Unfortunately, the selectors were incapable of following the criteria for selection, which was that players be judged on their performances in the 90's only. It is obvious that they let certain player's performances in the 80's and the current decade influence their decisions.
I have a hard time accepting Lockyer's and Webcke's selections in the team, particularly Webcke ahead of Harrigan. While I think that, overall, Webcke is the better player, he didn't contribute as much during the 90's. Similarly, Meninga should not have been selected ahead of Renouf. While I would have selected Daley at five-eighth , he was, incredibly, not even nominated in that position. Since this was the case, Renouf, clearly the best centre of the 90's, and Daley, arguably the best player of the 90's, should have been the centre pairing. Meninga was a great a player, but his impact in the 90's was less than that of Renouf and Daley, and I have little doubt that he was a sentimental selection.
The team was a good idea, but was ruined but a lack of objectivity and a lack of flexibility in the positions that players could be considered for.
