The team was selected upon criteria including a minimum of 100 games, awards and recognition and the level of team success achieved during their careers, not that easy for a club that has taken out 26 wooden spoons, twice as many as any rival. It still reflects, however, the long line of individual stars who have played for the Saints over the same time, given the quality of some of those who missed out, none the least selector Frawley. George Young were also unlucky to miss out. Thomas, the youngest member of the selection panel, said he was not overly concerned at being the subject of disapproval from those who missed out, and conceded that fellow-selector Frawley might, in particular, have grounds for complaint. The important thing is that our club has probably failed in the acknowledgement area for a long, long time and we're trying to fix that up.
Tonight is a major stepping stone in the acknowledging of a lot of great people.
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