These are the guys from all grades I think look the best in 2004.
Fullback - Jacob Jenkinson from Harold Mathews - he looked to be close to the best player in the side and looks to be a true fullback with great ability under a high ball, is a great ball returner, and injects himself into the attack really well. He is only a small guy, but he flies over the pack like an AFL player to take a high ball.
Wingers - Blake Tremain-Cannon and Morgan McGuire - a hard position to pick. The Flegg winger Livermore has been going well, but all-in-all we haven't got much talent on the wing. Tremain-Cannon has played as much fullback and centre this year as wing, but his speed and defence make him a good wing prospect IMO. McGuire is very raw, but he is very athletic and has speed to burn. I think he will improve in leaps and bounds in the future.
Centres - Callan Richardson and Brad Tighe - Callan is a tall redhead who scored heaps of tries in Mathews, and Tighe is currently playing 5/8 in Premier League.
5/8 - Jarrod Mullen - top try scorer and one of the outstanding players in our grandfinal winning SG Ball side. He topped it off with a rep cap for NSW u17s.
Half - Scott Briggs - should have started the season in Ball - but so far this season he has forced his way from the bench in Flegg, through MOTM performances at fullback and 5/8 in Flegg, to starting halfback in Premier League. At times he looks like a kid playing with the adults in Premier League, but at other times he looks every bit ready to take on firstgrade. Many of our other halfbacks like Burraston, Walsh, Dureau and Dickson are all fine players and deserve a mention, but Briggs is something special.
Lock - it has to go to Riley Brown - he could be playing Flegg, but is playing firstgrade instead. He has picked up his usual bag full of tries in Premier League before stepping up to the bigtime. Barton from Ball and NSW u17s runs him a close second.
Second row - Snowden and Hlad from the Ball side - both are also in rep sides - Snowden in CHS and Hlad in NSW u17s.
Props - Tilse and Andriessen - Tilse is our only rep in NSW u19s and has played every game in Premier League this year despite being named in the Flegg squad at the start of the year. Andriessen was the power behind our Ball side for much of the season before being injured (missed the GF). He is back now for the Flegg side.
Hooker - last year this was our strongest position with standout players in all grades (Quigley, Ennis, Parker, Sainty), but this year the only standout is Nathan Berry who has pushed Parker out of Flegg before being promoted to Premier League. Parker won the coaches award in Flegg last year, so Berry had to be good to push him out of the side.
Jenkinson - Mathews
Tremain-Cannon - Flegg and Premier League
Tighe - Flegg and Premier League
Richardson - Mathews
McGuire - Mathews
Mullen - SG Ball
Briggs - Flegg and Premier League
Brown - Premier League and firstgrade
Snowden - SG Ball and Flegg
Hlad - SG Ball and Flegg
Tilse - Premier League
Berry - Flegg and Premier League
Andriessen - SG Ball and Flegg
Bench from;
Perrin - second row or prop from Flegg and Premier League
Dormand - prop from Ball and Flegg
Taufua - prop from Ball and Flegg
Tupou - lock from Flegg
Barton, Burraston, Walsh, Dureau, Dickson, McLouglin, Mercer, Worth, Young, all of whom are either rep players, playing above their grades, or just close to the best in their sides.
Fullback - Jacob Jenkinson from Harold Mathews - he looked to be close to the best player in the side and looks to be a true fullback with great ability under a high ball, is a great ball returner, and injects himself into the attack really well. He is only a small guy, but he flies over the pack like an AFL player to take a high ball.
Wingers - Blake Tremain-Cannon and Morgan McGuire - a hard position to pick. The Flegg winger Livermore has been going well, but all-in-all we haven't got much talent on the wing. Tremain-Cannon has played as much fullback and centre this year as wing, but his speed and defence make him a good wing prospect IMO. McGuire is very raw, but he is very athletic and has speed to burn. I think he will improve in leaps and bounds in the future.
Centres - Callan Richardson and Brad Tighe - Callan is a tall redhead who scored heaps of tries in Mathews, and Tighe is currently playing 5/8 in Premier League.
5/8 - Jarrod Mullen - top try scorer and one of the outstanding players in our grandfinal winning SG Ball side. He topped it off with a rep cap for NSW u17s.
Half - Scott Briggs - should have started the season in Ball - but so far this season he has forced his way from the bench in Flegg, through MOTM performances at fullback and 5/8 in Flegg, to starting halfback in Premier League. At times he looks like a kid playing with the adults in Premier League, but at other times he looks every bit ready to take on firstgrade. Many of our other halfbacks like Burraston, Walsh, Dureau and Dickson are all fine players and deserve a mention, but Briggs is something special.
Lock - it has to go to Riley Brown - he could be playing Flegg, but is playing firstgrade instead. He has picked up his usual bag full of tries in Premier League before stepping up to the bigtime. Barton from Ball and NSW u17s runs him a close second.
Second row - Snowden and Hlad from the Ball side - both are also in rep sides - Snowden in CHS and Hlad in NSW u17s.
Props - Tilse and Andriessen - Tilse is our only rep in NSW u19s and has played every game in Premier League this year despite being named in the Flegg squad at the start of the year. Andriessen was the power behind our Ball side for much of the season before being injured (missed the GF). He is back now for the Flegg side.
Hooker - last year this was our strongest position with standout players in all grades (Quigley, Ennis, Parker, Sainty), but this year the only standout is Nathan Berry who has pushed Parker out of Flegg before being promoted to Premier League. Parker won the coaches award in Flegg last year, so Berry had to be good to push him out of the side.
Jenkinson - Mathews
Tremain-Cannon - Flegg and Premier League
Tighe - Flegg and Premier League
Richardson - Mathews
McGuire - Mathews
Mullen - SG Ball
Briggs - Flegg and Premier League
Brown - Premier League and firstgrade
Snowden - SG Ball and Flegg
Hlad - SG Ball and Flegg
Tilse - Premier League
Berry - Flegg and Premier League
Andriessen - SG Ball and Flegg
Bench from;
Perrin - second row or prop from Flegg and Premier League
Dormand - prop from Ball and Flegg
Taufua - prop from Ball and Flegg
Tupou - lock from Flegg
Barton, Burraston, Walsh, Dureau, Dickson, McLouglin, Mercer, Worth, Young, all of whom are either rep players, playing above their grades, or just close to the best in their sides.