Yes a 1h/shield hybrid thrower is definitely very nice, being able to switch from melee to range really adds a lot of fun to the game, and you can get a lot of nifty kills with the versatility or at least soften people up nicely. My clan is built around this class as standard infantry, everyone is a huge fan of it.
Look for something along these lines:
Strength: 21
Agility: 15
Skills to attributes: 2
Ironflesh: 3
Power Strike: 7
Shield: 4
Athletics: 5
Power Throw: 5
Weapon Master: 5
One Handed: 115
Throwing: 108
Feel free to tune it, you could even get away with 24/12 (personally I like jarids, but maybe you prefer heavy axes).
If you put on leather gloves you can wear medium armour, my armoured setup gives 40 head, 46 body, 44 legs.