Team of the Noughties

[King Viking]

Just been thinking up a few teams of the decade so thought would post here.

Best team of the decade: Spruce, Devlin, Hughes, Nanyn, Demetriou, Jules O'Neill, Eaton, Relf, Smith, O'Connor, McCurrie, Wilkes, Frame

Worst team of the decade: Wildbore, Kirkpatrick, Reid, Speakman, Hall, Kain, Roper, Hobson, I Webster, Price, Wozniak, Whitaker, Marsh

Slightly harsh on Ian Webster, but Cantillon, Millard and Smith have all been quality!

[rs]

Always depends on the criteria you apply at their very best for example you would have Moule and Craigie overall value for money both of those could be in the worst.

[rs]

Spruce, Devlin, Hughes, Nanyn, Demetriou, Jules O'Neill, Eaton, Relf, Smith, O'Connor, McCurrie, Wilkes, Frame

Whilst not saying your wrong 9or right for that matter) that selection shows what disastrous decade it has been, at the time those players played for us I don't think any would get in the top 100 for the decade (maybe Relf).

[Peter]

Conolly and Cassidy?

[King Viking]

Always depends on the criteria you apply at their very best for example you would have Moule and Craigie overall value for money both of those could be in the worst.

I went on best for Widnes. At their very best, you could also have players like Sheridan.

[rs]

Sorry didn't make myself clear I meant at their one off best for Widnes or their overall contribution whilst with us.

[BEANO]

Just been thinking up a few teams of the decade so thought would post here.

Best team of the decade: Spruce, Devlin, Hughes, Nanyn, Demetriou, Jules O'Neill, Eaton, Relf, Smith, O'Connor, McCurrie, Wilkes, Frame

Worst team of the decade: Wildbore, Kirkpatrick, Reid, Speakman, Hall, Kain, Roper, Hobson, I Webster, Price, Wozniak, Whitaker, Marsh

Slightly harsh on Ian Webster, but Cantillon, Millard and Smith have all been quality!

In season 2003 Millard was the Superleague top tackler with 856 tackles.

He was also 4th in the list of " Carries " and 5th in the number of metres gained.

I would also put Moran ahead of Jules.

Simon Finnigan was an under rated player.

How about Dion Bird for Hughes.

I may have suggested David Mills - but that would only be to upset the Nudge

[King Viking]

Jules all but single handedly kept us up in 2004. Smith's loyalty put him in the team for me. Hughes was top try scorer 2002 and 2003, and was one of the main reasons we did relatively well in those two seasons.

[BEANO]

We had some very good players in the noughties, but looking back it was not our best decade for scrum - halves.

Eaton was released towards the end of 2002 - so if his 2 season contribution gets him into the noughties team - it don't say a lot for t'others.

[outsider looking in]

1. Spruce
2. Devlin
3. Hughes
4. Nanyn
5. Demetriou
6. Carter
7. Eaton
8. Relf
9. Cantillon
10. Stone
11. Cassidy
12. McCurrie
13. Frame

14. Bird
15. Wilkes
16. Smith
17. O'Neill

COACH: NEIL KELLY

[King Viking]

We had some very good players in the noughties, but looking back it was not our best decade for scrum - halves.

Eaton was released towards the end of 2002 - so if his 2 season contribution gets him into the noughties team - it don't say a lot for t'others.

Have we had any scrum halves for 2 seasons beside him?

Sheridan, Lawford, Myler, Coyle, Durbin, Penny, Webster off the top of my head werent here for long.

[PSC]

1. Spruce
2. JD
3. Moule
4. Hughes
5. Devlin
6. Moran
7. Eaton
8. Relf
9. Millard (Just)
10. Wilkes
11. Stone
12. McCurrie
13. Frame

14. Peachey
15. Cants
16. Cassidy
17. James








101. Wozniak
102. Andrew Emilio
103. Salaaaaa Faalongo
104. Misili Manu
105. David Mills

[PSC]

1. Spruce
2. JD
3. Moule
4. Hughes
5. Devlin
6. Moran
7. Eaton
8. Relf
9. Millard (Just)
10. Wilkes
11. Stone
12. McCurrie
13. Frame

14. Peachey
15. Cants
16. Cassidy
17. James








101. Wozniak
102. Andrew Emilio
103. Salaaaaa Faalongo
104. Misili Manu
105. David Mills

Last minute change in the Widnes line up. Barry Eaton is injured, Moran to scrum-half and Paul Mannson to stand-off.

[The Vicar]

1. Spruce
2. Blanch
3. Moule
4. TKL
5. Demetriou
6. Carter
7. Moran
8. Relf
9. Smith
10 O'Connor
11.Wilkes
12. Stone
13.Frame

14. Grix
15. Farrell
16. Tandy
17. McDermott

The Vicar

[zoidberg]

Sorry didn't make myself clear I meant at their one off best for Widnes or their overall contribution whilst with us.

In the case of one-off best, Owen Craigie by a country mile the best half back we have had in the last 10 years.

His first couple of games showed glimpses of why several very high profile players and coaches in World RL called him the best player they had seen, if you could rid him of all the psychological and lifestyle baggage.

Overall contribution would certainly have me looking in the direction of Cantillon or even Tony Chambers.