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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2692540, member: 1899"] It's interesting you mention 2006 and 2007 because they were actually one of the form teams at certain stages of both seasons before falling away. In 2008, outside of losing Bird for his indiscretion and Gallen during the Origin period they didn't really have any distractions, allowing them to play consistent footy through out. The backline wasn't much chop on paper, but on form you had... Brett Kearney - One of the form fullbacks of the competition who could tear teams apart if they weren't careful. Misi Taulapapa - Busy winger who wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Ben Pomeroy - His best season in first grade. Wasn't flashy but had a strong carry in him and could run good lines off his half. David Simmons - Solid and reliable. Luke Covell - Arguably the most consistent winger in the competition that year. Brett Seymour - Underrated season from Brett. Played in his natural position where he was able to showcase some of his skills which resulted in points. Brett Kimmorley - Was still one of the best organisers in the competition and his long distance kicking game allowed the forwards to do their job. But let's not get it twisted either, the forwards were the stars. Gallen, Bird (for half a season), De Gois, Ross, Douglas, Nutley...even guys like Anderson & Peek had their uses. Always had a sense they over-achieved that year and when the whips started cracking they couldn't go with teams like Manly, Brisbane or the Warriors. Still, they were a good advertisement of what playing a tough uncompromising brand of football can do for you. They were a lot like the Dragons in that sense, with less emphasis on halves, more on the pack. [/QUOTE]

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