Tim Hughes may have been good enough to win the AJC Oaks with the filly he part-owns Serenade Rose at Randwick on Wednesday, but according to John Cook, he won't be in his St John's Team of the Century. St John's will celebrate 35 years involvement in junior rugby league with a gala dinner at St Mary's School on Saturday May 13 and one of the highlights of the night is announcing their Team of the Century. The Daily Liberal has been publishing some of the teams selected by guest tipsters and the comments have been interesting - from the mums and dads, as well as the grand parents and former players. John Cook has been involved with St John's for many years and interestingly enough has omitted to name his son Marty in the squad of 17. As far as Tim Hughes - the horse owner and breeder and head of Macquarie Bank Media - is concerned, Cook couldn't pick him in his squad. "Tim fancied himself as a footballer but was never as good as his brothers such as Chris who I've named as hooker," Cook said. "Tim may not have been a star in football, but he's certainly proving himself in the business world and as a horse owner and breeder. It's great that he is doing so well and obviously enjoying life in the sport of kings. "But for my football team I had to make a few hard and fast changes. I had originally thought of Paul Dunn as fullback but then changed my mind and Jamie Smith, the Narromine-born Australian Schoolboy's rep, got the nod. "Most of the players picked themselves but it was a bit hard in a few positions. "That was the case with Steven Yeo who came right into contention for a wing spot but in the end I went for Brandon Pearson and Brett Patterson. "Jai Dunn is another player who would have been in contention for my team had his young life not been cut short in a motor vehicle accident while playing for Penrith. "It was also hard to pick the bench players but in the end I wrote down Andrew McGann, Luke O'Connor, Brad Cross and Shane Madden, although I changed my mind about Jason Linnane. "I had Jason at 16 but then realised I didn't have Brad Cross in the squad." Cook said he also had to look long and hard at the coaches available and in the end named Mick Dunn. "Mick was a very astute coach who gained respect of all young players he coached," Cook said. "He was my pick from a very good lot of coaches over the years including Ronnie Gibbs, Mick O'Neill, Tony Linnane, Neil Musgrave and Ray Spurr. "It was an interesting exercise sitting down and thinking about some of the excellent players St John's produced over the years and I would urge anyone to try and some up with their 17 players." The St John's committee has a number of prizes including a commemorative polo short for some of the best team combinations. A coupon has been appearing in the Daily Liberal, fill it out and drop it into the Liberal office or send us an email on sport.liberal@ruralpress.com