BEST Manly team ... for you.. Since you have been supporting them

[Jay Eagle]

Hi All,
here is a bit of fun to pass away the down time, lets come up with OUR OWN BEST Manly side, each to their own and theres only a few rules ( 3).

1- the players you select in your side (17 and two reserves Include a coach) you must have seen them play.

2- The players chosen must have played in that position for Manly

3- Name the day or time you became a Manly fan, it should be one of those moments you can never forget ( Unless you where born into it, but even then there will be a day that sticks out that made you the Silvertail you are today)

For me Ive been supporting the mighty Eagles since 1972 and that huge GF win, as a 5 year old sitting there watching my first game (and what a game to watch) I fell in love with the Eagles, never looked back since and boy oh boy have I had so much to celebrate since then. Thank you Manly!

We should get a mix of some fantastic teams:

1- Brett Stewart
2- Tom Trbojevic
3- Jamie Lyon
4- Bob Fulton
5- Michael O' Connor
6- Cliff Lyons
7- John Gibbs
8- Ian Roberts
9- Max Krillich
10- Kevin Ward
11- Terry Randall
12- Steve Menzies
13- Malcom Reilly

14- Geoff Toovey
15- Ben Kennedy
16- Mark Carroll
17- Nik Kosef

RES
18- Graham Eadie
19- Daly Cherry Evans

COACH:
Bob Fulton

 

[HoldenV8]

Hi All,
here is a bit of fun to pass away the down time, lets come up with OUR OWN BEST Manly side, each to their own and theres only a few rules ( 3).

1- the players you select in your side (17 and two reserves Include a coach) you must have seen them play.

2- The players chosen must have played in that position for Manly

3- Name the day or time you became a Manly fan, it should be one of those moments you can never forget ( Unless you where born into it, but even then there will be a day that sticks out that made you the Silvertail you are today)

For me Ive been supporting the mighty Eagles since 1972 and that huge GF win, as a 5 year old sitting there watching my first game (and what a game to watch) I fell in love with the Eagles, never looked back since and boy oh boy have I had so much to celebrate since then. Thank you Manly!

We should get a mix of some fantastic teams:

1- Brett Stewart
2- Tom Trbojevic
3- Jamie Lyon
4- Bob Fulton
5- Michael O' Connor
6- Cliff Lyons
7- John Gibbs
8- Ian Roberts
9- Max Krillich
10- Kevin Ward
11- Terry Randall
12- Steve Menzies
13- Malcom Reilly

14- Geoff Toovey
15- Ben Kennedy
16- Mark Carroll
17- Nik Kosef

RES
18- Graham Eadie
19- Daly Cherry Evans

COACH:
Bob Fulton

You broke your own rules because Snoz never actually played wing for Manly. In fact, not one of his club games in Australia was played on the wing, not for St George and not for Manly.

Anyway. I've been a fan since 1982. A week after the Grand Final, they actually showed the game on Adelaide television, a rare event in itself since Aussie rules was the LONG established #1 sport and rugby league was that funny thing they played in Sydney. We may have lost, but I fell in love with the Sea Eagles that day.

FB - Brett Stewart
WG - Michael Robertson
CE - Jamie Lyon
CE - Michael O'Connor
WG - Dale Shearer
FE - Cliff Lyons
HB - Geoff Toovey (c)
PR - Brent Kite
HK - Matt Ballin
PR - Mark Carroll
SR - Steve Menzies (vc)
SR - Glenn Stewart
LK - Nik Kosef

Bench - Jake Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans, Anthony Watmough, Kevin Ward.

Coach - Bob Fulton
Assistant Coach - Des Hasler

 

[40 years an eagle]

I was born into it at Delmar Hospital in Dee Why in '62 to a RL playing father from Harden in western NSW and went to many Brooky games in nappies.

It's nigh on impossible to pick the best players since then coz there were enough to name four or five great 17's.
Great players from different era's and differing types of RL.

My 17 best players would be different to what would make up the best "team".

This is my best TEAM.


1 Wombat
2 Ken Irvine
3 Killer
4 Bozo
5 Rowdy
6 Cliffy
7 Tooves
8 Kevin Ward
9 Thrower
10 Ian Roberts
11 Igor
12 Beaver
13 Mal reilly

14 Phil Blake
15 Les Boyd
16 Kitey
17 Freddy Jones

18 Rambo
19 Brett Stewart

Coach Hasler

 

[Chip and Chase]

My favourite 17 of players I have seen - clearly some aren't the best in their position, but these are players who I've enjoyed watching or who bring a smile to my face because of the way they played the game for whatever reason

Wombat
Turbo
Frogs Eyes
Matai
Horhay
Cliffy
Phil Blake
Ian Roberts
Tooves
Igor
Beaver
Crusher
Gift

OJ
Rambo
Spud
Rowdy

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

@Chip and Chase good team, I hadn't seen that when I just suggested a 'cult-hero' team in the Toovey's greatest thread!

you must have seen them play

Oh no, @BOZO won't be able to select his favourite!

I can't really do these greatest ever teams, I always get stuck on No 1 and after that, what's the point

 

[Clint]

1. Brett Stewart
2. Michael Robertson
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Terry Hill
5. John Hopoate
6. Cliff Lyons
7. Geoff Toovey (c)
8. Mark Carroll
9. Max Krilich
10. Kevin Ward
11. Steve "Beaver" Menzies
12. Ronnie Gibbs
13. Jake Trbojevic
14. Terry Randall
15. Ian Roberts
16. Noel Cleal
17. Tom Trbojevic

Coach: Des Hasler

 

[sheridanstand78]

My greatest ever Manly team

1: Graham Eadie
2: Tom Mooney
3: Jamie Lyon
4: Bob Fulton
5: Ken Irvine
6: Cliff Lyons
7: Geoff Toovey
8. Ian Roberts
9: Max Krillich
10: Brent Kite
11: Terry Randall
12: Steve Menzies
13: Ian Martin

Reserves
14: Brett Stewart
15: Jake Turbo
16: Glen Stewart
17: Kevin Ward

Coach: Frank Stanton
Captain: Bob Fulton

I first started supporting Manly in 1975, my first game was on 1976 the next year against Penrith at Brookvale, What a time to start loving the club as Manly were in a very dominant era, winning four times in 7 years.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

first started supporting Manly in 1975,

Oh oh, so you didn't see Lurch O'Neill play...!

 

[sheridanstand78]

Oh oh, so you didn't see Lurch O'Neill play...!

Swap Lurch with Kevin Ward!

 

[StuBoot]

I'm along the lines of @Chip and Chase, players that I do/did love to watch
and have some favourite memories of.
The reasons we love footy...that they'd make something happen or flatten someone.
They ooze Maroon and White class

1. The Prince
2. Tom Mooney
3. Killer
4. Matai
5. Wolfie
6. Sir Clifton Lyons
7. Phil Blake
8. Ian Roberts
9. Ballin
10. AFB
11. Choc
12. Beaver
13. Ian Martin

14. Tooves
15. Hasler
16. Jake T
17. DCE

18. Goldie Walker
19. Turbo

Coach: Dessie

Can't exactly remember when I started supporting Manly, ( when people ask me why I just tell them that I was born a winner and why wouldn't you support Manly, generally shuts them up).
I reckon I was around 5 or 6 so '73/74, my older brother went for them, my Dad was a Magpie supporter, my other brother went for the Dragons so I obviously made the right choice!

So many favourites/greats that I left out or have forgotten
Bozo - unfortunately I don't remember a lot of him playing for Manly, more the Roosters
Wombat, Steve Martin, Tezza, Allan Thompson, Gartners x 2, Kosef, Gifty, Rowdy, Crusher, Fatty, Krilich, Randall, Cement, Steve Bell, Jason King, Robbo, Luke Dorn ( just checking if anyone actually reads this far)

 

[The Wheel]

Here is mine have been watching since early 1970s

FB. Graham Eadie
W. Tom Mooney
C. Bozo
C. Jamie Lyon
w. Tom Turbo
5/8. Cliffy
HB. Tooves
FR. lurch O’Neill
H. Max
FR. Brent Kite
SR. Beaver
SR. Randall
L. Mal Reilly

Bench;
John Harvey
Mark Carroll
Ian Martin
Choc Watmough

coach: Des
So many players left out Shearer, Vautin, Cleal, Branighan, Kosef, Roberts, Stewart Bros, Gartner x 2, Innes, Hill, Ridge, Ward, Kennedy etc

 

[Freddo]

How hard is this to pick a team. Makes you feel guilty to leave someone out. Followed Manly since 1953 (that I remember).
1 Graham Eadie
2 Tom Mooney
3 Jamie Lyon
4 Bob Fulton
5 Kerry Boustead
6 Cliff Lyons
7 Dennis Ward
8 John O'Neill
9 Max Krilich
10 Ian Roberts
11 Steve Norton
12 Terry Randall
13 Mal Reilly
14 Ian Martin
15 Mark Carroll
16 Dave Gillespie
17 Phil Lowe

Reserves
Steve Menzies
Des Hasler
Ken Irvine
John Morgan
Roy Bull.............oh stop now!

Coach
Frank Stanton

 

[Zosky99k]

Started properly watching Manly at the age of 9 in 2007

1. Brett Stewart
2. Michael Robinson
3. Steve Matai
4. Jamie Lyon
5. Jorge Taufua
6. Kieran Foran
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Brent Kite
9. Matt Ballin
10. Brenton Lawrence
11. Anthony Watmough
12. Steve Menzies
13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Matt Orford
15. Martin Tapau
16. George Rose
17. Glen Stewart

18. Tom Trbojevic

Coach: Hasler/Tooves

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

B. Stewart
M. O'Connor
T. Hill
J. Lyon
D. Shearer
C. Lyons
D. C-Evans
M. Carroll
G. Toovey
I. Roberts
S. Menzies
B. Kennedy
G. Stewart

D. Hasler
N. Cleal
B. Kite
K. Ward

 

[stoodamire]

Since 95

1) Ridge
2) B Stewart
3) Lyon
4) Matai
5) T Trbojevic
6) Foran
7) DCE
8) Gillespie
9) Toovey
10) Carroll
11) G Stewart
12) Watmough
13) J Trbojevic

14) Lyons
15) Kite
16) Taupau
17) Menzies

 

[maxta]

1- Brett Stewart
2- Tom Trbojevic
3- Jamie Lyon
4- Michael O' Connor
5- Dale Shearer
6- Cliff Lyons
7- Tooves
8- Mark Carroll
9- Matt Ballin
10- Kevin Ward
11- Les Boyd
12- Steve Menzies
13- Jake Trjobovic

14- DCE
15- Ben Kennedy
16- Terry Randall
17- Ron Gibbs

RES
18- Anthony Watmough
19- Keiren Foran

COACH:
Des Hasler

PS) Had Reilly and Fulton in, but never seen them play...only old footage.

Honourable mentions -

• Russell Gartner - very close 3rd behind Tommy and Shearer
• John Dorahy - Poetry in motion....cross between O'Connor/Lyon, on the heels of these 2
• Matai - Feel guilty leaving out the "Hitman"
• Crusher Cleal - Up with the most destructive runners to play the game
• Kite - Improved to become Top shelf at Manly - deserved 2008 GF Mom award
• Taupau/ AFB - both big and strong, but a few ahead up front imo....

 

[Woodsie]

Brett Stewart
Tom Mooney
Bob Fulton
Jamie Lyon
Ken Irvine
Geoff Toovey
Cliff Lyons
Lurch O'niell
Max Krilich
Ian Roberts
Terry Randall
Steve Menzies
Malcolm Reilly (Capt)

Coach .. Biscuits ..

PSS ..If that Mungo T-Rex could score 20 tries outside Killer .... Irvine and Mooney would get to triple fiqures .... can you imagine in the day of inside/outside centres Fulton and Killer combining in a deep backline move .... better than pornhub ..

.... and good luck to anybody wanting to take that forward pack on ...

 

[40 years an eagle]

Brett Stewart
Tom Mooney
Bob Fulton
Jamie Lyon
Ken Irvine
Geoff Toovey
Cliff Lyons
Lurch O'niell
Max Krilich
Ian Roberts
Terry Randall
Steve Menzies
Malcolm Reilly (Capt)

Coach .. Biscuits ..

Bench and reserves?

 

[Woodsie]

Bench and reserves?

Way too hard ... I had a bench of 20 and just got a headache trying to decide ... we have been blessed ....

 

[manly al]

Bruce Walker would have to come into contention too Rep centre Cracker [ john ] Mac Donald Ray Brown , Paul Mc Cabe [ internationals ]