Of the players I have seen in competetive matches.

1. Derek Whitehead
2. Steve Hesford
3. Allan Bateman
4. Jiffy
5. John Bevan
6. Lee Briers
7. Parry Gordon
8. Les Boyd
9. Monas
10. Adrian Morley
11. Bob Jackson
12. Tommy Martyn (Snr)
13. Mike Gregory

Would beat anything around today.

Shirley Hesford is in there as he was the bset kicker I have ever seen play for Warrington. Second only to Frano Botica in players I have seen anywhere.

1.Mike Wernham
2.Paul Wingfield
3.Dave Alstead
4.Manoa Thompson
5.Chris Campbell
6.Chris O'Sullivan
7.Matt Rodwell
8.Dallas Mead
9.John Thursfield
10.Craig Teitzel
11.Robi Muller
12.Basil Richards
13.Dave Elliott

1. Jonothan Davies
2. Des Drummond
3. Phil Blake
4. Allan Bateman
5. Brian Eorl Bevan
6. Lee Briers
7. Alexander Murphy
8. Adrian Morley
9. Kevin Tamati
10. Les Boyd
11. Mark Roberts
12. Bob Jackson
13. Mike Gregory

14. Les Davidson
15. Allan Langar
16. Steve Roach
17. John Bevan

How you can overlook Anthony "Doc" Murray, Mateaki Mafi & Salesi Finau from that team I do not know... Mead, Rodwell & Elliot shouldn't be in that - all injured while playing for Wire or never fully fit....

mafi for brisbane

From the players i've seen since watching my 1st game in the 85/86 season are.....

1 Brian Johnson
2 Des Drummond
3 Jonathan Davies
4 Phil Blake/Allan Bateman
5 Chris Hicks
6 Lee Briers
7 Allan Langer
8 Sir Les
9 Duane Mann/Mick Monaghan
10 Adrian Morley
11 Mark Roberts
12 Bob Jackson
13 Mike Gregory/Paul Sculthorpe

Glad to see most people have included Mark Roberts. Those of you who didn't, hang your heads in shame!!

This is obviously best ever Wire team in living memory otherwise there's no way Harry Bath would be missed off any team. Hard as nails who would tackle everything above grass, tremendous ball handler, could kick the old leather ball from all over the pitch and a gentleman to boot.

You see this is the beauty of a fantasy team - while most of us never had the privilige of watching Harry Bath or even Brian Bevan we acknowledge their worth to the history of the club. Whitehead, Noonan, Helme, Naughton, Eccles, Palin, Martyn all players who could arguably make a greatest ever side and then another 20...

Parry Gordon, John Bevan, Brian Bevan, Jim Challiner, Bobby Greenough would all be considered.

Bobby Greenough - my boyhood hero. He and Jackie Edwards were a fantastic combo.

1 Hesford
2 Hicks
3 Blake
4 Davies
5 J Bevan
6 Greenhough
7 Gordon
8 Boyd
9 Dalgreen
10 Morley
11 Martyn
12 Roberts
13 M Gregory

14 Briers
15 Jackson
16 Monaghan
17 Courtney

Greg Mackey must be in with a shout for a place on the bench although he did Judas us but then came back

As much as i have always loved Dessie, in the grand scheme of things he was nothing special.
He was more of a legend for being an absolute nutcase and tackling machine.

It doesnt take long for the goons over on there board to start knocking this thread does it!

and they call us obsessed

Surely Jack Fish would have to be considered in any greatest team?....our first ever super star!

Bobby Fulton?

The best finisher in SL is Kevin Penny, unfortunately he has flaws in other parts of his game.

Billy McGinty was a good un too

thats about right that Rob...

However Shelford was lazy and a touch overweight but an absolute class player..but i think i'd have Mike Greg in at 13.

and I'd have John Bevan in their somewhere probably replacing bateman on the bench...

for those that saw Roberts play just imagine him Running on to some of Langers disguised passes.

Nope he was average when we had him and he was still average when he played for you lot....
however as was the rule in those days, you played for Wigan and all of sudden you were good enough to play for Great Britain...(and he Wasnt by the way)

Pre-Super League

Parry Gordon
Brian Bevan
Jonathon Davies
Jim Challinor
John Bevan
Gerry Helme
Alex Murphy
Alan Rathbone
Kevin Ashcroft
Les Boyd
Paul Cullen
Harry Bath
Mike Greg

Notable mentions/places on the bench for:
Andy Greg, Bobby Fulton, Jackie Edwards, Steve Hesford, Des Drummond, Mark Forster, Ken Kelly, Paul Bishop, Kevin Tamati, Alan Bateman, Francis Maloney amongst many others.

Super League Era:

Brent Grose
Henry Fa'afili
Martin Gleeson
Toa Kohe Love
Mark Forster
Lee Briers
Alan Langer
Adrian Morley
Danny Farrar
Danny Nutley
Darren Burns
Ben Westwood
Sid Domic

Bench
Micky Higham
Nick Fozzard
Mark Hilton
Logan Swann

I make no apologies for basing most of my SL era team before Tony Smith's reign. I've gone for a combination of quality and toughness as well as players who have shown a bit of balls and stood up when others didn't want to. Fozzard, Hilton, Domic and Burns will forever have my respect for their performances in 2002.
I am a bit disappointed with myself that I took Lee Penny out at the last minute. He was a great servent to the club and scored over 100 tries in the 10 years or so he was here. But I never saw him score from inside his own in-goal area and I'm sorry, but Grose edges it for that.

yeah alright

1 Steve Hesford
2 Des Drummond
3 Matt King
4 Jonathan Davies
5 John Bevan
6 Bobby Fulton
7 Parry Gordon
8 Les Boyd
9 Michael Monaghan
10 Adrian Morley
11 Simon Gillies
12 Ben Westwood
13 Mike Gregory

14 Allan Langer
15 Andrew Johns
16 Bob jackson
17 Kevin Tamati

I agree about Kelly Shelford, if he had worked on his fitness more he could have been anything he wanted to be in the game. With ball in hand he oozed class, i picked Shelford ahead of Mike Gregory because i think he was more creative with ball in hand. Mike Gregory was the ultimate leader and a total work horse, he lead by example.

Its just that ive always been a fan of the creative type players in the pivots which is why i was a big fan of the likes Hanley, Tony Myler, John Woods, Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and now Michael Monaghan just to name a few.

Every RL fan will appreciate different styles of teams and players which is why you will always get a different all time greatest teams from fans, you would love to include the likes of Bob Jackson, John Bevan, Mark Forster, Alex Murphy, Tommy Martyn Snr, Jim Challinor, Derek Whitehead, Steve Hesford, Parry Gordon, Bob Eccles and so on but you can`t include them all.

Mark Roberts if it hadn`t of been for injury would have been the modern day Lee Gimore but a lot better, he had more power, was probably quicker and didn`t take a step backwards. He could also defend as well, and yeh it would have been frightening if he had been in the same team as Alfie.

All good players, Yes some of them great but these are mainly a "Post 70 team" What about some of the other great post war players,
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HARRY BATH
GERRY HELME
BEVAN (HOW MANY TRIES? ? AND HOW MANY TIMES 7 IN A MATCH ? ? )
GENTLEMAN JIM CHALLINOR"
ERIC FRODSHAM
MOGGIE PALIN.
PADDY GORDON
STEVE HESFORD
FOR HOOKER (WHEN THEY WERE HOOKERS) PADDY LANNON.
BOBBY WAMBON
MIKE GREGORY (R I P) HAS TO BE UP THERE
AND FOR A SHORT PERIOD AT WILDERSPOOL, THE "LAST WARRINGTON BORN CAPTAIN OF AUSTRALIA" AND LATER TOUR MANAGER TOO.? ? ? A GREAT PLAYER........
and FOR ME, STILL THE GREATEST HALF BACK WHO EVER PUT ON A PAIR OF BOOTS. SIR ALEC MURPHY (HE WAS STILL A GREAT PLAYER WHEN HE CAME TO WARRINGTON).
I'M OFF TO THE DOHA SPORTSMAN'S DINNER AT THE D R F C TONIGHT, WHERE "HAPPINESS IS A COOL VODKA & TONIC".