Assessing our chances through a comparison of sorts

Having whetted my appetite for the season through attending the recent training sessions, my interest in the upcoming season was heightened by watching the NRL club day. After watching the 2005 game against the Dragons I realised that this Parra team was our last minor premiers. Now I know it's almost like comparing apples and oranges, but I thought I'd put the current squad up against this minor premier team to see how we might expect to perform this year. Now I hate a team list blog, so I'm restricting this to the key positions.Fullback: Wade McKinnon vs HoppaHalves: Tim Smith and John Morris vs Sandow and NormanDummy halves: Riddell and Marsh vs Peats and IDGBy my way of thinking, the only area that 2005 might draw level with 2015 is at Dummy half. I didn't make a coach comparison because my opinion of BA is perhaps too high for a relatively new coach so I concede some bias there, and one must concede that Smith had a great record for getting teams into finals.So that being said, I remain positive that our squad has the potential to be finalists. Or am I just a unicorn making an invalid comparison?

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Replies

Hamish January 20, 2015 at 3:45pm

Lol it's off season sixties we are all allowed to wear the unicorn hat. I really enjoyed that year, up until the loss against Nth Queensland in the finals. A worse finals game I haven't seen in a long while. If I remeber correct Hindy and Fui both had to sit the finals out. Anyway taking your comparison further

Fui v Junior Paulo

Cayless v Mannah

Hindy v Mau

Tahu v Champion/Taka/Crooks

Burt & Grothe Jnr v Robinson and I'm not sure who'll take the other wing spot

I'd have to say the 2005 team was a lot stronger overall, although you do make a valid point in regards to the spine.
- aveel > Hamish January 20, 2015 at 4:03pm
  
  A bloke called Semi Radradra will be on the other wing.
- BE STONE COLD > Hamish January 20, 2015 at 4:11pm
  
  Bwahahahaha How can u forget Semi??
- sixtiesboy > Hamish January 20, 2015 at 5:47pm
  
  I didn't take it further for the fear of creating a team list! I reasoned that the spine would be a good starting point.
BE STONE COLD January 20, 2015 at 3:57pm

We would of won that year if it weren't for one man... Brett Seymour.... That tackle on Hindy in round 26 that fucked his knee was the end of our chances.... With Hindy laying injured on the ground, it was the quietest you would ever hear a packed out stadium. 2 games later we got beat 29-0 by the Cowboys.
Waterboy January 20, 2015 at 4:33pm

lol
Carloeel January 20, 2015 at 4:37pm

Remember piggy and pj making metres constantly and terrorising hope de gois and peats could do the same thing this year
Ham Sammich January 20, 2015 at 4:38pm

40 try assists? That'd be really nice.
Premier2018 January 20, 2015 at 4:48pm

I think this is our year. I like the look of our squad and BA has a side that is his.

Glad I got my season ticket because I think we are going to tear up the comp this year.
BE STONE COLD January 20, 2015 at 4:51pm

De Gois and Peats will be a waste of a bench spot.... Peats is an 80min Hooker... I reckon De Gois will be Wenty's hooker.