Mine would be:
1. Darren Lockyer
2. Matt King
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Anthony Minichello
6. Trent Barrett
7. Andrew Johns
8. Luke Bailey
9. Danny Buderus
10. John Skandalis
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Luke O'donnell
13. Ben Kennedy
Interchange
14. Craig Gower
15. Steve Menzies
16. Petero Civoniceva
17. Anthony Watmough
My reasons for this team are, Lockyer at fullback because although i don't think a great deal of him at 5/8 i still think he would be the best fullback in the game, he really needs to get out of the firing line. I can't believe john skandalis didn't get a look in he and luke bailey were far and away the best props for the year, add to that shane webcke but obviously he has retired from the rep stage. I think mini is just too good of a player to leave out of the side but as i said earlier i reckon lockyer would still have him if he were fullback. Luke o'donnell was in my opinion the cowboys best this year and he being the only cowboy in the team now backs that up. I've gone for some mobility off the bench because i think the game is heading that way and the blues proved that this year going for mobility over size. One big bopper in civoniceva on the bench to just keep things moving forward all game (even though i think he's over rated).
What yours guys??
1. Darren Lockyer
2. Matt King
3. Mark Gasnier
4. Matt Cooper
5. Anthony Minichello
6. Trent Barrett
7. Andrew Johns
8. Luke Bailey
9. Danny Buderus
10. John Skandalis
11. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Luke O'donnell
13. Ben Kennedy
Interchange
14. Craig Gower
15. Steve Menzies
16. Petero Civoniceva
17. Anthony Watmough
My reasons for this team are, Lockyer at fullback because although i don't think a great deal of him at 5/8 i still think he would be the best fullback in the game, he really needs to get out of the firing line. I can't believe john skandalis didn't get a look in he and luke bailey were far and away the best props for the year, add to that shane webcke but obviously he has retired from the rep stage. I think mini is just too good of a player to leave out of the side but as i said earlier i reckon lockyer would still have him if he were fullback. Luke o'donnell was in my opinion the cowboys best this year and he being the only cowboy in the team now backs that up. I've gone for some mobility off the bench because i think the game is heading that way and the blues proved that this year going for mobility over size. One big bopper in civoniceva on the bench to just keep things moving forward all game (even though i think he's over rated).
What yours guys??
