PAUL SIRONEN NAMES HIS TIGERS TEAM OF THE 80S

[Geo]

The 80's were a tough decade for the Magpies

And this is different from the other decades,how? :laughing:

Not the 50's…We kicked arse..... :laughing:

BTW...Do you agree with Sirro's team...?

Any bolters ...you must have seen a few...

And Gary ....Bob Linder played 1990-92 for Wests so he's ineligable but Brendan Tuuta Yeah as I said it's tough fitting them all in.....

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Brendan Tuuta?

Is that the grub who played for New Zealand?

 

[tiger05]

None of them would make the side today.

Absolute BULLS**T…

Paul Sironen was easily the most destructive ball runner in his prime...
Steve Roach has in spades what some of our forwards lack the most in out&out aggression...
Wayne Pearce was a non-stop tireless worker & one of the fittest blokes to ever play the game...

And then we have the internationals in that team..
The 3 above + Ben Elias, Garry Jack, Tim Brasher... for Australia...
Then there was the 'Wiz' Gary Freeman for the Kiwis...
And Ellery Hanley & Gary Schofield for the Brits...
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Totally agree but i think our backline today is better...

Roach was also the most skillful prop I ever saw. He could ball play and destroy teams. Sirro was also as you say a gun.

Both of these players would be amongst the best in their positions if they were playing today. Elias would also be there.

 

[Leroy_The_Tigers_Fan]

I was surprised that Sirro had Edmed in front of 'Buckets' Hemsley, Kerry was there for nearly all of the 80's while Edmed only came in for the last 3 years or so, remember that Warren Ryan started Buckets ahead of Edmed in the big end of year games in '88 after Blocker was tragically suspended.
I still don't know how we never won a premiership with such an awesome forward pack, perhaps if Warren Ryan had arrived in 1987 instead of the legless Bill Anderson we would have ended up winning by 1989.

 

[innsaneink]

Brendan Tuuta?

Is that the grub who played for New Zealand?

No….thats Freeman

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Brendan Tuuta?

Is that the grub who played for New Zealand?

No….thats Freeman

Freeman was a champ… I remember the day he ran through a scrum as it was breaking to score a try for NZ. Talk about gettn caught with your pants down...

There was a guy called Tutua who smashed King Wally and Bob Linder in the same Test. Used his elbow a couple of times and had the tendency to jump up in tackles to take off peoples heads...

 

[Geo]

Yes that was Tuuta….Great player...new his targets...

You gotta wonder how much damage he did to Wally's brain that day......

 

[tiger4ever]

The 80's were a tough decade for the Magpies

And this is different from the other decades,how? :laughing:

Lol thats true simon…..Its ok the results speak for themselves.All decades....

Love the side he picked except edmed and i wouldnt have maguire in either but a bloody great team.