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Best 17s of the NRL era: Canberra Raiders

1. Clinton Schifcofske 2001-06, 139 games, 44 tries
2. Joel Monaghan 2001-04, 2008-2010, 129 games, 69 tries
3. Jarrod Croker 2009-current, 250 games, 122 tries
4. Jack Wighton 2012-current, 149 games, 44 tries
5. Jordan Rapana 2014-current, 107 games, 68 tries
6. Blake Austin 2015-18, 88 games, 34 tries
7. Mark McLinden 1998-2004, 165 games, 65 tries
8. Ruben Wiki 1998-2004, 147 games, 26 tries
9. Josh Hodgson 2015-current, 101 games, 12 tries
10. David Shillington 2009-15, 131 games, 5 tries
11. Josh Papalii 2011-current, 190 games, 44 tries
12. David Furner 1998-2000, 74 games, 14 tries
13. Jason Croker 1998-2006, 181 games, 52 tries

14. Simon Woolford 1998-2006, 192 games, 35 tries
15. Elliott Whitehead 2016-current, 94 games, 24 tries
16. Shaun Fensom 2009-16, 139 games, 14 tries
17. Alan Tongue 2000-11, 220 games, 31 tries

Read more: https://www.zerotackle.com/best-17s-of- ... ers-47732/

Interesting that a guy named Laurie Daley wasn't good enough to oust Blake "Hey Look at Me" Austin

Campese > Austin

One good season doesn't mean ****

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There is a reason that web page isn't regarded as highly as others.

In 1998, 1st yr of NRL, Raiders had blokes named:
Brad Clyde
Laurie Daley
Ken Nagas
Ben Kennedy (probably better at Knights and Manly, but still)
Brett Mullins
Ricky Stuart

Interestingly, also a couple of young blokes named Micheal Maguire and Anthony Siebold

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:13 pm There is a reason that web page isn't regarded as highly as others.

In 1998, 1st yr of NRL, Raiders had blokes named:
Brad Clyde
Laurie Daley
Ken Nagas
Ben Kennedy (probably better at Knights and Manly, but still)
Brett Mullins
Ricky Stuart

Interestingly, also a couple of young blokes named Micheal Maguire and Anthony Siebold

I'm happy to leave out Ricky and Clydie because they only really played one season in the NRL, but Daley played up until Furner retired!

The Rickman wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:20 pm

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:13 pm There is a reason that web page isn't regarded as highly as others.

In 1998, 1st yr of NRL, Raiders had blokes named:
Brad Clyde
Laurie Daley
Ken Nagas
Ben Kennedy (probably better at Knights and Manly, but still)
Brett Mullins
Ricky Stuart

Interestingly, also a couple of young blokes named Micheal Maguire and Anthony Siebold

I'm happy to leave out Ricky and Clydie because they only really played one season in the NRL, but Daley played up until Furner retired!

I suppose it comes down to how cut throat you are going to be with this.

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 1:07 pm

The Rickman wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:20 pm

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:13 pm There is a reason that web page isn't regarded as highly as others.

In 1998, 1st yr of NRL, Raiders had blokes named:
Brad Clyde
Laurie Daley
Ken Nagas
Ben Kennedy (probably better at Knights and Manly, but still)
Brett Mullins
Ricky Stuart

Interestingly, also a couple of young blokes named Micheal Maguire and Anthony Siebold

I'm happy to leave out Ricky and Clydie because they only really played one season in the NRL, but Daley played up until Furner retired!

I suppose it comes down to how cut throat you are going to be with this.

I'm talking the best team in the NRL era, Daley makes it, hands down... the rest of those guys you've listed probably don't.

The Rickman wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 2:28 pm

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 1:07 pm

The Rickman wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:20 pm

Matt wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 12:13 pm There is a reason that web page isn't regarded as highly as others.

In 1998, 1st yr of NRL, Raiders had blokes named:
Brad Clyde
Laurie Daley
Ken Nagas
Ben Kennedy (probably better at Knights and Manly, but still)
Brett Mullins
Ricky Stuart

Interestingly, also a couple of young blokes named Micheal Maguire and Anthony Siebold

I'm happy to leave out Ricky and Clydie because they only really played one season in the NRL, but Daley played up until Furner retired!

I suppose it comes down to how cut throat you are going to be with this.

I'm talking the best team in the NRL era, Daley makes it, hands down... the rest of those guys you've listed probably don't.

I can see players who played for us post 1998 that you could argue as being in their class, or influential enough, bar 1, the coach. No way is there another halfback that we have had that can beat him.

I'm not gonna argue with you about this one, Matt.

Let's just agree that you're wrong and move on.

The Rickman wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 3:30 pm I'm not gonna argue with you about this one, Matt.

Let's just agree that you're wrong and move on.

Daley first player picked.
Papa and Wiki swap.
I'd have Leluia in for Wighton with Jack or Campo on the bench.
I'd probably go with Davico or Sia over Fensom since the bench is a bit light on.

Blake Austin over Loz?

That’s gonna be a no from me dawg.

It's Blake Austin over Josh McCrone.. that's it

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If Monaghan is in the team, then might as well include Carney n Dugan

There’s a difference between Monaghan and those two which I can’t properly articulate on a family forum...

gangrenous wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 8:33 pm There’s a difference between Monaghan and those two which I can’t properly articulate on a family forum...

weren’t they all sacked by the Raiders?

Austin over Daley is a joke. I’d have Campo on the bench. And probably TLL over Fensom too.

Needs more Scott Logan

I honestly cannot remember Seibold playing for us!

Ilanraiders wrote:

gangrenous wrote: ↑August 29, 2019, 8:33 pm There’s a difference between Monaghan and those two which I can’t properly articulate on a family forum...

weren’t they all sacked by the Raiders?

Well, not really. Monaghan was sacked, the other two walked out of the club and the raiders did the old “oh yeah? Well you can’t quit because I SACK you!”

Daley needs to be in that squad. Quite an odd omission. Even Austin over Campo is a bit strange.

Taking it slightly off topic, but gee Campo is my biggest player disappointment in the 32 years of supporting Canberra. Not that he disappointed per se, but that his body broke down. I know consistency wasn't always his thing, but crikey he was good to watch when he was on song. Looked and played like a natural footballer. I reckon his natural progression (without injuries) could've seen him survive on guile and smarts, much like Jason Smith did.
The year (08?) he made Colin Best look like a Tedesco-level player was just incredible.
Saddens me that he limped out of the NRL (figuratively and literally) as a jersey-grabbing defender and hesitant ball runner.

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tragic wrote:Taking it slightly off topic, but gee Campo is my biggest player disappointment in the 32 years of supporting Canberra. Not that he disappointed per se, but that his body broke down. I know consistency wasn't always his thing, but crikey he was good to watch when he was on song. Looked and played like a natural footballer. I reckon his natural progression (without injuries) could've seen him survive on guile and smarts, much like Jason Smith did.
The year (08?) he made Colin Best look like a Tedesco-level player was just incredible.
Saddens me that he limped out of the NRL (figuratively and literally) as a jersey-grabbing defender and hesitant ball runner.

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Yeah, Kayo have a couple of 'classic games up. I forgot how good he was.

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