Manly's greatest ever team revamped

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MANLY'S greatest ever team will require a major revamp if the Sea Eagles knock over the Roosters in Sunday's grand final.

In 2006 I was part of a panel with the club's 'godfather' Ken Arthurson, author and historian Ian Heads and former chairman Kerry Sibraa that named the best Manly team in 60 years.

Since then, this remarkably successful club has made four grand finals and won two premierships.

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With respect to all those originally chosen, the performances of current champions Jamie Lyon, Brett Stewart, Anthony Watmough and Kieren Foran in recent years almost demands a review.

They are to Manly what Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk are to Melbourne.

If Manly win tomorrow, there are two definite and two possible changes to the all-time greatest side.

Centre and skipper Jamie Lyon will have to be included. It will be his third premiership at the club.

He is a wonderful old style football player, who gets by on natural skill, thrives under pressure and has an obsession to win every time he takes the field.

The problem is you can't drop Bob Fulton or Michael O'Connor. I'd move Fulton to five-eighth for Wally O'Connell, not that I saw him play.

As much as he was a super player, O'Connell played most of his career at the Roosters and only two seasons at Brookvale for 34 appearances without winning a premiership.

I would also suggest Anthony Watmough should become a must selection the team. I'd at least put him on the bench for Ben Kennedy.

Kennedy is a bit like O'Connell – a champion but had only two seasons at the club and didn't win a grand final.

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Watmough has been among the top three back-rowers in the world for so long. He has to be there.

The most debatable position is at fullback.

Who would have thought anyone could ever question the great Graham Eadie's position in any all-time great side.

He was not just the best fullback of his era but in some years the best player in the game.

Wombat played 237 club games, 20 Test matches, scored 71 tries, kicked goals and won four premierships.

He was an absolute superstar.

Then along comes Brett Stewart with an unbelievable 136 tries from 177 games. This will be his third premiership.

I'm not saying he should definitely go in for Eadie but it's certainly worth discussing as a possibility.

Finally, Keiran Foran. He is now New Zealand's Test captain, he's fearless, skilful, and incredibly tough with a competitive streak like no other player in the game.

Surely he deserves to be at least considered for a position on the bench.

1 Graham Eadie ------ Brett Stewart
2 Ken Irvine
3 Bob Fulton (c ) ------ Jamie Lyon
4 Michael O'Connor
5 Ray Branighan
6 Wally O'Connell ----- Bob Fulton (c )
7 Geoff Toovey
13 Mal Reilly
12 Terry Randall
11 Steven Menzies
10 Roy Bull
9 Max Krilich
8 John O'Neill
Reserves:
14 Des Hasler ------ Kieren Foran
15 Cliff Lyons
16 Ben Kennedy ------ Anthony Watmough
17 Paul Vautin  

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