Toyota Cup Team of the Year as voted by the 16 Toyota Cup coaches. Maybe we are a little under represented in the run on side considering that we are top of the table with a +450 for and against, but maybe more to do with an evenly balanced, equally contributing team rather than a team with one or two standouts. Nonetheless, well done to the 4 Manly players who made the cut. Fullback: Malcolm Webster (South Sydney) Wing: Joe Vickery (St George Illawarra) Wing: Drury Low (Canberra) Centre: Taioalo Vaivai (South Sydney) Centre: Siuatonga Likiliki (Warriors) Five-Eighth: Robert Lui (Wests Tigers) Halfback: Beau Henry (St George Illawarra) Prop: Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm) Prop: Trent Merrin (St George Illawarra) Hooker: Travis Waddell (Canberra Raiders) Second Row: Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Manly) Second Row: Jake Marketo (St George Illawarra) Lock: Jamie Buhrer (Manly) Interchange: Kieran Foran (Manly) Interchange: Joel Romelo (Penrith) Interchange: Gareth Widdop (Melbourne Storm) Interchange: Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly)
Maybe we are a champion team rather than a team of champions. We had very few rep players (that repped in 2008) in the NRL team last year and we all know how well they went.
I daresay we'd have the Toyota Cup coach of the year as well. If Foran had been fit all year and not moving up to first grade, he'd be 5/8 of the year too.
