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Okay Trewhella has named his 'softest' Roosters team based around those players who he thought showed little in the way of 'testicular' fortitude, how about the team of Roosters players you would want in your team to take part in the toughest game of their life.
I'll get the ball rolling:
1. Luke Phillips - All courage and no fear. Regularly put his body on the line
2. Terry Fahey - Better known as the Redfern Express, but also played a couple of seasons at Bondi. One mean dude who would rather run over the top of his opposite than run around him
3. Mark Harris - Harris had a face that only a mother could love. He was regularly used to scare young children when he wasn't playing football
4. Ron Gibbs - Made his name at Manly as a back rower, but he was another Rooster poached away by that cat Fulton. Any player that would try and charge down a kick using his head is a bit different and deserving of a spot in our toughest team
5. Bill Mullins - Built like a back rower, when most wingers weren't. Powerful runner who could sink a schooner quicker than Artie could eat a meat pie.
6. Kevin Stevens - Not the most skilful of five eighths, but this guy was successful wherever he played. Strong defender and powerful runner.
7. Kevin Hastings - Tough as nails and didn't know when he was beaten, club legend who doesn't need any further introduction
8. Adrian Morely - the mad Pom....who can forget his hit on Vilisanti in the 2002 GF. It wasn't so much the hit, but the way he stood above Vilisanti afterwards....eyes spinning like poker machine reels....daring another Warrior to run at him.
9. Simon Bonetti - Petero Civoniceva is well known as having the hardest melon in the game, Bonetti can attest to that. In the 2002 Qualifying Final Bonetti had a sickening head clash with the big guy in the opening tackle of the game and was in Disneyland afterwards. True to his character, he refused to go off and stayed the duration racking up a 1000 tackles in the process
10. Arthur Beetson - Single handedly kick started Origin by belting a club mate. When Artie hit you, you stayed hit. A true tough man of the game, when the game was truly tough.
11. Bunny Reilly - Beetson rates him the hardest tackler and toughest player he played alongside, thats a fair wrap and will do me
12. Hugh McGahan - Hughie was a hard but clean player. Strong defensively, and a leading light in a dark Roosters period
13. Ron Coote - like Beetson, played in the tough era of the 60's and 70's when swinging arms and head high tackles were commonplace. Great player who was also well known for his toughness
I'm sure there's players I missed, and I'm sure others have a different opinion, but have a crack at naming your toughest ever Roosters 13. I've restricted mine to players I've seen play.
I'll get the ball rolling:
1. Luke Phillips - All courage and no fear. Regularly put his body on the line
2. Terry Fahey - Better known as the Redfern Express, but also played a couple of seasons at Bondi. One mean dude who would rather run over the top of his opposite than run around him
3. Mark Harris - Harris had a face that only a mother could love. He was regularly used to scare young children when he wasn't playing football
4. Ron Gibbs - Made his name at Manly as a back rower, but he was another Rooster poached away by that cat Fulton. Any player that would try and charge down a kick using his head is a bit different and deserving of a spot in our toughest team
5. Bill Mullins - Built like a back rower, when most wingers weren't. Powerful runner who could sink a schooner quicker than Artie could eat a meat pie.
6. Kevin Stevens - Not the most skilful of five eighths, but this guy was successful wherever he played. Strong defender and powerful runner.
7. Kevin Hastings - Tough as nails and didn't know when he was beaten, club legend who doesn't need any further introduction
8. Adrian Morely - the mad Pom....who can forget his hit on Vilisanti in the 2002 GF. It wasn't so much the hit, but the way he stood above Vilisanti afterwards....eyes spinning like poker machine reels....daring another Warrior to run at him.
9. Simon Bonetti - Petero Civoniceva is well known as having the hardest melon in the game, Bonetti can attest to that. In the 2002 Qualifying Final Bonetti had a sickening head clash with the big guy in the opening tackle of the game and was in Disneyland afterwards. True to his character, he refused to go off and stayed the duration racking up a 1000 tackles in the process
10. Arthur Beetson - Single handedly kick started Origin by belting a club mate. When Artie hit you, you stayed hit. A true tough man of the game, when the game was truly tough.
11. Bunny Reilly - Beetson rates him the hardest tackler and toughest player he played alongside, thats a fair wrap and will do me
12. Hugh McGahan - Hughie was a hard but clean player. Strong defensively, and a leading light in a dark Roosters period
13. Ron Coote - like Beetson, played in the tough era of the 60's and 70's when swinging arms and head high tackles were commonplace. Great player who was also well known for his toughness
I'm sure there's players I missed, and I'm sure others have a different opinion, but have a crack at naming your toughest ever Roosters 13. I've restricted mine to players I've seen play.
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