IN 2004, the South Sydney Rabbitohs unveiled the “South Sydney Dream Team” – comprising the best 17 players and a coach to have represented the Rabbitohs between 1908-2004.
Do you think current Rabbitohs stars Greg Inglis, Sam Burgess and Nathan Merritt deserve inclusion in the “South Sydney Dream Team”?
The Dream Team is:
- Fullback – Clive Churchill (164 games for Souths between 1947-58, 27 games for NSW, 34 Tests for Australia. Coached Souths to four premierships in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971).
- Winger – Harold Horder (86 games for Souths between 1912-19 & 1924, 9 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
- Centre – Herb Gilbert (23 games for Souths between 1911-12 & 1915, 3 games for NSW, 7 Tests for Australia).
- Centre – Paul Sait (163 games for Souths between 1968-78, 5 games for NSW, 7 Tests for Australia).
- Winger – Ian Moir (118 games for Souths between 1952-58, 10 games for NSW, 8 Tests for Australia).
- Five-eighth – Jim Lisle (102 games for Souths between 1962-68, 8 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
- Halfback – Bob Grant (136 games for Souths between 1966-75, 2 games for NSW, 1 Test for Australia).
- Lock – Ron Coote (151 games for Souths between 1964-71, 13 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
- Second Row – Bob McCarthy (211 games for Souths between 1963-75 & 1978, 10 games for NSW, 10 Tests for Australia).
- Second Row – George Treweek (120 games for Souths between 1926-34, 7 games for NSW, 18 Tests for Australia).
- Prop – John O’Neill (150 games for Souths between 1965-71 & 1975-76, 5 games for NSW, 2 Tests for Australia).
- Hooker – Elwyn Walters (129 games for Souths between 1967-73, 11 games for NSW, 12 Tests for Australia).
- Prop – John Sattler (Captain, 195 games for Souths between 1963-72, 4 games for NSW, 3 games for Queensland, 4 Tests for Australia).
- Reserve – Greg Hawick (84 games for Souths between 1950-56, 8 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
- Reserve – Ray Branighan (52 games for Souths between 1968-71, 5 games for NSW, 8 Tests for Australia).
- Reserve – Ian Roberts (65 games for Souths between 1986-89, 11 games for NSW, 13 Tests for Australia).
- Reserve – Les Cowie (176 games for Souths between 1947-57, 10 games for NSW, 6 Tests for Australia).
- Coach – Jack Rayner (Played 194 games for Souths between 1946-57, 11 games for NSW, 5 Tests for Australia. Coached Souths to five premierships in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955).