Thank god your not

No Lauaki in the worst team?

No, he wanted to try his hand in the NRL and he was a failure.

Youve no O'loughlin but youve got Logan. Yeah whatever,

He can be water carrier

I’d have Amos Roberts before Escare. He was incredible up until that injury in 2010.

or Matty Bowen

Peak Hock beats Peak J Tomkins for me.

Hock in his prime was one of the most fearsome back rowers i have ever seen in any era.

Faz to prop just to accommodate SOL alongside Smith

I thought Bowen had his moments, but Amos Roberts was incredible. Albeit only for 6 months.

Harsh on D. Hodgson! I'd have a few there in front of him. Possibly even David Vaealiki for how much of a let down he was, but then again there was that length of the field try against Saints...

I think the second XIII is probably an even more interesting one, given how many shoe-ins are in the best.

Probably wouldn't make too many changes with your teams (maybe swap 2000 Connolly with Carmont) but the competition for the wing spots are frightening.

After Robinson & Richards, you've got Carney, Dallas, Charnley, Roberts, Manfredi and even a fully fit Burgess who don't have much between them. Actually, the fact that basically nobody has said Charnley despite him getting basically a try a game shows how well off we've been for wingers.

Richards by plenty for me, Richards was much better than Dallas because he had so many strings to his bow. He was a far greater aerial threat, could bump players off to score in the corner, hit hard coming out of our 20m, made the high kick to the corner a waste for the opposition, physically dominated his opposite number when defending, plus he can kick a touchline conversion, 50m dropout, drop goal from halfway, cover at full back. The only places where Dallas beats Richards IMO are speed, agility, and getting a quick ptb. He won us penalties as well as he was a high-tackle magnet.

1. Radlinski
2. Charnley
3. Renouf
4. Carmont
5. Richards
6. Barrett
7. S.Tomkins
8. O'Connor
9. Leuluai
10. A.Farrell
11. Hoffman
12. Hock
13. O'Loughlin

14. Bateman
15. Lam
16. C.Smith
17. J.Tomkins

(I never got to see Robinson play so haven't included him). Honourable mentions to Dallas, Connolly, Green, Newton, Furner and L.Farrell

The sun worshipper was Luisi Sione, by the way. Glad someone else remembers him. I was talking about his to some others involved in rugby a couple of months ago and they thought I was making it up

I think Carney should get a mention too. Thinking back, at his peak I think he was better tan Richards and Dallas. Very strong carrier of the ball, defensively sound, bags of pace and the ability to beat a man one on one which I don't think Richards ever had.