Raiders all time out of position XIII

julian87 · Post by **julian87** » November 14, 2014, 12:15 pm

Talk of Vaughan being used in the backrow got me thinking of positional selections our coaches have got terribly wrong over the years, see if we can make a team. I'm too young to do the 80s, but we should be able to make a team just from the Elliott era. Anyway, I'll punch a few in to start. Not a team of strugglers, but a team of blokes who when used out of position were terrible.

1. David Howell (at the backend of 2007 I think, played the last 6 or so games there and was predictably terrible, my gf at the time knew Howell simply as butterfingers)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Terry Martin (say no more)
7. Adam Mogg/Brad Drew
8.
9. Alan Tongue
10.
11. Marshall Chalk (did Frawley get used as a second rower too?
12.
13.

Post by **Matt** » November 14, 2014, 12:33 pm

Mark McLinden played in the centres and on the wing, not sure if that qualifies. He was a gifted attacking player, but a defensive speed bump.

PrimetimeRaider · Post by **PrimetimeRaider** » November 14, 2014, 1:11 pm

6. Josh McCrone
7. Josh McCrone

Bay 67 · Post by **Bay 67** » November 14, 2014, 1:19 pm

Pretty sure Trevor Thurling moved to centre during a game to cover injuries, might have been the infamous Campo plays eight minutes before another season ending injury game in 2011.

Manbush · Post by **Manbush** » November 14, 2014, 1:35 pm

PrimetimeRaider wrote:6. Josh McCrone
7. Josh McCrone

14. Josh McCrone

KW · Post by KW » November 14, 2014, 1:38 pm

Our team for the semi final at Shark Park a few years back had some players playing in some weird positions - I think Tonguey may have been in in the halves - to be fair, I think we only had 17 fit players so the positonal changes forced the coaches hand KW

Green eyed Mick · Post by **Green eyed Mick** » November 14, 2014, 1:46 pm

7. Tongue
7. Campese

Botman · Post by **Botman** » November 14, 2014, 1:54 pm

9. Glenn Buttriss

julian87 · Post by **julian87** » November 14, 2014, 2:21 pm

Buttriss played halfback in the final the year NZ beating melbourne knocked us out yeah.

Captain Punish · Post by **Captain Punish** » November 14, 2014, 2:25 pm

Manbush wrote:
PrimetimeRaider wrote:6. Josh McCrone
7. Josh McCrone
14. Josh McCrone

9. Josh McCrone

Walt Flanigan · Post by **Walt Flanigan** » November 14, 2014, 2:34 pm

Lucy wrote:
Manbush wrote:
PrimetimeRaider wrote:6. Josh McCrone
7. Josh McCrone
14. Josh McCrone
9. Josh McCrone

25. Josh McCrone

papabear · Post by **papabear** » November 14, 2014, 2:45 pm

imo brad drew was more of a 7 then mogg.

Although I remember us winning a game with mogg at 7 so how bad could he have gone.

If only we had sheens during the meninga era, you would have vainakolo playing prop and to be fair to the volcano he would have gone ok.

Botman · Post by **Botman** » November 14, 2014, 2:47 pm

was it the game after Dugan announced he was staying? We had manly in brookie and i want to say Moggy played halfback and we some how won the game? Or maybe we didnt win but we go damn close in a game we're expecting to get face ****?

Timbo · Post by **Timbo** » November 14, 2014, 2:54 pm

1-P.Graham
2-M.McLinden
3-S.Berrigan
4-T.Thurling
5-
6-T.Martin
7-A.Mogg
8-M.Hodgson
9-A.Tongue
10-
11-C.Frawley
12-M.Chalk
13-M.Gafa

Need another prop and wing.

Professor · Post by **Professor** » November 14, 2014, 2:56 pm

Tongue at 9 is the worst I've seen.

Post by **greeneyed** » November 14, 2014, 2:58 pm

Jason Croker got put in the halves at one stage, when he was more like a prop forward.

Walt Flanigan · Post by **Walt Flanigan** » November 14, 2014, 3:07 pm

greeneyed wrote:Jason Croker got put in the halves at one stage, when he was more like a prop forward.

Hey but we won 7 straight games with Croker at 6 in 2003. Actually IIRC, that streak ended when Croker was shifted back into the forwards against Melbourne.

Captain Punish · Post by **Captain Punish** » November 14, 2014, 3:10 pm

Head Coach - Ricky Stuart

Raidersrawesome · Post by **Raidersrawesome** » November 14, 2014, 3:36 pm

Pigman wrote:was it the game after Dugan announced he was staying? We had manly in brookie and i want to say Moggy played halfback and we some how won the game? Or maybe we didnt win but we go damn close in a game we're expecting to get face ****?

I think it was and we went on our run after it.

Mogg had a great game

Riaan · Post by **Riaan** » November 14, 2014, 5:18 pm

Adam Mogg wins this hands down and by a country mile. Most of the others were forced by horrid injury tolls but I believe Mogg was recruited back from England by Super Coach Dave Furner with the sole purpose of playing in the halves

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Thankfully Joel Thompson was injured and he was moved back to the centres where he actually did quite well and we came 6th or something.

DJ89 · Post by **DJ89** » November 14, 2014, 5:21 pm

Raidersrawesome wrote:
Pigman wrote:was it the game after Dugan announced he was staying? We had manly in brookie and i want to say Moggy played halfback and we some how won the game? Or maybe we didnt win but we go damn close in a game we're expecting to get face ****?
I think it was and we went on our run after it.

Mogg had a great game

We went on our run from that game onwards, but Moggy was centre.

I remember he set up a great try for Vidot.

Monaghan FTS after an length of the field intercept.

Toviii · Post by **Toviii** » November 14, 2014, 7:17 pm

I bought my first Raiders jersey the day of that match. I wore it every game day and as we made that run to the finals I was convinced it had powers.

-TW- · Post by **-TW-** » November 14, 2014, 7:20 pm

Riaan wrote:Adam Mogg wins this hands down and by a country mile. Most of the others were forced by horrid injury tolls but I believe Mogg was recruited back from England by Super Coach Dave Furner with the sole purpose of playing in the halves .
Thankfully Joel Thompson was injured and he was moved back to the centres where he actually did quite well and we came 6th or something.

Then he was moved to centres and tore it up

It was the moggy of old

Schifty · Post by **Schifty** » November 14, 2014, 7:48 pm

I remember Campese was named at Centre by Neil Henry one week.

Tonguey was at 5/8.

Although by kick off there was a reshuffle.

Think it was the Broncos 08 match at home?

-TW- · Post by **-TW-** » November 14, 2014, 7:54 pm

Yeah, after Purtell got diagnosed with DVT?

Schifty · Post by **Schifty** » November 14, 2014, 8:28 pm

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10871

Check out that team

-TW- · Post by **-TW-** » November 14, 2014, 8:50 pm

Carneys debut where he wore the 2007 jersey cause no. 20 didn't fit

Botman · Post by **Botman** » November 14, 2014, 9:07 pm

Schifty wrote:viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10871

Check out that team

The horror...

FuiFui BradBrad · Post by **FuiFui BradBrad** » November 15, 2014, 7:49 am

Pigman wrote:
Schifty wrote:viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10871

Check out that team
The horror...

Not even G94 could have a good feeling about that team

Manbush · Post by **Manbush** » November 15, 2014, 9:28 am

Schifty wrote:viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10871

Check out that team

What a great 5/8 battle, Tongue v Stagg

MrMilk · Post by **MrMilk** » November 15, 2014, 9:51 am

Manbush wrote:
Schifty wrote:viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10871

Check out that team
What a great 5/8 battle, Tongue v Stagg

Some absolutely heinous selections on both sides

Shadow Boxer · Post by **Shadow Boxer** » November 15, 2014, 10:34 am

Its not on line but there's an article in the paper saying Ricky wants Vaughan to learn to play both in the middle and on the edge.

He thinks it's good to learn both with the edge being more difficult to defend and something everyone should learn.

Toviii · Post by **Toviii** » November 15, 2014, 10:37 am

Shadow Boxer wrote:Its not on line but there's an article in the paper saying Ricky wants Vaughan to learn to play both in the middle and on the edge.

He thinks it's good to learn both with the edge being more difficult to defend and something everyone should learn.

Tilse's turn to learn next I imagine

Shadow Boxer · Post by **Shadow Boxer** » November 15, 2014, 11:28 am

haha, i think hes trying to build a new surgess or proctor rather than another tilse.

Good move, cant hurt.

Professor · Post by **Professor** » November 15, 2014, 11:39 am

Shadow Boxer wrote:haha, i think hes trying to build a new surgess or proctor rather than another tilse.

Good move, cant hurt.

Players having more versatility - no, it can't hurt.