Best, Dale Fritz

Worst, Tom Haberecht

=#8040FFSomething like that...that team is horrible to even look at, if they ever played together it would be a disaster

Worst 3 - In order
1 Rudder
2 Korkidas
3 Newlove

I alway hoped Rudder would turn out like Graeme Bradley did, awful but the quality shone through in the end, but it never got close. Korki had a bad start and as he is a confidence player just got worse. Maybe its harsh on Newlove, he was too old and was well past his best, but in terms of value for money he was desperate.

Best 3 - In order
1 Nutley
2 Vowles
3 Shenton

Surprised Danny Nutley not got more of a rap. He ran his blood to water in vain in 06. Don't share the raps on Danny Brough tho. Sure he ran riot in the NL, but was very erratic in SL and his tantrums cost us a game or two. At times I got totally furious with him. Vowles made a reasonable team into a very good one and Shenton is one of far too few Cas players who does nothing spectacularly, but all the basics very well indeed.

Best Tigers:-
1. Stuart Donlan
2. Waine Pryce
3. Michael Shenton
4. Michael Eagar
5. Darren Rogers
6. Danny Orr
7. Rangi Chase
8. Mitchell Sargent
9. Andrew Henderson
10. Dean Sampson
11. Awen Guttenbeil
12. Dale Fritz
13. Adrian Vowles
Subs:-
14. Ryan Hudson
15. Danny Nutley
16. Willie Manu
17. Craig Huby

Worst Tigers:-
1. Jonny Hepworth
2. Luke Dyer
3. Paul Newlove
4. Paul Franze
5. Damien Reid
6. Sean Rudder
7. Ryan Sheridan
8. Craig Greenhill
9. Aaron Smith
10. Keith Mason
11. Ryan Clayton
12. Matt Whittaker
13. Sione Faumuina
Subs:-
14. Danny Ward
15. Tom Haberecht
16. Michael Korkidas
17. Damien Gibson

Damien Gibson? Danny Ward? Jonny Hepworth? Have you been watching the same players as me? And Clayton has been OK when called upon.

I'll never forget wardy's dummy

Tom Haberchet,,,,,,,why why why

Yes, that was particularly impressive.

best- shenton, davis, chase, westy, nutley, manu, lynch, orr, hudson, sarge, guttenbiel, batrim, volwes, fritz, sherwin.

worst-halbrecht, rudder, greenhill, aaron smith, korki, sione, bird, dyer, franze, newlove, whittiker, handforth.

best: Adrian "the Assassin" Vowles
worst: Kyle "Killer" Warren

Worst - Sean "did i ever play for cas" Ryan, leads me on to Ryan Sheridan (albeit lamed by bad incident) leads me on to ....... sherw.... no only kidding, the ferret "rudder" gets my vote for worst, and best well vowlesy, fritzy early on in noughties - no contest, but tookey was great albeit in a cameo, and lynchy didnt let us down in 2004, thinking about it he never let us down, but for me and for the hard work and yards - nutley and manu were crackers in late noughties


and ready for the "teens" will be shenny, joe, richie, jordan et al lol!!!!

Best for me:

1. Stuart Donlan
2. Richard Owen
3. Michael Shenton
4. Michael Eagar
5. Darren Rogers
6. Rangi Chase
7. Mitch Healey
8. Mitchell Sargent
9. Wayne Bartrim
10. Danny Nutley
11. Awen Guttenbeil
12. Dale Fritz
13. Adrian Vowles

14. Danny Orr
15. Joe Westerman
16. Steve Crouch
17. Willie Manu

It is hard to pick individuals - the team of 99, arguably our most successful was probably successful becuase there were no superstars - everyone contributed.
So I would probably have Dean Sampson, Danny Orr, Michael Shenton, Brad Davis, Adrian Vowles as having huge contributions in this decade.
As in the true best players - you would have to be looking at Nutley, Manu, Bartrim and Shenton as 'best' in their positions and they woudl be playing for anyone, I was also a massive Crouch fan, I thought he was proper quality for us and was never quite right with his knee in his whole stay here so what he would have been like 100% fit we can only assume.

In terms of worst - thats more tricky because Sean Ryan, Rudder, Greenhill and Newlove et-al were not the worst players I have seen - they just played the worst when they were here either through form, injury, motivation or just being out of date - so - worst based on what appeared to be talent I would go for - Kyle Warren (apologies if he was good in Aus) and Sione Faumuina.
Tom Harbrecht didn't do well for us, but at Championship level he's OK, so it is not his fault he got his chnace is it?!?!?
I can't believe people are having a pop at Jonny Hep, Aaron Smith, and Deon Bird and those types of player - admitted they aren't Rep material but they did a job for us when we needed them, be it limited or otherwise?

Having bagged the worst, don't get me wrong, I would love to be as good as the worst ones!!!!!

How did i forget rogers and crouch?

i feel like i have sinned! will edit most accordingly.

1owen
2rogers
3shenton
4 eager
5 dixon
6chase
7davis
8nutley
9 batrim
10 lynch
11 fritz
12 guttenbiel
13 westerman

14 sarge
15 manu
16 volwes
17 godwin

I reckon that team could reach a grandfinal, the forwards are immense, and the backs have some real class and speed.

But we're talking about 2000-2009. That said much of the 1999 squad featured in 2000.


Indeed, I can't believe I'm the first to mention Crouch. Never a stand out player but a consummate professional and a solid grafter.

jones, fritz and crouch have forgotten more about commitment and work ethic than some players will ever know.

I can't argue with that. Well said.

Speaking of worst player, sione faumuina (who in my opinion had the potential to be on the greatest list if he would have used his brain and put the effort in) has walked out on the tigers, again! this time without a ball being kicked [urlhttp://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=5099[/url

Has now decided to go to union instead[urlhttp://www.northbrisbanerugbyclub.com.au/news/sione-faumuina-eagle[/url.

So in total he has been sacked by nz warriors, cas and north queensland, was released by canberra, left quins and east tigers without playing a game and had a very unimpressive 3 games stint with fc. Such a waste of talent.

He also claiming he knows nothing about the warrent for his arrest[urlhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/2778983/Police-hunt-Sione-Faumuina[/url

I had him in mine at first, but with Manu and Fritz having played in the Cas back row as well, who could you drop?

I'm baffled by the couple of fans who have Aaron Smith down as one of our worst signings.

That season we were unbeatable before he got injured - became terrible during his absence - then turned it on in the final when he returned.

Had it worked out for him at Cas, I'd much rather he was Hudson's back-up.

Now I did actually hate: Newlove / Rudder / Greenhill

The reason why i have him down is the manner of his departure, asking for a release to retire due to injury and then signing for haven within days.

Crouch, did he have blonde/light hair and have his kness strapped up most of the time?

This guy.

[urlhttp://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=161[/url

He was god awful. I remember the best thing he did was a joint big hit with BJ Mather on Stewart the old saints winger and then he sent BJ in for a try against saints in 2002. The rest of the time he just knocked on. Dire signing!