So the Tigers announced their greatest team (Wests Tigers, last 15 years) and with no disrespect to some pretty good players, its fairly ordinary.
1.Hodgson
2.Richards
3.Lawrence
4.Whatuira
5.Tuiaki
6.Marshall
7.Prince
8.Woods
9.Farah
10.Skandalis
11.Ellis
12.O'Neil
13.Fulton
14.Payton
15.Galea
16.Laffranchi
17.Heighington
For mine, Marshall, Farah and Ellis are the only genuine class players (Woods could get there) and this got me thinking, would a Manly second 11 beat this team
If you consider this our 1st lineup
1.Stewart
2.Robertson
3.Lyon
4.Matai
5.Hopoate
6.Foran
7.Cherry-Evans
8.Kite
9.Ballin
10.King
11.Menzies
12.Watmough
13.G Stewart
14.Jamie Burher
15.Ben Kennedy
16.Josh Perry
17.Tony Williams (on his day...i'll cop stick for this)
and that is excluding players like Toovey and Kosef who technically played in the last 15 years or O'Meley or Goddard who also had a season or two (don't start a NE debate)
That leaves a second string team looking like
1.Hiku (NZ rep)
2.Williams (Aus Rep)
3.Bell (SOO)
4.Whare (NZ rep)
5.Taufua (City/Country)
6.Hodkinson (SOO)
7.Orford (Dally M)
8.Lawrence
9.Monaghan
10.Waerea-Hargraves (NZ rep)
11.Horo (NZ rep)
12.Galavuo (NZ rep)
13.Williamson
14.Le Strange
15.George Rose
16.Cuthertson (City/Country)
17.Sam Harris (City/Country)
I'd take our boys
1.Hodgson
2.Richards
3.Lawrence
4.Whatuira
5.Tuiaki
6.Marshall
7.Prince
8.Woods
9.Farah
10.Skandalis
11.Ellis
12.O'Neil
13.Fulton
14.Payton
15.Galea
16.Laffranchi
17.Heighington
For mine, Marshall, Farah and Ellis are the only genuine class players (Woods could get there) and this got me thinking, would a Manly second 11 beat this team
If you consider this our 1st lineup
1.Stewart
2.Robertson
3.Lyon
4.Matai
5.Hopoate
6.Foran
7.Cherry-Evans
8.Kite
9.Ballin
10.King
11.Menzies
12.Watmough
13.G Stewart
14.Jamie Burher
15.Ben Kennedy
16.Josh Perry
17.Tony Williams (on his day...i'll cop stick for this)
and that is excluding players like Toovey and Kosef who technically played in the last 15 years or O'Meley or Goddard who also had a season or two (don't start a NE debate)
That leaves a second string team looking like
1.Hiku (NZ rep)
2.Williams (Aus Rep)
3.Bell (SOO)
4.Whare (NZ rep)
5.Taufua (City/Country)
6.Hodkinson (SOO)
7.Orford (Dally M)
8.Lawrence
9.Monaghan
10.Waerea-Hargraves (NZ rep)
11.Horo (NZ rep)
12.Galavuo (NZ rep)
13.Williamson
14.Le Strange
15.George Rose
16.Cuthertson (City/Country)
17.Sam Harris (City/Country)
I'd take our boys