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Who would you choose in your greatest ever Western Force XV since 2006?
1st XV
15. Drew Mitchell (Waratahs)
14. Scott Staniforth (retired)
13. Ryan Cross (Waratahs)
12. James O'Connor
11. Cameron Shepherd
10. Matt Giteau (Brumbies)
9. Matt Henjak (Toulon)
1. Pek Cowan
2. Tai McIsaac (retired)
3. Tim Fairbrother
4. John Welborn (retired)
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Matt Hodgson
7. David Pocock
8. Richard Brown
2nd XV
15. ?
14. Nick Cummins
13. Mitch Inman
12. Junior Pelesasa (Agen)
11. Digby Ioane (Reds)
10. David Hill (Japan)
9. Josh Valentine (Brumbies)
1. Gareth Hardy (Leeds)
2. Brendan Cannon (retired)
3. Dave Fitter (retired) (better than Takiari and Castle)
4. Rudi Vedelago (retired)
5. Tom Hockings
6. David Pusey (retired)
7. ?
8. Scott Fava (retired)
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1. Pek Cowan
2. Brendan Cannon
3. Kieran Longbottom
4. Rudi Vedelago
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Matt Hodgson
7. David Pocock
8. Ben McCalman
9. Justin Turner
10. Matt Giteau
11. Cameron Shepherd
12. Scott Staniforth
13. Digby Ioane
14. Drew Mitchell
15. James O'Connor
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
As you are asking for greatest XV (ie combination), not greatest players to play, this is what I would field to win a hypothetical match. Have assumed also at their playing ability while in WA, not before or after.
1. Gareth Hardy
2. Tai McIsaac
3. Tim Fairbrother
4. John Welborn
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Matt Hodgson
7. David Pocock
8. Ben McCalman
9. Matt Henjak
10. James Hilgendorf
11. Digby Ioane
12. James O'Connor
13. Scott Staniforth
14. Nick Cummins
15. Cameron Shepherd
16. Brendan Cannon
17. Pek Cowan
18. David Pusey
19. Richard Brown
20. Justin Turner
21. Matt Giteau
22. Drew Mitchell
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
It's a tough one to call. Do you base it on current form or form when they were at the Force?
Matt Giteau for example has played a lot better in the past than he is at the moment, whereas Digby Ioane is a far better all round player now than when he was at the Force. Cam Shepherd has seen much better days too.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
No, just remembering how to count to 22 correctly.
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1st XV
15. Cameron Shepherd
14. Digby Ioane (Reds)
13. Scott Staniforth (retired)
12. James O'Connor
11. Drew Mitchell (Waratahs)
10. Matt Giteau (Brumbies)
9. Matt Henjak (Toulon)
1. Pek Cowan
2. Brendan Cannon (retired)
3. Tim Fairbrother
4. Sam Wykes
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Matt Hodgson
7. David Pocock
8. Scott Fava (retired)
Whats with the Matt Henjak love?
He had an awful season in 2006 and while 2007 was better he still wasn't great.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
I count from 1 - 22.
Unlike Drew Mitchell who had trouble playing blackjack in the Canberra casino when he realised to count to 21, he had to take off his shoes and socks and drop his daks.
That only goes to 20.5 for Drew![]()
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.