Justin Poore and Big Dave as starting props!......


wouldn't want to be under that juggernaut

I’m going to say the team of 2017/2018.

Although the team of 2004 was pretty good the best RL I’ve ever seen in my limited time supporting the club was in the last two years. On occasions they played RL a entertaining a any I’ve seen in SL. As it’s a team game I just can’t see beyond them. I certainly can’t leave any out it just wouldn’t be right.

Mathers
Johnstone
Collis
Tupou
Fox
Miller
Hampshire
Fifita
Wood
Korkidas
Kirmond
Ashurst
Lauitiiti

Coach: Despite having a dreadful year I’m going with Chester over Kear just as Chester’s been in the post longer this decade.

Same with the players. Hard to leave out the likes of JD and Morrison but again Kirmond from 12-14 was unplayable at times.

Was tempted to put Tim Smith at 7 from his first spell but the way it ended the second time will always leave a sour taste.

How come no hookers?

Best SL era team

Halpenny
Tadulala
Atkins
Domic
Johnstone
Obst
Brough
Stosic
Fuller
Fifita
Solomona
Lauitiiti
Betham

Drew
Catic
Watene
Tronc

Very good point steve!!!!!

Apart from the fact they are there on the first post.
What are you two reading?

PT,the original post,pre the 10.23 edit, excluded the hookers.

Ah ok. Didn't see that it was edited. I retract my slightly sarcastic comment.

Grix
Johnstone
Lyne
Tupou
BJB
Miller
Smith
Fifita
Aiton
Raleigh
Lauitiiti
Ashurst
Arona

Morrison
Amor
England
Wood

Blaymire
Johnstone
Lyne
Tupou
BJB
Miller
Smith
Fifita
Wood
Korky
Lauitiiti
Ashurst
Arona

Morrison
Amor
England
Aiton

What a brilliant way to spend a bit of time!!

I'd go for:

FB: Matty Blaymire
W: Turbo Tom Johnstone
C: Dean Collis
C: Toops
W: Blanchy

SO: Sam Williams
SH: Bruffie

P: Fifita
H: Aiton
P: Poore
SR: Morrison
SR: Lauitiiti
LF: JD

Subs:
Sam Obst
Amor
Tini
Sausage

Coached by JK. What a team!

Didn't go to Specsavers, PT

Didn't go to Specsavers, PT

I must say as things stand at the moment we have a really great team, probably the best in the SL era
If you take the injuries out of this season I genuinely believe we’d be in the upper top 5

There’s only a few people I’d pick out that are not from the current first team

JD in the centre absolutely awesome, prob the best all round player we’ve had in the SL era for me, v inspirational in his leadership, his ability to bust tackles was amazing

Latu, the step !!!

Justin Poore, a really old fashioned hard as nails prop, knocking out Ryan Bailey one of my fav highlights

Lauatiti was total magic with ball in hand and a pleasure to watch, not many players have had better careers than Ali, the guy won everything there was to win, When he came to us from leeds you could help bu think it was a retirement but he gave us a couple of really good years then went back to the NRL!

Richard Moore, Richie was great for us, I loved his aggressive and off the cuff style of offloading play, his illness really hampered his career but him dropping out of the game then coming back to play for JK was true dog house to penthouse stuff
His come back match after his illness where he got a standing ovation is one of my fav wakey SL memories


Rocky
TJ
BJB
Bill
JD

Miller
Brough

Dave
Latu
Poore
Lauatiti
Kirmomd
Arona

Bench would be
Wood
Kopzak
Ashurst
Moore

Coach John Kear

I’d give an honourable mention to Glen Morrison who played for us at the end of his career too. V professional guy but I couldn’t pick him over kirmo Ali or Arona

And also to Dean Collis, the guy was class but really struggled with injuries

I think there is a lot more to come from Arona too