Imagine if we had the attack of 2010 with this teams defence, they would take some beating.

Agree with that and why I always said that it was those individuals that won us the Grand Final and not the coach!
We have no stars like then but this team is for me the best 'team' since 1998 and reminds me of the 1985/86 championship winning team for its work ethic and bodes well if we can get a decent half back and another winger onboard.

I expected that teams flair coupled with the present teams defence when KH arrived!! How wrong i was, flair removed , defence weak. I feel that we now just short another "flair" player or two and we on track again. Keep it up RM and the board.

I recon this team would win because it can defend.

yeah I agree, our current squad's defensive systems are something to behold

Royston,
Paterson,
Branighan,
Nash,
Worrincy,
Holroyd,
Black,
Cherryholme,
Beswick,
Aizue,
Larder,
Wrench,
Barlow.

Replacements: Penkywicz, Watene, Maloney, Bannister.

Johnston,
Saltonstall,
Heaton,
Tyrer,
Potts;
C Robinson,
Murrell;
Tangata,
Kaye,
Cahalane
Manning
Barber
Fairbank.

Replacements: Maneely, Ambler, Bracek and Moore.

Pick your team out of that, for me;
Shad
Salty
Heaton
Tyrer
Patterson
Branighan
Black
Cahlane
Beswick
Aizue
Manning
Larder
Fairbank

Bench; Moore, Penky, Ambler, Frank.

So thats 2010;9 2015; 8

I think our current team would win comfortably. Id also have all our current pack over the 2010 one.

This current team is far better for me. Teams invariably mirror the coaches personality; you always knew you were walking a tightrope with Callands team and that it could implode at any moment....and didn't it just.

Out of that roll call of players I'd probably only take Shad who was a fine player and would have thrived in this team.

Personally I'd have Shad, Blacky and Beswick, a few would have been close.

This year we have a "Team" rather than a collcection of Quality individuals. Not trying to put Matt Calland down but I would say Marshall is a way better Coach and probably the best we have had for decades! I am not knocking our Players but the way Marshall has them playing and believing I dont think many other coaches could do that. 2010 we probably had Players who are way better than we have. But the Coaching from Marshall has seen these Players probably playing the best they ever have.

I agree that Fax 2015 have the superior defence. Fax 2010 have the individual brilliance.
The difference is in the coaches. Calland had one way of playing which was entertaining & brought success. Marshall would counter that & has us working hard to put us & keep us in games.
2010 major weakness was the wouldnt put 80 mins in. They did just enough on many occassion or got out of jail. 2015 puts 80 mins in & wud take advantage then comfortably hold on. No contest in my eyes & Calland was a coach I was a big fan of.

I think we have to give RM another season or 2 before we start comparing (I know its a bit of fun) but he may take this club back to the top flight and if that happened then he would be our greatest coach in 27 years.

Perhaps a different question is how good would the 2010 team have been with RM in charge then? We'll never know, but how he's managed to get the current set of players to perform at the level they have has been awesome.

There was a good team spirit in the 2010 team, but the word "spirit" does maybe have a second meaning there! The 2015 team spirit does seem to built on rather more solid foundations, where the guys want to do well for their coach, their team-mates, their fans and themselves...

Shad
Worrincy
Tyrer
Heaton
Patterson
Brannigan
Black
Mitch
Penky
Ambler
Divorty
Manning
Beswick


Subs
Larder
Holroyd
Said
Murrell


10 from 2010 7 from 2015 with Marshy as coach.

Callands ensemble were incredibly frustrating at times. The 2009 capitulation post Toulouse a classic example.

Marshalls side have filled me with pride and hope, even in defeat away against Sheffield.

I think today's TEAM would beat them and the league is tougher now.