Tooves Greatest team

[The Wheel]

A few controversial calls in here by Tooves; thoughts

No Stewarts, no Trbojevics: Geoff Toovey’s best all-time Manly team is a real throwback

No Stewarts, no Trbojevics: Geoff Toovey’s best all-time Manly team is a real throwback

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[The Wheel]

 

[The Who]

He's had too many head knocks. Picking Stuart Davis and David Hosking is lunacy.
Both were reasonable first graders but nowhere near our best in their respective positions.
I'm happy with most of the rest of the selections as all were Manly greats.

 

[maxta]

Hosking the Mule - what a great character, but think this is more from Tooves heart than his head.
Maybe the players he liked being around on and off the field....
There is no debate with some selections like Fulton, Reilly, Menzies, Ward and Lyons with Roberts, O'Connor and Randall - the other positions very debatable, but after seeing Tooves the legend himself, piledriving 6'5 monsters that weighed 130kg into the Brookie turf, happy to respect his options.

 

[manly al]

A few surprising calls but can see what may have influenced some of Tooves selections . For instance Stuewy Davis would have got a sympathy preference after our Silver Tails poster Stewey Davis Socks wouldn "t return his footy socks . No doubt must be an avid Clint Eastwood fan to include The Mule , David Hosking , Probably too fearful of incurring the wrath of Terry Randall and being run over with his cement truck if not included , similarly risking the contempt of Silver Tails Poster The Better Robbo if he did not include his twin brother . Probably other selection factors as well but no investigation required .

 

[Shoe1]

I absolutely endorse tooves’ team! Awesome.

 

[Ranga]

For those of you who saw Michael O'Connor in his prime, was he an upgrade on Jamie Lyon? Killer is one of the best all-round footballers I have seen...

 

[manly al]

For those of you who saw Michael O'Connor in his prime, was he an upgrade on Jamie Lyon? Killer is one of the best all-round footballers I have seen...

Both great players . Snoz O ' Conner had terrific footwork and acceleration , excellent positional player , good short kicking game , solid enough defender , reliable goal kicker , international winger . Killer would have to be one of the best all round players i have seen play for Manly though , attack and defence of the highest order , inspirational and courageous on field leader very capable goal kicker . Really both in the top echelon of Manly "s best players

 

[John Nicholson]

O'Connor was twinkle-toed magic, a Lamborghini compared to Lyons Mercedes. Both great players from different eras.

O'Connor represented in both codes, as cool as a cucumber when kicking for goal and a football head that always read the game. He was a bit prone to leg injury.

Jamie would be the tougher of the two, winning through sheer determination.

I can't pick between them.

 

[RedEagle]

You can't help but think politics ruled his selections unfortunately. No Watmough, Stewart brothers no mention either. Bozo is our greatest ever player and doesn't get the captaincy. We've had 4 x 2 x premiership winning coaches and he picks Alan Thompson? No Dessie. What's doing there? He gets a guernsey with the boots or the clipboard. It's a reflection on how he feels about things after he was shafted. I can understand holding a grudge, but he would've been better served doing a fairdinkum side.

My mates had a bit of a challenge the other day. Pick your best team from the year you were born onwards. This was my Manly team I was born in 1985.

 

[Clint]

My mates had a bit of a challenge the other day. Pick your best team from the year you were born onwards. This was my Manly team I was born in 1985.

That's not fair. @Mark from Brisbane gets to pick from whomever played for Manly EVER. 😉

 

[Disco]

Feck It I'm doing my greatest team because.....well Im bored.

Im going to only go with players I've seen play (not video of etc). Now as I am mid 30s it was really only around 92-94 where I started following footy

1.Stewart
2.T Trbojevic
3.Innes
4.Lyon
5.Robertson
6.Lyons
7.Toovey
8.Carroll
9.Ballin
10.Roberts
11.Kennedy
12.Menzies
13.Kosef

14.DCE
15.J Trbojevic
16.Kite
17.G Stewart

Matai, Gartner, Ridge, Watmough, Orford, Tapau, King, Gillespie....God so many players missing out....screw it I'm going my second 17

1.Ridge
2.J Hopoate
3.Matai
4.Hill
5.S Bell
6.Foran
7.Orford
8.King
9.Sideris
10.Tapau
11.Watmough
12.Gartner
13.Cunningham

14.Hasler
15.Gillespie
16.AFB
17.Thompson

 

[globaleagle]

Well I guess that settles who the better robbo really is. Time to change your username @The better Robbo

lololol

Also.... anyone know more about Stuart Davis as his choice for wing?

I mean we could ask @globaleagle to do it ... I guess.

 

[globaleagle]

You can't help but think politics ruled his selections unfortunately. No Watmough, Stewart brothers no mention either. Bozo is our greatest ever player and doesn't get the captaincy. We've had 4 x 2 x premiership winning coaches and he picks Alan Thompson?

My mates had a bit of a challenge the other day. Pick your best team from the year you were born onwards. This was my Manly team I was born in 1985.

Not gunna lie, all I got from that was a reminder about how old I am.

lol

wah

 

[40 years an eagle]

Also.... anyone know more about Stuart Davis as his choice for wing?

Maybe so Cliffy had someone to have a ciggy with at oranges?

The bug really was an elusive winger and had a pretty good strike rate scoring tries.
Maybe i'm partial coz he was a Cromer teamate.

 

[mosto]

For those of you who saw Michael O'Connor in his prime, was he an upgrade on Jamie Lyon? Killer is one of the best all-round footballers I have seen...

Very tough split. To this day, O'Conner is one of the more graceful runners of the ball I've seen, he just seemed to float across the ground. As others have said though Killer was just a brilliant allround player. In my team I'd have to find a spot for both of them along with Fulton and Cliffy, so Snoz would get pushed to the wing.

 

[Frogz]

Stuart Davis was once called as the 7 iron with ears by the Great Rex Mossop (I think it was Rex)...Russell Gartner any day over him

 

[mave]

For those of you who saw Michael O'Connor in his prime, was he an upgrade on Jamie Lyon? Killer is one of the best all-round footballers I have seen...

As you say, Lyon was a much, much more rounded footballer, as evidenced by his ballplaying days with us.

Snoz was great. Lyon was greater.

And Lyon never worked for SuperLeague.

 

[Ranga]

As you say, Lyon was a much, much more rounded footballer, as evidenced by his ballplaying days with us.

Snoz was great. Lyon was greater.

And Lyon never worked for SuperLeague.

My old man was so upset that Snoz worked for Super League - it's probably why I never looked into his career much!

In my household growing up, anyone associated with Super League were the lowest of the low ....

 

[lsz]

Greatest

Team

Ever

Finally the great man getting some overdue credit. Journey man my backside....tough, skillful the mule had it all