Storm Fans' Team of 1st 15 Years

[Mattpoet]

Up on the website now you can vote for your top 10 forwards until April 13, your top 10 backs from April 14-27 and your full team from May 1-31.

Hard to limit myself to 10 forwards, so many good ones over the years. For some reason they have Quinn and Hill in amongst the forwards, can understand Hill if he's in as both 5/8 and lock but Quinn has me stumped.

Here is how I think the team will end up looking:

Fullback - Billy Slater - isn't Robbie Ross unlucky to have been followed by him, would be a shoe-in for the best fullback with a record like that after only 15 years at most clubs.

Wings - Matt Geyer and Marcus Bai - Apologies to Steve Turner, Anthony Quinn and Matt Duffie but, Geyer and Bai are the two stand outs in my opinion.

Centres - Matt King and Greg Inglis - Two big and powerful, apologies to aaron Moule, Tony Martin, Israel Folau and Steve Bell.

Five Eighth - Scott Hill - Just ahead of Brett Finch with Gareth Widdop closing fast, Inglis, Geyer and Tasesa Lavea are smokies for this position though.

Halfback - Cooper Cronk - I think he's now in front of Brett Kimmorley with Matt Orford another step behind.

Props - Robbie Kearns and either Glenn Lazarus or Rodney Howe with the other coming off the bench if they name one - apologies to Brett White, Jeff Lima, Adam Blair, Russell Bawden, Antonio Kaufusi, Ben Roarty, Jesse Bromwich and Aidan Tolman.

Hooker - Cameron Smith - The standout in a position which has had amazing depth when you consider we've also had Richard Swain, Danny Williams, Ryan Hinchcliffe and Nathan Friend play here.

Second Row - Ryan Hoffman and Stephen Kearney - Ahead of Michael Crocker, David Kidwell, Sika Manu, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Paul Marquet, Kevin Proctor, Jeremy Smith and Danny Williams.

Lock - Dallas Johnson - Tawera Nikau may get in ahead though, very hard to split them with Hinchcliffe and Williams outside chances too.

Bench if named - Howe/Lazarus, Johnson/Nikau, Blair and Hinchcliffe.

[Mattpoet]

forgot the link

http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/15yearsfanfavourite

[mattstormy]

What about this team:
1. Junior Langi (2001-03)
2. Brad Watts (1999-2001)
3. Dustin Cooper (2003-04)
4. Ian Sibbit (2002)
5. Sisa Waqa (2011-12)
6. Ben Anderson (1998-99)
7. Andrew McFadden (2003-04)
8. Ian Donnelly (2005-07)
9. Russell Aitken (2007-08)
10. Brett O'Farrell (1999-2001)
11. Wayne Evans (1998-2000)
12. Jamie Feeney (2005-06)
13. Hep Cahill (2009-10)

14. James Aubusson (2007)
15. Brenton Pomery (2000-01)
16. Keith Mason (2002-03)
17. John Lomax (2000)

Coach - Mark 'Muppet' Murray (2001-02)

[Scooter]

mattpoet I think you have got the team pretty much spot on. although I think Swainy might beat Hinchy to a bench spot.

You probably owe an apology to Matt Rua in the second row.

[LESStar58]

1. Slater
2. Geyer
3. Inglis
4. King
5. Bai
6. Finch
7. Kimmorely
8. Lazarus (c)
9. C. Smith
10. White
11. Crocker
12. Kearney
13. Nikau

Reserves

14. Cronk
15. Kearns
16. Hoffman
17. Cross

The reserves bench was the hardest part about picking that team.

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[stormy]

I think COOPS ahead of kimmorley.

[Inglis#3]

My Top 10 Favourite Forwards:

1. Cameron Smith
2. Adam Blair
3. Dallas Johnson
4. Ryan Hinchcliffe
5. Ryan Hoffman
6. Jeff Lima
7. Robbie Kearns
8. Sika Manu
9. Jeremy Smith
10. Michael Crocker

[Mattpoet]

how did i forget matt rua? yes, definitely an apology there

[storm77]

Slater
Geyer
Falou
Inglis
Bai
Hill
Cronk
Dallas
Kearney
Manu
Kearns
Smith
Lazarus

Nikau
Lima
Blair
Hoffman

[Lucas]

Slater
Geyer
Inglis
King
Bai
Hill
Cronk
Kearns
Smith
Lazarus
Blair
Kearney
Johnson

Hoffman
Manu
Hinchcliffe
Howe

[Go Storm]

Top 10 forwards

Smith
Kearns
Kearney
Johnson
Crocker
Nikau
Hoffman
Howe
Bawden

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[storming]

Slater
folau
Inglis
King
Bai
Hill
Cronk
Kearns
Smith
Lazarus
Manu
Kearney
Johnson

Geyer
Crocker/Nikau
Lima
Howe

[steaming stormer]

Really hard picking just 10 - ended up going with
1. Kearney
2. Kearns
3. Smith
4. Manu
5. Hoffman
6. Johnson
7. Lazarus
8. Nikau
9. Robinson
10. Howe

[mattstormy]

It's too hard to pick the best 17 of the last 15 years, but I've split it into the top 10 best backs and forwards:

Backs:
1. Billy Slater (Fullback)
2. Cooper Cronk (Halfback)
3. Greg Inglis (Utility Back)
4. Scott Hill (Five-Eighth)
5. Matt Geyer (Utility Back)
6. Brett Kimmorley (Halfback)
7. Marcus Bai (Wing)
8. Matt King (Centre)
9. Anthony Quinn (Wing)
10. Steven Bell (Centre)

Forwards:
1. Cam Smith (Hooker)
2. Robbie Kearns (Prop)
3. Glenn Lazarus (Prop)
4. Stephen Kearney (Second Row)
5. Tawera Nikau (Lock)
6. Richard Swain (Hooker)
7. Dallas Johnson (Lock)
8. David Kidwell (Second Row)
9. Ryan Hoffman (Second Row)
10. Ryan Hinchcliffe (Utility Forward)

[Inglis#3]

1. Billy Slater
2. Matt Geyer
3. Greg Inglis
4. Israel Falou
5. Marcus Bai
6. Scott Hill
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Glenn Lazarus (c)
9. Cameron Smith
10. Robbie Kearns
11. Adam Blair
12. Stephen Kearney
13. Dallas Johnson

Reserves
14. Ryan Hinchcliffe
15. Ryan Hoffman
16. Jeff Lima
17. Sika Manu