15. Coxon
16. Mosely
17. Bonner

(Give another year or two, that team could have become a force...They were still kids that were still very saw and lacked experience. The management went with the youth policy which was set to blood players for the years to come for the Magpies. Sadly they forgot that it was a battle of survival and cut the core squad from '97 that would have at least provided Western Suburbs will some hope rather than 2 wooden spoons in their final years as a single entity in the competition. Thank Goodness those dark days are over).

What about Trent Brown off the bench he went well ;-) whatever happened to Dynevor? he was a good fill in for Johns when he was at Knights. Pity he was hopeless for wests.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

No wonder why the magpies got flogged every single game.. Had the worst for and against i have ever seen, dunno if it was 99, it may have been 98.. But jeese they were worse than the modern day souths side.

 

[Bib]

yerh in hindsight i guess so. They still had a smattering of quality players, maybe not under achieved but didnt play to their potential