My Team of The Century

[stubbsie]

4. Jamie Lyon

#-o

 

[Tommy Smith]

Btw my team:

Graeme Langlands
Billy Boston, Brian Bevan
Reg Gasnier, Dave Brown
Wally Lewis
Alex Murphy
Johnny Raper
Norm Provan, Vince Karalius (c)
Brian McTigue, Arthur Beetson
Noel Kelly

Reserves: Brad Fittler, Bob McCarthy

 

[mightybears]

tommy smith
great to see bevan and boston but where's gus risman and jim sullivan!

 

[Raider_69]

1. Clive Churchill
2. Harold Horder
3. Reg Gasnier
4. Dave Brown
5. Ken Irvine
6. Wally Lewis
7. Peter Sterling
8. Arthur Beetson
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazerus
11. Norm Provan
12. Bob McCarthy
13. John Raper

On the daley - Fittler argument, they were both fantasic players, if i had to pick a team of the 90's, i would have fittler at lock purely because there are too many top class centres to leave out so i couldnt play Daley at centre

Either way both would be in the mix, be it 4- Daley 6 - Fittler or 6 - Daley 13- Fittler

 

[bender]

Btw my team:

Graeme Langlands
Billy Boston, Brian Bevan
Reg Gasnier, Dave Brown
Wally Lewis
Alex Murphy
Johnny Raper
Norm Provan, Vince Karalius (c)
Brian McTigue, Arthur Beetson
Noel Kelly

Reserves: Brad Fittler, Bob McCarthy

Tommy, I am interested in the selection of Vince Karalius as captain. Is there any chance of a short biography of his test career. Same with Brian McTigue. I don't know anything at all about either (not suggesting they arent deserved selections).

 

[pennywisealfie]

anyone who doesnt have lewis in there team obviously hates queensland, enuff said.

1. Lockyer
2. Sailor
3. Meninga
4. Renouf
5. ET
6. Lewis
7. Langer
8. Lazarus
9. S.Walters
10. Webcke
11. Tallis
12. Clyde
13. Fittler

erm maybe im biased as well lol

 

[nqboy]

...10. Ray Price...

I'd like a short summary of Price's achievements at prop :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Renowned League Expert]

Amen, fittler wasn't even the best 5/8 of his generation.

As you said, anyone who knows the 90's, knows Fittler played 2nd fiddle to Laurie Daley.

I believe it was more of a case of Fittler having had plenty of club experience at lock, whereas Daley had had none. Made more sense to move Fittler than Daley.

That isn't playing second fiddle -- that's a tip of the hat to versatility.

 

[Southernsaint]

Amen, fittler wasn't even the best 5/8 of his generation.

As you said, anyone who knows the 90's, knows Fittler played 2nd fiddle to Laurie Daley.

I believe it was more of a case of Fittler having had plenty of club experience at lock, whereas Daley had had none. Made more sense to move Fittler than Daley.

That isn't playing second fiddle -- that's a tip of the hat to versatility.

LOL, you know how to shine a turd, RLE!!

 

[Renowned League Expert]

Amen, fittler wasn't even the best 5/8 of his generation.

As you said, anyone who knows the 90's, knows Fittler played 2nd fiddle to Laurie Daley.

I believe it was more of a case of Fittler having had plenty of club experience at lock, whereas Daley had had none. Made more sense to move Fittler than Daley.

That isn't playing second fiddle -- that's a tip of the hat to versatility.

LOL, you know how to shine a turd, RLE!!

As another poster pointed out -- Kimmorley regularly forced Johns to hooker. Does that make Kimmorley the superior halfback?

 

[Raider_69]

...10. Ray Price...

I'd like a short summary of Price's achievements at prop :lol: :lol: :lol:

opps, my bad, i was cut and pasting all around, must of missed it

 

[nqboy]

RLW named an all-time team a few years ago.

From what I've read: Churchill, Horder, Gasnier, Messenger, Irvine, Lewis (Qld bias here, RLW named Vic Hey I think), Johns, Raper, Burge, Provan, Beetson, Walters (Steve), Kelly.

From What I've seen C.1980- Lockyer, O'Connor, Miles, Kenny, Sailor, Lewis, Johns, Fittler, Lindner, Tallis, Lazarus, Walters, Harragon RES from: Daley, Clyde, Rogers, Sterlo, Webcke, Elias, ET.

 

[greeneyed]

What a surprise to see Raiders fans say Daley was much better than Fittler. :roll:

And what a surprise to see Roosters fans saying Fittler is better. :roll:

In any case, I have already said that Wally Lewis is the greatest 5/8th I have ever seen. I don't like him, but he was certainly the best.

 

[Bring it home Knights]

Amen, fittler wasn't even the best 5/8 of his generation.

As you said, anyone who knows the 90's, knows Fittler played 2nd fiddle to Laurie Daley.

I believe it was more of a case of Fittler having had plenty of club experience at lock, whereas Daley had had none. Made more sense to move Fittler than Daley.

That isn't playing second fiddle -- that's a tip of the hat to versatility.

LOL, you know how to shine a turd, RLE!!

As another poster pointed out -- Kimmorley regularly forced Johns to hooker. Does that make Kimmorley the superior halfback?

No, it makes the selectors idiots!

 

[bender]

Amen, fittler wasn't even the best 5/8 of his generation.

As you said, anyone who knows the 90's, knows Fittler played 2nd fiddle to Laurie Daley.

I believe it was more of a case of Fittler having had plenty of club experience at lock, whereas Daley had had none. Made more sense to move Fittler than Daley.

That isn't playing second fiddle -- that's a tip of the hat to versatility.

LOL, you know how to shine a turd, RLE!!

As another poster pointed out -- Kimmorley regularly forced Johns to hooker. Does that make Kimmorley the superior halfback?

No, it makes the selectors idiots!

Kimmorley beat Johns in a side once or twice, but Johns went on to establish himself as the better player. Steve Walters had a similar battle with Kerrod Walters but eventually surged ahead. Stuart and Langer; Mortimer and Sterling (and even to a lesser extent Murray); are examples of players who were generally neck and neck through their careers. Daley was considered slightly better than Fittler throughout his career although both were brilliant players, Possibly 2 of the 3 best NSW 5/8s ever. But in talking of the greatest in 100 years you can only use legacy (in reality Dave Brown etc, for example, wouldnt make 1st grade due to training differences). Fittlers legacy is not as good as Daleys as a 5/8. Both were great players, but choosing Fittler as the greatest in 100 years would be like choosing Sonny Liston as the greatest boxer of all time (based on legacy).