Canberra Raiders 2010s Team of the Decade: Results

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Canberra Raiders 2010s Team of the Decade

It has been 10 years since The Greenhouse voted on the Canberra Raiders Team of the Decade - for the 2000's. This was the team the readers chose back in 2009:

Canberra Raiders Team of the 2000s

1. Clinton Schifcofske
2. Ken Nagas
3. Adam Mogg
4. Joel Monaghan
5. Phil Graham
6. Laurie Daley
7. Mark McLinden
8. Luke Davico
9. Simon Woolford
10. Ruben Wiki
11. Jason Croker
12. David Furner
13. Alan Tongue

14. Terry Campese
15. Tom Learoyd Lahrs
16. Josh Miller
17. Troy Thompson

Coach: Neil Henry

Now, this off season, we'll be voting on the Canberra Raiders Team of the 2010s! We will vote position by position. For the record, here is the list of every Raiders first grade player of the 2010s:

Brad Abbey
Matthew Allwood
Blake Austin
Kurt Baptiste
Mitch Barnett
John Bateman
Luke Bateman
Shaun Berrigan
Shannon Boyd
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Adam Clydsdale
JJ Collins
Mitch Cornish
Nick Cotric
Jarrod Croker
Lachlan Croker
Josh Dugan
Sandor Earl
Joel Edwards
Shaun Fensom
Blake Ferguson
Jake Foster
Danny Galea
Charlie Gubb
Emre Guler
Bronson Harrison
Siliva Havili
Jeremy Hawkins
Marc Herbert
Ata Hingano
Josh Hodgson
Corey Horsburgh
Royce Hunt
Brett Kelly
Jarrad Kennedy
Liam Knight
Sebastian Kris
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
Brenko Lee
Edrick Lee
Joseph Leilua
Jeff Lima
Scott Logan
Drury Low
Dunamis Lui
Josh McCrone
Matt McIlwrick
Nathan Massey
Sam Mataora
Anthony Milford
Josh Miller
David Milne
Adam Mogg
Joel Monaghan
Jack Murchie
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Mark Nicholls
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
Kyle O'Donnell
Michael Oldfield
Matt Orford
Josh Papalii
Junior Paulo
Dimitri Pelo
Joe Picker
Clay Priest
Jordan Rapana
Reece Robinson
Zac Santo
Sami Sauiluma
Aidan Sezer
David Shillington
Bailey Simonsson
Sia Soliola
Scott Sorensen
Tom Starling
James Stuart
Ryan Sutton
Joseph Tapine
Dave Taylor
Joel Thompson
Troy Thompson
Trevor Thurling
Dane Tilse
Alan Tongue
Bill Tupou
Paul Vaughan
Daniel Vidot
Travis Waddell
Sisa Waqa
Brett White
Elliott Whitehead
Jack Wighton
Sam Williams
Hudson Young

To be included in a poll, players need to have played at least 20 games with the Raiders. We will report the winners in this post as the votes are finalised!

[Seiffert82]

Can't wait to vote for Frank Paul Nu'usuala and Matt Orford.

[MrPosh]

This depends on whether you're voting for the players that contributed the most or those that reached the highest heights.

Take the two players I'm most interested in - Whitehead and Bateman.

Whitehead has been a tremendous player for the club for half a decade and he will have contributed more than most over that decade.

However, in one season, Bateman played to a level beyond anything Whitehead has (only just, to be fair, but I'm just illustrating the point). Who makes the team in that scenario.

Is it the favourite team of the decade or simply the best (see the other argument about including Dugan)?

[Roger Kenworthy]

There has been a change in methodology looking at the 2000s team. Wiki only played 11 games at prop for us in the 2000s by my count, he wouldn't have been eligible for that spot under the stricter 2010s rules.

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Josh Papalii deserves two jerseys in Canberra Raiders team of the decade
David Polkinghorne

Sometimes life's just not fair. And that's perfectly highlighted by my Canberra Raiders team of the decade. I wanted to have Josh Papalii at prop and also in the second row. But my boss wouldn't let me.

Raiders team of the decade: 1. Jack Wighton, 2. Nick Cotric, 3. Jarrod Croker (c), 4. Joey Leilua, 5. Jordan Rapana, 6. Terry Campese, 7. Aidan Sezer, 8. David Shillington, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. Brett White, 11. Josh Papalii, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Shaun Fensom. Coach: Ricky Stuart.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239

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1. Wighton
2. Cotric
3. Croker
4. BJ
5. Rapana
6. Wighton
7. Sezer
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
10. Shillington
11. Papalii
12. Whitehead
13. Bateman

14. CNK
15. Soliola
16. Vaughan
17. Tapine

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You've picked Wighton and Papalii twice. If we could have one player in more than one position then someone would no doubt pick...

1. Wighton
2. Wighton
3. Wighton
4. Wighton
5. Croker
6. Wighton
7. Wighton
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
10. Papalii
11. Papalii
12. Papalii
13. Papalii

14. Wighton
15. Papalii
16. Papalii
17. Papalii

[The Nickman]

He’s also picked Wighton twice dubby

[Seiffert82]

You've picked Wighton and Papalii twice. If we could have one player in more than one position then someone would no doubt pick...

1. Wighton
2. Wighton
3. Wighton
4. Wighton
5. Croker
6. Wighton
7. Wighton
8. Papalii
9. Hodgson
10. Papalii
11. Papalii
12. Papalii
13. Papalii

14. Wighton
15. Papalii
16. Papalii
17. Papalii

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NRL: Canberra Raiders Team of the Decade dominated by 2019 Grand Final 17
Nick Campton

While it was tempting to simply select the 2019 grand final squad as Canberra’s team of the decade, there was more to the story of the club in the 2010s than just the end.

1. Josh Dugan 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joey Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. David Shillington 11. Elliott Whitehead 12. John Bateman 13. Shaun Fensom

14. Sia Soliola 15. Junior Paulo 16. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 17. Blake Austin

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... a927823877

[Matt]

NRL: Canberra Raiders Team of the Decade dominated by 2019 Grand Final 17
Nick Campton

While it was tempting to simply select the 2019 grand final squad as Canberra’s team of the decade, there was more to the story of the club in the 2010s than just the end.

1. Josh Dugan 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joey Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. David Shillington 11. Elliott Whitehead 12. John Bateman 13. Shaun Fensom

14. Sia Soliola 15. Junior Paulo 16. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 17. Blake Austin

Read more: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport ... a927823877

This is a good side.
FB was tough, Dugan, Milf, Wighton. I cant argue with him selecting Dugan, even if he left a bad taste in fans mouths. (I went Milf, but changed to Jack, as CNK isnt a deserved winner IMO).
Wing and centre are really easy, I took those 4, with Ferguson really the only other option at either position.
Five-Eighth is a choice of three 1 yr wonders - Campo '10 vs Jack '19 vs Austin '15. I went Campo, because he was the best player in the comp that yr, but wont argue against Jack given what he did this yr.
Half and hooker are no contests for Sezer and Hodgo.
Prop, with the addition of the bench, at least in this position you can choose 4. Now, IMO Mr Campton has 'found a place' for Bateman, meaning Papa gets a gig at prop, when he played far more backrow. I wont hate on him for it, even if I dont think its the way it should be selected. I agree that Shillo and Paulo would be in our top 4 props for the decade. However, Ill take Vaughan over TLL every day of the week. My 4th prop, as I have Papa in the BR, is a tough, coz its TLL vs Tilse vs Sia. I think Id use Sia as my bench BR/5th middle (as Mr Compton did), so its TLL impact vs Tilse consistency. To take Botmans 1 game philosophy, ill take the high ceiling, high impact guy in TLL. My 4 are therefore Shillo, Vaughan, Paulo, TLL.
Backrow, Whitey is an easy choice, IMO so is Papa, BUT, as he was picked at prop, you have a few guys with really similar standing in Thompson, Harrison, Tapine and Sia, and the 1 yr wonder Bateman. So, I can see why he did what he did.
Lock, IMO, its a no contest. Fensom was never the most talented bloke, and workhorse became obsolete before we moved him on, but he carried our pack for so many tough years doing the tough stuff. 40+ tackles and 80m plus wk in wk out is no joke.
The bench, well, we already have the 2 props, and I said that Sia is my extra, so its utility only. Given Mr Comptons picks, his options are probably Milf or Austin, and given that Blake can play all spine and backline positions, its a reasonable choice. I think it has to be 1 of Milf, Jack or Austin, depending on who you have a FB and 6.

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Canberra Raiders 2010s Team of the Decade: Results

The Canberra Raiders Fans' Choice 2010s Team of the Decade has been determined on a series of polls on The Greenhouse. This post will update with all the results as the polls are declared.

Fullback



Jack Wighton

Centres



Jarrod Croker



Joey Leilua

Wingers



Nick Cotric



Jordan Rapana

Five eighth



Terry Campese

Halfback



Aidan Sezer

Hooker



Josh Hodgson

Props



Josh Papalii



David Shillington

Second rowers



Elliott Whitehead



John Bateman

Lock



Shaun Fensom

Bench



Alan Tongue



Sia Soliola



Paul Vaughan



Joseph Tapine

Captain



Jarrod Croker

Coach



Ricky Stuart