my 'favourite' team, the players i most enjoy watching (when on their game of course) from each postion, struggled in the props and backs departments
1. slater
2. falou
3. gasnier
4. pomeroy
5. hayne
6. bird
7. carney
8. moimoi
9. farah
10. douglas
11. s.b. williams
12. gallen
13. mateo
14. bailey
15. r. williams
16. tupou
17. kearney
(some NSW bias may exist)
as for admire, probably
bird: matured a lot to become a top footballer
hodgson: plays consistantly well above his weight division
noddy: appears to be a genuinly nice guy who has had a rough career amist achieving everything
tongue: playing above his weight division yet consistantly gives his all and gets through a mountain of work, often one of the best on feild in a regularly disappointing team