Name your clubs greatest 17.

[PARRA_FAN]

Now it doesnt have to be the official team of the century, it can be your own one. Every club including the 15 clubs in the NRL, also you can add Norths, Wests, Balmain, Newtown, Gold Coast, Illawarra etc.

Parramatta
1. Ken Thornett
2. Eric Grothe
3. Mick Cronin
4. Steve Ella
5. Neville Glover
6. Brett Kenny
7. Peter Sterling
8. Dean Pay
9. Steve Edge
10. Bob O'Reilly
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Peter Wynn
13. Ray Price [c]

14. Paul Taylor
15. Dick Thornett
16. Ron Lynch
17. Terry Leibeater

 

[Mr Saab]

(had to have played at least 100 games)

Lockyer
Sailor
Renouf
Darren Smith
Hancock
Walters
Langer
Matterson
Tallis
THorn
Webcke
Ker Walters
Lazarus

Bench...Carroll, Gilmeister, Gee, Carne

 

[Big Mick]

well, since I was born in 1985, and only have a recollection after i was about 5 years old... I'll say:

1. Rhys Wesser / Greg Barwick
2. Graham MacKay
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Brad Fittler
5. Luke Rooney
6. Steve Carter
7. Greg Alexander
8. Mark Geyer
9. Steve Martin/Mike Stephenson
10. Paul Dunn
11. Tony Puletua
12. John Cartwright
13. Scott Sattler / John Cross

14. Bill Ashurst
15. Colin Van Der Vort
16. Matt Adamson (I hate the guy for what he did to our club, but he is the only player I could think of at this time)
17. Craig Gower

 

[Southern Rooster]

Russell Fairfax
Bill Mullins
Dave Brown
Dally Messenger
Lionel Cooper
Brad Fittler
Kevin Hastings
Jack Beeton
Ron Coote
Craig Fitzgibbon
Arthur Beetson
Sandy Pierce
Ray Stehr

Res

Craig Wing, Bluey Watkins, Dick Dunn, Andy Norval

 

[Disco]

1.Eadie
2.Irvine
3.Fulton
4.O'conner
5.Shearer
6.Lyons
7.Toovey
8.Ward
9.Krilich
10.O'neil
11.Cleal
12.Randall
13.Menzies

14.Bull
15.Boyd
16.Roberts
17.Kosef

 

[skeepe]

1. Gary Belcher
2. Ken Nagas
3. Mal Meninga
4. Laurie Daley
5. Matthew Wood
6. Chris O'Sullivan
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Sam Backo
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazarus
11. David Furner
12. Dean Lance
13. Brad Clyde

14. Jason Croker
15. Brett Mullins
16. Peter Jackson
17. Clinton Schifcofske

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

1. Hodgson
2. Richards
3. Wilson
4. Whatauria
5. Fitzyhenry
6. Marshall
7. Prince
8. Payten
9. Senter
10. Skandallis
11. Laffranchi
12. O'Neil
13. Sattler

14. Galea
15. Withers
16. Halatau
17. Harrison

 

[Edwahu]

1. Gary Belcher
2. Ken Nagas
3. Mal Meninga
4. Laurie Daley
5. Matthew Wood
6. Chris O'Sullivan
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Sam Backo
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazarus
11. David Furner
12. Dean Lance
13. Brad Clyde

14. Jason Croker
15. Brett Mullins
16. Peter Jackson
17. Clinton Schifcofske

Where is Wiki? Matt Wood?

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Not there.

 

[Mr Saab]

mat wood? i know he scored some GF tries, but he cant be the one of the 2 best wingers of the raiders.
Wiki HAS to be in the raiders team
225 games for the club, consumate clubman for the green machine.
Wiki played alot at centre. I would put him there and Daley to 5/8

 

[Kiwi]

Lockyer
Sailor
Renouf
Darren Smith
Hancock
Walters
Langer
Matterson
Tallis
Thorn
Webcke
Ker Walters
Lazarus
Carroll
Gilmeister
Gee
Carne
Tuqiri
Civoniceva
Tate
Miles
S Berrigan
Lewis
Jackson
Johns
Hohn
Ryan
Dowling
Plath
Conescu
DeVere
Currie
Priddis
Lee
Shearer


Damn the list goes on, can't really pick a top 17 with any confidence. The only dead certs are Langer, Kevvie, Tallis, Lazarus, Webcke and Lockyer

 

[Kiwi]

(had to have played at least 100 games)

Lockyer
Sailor
Renouf
Darren Smith
Hancock
Walters
Langer
Matterson
Tallis
THorn
Webcke
Ker Walters
Lazarus

Bench...Carroll, Gilmeister, Gee, Carne

Gilmeister only played 80 games, replace him with Plath our supersub.

 

[Raiders Plight]

1. Gary Belcher
2. Ken Nagas
3. Mal Meninga
4. Laurie Daley
5. Matthew Wood
6. Chris O'Sullivan
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Sam Backo
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazarus
11. David Furner
12. Dean Lance
13. Brad Clyde

14. Jason Croker
15. Brett Mullins
16. Peter Jackson
17. Clinton Schifcofske

you must be kidding

wood, o'sullivan?

1. Belcher
2. Nandruku
3. Meninga
4. Croker
5. Ferguson
6. Daley
7. Stuart
8. Lazo
9. Walters
10. Lomax
11. Wiki
12. Furner
13. Clyde

 

[Mr Saab]

kiwi, plath was a great bronco clubman, but he isnt in the top 20. He would be good off the bench though

 

[Kiwi]

kiwi, plath was a great bronco clubman, but he isnt in the top 20. He would be good off the bench though

Your kidding, he's easily top 20, and won us countless games. Nearly ALL clubs during his time would have had him in their starting 13 given the chance and ALL clubs would have killed to get him in the 17.

 

[Mr Saab]

plath??????? he never represented.
Some of the players i didnt mention are

Petero
Berrigan
Johns
DeVere
Tate
Campion

and plath is behind all of them.
You might be a plath fan,and thats fine, but no way he is in the top 20 players to have played for the Broncos...no way at all.

 

[skeepe]

1. Gary Belcher
2. Ken Nagas
3. Mal Meninga
4. Laurie Daley
5. Matthew Wood
6. Chris O'Sullivan
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Sam Backo
9. Steve Walters
10. Glenn Lazarus
11. David Furner
12. Dean Lance
13. Brad Clyde

14. Jason Croker
15. Brett Mullins
16. Peter Jackson
17. Clinton Schifcofske

you must be kidding

wood, o'sullivan?

1. Belcher
2. Nandruku
3. Meninga
4. Croker
5. Ferguson
6. Daley
7. Stuart
8. Lazo
9. Walters
10. Lomax
11. Wiki
12. Furner
13. Clyde

It's called personal preference mate. This thread wasn't about the greatest all time, just a personal opinion of who you would consider. I was tossing up between Wood and Nadruku, and I think many really underestimate the impact Wood had on our side in the late 80's/early 90's.

As for O'Sullivan, I had to have him in there somewhere, great player.

 

[skeepe]

kiwi, plath was a great bronco clubman, but he isnt in the top 20. He would be good off the bench though

Your kidding, he's easily top 20, and won us countless games. Nearly ALL clubs during his time would have had him in their starting 13 given the chance and ALL clubs would have killed to get him in the 17.

Except it was a 15 in his time. Ah gotta love the days of 2 fresh reserves, the rest being a reward for reggies who played well.

 

[Kiwi]

plath??????? he never represented.
Some of the players i didnt mention are

Petero
Berrigan
Johns
DeVere
Tate
Campion

and plath is behind all of them.
You might be a plath fan,and thats fine, but no way he is in the top 20 players to have played for the Broncos...no way at all.

Since when did not being a rep player mean you were never great?

 

[JJ]

well, since I was born in 1985, and only have a recollection after i was about 5 years old... I'll say:

1. Rhys Wesser / Greg Barwick
2. Graham MacKay
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Brad Fittler
5. Luke Rooney
6. Steve Carter
7. Greg Alexander
8. Mark Geyer
9. Steve Martin/Mike Stephenson
10. Paul Dunn
11. Tony Puletua
12. John Cartwright
13. Scott Sattler / John Cross

14. Bill Ashurst
15. Colin Van Der Vort
16. Matt Adamson (I hate the guy for what he did to our club, but he is the only player I could think of at this time)
17. Craig Gower

Tough one... I had a big problem Fittler as I couldn't pick him as a 5/8 or a lock at Penrith. So here's my crack - on what they did at and for Penrith...

1. Wesser
2. MacKay
3. Girdler
4. Izzard/Fittler
5. McInDoe/Rooney
6. Gower/Carter
7. Alexander
8. Dunn
9. Simmons
10. Lang/Kelly/Clarke/Clinton
11. Geyer
12 Cartwright
13 van der Voort (I like Scott Sattler, to to me this was a no-brainer)

14. Mortimer
15. Puletua
16. Gower/Carter
17. Izzard/Fittler

The bench is not balanced, and in reality I probably should have Gower at hooker - but how can you leave Royce Simmons out of an all-time Penrith team. I also admit my bias towards the 90-91 team, and although Chris Mortimer wasn't there long, I think his influence over some younger players back then was profound.