Manly's Greatest Team Announced

[Disco]

MANLY'S GREATEST TEAM - inc Photo

5/08/2006
By Manly Sea Eagles

The Sea Eagles greatest ever team was announced this evening at a gala function at the Manly Leagues Club.
The black tie event was attended by over 400 people including Sea Eagles greats from the past and present.
The greatest ever Manly side was selected by an astute panel of judges and announced to enormous applause by the Sea Eagles greatest son Ken Arthurson.

MANLY'S GREATEST TEAM:
1. Graham Eadie – 1971-83 (237 games)
2. Ken Irvine 1971-73 (60 games)
3. Bob Fulton 1966-76 (313 games)
4. Michael O’Connor 1987-82 (115 games)
5. Ray Branighan 1972-78 (114 games)
6. Wally O’Connell 1951-52 (34 games)
7. Geoff Toovey 1988-2001 (286 games)
8. Roy Bull 1947-59 (177 games)
9. Max Krilich 1970-83 (215 games)
10. John O’Neill 1972-74 (51 games)
11. Steven Menzies 1993 - present (302 games)
12. Terry Randall 1970-82 (208 games)
13. Malcolm Reilly 1971-75 (89 games)

Bench:
14. Desmond Hasler 1984-96 (255 games)
15. Ben Kennedy 2005-06 (37 games)
16. Cliff Lyons 1986-99 (309 games)
17. Paul Vautin 1979-89 (204 games)
Coach:
Frank Staton

Team Manager:
Ken Arthurson

 

[gunnamatta bay]

What about Peter Peters?

 

[Captain Clark]

Ben Kennedy? LOL.

 

[Stagger eel]

That's a fantastic team, but how does a current player make it???...

they're obviously going to great lengths to talk him out of retirement ;-)

 

[Alex28]

Er...there are two present players in there...

 

[Stagger eel]

Er...there are two present players in there...

yeah, point taken..I can obviously cop Menzies being there but it's still interesting having BK there.

 

[raiders fan forever]

yeh but steve menzies deserves a spot, dunno about kennedy but

 

[Mr Saab]

BK has been great for them, but he has only played 37 games for them.
Strange inclusion

 

[Moffo]

the 5/8 only played 34 games

surely cliffy would've been better then him?

no room for scott fulton?

 

[Saint 60]

Vautin and Kennedy lol

 

[Scorpio30]

No Ridge!?

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Didn't Greg Hartley figure in some of their biggest wins?

 

[Deleted member 10972]

That bench is weak, mainly because there is two halves on it. Honorable mentions from the more recent era i'm guessing would go to:

Geoff Toovey
Mark Carroll
Matt Ridge
Nik Kosef
Craig Innes
Craig Hancock
Dale Shearer
Ron Gibbs
Noel Cleal
Kerry Boustead
Daniel Gartner
K. Ward
David Gillespie
Ian Roberts
Jim Sedaris
Terry Hill
John Hopoate

And if BK was there, Watmough, Kite & Stewart shouldn't be written off either.

 

[Sea Eagle Scuba]

Cliffy should have got 5/8.

 

[Mr Saab]

LeagueFan...

Toovey made the team as the halfback. No honourable mention for him needed

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

I don't know... Kennedy got a bench spot, and to be honest when you look at the passion he has put into the maroon and white over the last 2 seasons, I think it may be a fair call.

I wasn't a huge Kennedy fan before he came to Manly. I was always concerned he would be out injured like he was for many years at Newcastle. But Kennedy is leading a lot of the stats not only at Manly but across the NRL in his last season.

I would love to see him go another season!

 

[Disco]

Yeah Cliffy should have been 5/8 and Mossop should have been in for BK or Vautin

personally i would have also like to have seen Kosef there, alot would disagree, but he would have been an automatic choice had he not had 4 knee reco's imo

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

Fatty was damn good in his day. Vautin also captained a premiership. It's hard to keep him out.

Rex was probably unlucky.

You can pick the kids on here. Eadie or Ridge? Ridge was a clever footballer, but Eadie is in another level all together.

 

[Sea Eagle Scuba]

Fatty was damn good in his day. Vautin also captained a premiership. It's hard to keep him out.

Rex was probably unlucky.

You can pick the kids on here. Eadie or Ridge? Ridge was a clever footballer, but Eadie is in another level all together.

Never saw Eadie play but geez, Ridge was very talented at his best. Eadie must have been awesome to keep Ridge out of the side.

 

[Twizzle]

Cliffy should have got 5/8.

I thought Bozo played his best at 5/8