1. GOB 2. Kev Penny 3. Andy Currier 4. 5. Matty Russell 6. Rocket Rodwell 7. Dec Patton 8. Sita Akouala 9. 10. Roland Phillips 11. 12. John Feildhouse 13. Mike Wainwright
14. Tyrone Roberts 15. Lee Penny 16. 17.
Coach John Dorahey
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not my views, but from what i've collected whilst listening to others at games
chris riley kevin penny tyrone roberts sita matt davis logan swann trent waterhouse dean gaskell dec patton stefan ratchford richie myler GOB paul marquet matt rodwell tommy o'reilly lreroy rivett Paul hulme dscott wilson simon gillies dean busby john thursfield (purely for not being duane mann) christ we would be here forever
Wainwright, Myler, Sims, Atkins, Jon Clarke, Rauhihi, Leikvoll, Waterhouse and most recently the 2022 edition (caveated, they everyone was pants to a certain degree) Currie.
Those I’d go along with:
Rodwell, Roberts, fat Sandow, fat Appo, year 1 Michael Monaghan, Tatupu, Mafi, Jason Roach, Michael Eager, Kidwell.
Wainwright, Myler, Sims, Atkins, Jon Clarke, Rauhihi, Leikvoll, Waterhouse and most recently the 2022 edition (caveated, they everyone was pants to a certain degree) Currie.
Those I’d go along with:
Rodwell, Roberts, fat Sandow, fat Appo, year 1 Michael Monaghan, Tatupu, Mafi, Jason Roach, Michael Eager, Kidwell.
If you are including year 1 Michael Monaghan, surely you should also include year 1 Matt King?
If you are including year 1 Michael Monaghan, surely you should also include year 1 Matt King?
The difference in the two is, in my opinion, King wasn’t as bad as was being made out. He actually started really well, but was just a victim of having a big reputation and was expected to be a match winner by those that had evidently never paid attention to his skills and capabilities. People expected Gidley/Lyon/Gleeson, but he’s just not that player.
Monaghan on the other hand typified the 2011 team. He played with courage and flair, made chances and took risks, but backed them up with hard graft and defended excellently when we turned the ball over. That first year, it couldn’t be said that was the case, a lot of waving of arms and hands on hips, which ultimately results in “that pass” ultimately to Luke Dorn.
The difference in the two is, in my opinion, King wasn’t as bad as was being made out. He actually started really well, but was just a victim of having a big reputation and was expected to be a match winner by those that had evidently never paid attention to his skills and capabilities. People expected Gidley/Lyon/Gleeson, but he’s just not that player.
Monaghan on the other hand typified the 2011 team. He played with courage and flair, made chances and took risks, but backed them up with hard graft and defended excellently when we turned the ball over. That first year, it couldn’t be said that was the case, a lot of waving of arms and hands on hips, which ultimately results in “that pass” ultimately to Luke Dorn.
Simply put, Monaghan wasn’t a decent halfback behind a collectively average pack. His return to 9 was his making.
Simply put, Monaghan wasn’t a decent halfback behind a collectively average pack. His return to 9 was his making.
I’m sure he was more comfortable at 9, but that doesn’t mean you go around kicking stones when you don’t play there. Jon Clarke was a far better 9 that he was a 7 but still put in the effort in 2010 when asked to fill in.
Monas, who I have down as the best Warrington hooker in my 30-odd years of watching, contributed massively to the fall of Cullen (who had probably hit his ceiling, but deserved better). If that version of Michael Monaghan was here in 2022 he would have been bad apple’d to another club.