Your best XVII (any stipulation)

[AuDragon]

My unlimited salary cap side for next year (excluding Mormon missions)

1.Stewart
2.Uate
3.Lyon
4.Matai
5.Hopoate
6.Foran
7.Cherry Evans
8.Burges
9.Ballin
10.Gallen
11.Watmough
12.Williams
13.G Stewart

14.Buhrer
15.King
16.Ellis
17.Sims

Here's mine (excluding compound fractures)

1- Billy Slater
2- Darius Boyd
3- Greg Inglis
4- Justin Hodges
5- Jharal Yow Yeh
6- Jonathan Thurston
7- Cooper Cronk
8- Matt Scott
9- Cameron Smith
10-Petero Civoneciva
11-Nate Myles
12-Sam Thaiday
13-Corey Parker

14-Matt Gillett
15-David Shillington
16-Ben Hannant
17-David Taylor

 

[M2D2]

Anybodies team without Gallen is NOT eligible to be called "Best"

 

[AuDragon]

Anybodies team without Gallen is NOT eligible to be called "Best"

6 Origins say no...

 

[M2D2]

:lol: idiot queenslanders.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Anybodies team without Gallen is NOT eligible to be called "Best"

Thanks Phil, Phil Rothfield ladies and gentlemen.

 

[M2D2]

My Secret is out!

 

[anjado]

NSW (Never played rep football XVII not counting city vs country)

1. Lachlan Coote
2. Nathan Merritt
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Mitchell Aubersson
5. Blake Ferguson
6. James Maloney
7. Luke Walsh
8. Tim Grant
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Aiden Tolman
11. Feleti Mateo
12. Tariq Sims
13. Shaun Fensom

14. Mark Minichello
15. Luke Douglas
16. Dan Hunt
17. Ryan Hinchcliffe

 

[Allstar Knights]

Best mixed team from Aus/NZ/Englsnd XVII

1. Billy Slater
2. Ryan Hall
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Aku Uate
6. Benji Marshall
7. Johnathan Thurston
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. Sam Burgess
11. Gareth Ellis
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Paul Gallen

14. Sam Tomkins
15. Adam Blair
16. Ben Matulino
17. James Graham

 

[Disco]

A bit of Matt Scott for King and that side would give the comp a shake. I like it.

Nah love Kingy, may not be the best prop in the comp but his a Manly boy.

Maybe give him a one year swansong then replace him with Scott or Graham

 

[anjado]

1995 combined expansion XV11

1. Phil Blake
2. Sean Hoppe
3. Dale Shearer
4. Adrian Vowles
5. Justin Loomans
6. Bran Mackay
7. Greg Alexander
8. Andy Platt
9. Dean Schifilliti
10. Mark Hohn
11. Stephen Kearney
12. Mark Geyer
13. Trevor Gillmeister

14. Travis Norton
15. Chris McKenna
16. Rodney Howe
17. Dennis Betts

 

[gUt]

Some really clever sides here, and this aint one of them:

The Media Saturation Overhypers

1. Slater
2. B Morris
3. Lawrence
4. Jennings
5. Hayne
6. Marshall
7. Cherry-Evans
8. Burgess
9. Farah
10. Taylor
11. Creagh (c)
12. Hindmarsh
13. Anasta

14. Moi Moi
15. T Sims
16. Idris
17. Sandow

 

[anjado]

Goalkicking XVII

1. Matthew Ridge
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Michael Cronin
5. Daryl Halligan
6. Frano Botica
7. Jason Taylor
8. Gavin Hill
9. John Gray
10. Henry Tamata
11. David Furner
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. Corey Parker

14. Andrew Johns
15. Andy Farrell
16. Cameron Smith
17. Luke Burt

 

[gUt]

Who would kick the goals for that side?

 

[Alan Johnson]

"They've opted to take the 2 points"

 

[firechild]

Who would kick the goals for that side?

It'd have to be El Masri or Ridge you'd think. Halligan would probably be 3rd option.

 

[Jason Maher]

Goalkicking XVII

1. Matthew Ridge
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Ryan Girdler
4. Michael Cronin
5. Daryl Halligan
6. Frano Botica
7. Jason Taylor
8. Gavin Hill
9. John Gray
10. Henry Tamata
11. David Furner
12. Andy Farrell
13. Corey Parker

14. Andrew Johns
15. Michael Gordon
16. Cameron Smith
17. Luke Burt

No room for Craig Fitzgibbon?

 

[gUt]

Notable players out of position XVII

1. Braith Anasta (Roosters, Freddies Reign)
2. Jack Wighton (a 5/8 debuting on the wing in first grade)
3. Alex Glenn (last years 4 nations)
4. Lewis Brown (last years 4 nations)
5. Steve Morris (went from halfback to wing permanently. Pretty unusual positional change)
6. Shaun Timmins (Origin 03-04)
7. Trent Barrett (Origin 01)
8. Paul Gallen (Origin 2011)
9. Andrew Johns (Origin and Aus in the 90s)
10. Bradley Clyde (played a lot of 98 at prop)
11. Jamal Idris (played here last year. Can't think of anyone better right now)
12. Mal Meninga (Aus, late 80s)
13. Laurie Daley (Semi vs Penrith 1990)

14. Darren Lockyer (came off the bench for test debut in 98)
15. Ken McGuinness (spent the whole 80 on the bench with Tommy, Origin 1 98)
16. Karmichael Hunt (fullback coming off the bench in Origin)
17. Billie Slater (fullback coming off the bench in Origin)

18. Matt Bowen (fullback coming off the bench in Origin)
19. Anthony Mundine (dickhead coming off the bench in Origin)

Notable mention to Tim Sheens leaving backs on the bench for 80min.

Surely Gidley would have to captain this team from the bench.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Current NRL's Slowest XVII

1. Joel Reddy
2. John Williams
3. Bryson Goodwin
4. Ryan Morgan
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Bird
7. Adam Reynolds
8. Sam Kasiano
9. Matt Hilder
10. Matt Groat
11. Greg Eastwood
12. Nigel Plum
13. Michael Luck

14. Andrew McCullough
15. Dalllas Johnson
16. Dane Tilse
17. Andrew Fafita

 

[Lowdown]

I stopped reading at:

1. Hayne

 

[anjado]

1999 criteria other merger's XVII

Cronulla + Souths = South Sydney Sharks

1. David Peachey
2. Mat Rogers
3. Andrew Ettingshausen
4. Tim Brasher
5. Brett Howland
6. Adam Dykes
7. Darrell Trindall
8. Jason Stevens
9. Craig Wing
10. Martin Lang
11. Sean Ryan
12. Tony Iro
13. Chris McKenna

14. Mark Carroll
15. Matt Parsons
16. Nick Graham
17. Julian O'Neill

Roosters + Tigers = Sydney City Tigers

1. Andrew Walker
2. Richie Barnett
3. John Carlaw
4. Ivan Cleary
5. Matt Sing
6. Brad Fittler
7. Adrian Lam
8. Shane Walker
9. Darren Senter
10. Quentin Pongia
11. Bryan Fletcher
12. David Barnhill
13. Luke Ricketson

14. Scott Logan
15. Mark O'Neill
16. Jason Lowrie
17. Simon Bonetti

Parramatta + Penrith = Parramatta Panthers

1. Clinton Schicofske
2. Luke Burt
3. Ryan Girdler
4. David Kidwell
5. Robbie Beckett
6. Jason Smith
7. Greg Alexander
8. Dean Pay
9. Craig Gower
10. Craig Greenhill
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Jarrod McCracken
13. Jim Dymock

14. Michael Vella
15. Tony Puletua
16. Scott Sattler
17. Brad Drew

Canterbury + Wests = Western Suburbs Bulldogs

1. Rod Silva
2. Brett Hodgson
3. Kevin McGuiness
4. Darren Smith
5. Hazem El Masri
6. Craig Polla-Mounter
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Darren Britt
9. Jason Hetherington
10. John Skandalis
11. Steven Price
12. Bradley Clyde
13. Travis Norton

14. Harvey Howard
15. Troy Stone
16. Willie Talau
17. Steve Georgallis