It’s very hard to pick a worst 13 from the SL era. Being able to pick the likes of Seijka, Thomas, Macani etc makes this so much easier haha. I’ll try do two teams.



SL



1. Jamie Foster - I would have put Sykes here as he was shocking at FB for us but Foster for me pips him there. Shocking under the high ball, support play was rubbish when he played there and his last line of defence was non-exsistant. Didn’t play at FB much but when he did I thought he was poor. Platt was a contender but he had that one and half seasons there where he was class. Shad Royston also in with a shout but topped our try scoring and his support play was very good. Not a bad tackler either, just no pace. Marcus St Hilare is a strong 2nd place.



2. Gareth Raynor - most famous moment was knocking Tomkins out. To be fair to him he came at the end of his career and was spent. Whether we didn’t see the best of him due to the team being poor, I’m not sure. Either way, he makes my worst team.



3. Adam Henry - came to replace Keith Lulia. May as well have replaced the goal post, at least the posts are solid. Shocking attacking play and even worse defending. Good bloke though, met him ed up in Pryzm with Dave Petersen the night before a 2015 Championship game. Bought me a ton of Maccies after haha.



4. Toa Kohe-Love - only played 3 games? So maybe an unfair assessment. But can’t think of anybody else I actually saw. Sykes was a good centre as was Platt. No-one was as bad as Henry.



5. Luke George - this is going to sound stupid but I can only remember two decent things he did at Odsal. He scored either an intercept or a loose ball and went the length of the field for us. And he scored a full length against us for Huddersfield. Came with a good reputation but was crap in our relegation season. Couldn’t tackle, couldn’t score. Couldn’t catch. The 2010 version of Reardon was close. As was the 2008 Tupou. However I am choosing the overall player and how they played for us and Tupou had a great 2007 and Reardon’s credentials in 2003 speak for themselves. Pryce was actually quite decent in 2012 even if he looked lazy.



6. Kyle Briggs - this one maybe harsh as he hardly got a chance to prove himself. But again, he was the worst in a list of not bad stand offs. I’ll always remember his debut in the 2011 Magic Weekend where he played well and assisted a try with a kick. Inwas going to choose Addy but it wasn’t Addy’s fault and he hardly played with a proper half.



7. Marc Herbert - need I say more. Disgrace to the stand off role. How he got a gig in the NRL I will never know. Should never be allowed to touch a rugby ball again haha. His best moment was in our biggest defeat ever against Salford (that highly embarassing 54-16 defeat) where he scored two tries. Lot of people put Orford here but I though onfield he was bloody brilliant for us. 4th in the league when he got injured and we tried to rush him back and played him with a busted shoulder. Southernwood was also a candidate but was nowhere near as bad as Herbert.



8. Jamal Fakir - came with a good reputation and never lived up to it. Had one decent game against Catalans in the cup. Shame as I liked him but was never good enough for us and I’m struggling for actual bad props. Manuokafoa was close in his last year but I though he played well in his first and second year.



9. Gareth Stanley - again a hard one as we have been blessed with great hookers in the SL era with Robbie, Jimmy, Hendo, Newton, Godwin, L’Estrange and Diskin! The only other two I could have put here is Aaron Smith (but he won the 2004 World Club Challenge and played well) or Stanley Gene and I’m sorry but this team is no place for the legend Stanley Gene.



10. Phil Joseph - this is a difficult one because I looked into his career when we signed him and I wanted him to do well. He did have heart but unfortunately no skill, wasn’t fit and just couldn’t play. Kaufusi was a shout here but I think Joesph was a lot worse.



11. Ian Sibbit - again we’ve been blessed with some great SR’s like Peacock, Gartner, Gilmour, Menzies, Morrison, Whitehead, Bateman. Even the lesser ones like Olbison was still solid. Sibbit gets in here just because he wasn’t mobile enough. Would have been a solid squad player in a better Bulls side but he wasn’t first team squad material for me. So unfortunately he’s in this team.



12. Michael Worrincy - great going forward when he wanted too. But then was always suspect at dropping the ball or running into three men instead of a gap. However it is his non-existent defence which grants him a place here.



13. Logan Swann - hard as we have had many great 13’s from McNamara, Mackay (greatest LF), Forshaw, Langley etc. Addy was a close second but he was a good ball playing LF. I didn’t mind Swann but couldn’t find anyone worse tbh.





Worst Ever:



1. Oscar Thomas

2. Iliess Macani

3. Adam Henry

4. James Mendeika

5. Johnny Campbell

6. Harry Seijka

7. Marc Herbert

8. Samir Tahraoui

9. Jean-Philippe Baile

10. Epalahame Lauaki

11. Lucas Walshaw

12. Colton Roche

13. Dave Petersen



14. Richie Mathers

15. James Davies

16. Jon Magrin

17. Vila Halafihi

18. Johnny Walker

19. Kevin Larroyer

20. Lee Smith

21. Rhys Lovegrove

22. Ben Kavanagh

23. Dan Fleming (not including this upcoming season).

24. Matt Ryan

25. Chris Ulugia (never really got a chance but never impressed).

26. Marc Herbert (not sure if I’ve mentioned him haha)

27. Rikki Sheriffe (scored a few belters to be fair)

That was a good read Bullboy and not a lot to argue with - but Dave Peterson? Did he actually play a single match for us?

No, he never played a first team game. The same could be said about Karl Davies (remember him?!). What ever happened to him?

Its scary how much money we wasted in 2015/16 on players who never played a single or very few games. It be scary if someone compiled a list. Didn't we end up in the 40s for players in 2016?

As a senior Bulls official told me in 2015. It was poop or bust.

Any man and his dog walking past odsal risked being signed up on a 2 year deal

To be fair Petersen never played a game.



Karl ‘The Lumberjack’ Davies played two pre-season games and was poor. Got injured against Leeds I think and retired.

Players in 2015 (less than 15 apps):



Matty Blythe (15)

Harry Seijka (15)

Dan Fleming (15)

Karl Davies (0)

Jean-Philippe Baile (13)

Chris Ulugia (6)

Dave Petersen (0)

Chev Walker (12)

Alex Mellor (15)

Lucas Walshaw (11)

Nathan Conroy (1)

Vila Halafihi (6)

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James Mendieka (13)

Omari Caro (icon_cool.gif

James Clare (7)

Matt Ryan (5)

Dane Neilsen (5)



Players in 2016 (less than 15 apps):



Oscar Thomas (12)

Adrian Purtell (9)

Danny Williams (15)

Lee Gaskell (12)

Dane Chisholm (11)

Paul Clough (13)

Dan Fleming (5)

Jean-Philippe Baile (1)

Epalahame Lauaki (9)

Lucas Walshaw (3)

Ben Kavanagh (15)

Vila Halafihi (0)

Jonny Walker (3)

Ethan Ryan (14)

Joe Lumb (10)

James Mendeika (0)

Johnny Campbell (3)

Etu Uaisele (2)

Richie Mathers (icon_cool.gif

Rhys Lovegrove (5)

Ross Oakes (6)

Jake Trueman (1)

Lewis Charnock (12)

Joe Philbin (5)

Stuart Howarth (9)

Joe Keyes (4)

James Bentley (1)

Josh Rickett (1)

Liam Kirk (3)

Dane Nielsen. I forgot we signed him.

Ferres and Green did a real bang up job didn't they? I heard Lowes was lumbered with players he didn't ask for or want which can't have helped. Despite those mitigating circumstances I still can't understand why he picked Baille at hooker for the crunch game.

When you see all those names listed like that it hits home how much s**t we brought in.

What an absolute crazy time it was.



Green was a conman and Ferres was completely clue less. Throw in the firecraker thay was Jimmy and it was the perfect recipe for disaster



2017 wasnt much better player wise but that was due to necessity of needing enough players to put a full team on the field.

You say that but we were a missed penalty goal and a contentious ball steal away from potentially winning that mpg. I can't blame them for throwing everything at one serious push for promotion. I get the feeling clubs are still doing that even now.