my team...for what it's worth


1. lee smith
2. peter fox
3. leon pryce
4. shenton or atkins or clubb
5. ryan hall
6. danny mcguire
7. burrow or myler
8. james graham
9. scott moore
10. jamie peacock
11. gaz ellis
12. sean o'loughlin
13. sam burgess

14. james roby
15. erol crabtree
16. adrian morley
17. andy lynch

18th LMS

i dont know mate, similar amount of super league experience as myler

Wow.....these teams are sh*t.

These teams are full of while promising, players too inexperienced.
I'd personally go

Briscoe
Gardner
Gleeson
Shenton
Atkins
McGuire
Myler
Morley
Roby
Graham
Ellis
O'Loughlin
Burgess

Promising losses?

As an Aussie I don't mind admitting I'm terrified by that line up

Gardner and Atkins on the wings !?!?

I have absolutely no idea why I put Atkins, no idea.
I meant to put Fox there and yes i'd keep Gardner, he's still better than most of the others and very tall, dont forget the opposition.

I'd put Hall there, based on this season. Gardner has been average or below average alot of the time, you only have to look at the stats. If I had to put several choices for each.

Backs

Briscoe / Owen / Halley
Fox / Aspinwall / Gardner
Shenton / Sykes / Pryce
Atkins / Gleeson / Yeaman
Hall / Hodgson / Dixon
Pryce / McGuire / Tomkins
Myler / Brough / Burrow

Props

Peacock
Graham
Morley
Lynch
Carvell
Crabtree
LMS

Hooker

Roby / Moore

Second row

Ellis
O'Loughlin
Burgess
JJB
Wilkin

Loose

Burgess
O'Loughlin
Westerman
Purdham

1. Briscoe
2. Fox
3. Pryce (Leon)
4. Gleeson
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Morley
9. Higham
10. Peacock
11. Burgess
12. Ellis
13. O'Loughlin

14. Roby
15. Graham
16. Carvell
17. JJB

If Smith is going to pick players on form Most of the English Giants players should be in with a shout Crabtree and Mason have played most of the frontrowers in superleague off the park, why has every one opted for LMS before these 2 players and Wild is the top backrower in the league,tinted shades me thinks.

Apart from Peacock, Graham and Morley who will all be selected?

No he isn't.

Briscoe
Fox
Shenton
Atkins
Hall
Pryce
Myler
Carvell
Moore
Graham
Peacock
Ellis
Wild

Crabtree
Morley
Burgess
Mcguire

Carvell has done nothing to warrant a starting place this season.


Briscoe
Fox
Shenton
Atkins
Hall
Pryce
Myler
Morley
Roby
Peacock
Ellis
Burgess
O'Loughlin

Moore
Graham
Lynch
Westerman

1. Briscoe
2. Hall
3. Clubb
4. Pryce
5. Fox
6. McGuire
7. Myler/Burrow
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Peacock
11. Ellis
12. O'Loughlin
13. Burgess

14. Morley
15. Lynch
16. Sinfield ( Due to his versatility, if it's clear McGuire isn't effective Kevin is more than capable of stepping in. Would be used otherwise at dummy half)
17. Crabtree

i think i agree with sinfield on the bench....he is more than capable of filling in at 13,6 and 9...if needed...when u think about it he is the ultimate untility

Except for the fact that he's so very poor at Test level.

I can't see how he could provide any value whatsoever from the bench at Test level. Talk about non-impact.

I agree, i'd rather have Purdham on the bench. Or JJB.

No, that would be Elima, though I'll accept that he isn't English.

For France I would suggest:
Greenshields, Stacul, Raguin, Baile, Pelo, Bartheau, Bosc,
Martins, K. Bently, Guisset, Elima, Gossard, Fakir.
Replacements: Ferriol, Mounis, Duport, Casty.

This side is 100% Dragons/UTC with all players having had first-team experience in SL except for Bartheau (who played in the last international).

Hmm looking at a fair few teams here it seems like there is a lack of goal kickers in them! Unless you're wanting wellens to take them..

Burrow
Myler
Westerman
Burgess
Sinfield


All good kickers.

Gaz Ellis and O'Loughlin could have a crack, IIRC i remember both of these stepping in when their clubs had injuries?

Full back – Richie Mathers (I know you might shock that I choose him over than other full backs in Super League but why tony smith wants to have him come back to Warrington when he’s already manager for England team.. He had some experience of NRL and maybe he has some knowledge of this style passing and knowledge.)

Wing Back – Ryan Hall, Peter Fox

Centre – Ryan Atkins, Stephen Wild

Second row –Sam Burgess, Gareth Ellis

Loose Forward – Sean O’Loughlin

Half back – Paul Deacon
I would have choose Danny Brough but he have to wait until 2010! What a waste for his potential and best kicking in the Super league.

Stand off – Danny McGuire

Hooker - James Roby

Props - Jamie Peacock, James Graham

Bench
Louie McCarthy- Scarsbrook, Adrian Morley, Kevin Sinfield , Leon Pryce

Ellis was a goal kicker at junior level and at Lock Lane, kicked a few times for Wakefield's first team as well (couple of touch line kicks at Don Valley as well) so with some practice he could slot in, and I seem to remember O'loughlin kicking a few times too, so it's not like there's a shortage of kickers, it's just they aren't exactly the 90% kicker we would need unfortunately.

Richie Mathers played something like 6 NRL games!





The thing I am amazed by with all of your teams.

England was an atrocious embarrassment in the world cup....and yet you are all picking the same players with the same problems!