Team of the (current) century

[Jarka 767]

Sorry had to do it, can't have Neitz not appear in a TOTC...

Full Backs: N.Brown N.Carroll C.Bizzell

Half Backs: A.Yze A.Ingerson J.Rivers

Centre: S.Woewodin J.McDonald T.Johnstone

Half Forwards: A.Davey D.Schwartz B.Green

Forwards: J.Farmer D.Neitz R.Robertson

Rucks: J.White, C.Bruce, S.Powell

Interchange: B.McLean, A.Leoncelli, M.Whelan, P.Walsh

Captain: D.Neitz

V.C: J.White

Coach: N.Daniher

Note: Ingerson and Schwartz gets a gig because we've had no one else.

Thanks for all the memories big fella!

[45HG 1,539]

Whelan over Bizzell any day

[Jarka 767]

Whelan over Bizzell any day

Opted for one each of a mid and small back instead of two smalls. The Biz was damn good for us, don't underestimate him because of the way he finished.

[45HG 1,539]

He had one good year, and a few Ok ones.

Whelan has played the whole 8.5 years as a solid, very reliable defender. Bizz played 88 games for us, Wheels is on 130.

Whelan has been kept out largely through injury, having rarely missed when fit, whereas Bizzell struggled to find a spot in the team once Rivers came in. I know he was injured throughout '06, but personally i'd take a more reliable, consistent player over the course of the decade, over a player who had a few good seasons and then fell away

[Jarka 767]

He had one good year, and a few Ok ones.

Whelan has played the whole 8.5 years as a solid, very reliable defender. Bizz played 88 games for us, Wheels is on 130.

Whelan has been kept out largely through injury, having rarely missed when fit, whereas Bizzell struggled to find a spot in the team once Rivers came in. I know he was injured throughout '06, but personally i'd take a more reliable, consistent player over the course of the decade, over a player who had a few good seasons and then fell away

Fair enough, I still think Bizzell deserves a spot ahead of him because his best was at a much higher level. Wheels is one of my favs so it has nothing to do with bias.

[Gouga 570]

Who is F.Farmer? Francis?

[Jarka 767]

Who is F.Farmer? Francis?

LOL, ahem, do you think many people noticed?

[PhilReadFury 1]

Geez - Who would have thought...

Nathan Carroll : "Full Back of the Century"

[Jarka 767]

Geez - Who would have thought...

Nathan Carroll : "Full Back of the Cenury"

It was either him or Nicho, the best ever number 22 draft pick...

[Gouga 570]

It was either him or Nicho, the best ever number 22 draft pick...

I would have given the nod to Nicho. Just because his beard slightly outshines Disco's mo.

[rpfc 28,440]

Nicho ahead of Nath. Not an endorsement though.

And Bizzell was fantastic from the time he came to us to when he smashed his head against Adam Simpsons' knee in Rd.9(?) 2005.

Smart courageous player, loved him.

[Sir Why You Little 37,045]

Ingerson gets a gig because he was a dam fine player, dont underestimate what he did for us.

Pity we didn't get one more year out of Vardy when he was at his best. He was a gun when in form.

[DeeM 42]

LYON?

[Sir Why You Little 37,045]

LYON?

Good Call, I would make rooom for G Lyon

[45HG 1,539]

He's been great since retiring in 99, good call

[Jarka 767]

Ingerson gets a gig because he was a dam fine player, dont underestimate what he did for us.

Pity we didn't get one more year out of Vardy when he was at his best. He was a gun when in form.

My comment about Ingerson was due to the fact that he didn't play that many games since the turn of the century, don't get me wrong, Ingerson was a great player for us and easily our best key defender since Danny Hughes.

[Jarka 767]

He's been great since retiring in 99, good call

What he said ^^

[kieranbj 111]

What he said ^^

Big Al ahead of Carroll for mine.

Also perhaps Steve Febey at the expense of Walsh or Ingreson

Febey was very very good in '00 and 01 that said Walsh was a decent player and played more of the 'century'.

[Sir Why You Little 37,045]

He's been great since retiring in 99, good call

OOPS my mistake, Has it really been that long singe G Lyon was around?

[Surfa 0]

brent grgic in the backline??

My memory is stuffed due to painkillers so i have trouble withdates.. he was pretty goodi dont think brown dog b4 wheels or febes...

the only other one who is iffy is junior in the guts... he has been serviceable but better know as a tagger surely..

thompson if he was still with us lol would have got the nod b4 junior i feel..

[45HG 1,539]

If you don't tag in the guts, i dunno where else you'll be tagging. He's won a quarter of our Best and Fairests this century! Grgic was lucky to make an MFC team of the week

[Dalrot 85]

Grgic?!

Hahahahahaha!

[deanox 9,926]

brent grgic in the backline??

My memory is stuffed due to painkillers so i have trouble withdates.. he was pretty goodi dont think brown dog b4 wheels or febes...

the only other one who is iffy is junior in the guts... he has been serviceable but better know as a tagger surely..

thompson if he was still with us lol would have got the nod b4 junior i feel..

i dont know if its your memory thats stuffed, but going by that post soemthings wrong with you

[Surfa 0]

lol yeah i take strong drugs for pain relief and they really stuff with ya brain ... memory is well and truely stuffed

now that you mention it lol yeah junior has played well lol

brent grgic lol he was the only other backman i could remember besides the aforemention.. seriously since gator, sean white, danny hughes, and the febeys , alan johnson i dont think we have had a good backline.. when rivers bobed up i almost came in my pants lol

[Jarka 767]

lol yeah i take strong drugs for pain relief and they really stuff with ya brain ... memory is well and truely stuffed

now that you mention it lol yeah junior has played well lol

brent grgic lol he was the only other backman i could remember besides the aforemention.. seriously since gator, sean white, danny hughes, and the febeys , alan johnson i dont think we have had a good backline.. when rivers bobed up i almost came in my pants lol

Danny Hughes and Sean White are two of my all time favs, the Febey's frustrated me cause I felt they only had really good seasons in the years that their contracts came up.

But who is gator?