2023 G&GR POTY

[RugbyReg]

No more games this year so its time to run through the votes for the year - Bronwlow style.

Game 1 v South Africa in Pretoria - South Africa win 43-12 (Tom Hooper, Zane Nonggorr, Richie Arnold and Carter Gordon debut)

9 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Marika Koroibete
2 - Nick Frost
1 - Rob Valetini

Game 2 v Argentina in Sydney - Argentina win 34-31 (Josh Kemeny debuts)

11 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Mark Nawaqanitawase
2 - Carter Gordon
1 - Will Skelton

Game 3 v New Zealand in Melbourne - New Zealand win 38-7

5 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Angus Bell
2 - Rob Valetini
1 - Will Skelton

So the Rugby Championship leaders were:

1st - 3 pnts = Bell, Valetini, Nawaqanitawase, Koroibete
5th - 2 pnts = Skelton, Frost, Gordon

Game 4 v New Zealand in Dunedin - New Zealand win 23-20 (Matt Faessler debuts)

10 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Tom Hooper
2 - Angus Bell
1 - Fraser McReight

Game 5 v France in Paris - France win 41-17 (Blake Schoupp and Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa debut)

9 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Suliasi Vunivalu
2 - Fraser McReight
1 - Will Skelton

So the random pre-RWC match leaders were:

1st - 3 pnts =McReight, T Hooper, Vunivalu
4th - 2 pnts = Bell, Skelton

Game 6 v Georgia in Saint-Denis (RWC) - Australia win 35-15

8 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Will Skelton
2 - Taniela Tupou
1 - Mark Nawaqanitawase

Game 7 v Fiji in St-Etienne (RWC) - Fiji win 22-15

9 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Nick Frost
2 - Angus Bell
1 - Ben Donaldson

Game 8 v Wales in Lyon (RWC) - Wales win 40-6

8 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Angus Bell
2 - Rob Valetini
1 - Mark Nawaqanitawase

Game 9 v Portugal in St-Etienne(RWC) - Australia win 34-14

8 players polled points. Top three were:

3 - Angus Bell
2 - Fraser McReight
1 - Rob Valetini

So the RWC match leaders were:

1st - 8 pnts =Bell
2nd - 3 pnts = Skelton, Valetini, Frost,
5th - 2 pnts = Nawaqanitawase, McReight, Tupou
8th - 1 pnt = Tupou

And the overall winner, and in what shouldn't really be a shock to anyway, is Angus Bell.

Full ladder is:

1st Bell (13 pnts)
2nd Skelton, Valetini (6)
4th Frost, Nawaqanitawase, McReight, (5)
7th Koroibete, T Hooper, Vunivalu (3)
10th Gordon, Tupou (2)
12th Donaldson (1)

Roll call of winners:

2010 David Pocock
2011 Will Genia
2012 Michael Hooper
2013 Scott Fardy
2014 James Slipper
2015 David Pocock
2016 Will Genia
2017 Sean McMahon and Adam Coleman
2018 David Pocock
2019 Marika Koroibete
2020 Michael Hooper
2021 Michael Hooper
2022 Rob Valetini
2023 Angus Bell

 

[The Red Baron]

Congrats to the big fella, a shining light in a very dark season.

From that roll call, a backrower has won (or shared) the poty 9 out of 14 times. And over half of those 9 poty were shared by 2 players. Looks like a centre, flyhalf or fullback has never won the GAGR POTY.

 

[HogansHeros]

So the RWC match leaders were:

1st - 8 pnts =Bell
2nd - 3 pnts = Skelton, Valetini, Frost,
5th - 2 pnts = Nawaqanitawase, McReight, Tupou
8th - 1 pnt = Tupou

Does that mean he was tied 2nd?

Well deserved by Belly! Hopefully an injury free 2024 for the Tahs

 

[liquor box]

Does that mean he was tied 2nd?

Well deserved by Belly! Hopefully an injury free 2024 for the Tahs

Hopefully injury free for the whole season, maybe he should be rested against the Reds though for load management reasons.

 

[stillmissit]

Hopefully injury free for the whole season, maybe he should be rested against the Reds though for load management reasons.

NO......