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

[Chip and Chase]

Here's another team of greats with a certain criteria - see if you can pick it

Edit - most games played by position

1. Graham Eadie (237)
2. Craig Hancock (173)
3. Jamie Lyon (224)
4. Steve Matai (230)
5. Tom Mooney (163)
6. Cliff Lyons (309)
7. Des Hasler (255)
8. Brent Kite (221)
9. Fred Jones (241)
10. Jason King (217)
11. Anthony Watmough (278)
12. Steve Menzies (280)
13. Paul Vautin (204)

 

[Will on the hill]

I give up - what was your secret criteria ?

Team A is defence.
Team B is attack.

 

[Chip and Chase]

One more special team - leading try scorers by position. Pretty handy team by any measure

1. B Stewart (163)
2. T Mooney (83)
3. R Fulton (129)
4. S Matai (91)
5. J Taufua (80)
6. J Lyon (86) / C Lyons (80) *
7. D Hasler (72)
8. R. Bull (25)
9. M Krilich (32)
10 T Randall (21)** / B Hamilton (19)
11. S Menzies (151)
12. A Watmough (71)
13. G Stewart (27)

* Killer 86 tries just edges Cliffy with 80 although Cliffy played more 6 than Jamie did so take your pick
** Igor played prop and second row so not sure on split of tries per position

[Bench would be Cliffy, Wombat, Hoppa and Robbo as next 4 highest try scorers not to make run on]

 

[Freddo]

I'll try another one just for the fun of it. I think they are all locals but put a few spares in for the scrutineers.
1. Ivan Cleary
2. Ross Windshuttle
3. Alec Tennant
4. Alan Thompson
5. Jack Elsegood
6. Ian Martin
7. Rick Chisolm
8. John Harvey
9 George Lenon
10.Dempsey Joy
11. Lindsay Drake
12. Gary Thoroughgood
13. Bill Bradstreet.

Reserves;
FR John Bucknall
2R David Knox
2R Wayne Chisolm
FR Phil Daley
2R Norm Pounder
FR Steve Cray
FR Doug Walkaden
2R John Morgan
5/8 Rob Cameron

 

[manly al]

I'll try another one just for the fun of it. I think they are all locals but put a few spares in for the scrutineers.
1. Ivan Cleary
2. Ross Windshuttle
3. Alec Tennant
4. Alan Thompson
5. Jack Elsegood
6. Ian Martin
7. Rick Chisolm
8. John Harvey
9 George Lenon
10.Dempsey Joy
11. Lindsay Drake
12. Gary Thoroughgood
13. Bill Bradstreet.

Reserves;
FR John Bucknall
2R David Knox
2R Wayne Chisolm
FR Phil Daley
2R Norm Pounder
FR Steve Cray
FR Doug Walkaden
2R John Morgan
5/8 Rob Cameron

Dave O " Donnell and Matty Dunford , Michael Blake ? Recall two centres and locals [ the other ] Terry Hill and Michael Mclean who played quite a bit of i st grade back in the day ..

 

[The '47ers]

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

Who's Michael Robinson?

 

[manly al]

I'll try another one just for the fun of it. I think they are all locals but put a few spares in for the scrutineers.
1. Ivan Cleary
2. Ross Windshuttle
3. Alec Tennant
4. Alan Thompson
5. Jack Elsegood
6. Ian Martin
7. Rick Chisolm
8. John Harvey
9 George Lenon
10.Dempsey Joy
11. Lindsay Drake
12. Gary Thoroughgood
13. Bill Bradstreet.

Reserves;
FR John Bucknall
2R David Knox
2R Wayne Chisolm
FR Phil Daley
2R Norm Pounder
FR Steve Cray
FR Doug Walkaden
2R John Morgan
5/8 Rob Cameron

Should include other local juniors who did well too , Dave Ronson and Adam Cutbertson . The former playing in the 87 G f win and the latter was on the bench for Manly [ i think ] in the 2007 play off against the cheating Storm .

 

[Shoe1]

Hitmen and nigglers

1 ridge
2 Hoppa
3 Matai
4Close
5 Jorge
6 Bozo
7 Des
8 Harvey
9 F Jones
10 Bucknall
11 Randall
12 Zorba
13 Reilly

Bench
Tezza
S Fulton
Pocock
Sedaris
Spud

 

[Freddo]

Hitmen and nigglers

1 ridge
2 Hoppa
3 Matai
4Close
5 Jorge
6 Bozo
7 Des
8 Harvey
9 F Jones
10 Bucknall
11 Randall
12 Zorba
13 Reilly

Bench
Tezza
S Fulton
Pocock
Sedaris
Spud

Good team, think Les Boyd and Gillespie might get a run too. Hard to fit them all in though.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Hitmen and nigglers

1 ridge
2 Hoppa
3 Matai
4Close
5 Jorge
6 Bozo
7 Des
8 Harvey
9 F Jones
10 Bucknall
11 Randall
12 Zorba
13 Reilly

Bench
Tezza
S Fulton
Pocock
Sedaris
Spud

Nigglers ???!!!! and you've left out Tezza ??? He was the king of getting a rise from his opponent

- don't worry just noticed he is on bench, must have missed him first time around

Travis Burns was another that springs to mind - just loved giving it that little extra to annoy someone.

 

[Freddo]

Nigglers ???!!!! and you've left out Tezza ??? He was the king of getting a rise from his opponent

Travis Burns was another that springs to mind - just loved giving it that little extra to annoy someone.

Tezza couldn't play at the moment with Covid-19 around. You needed a towel if he got anywhere near your face.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Dylan Walker has some credentials for the nigglers team.
Ian Roberts qualifies on the hitting side.

 

[ellakasmar]

Born into it in 1999, but as mentioned in the other thread, a 2005 game v Tigers stands out for me as one of my earliest memories! Don't have as many players to choose from, but luckily we have been very successful in my time, so I think I can come up with a good side!

1. Brett Stewart
2. Michael Robertson
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Steve Matai
5. Tom Trbojevic
6. Kieran Foran
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Matt Ballin
10. Jake Trbojevic
11. Steve Menzies
12. Ben Kennedy
13. Glenn Stewart

14. Matt Orford
15. Marty Taupau
16. Brent Kite
17. Anthony Watmough

18. Glenn Hall
19. Joe Galuvao

Coach: Des Hasler

 

[Shoe1]

Good team, think Les Boyd and Gillespie might get a run too. Hard to fit them all in though.

Yep I forgot Boyd. He might bump zorba to the bench. But zorba would be important to get under the skin of the opposition.

yep also tezza to bump choppy to the bench.

Scott Fulton stays because of his penchant for throwing the ball hard at the opposition players when a penalty is blown.

Ron Gibbs should be there too.
I’d expect 4 or 5 sin bins or send offs every game.

 

[Chip and Chase]

The "One Game Wonders"

1. Jonathan Wright
2. Mark Lennon
3. Tony Satini
4. Esi Tonga
5. Peter Clarke
6. Jorgen Rogers
7. Adam Nable
8. Liam Knight
9. Joey Lussick
10. Malangi Styles
11. Sione Finefeuiaki
12. Darren Maroon
13. Dave Warry

14. Nick Paterson
15. Craig Hayne
16. Martin-John Kelly
17. Adam Bertoli

 

[Eagle Eyes]

1. Wombat
2. T Mooney
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Bozo
5. M Robertson
6. Cliffy Lyon
7. DHasler
8. Beaver
9. T Randall
10. N Cleal
11. Kevin Ward
12. Krilich
13. M Carroll
14. M O'Connor
15. D Gillespie
16. Fatty
17. B Kite

Reserves
Tooves
B Stewart
Coach F Stanton

 

[simon64]

Why don't you ask us to do something hard ? Bloody hell. Every time you think of one great player, you think of another.

I became a Manly fan after watching the '72 Grand Final. No mean feat given I grew up in the heart of Whingeing Worm territory.

I'll give this a crack anyway.

Fullback - So many great choices. Graham Eadie, Matthew Ridge, Brett Stewart, Tommy Turbo. But I have to give it to Eadie. By a struck match to Snake.

Wing - I never saw Ken Irvine or he would have walked into one spot. I'm going to cheat and put Turbo on one wing. Some good candidates for the second wing spot. Tom Mooney, Kerry Boustead, Russell Gartner, Craig Hancock. But I'm going to cheat again and use Snake.

Centres - Killer and Bozo. That is all.

Five eighth - A few good choices here. Cliffy, Alan Thompson, Foz. Could even throw Tooves in as I'm sure he played some 6 for Manly. But I can't leave Cliffy out. He's just too good.

Half - Again, heaps of candidates. Phil Blake, Johnny Gibbs, Dessie, Tooves, Orford, DCE. But, maybe somewhat controversially for some, I'm going to choose DCE on the back of his kicking game.

Lock - I'm going to go with Mal Reilly. The best Pom to ever play for Manly when you consider Phil Lowe and Kevin Ward, it's a fair wrap.

Second Row - This is tough. Igor, Beaver, Jake, Choc, Crusher, Phil Lowe, Gift, Les Boyd, Fatty....(Not to mention the Irish International James Hasson ). I'm going to have to go with Igor and Jake. I can't believe I'm leaving Beaver and Gift out.

Prop - Who the hell do you choose from Spud, AFB, Cement, Roberts, John Harvey, Jason King, Kitey, Josh Perry, Marty, Kevin Ward ?.......I'm going to have to go with Spud and Ian Roberts. Just unparalleled toughness.

Hooker - I never saw Fred Jones. Despite having the option of Ballin, Serdaris or Ray Brown....I can't go past Thrower.

So in the wash up, my 17 would be,

1. Graham Eadie
2. Tom Trbojevic
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Bob Fulton
5. Brett Stewart
6. Cliff Lyons
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Ian Roberts
9. Max Krillich
10. Mark Carroll
11. Terry Randall
12. Jake Trbojevic
13. Mal Reilly

14. Geoff Toovey
15. Glenn Stewart
16. Brent Kite
17. Steve Menzies

Coach : Hasler (would they really need one ? Bloody hell....fair side)

 

[bob dylan]

1: Graham Eadie
2: Tom Mooney
3: Jamie Lyon
4: Bob Fulton
5: Michael O'Connor
6: Cliff Lyons
7: Geoff Toovey
8. Ian Roberts
9: Max Krillich
10: Terry Randall
11: Anthony Watmough
12: Steve Menzies
13: Ben Kennedy

Reserves
14: Brett Stewart
15: David Gillespie
16: Glen Stewart
17: Nick Kosef/Alan Thompson

18. Tommy Turbo

Coach: Frank Stanton

 

[The '47ers]

What about a "Lawbreaker 17" from any of you really bored people out there?

#7 Field etc

 

[Chip and Chase]

What about a "Lawbreaker 17" from any of you really bored people out there?

#7 Field etc

Gary Winter is Captain

Hoppa is second picked

Horhay had a brush with the law a few seasons ago.

T-Rex has been done DUI

Who got busted for relieving themselves on a shopfront in the Corso ?? I was Choc and someone. Does Choc laying one a a sponsors chin count too ??