Team of Favourite Roosters

[Johnny73]

I had to do some positional changes to fit players in but they played in the positions I chose. List is of favorites, regardless of their records.

Luke Phillips

Jack Elsegood
James Matthews
Darren Junee
Ivan Cleary
Shannon Hegarty

Andrew Walker
Horrie Hastings.

Jason Cayless
Simon Bonetti
Craig Salvatori
Scott Gourley
Arthur Beetson
Hugh McGahan

Freddy
Peter Cusack
Brian Battese
Peter Jorgensen

[Mickie Lane]

I had to do some positional changes to fit players in but they played in the positions I chose. List is of favorites, regardless of their records.

Luke Phillips

Jack Elsegood
James Matthews
Darren Junee
Ivan Cleary
Shannon Hegarty

Andrew Walker
Horrie Hastings.

Jason Cayless
Simon Bonetti
Craig Salvatori
Scott Gourley
Arthur Beetson
Hugh McGahan

Freddy
Peter Cusack
Brian Battese
Peter Jorgensen

I reckon Mitchel Pearce should be in your team somewhere probably on the bench instead of Freddy..

[Johnny73]

I reckon Mitchel Pearce should be in your team somewhere probably on the bench instead of Freddy..

M.L, you take the piss better than a urethral catheter.

I screwed up with five wing/centres. Couldn't leave out Jim Matthews or Ivan Cleary but was running short of wingers.

[horrie hastings]

Forwards old numbering

1-Marty Gurr
2-Bill Mullins
3-John Brass
4-Mark Harris
5-Daniel Tupou
6-Brad Fittler
7-Kevin Hastings
8-Ron Coote
9-Hugh McGahan
10- Craig Fitzgibbon
11-Arthur Beetson
12-John Lang
13- Craig Salvatori

Reserves

Bunny Reilly
Andrew Walker
Craig Wing
Luke Phillips
Mini
Ron Saddler
John Mackay
Brett Morris
Aubbo

So wanted to put John Mackay in my starting team, such an under rated player for us over the years, still remember that beautiful break he made when he put David Smith through to set up that dramatic finish at Henson Park against Canterbury in 1987.

It was a flip up between Mackay and Fitzgibbon to make my favourite starting team.

[Nicola Tesla]

I wont put a team together but some of my fave players when I hero worshipped as a kid....

Harris/ Mullins /Cleal even though he told me to piss off as an autograph seeking kid (Loved those big barnstorming centres)
Boustead (the jack rabbit)
John Tobin/Des O'Reilly/Hugh McGahan/Barkley (I was a back rower)
Salvo/Reagan the nutcase.
Jeff Masterman who looked after me after Cleal told me to piss off!
Horrie was the king of Bondi.


My two fave players of all time though are JWH and Morley!

[Vasco]

I recall we swapped him for Walker so it was not that bad. He could play though.

Note I did select his lunatic wing partner.

One of the best deals the Roosters have done in my lifetime.

[Mickie Lane]

One of the best deals the Roosters have done in my lifetime.

Not as good a deal to get Robbo.
Robbo is the greatest Roosters buy EVER in my lifetime.
Spirit is what was missing at the Chooks for a very long time, it came in small doses & left pretty quick but Robbo bought his spirit to the Roosters & it has got stronger & stronger.

[zac]

teddy
toops
harris
brass
mini
freddy
mayes
coote
fitzy
morley
artie
wing
jwh

[mattyh]

Not as good a deal to get Robbo.
Robbo is the greatest Roosters buy EVER in my lifetime.
Spirit is what was missing at the Chooks for a very long time, it came in small doses & left pretty quick but Robbo bought his spirit to the Roosters & it has got stronger & stronger.

freddie and gus introduced something pretty special in the mid 90s . pisses me off a bit how little recognition gus gets on here .

[Vasco]

Yep Craig Salvatori is a must.

I remember he and a few other Chooks of his era (M Burke, Trewhella, Patterson etc.) drinking at the Mill Hill regularly. Seemed like a legend bloke.

[King Salvo]

1. Fairfax
2. Schubert
3. Brass (VC)
4. Harris
5. B Mullins
6. Peard
7. Hastings
8. Beetson (C)
9. Friend
10. Salvo
11. B Reilly
12. Fitzgibbon
13.Coote

14.JWH
15.Ricketson
16. Fittler
17. Mini
18. Strattos

Coach: Jack Gibson
Assistant Coaches: Trent Robinson/ Phil Gould and Ricky Stuart
Trainers : Ron Palmer/ Alf Richards/Mick Souter/Travis Touma
Consultant: Ron Massey
CEO: Bernie Gurr
Operations : Barry Van Heekeren
Team Manager: Bob Seabrook
Secretary/Manager- Ron Jones
Chairman Easts Group: Nick Politis

[NorfolkStreetKid]

1. Fairfax
2. Schubert
3. Brass (VC)
4. Harris
5. B Mullins
6. Peard
7. Hastings
8. Beetson (C)
9. Friend
10. Salvo
11. B Reilly
12. Fitzgibbon
13.Coote

14.JWH
15.Ricketson
16. Fittler
17. Mini
18. Strattos

Coach: Jack Gibson
Assistant Coaches: Trent Robinson/ Phil Gould and Ricky Stuart
Trainers : Ron Palmer/ Alf Richards/Mick Souter/Travis Touma
Consultant: Ron Massey

Love that team.

[Mickie Lane]

1. Fairfax
2. Schubert
3. Brass (VC)
4. Harris
5. B Mullins
6. Peard
7. Hastings
8. Beetson (C)
9. Friend
10. Salvo
11. B Reilly
12. Fitzgibbon
13.Coote

14.JWH
15.Ricketson
16. Fittler
17. Mini
18. Strattos

Coach: Jack Gibson
Assistant Coaches: Trent Robinson/ Phil Gould and Ricky Stuart
Trainers : Ron Palmer/ Alf Richards/Mick Souter/Travis Touma
Consultant: Ron Massey

Secretary: Bobby Seabrook

[Cooko]

1. Silva
2. Troops
3. Trell
4. Manu
5. Mini
6. Fittler
7. Keary
8. JWH
9. Friend
10. Salvo
11. McGahan
12. Fitzy
13. Rad's

14. Spina
15. Morley
16. SBW
17. Aubo

[King Salvo]

Secretary: Bobby Seabrook

added some others

CEO: Bernie Gurr
Operations : Barry Van Heekeren
Team Manager: Bob Seabrook
Secretary/Manager- Ron Jones
Chairman Easts Group- Nick Politis