Aus S14 - team of the round week 3

[Scotty]

It was a shoulder. If he is coming through to put pressure on the kicker he needs to have arms up for the possible charge down, or flying through the air, arms out trying to make the tackle, not shoulder cocked as he did.

 

[PhucNgo]

Mine:
1 Robinson
2 Moore
3 Shepherdson
4 Caldwell
5 McMeniman
6 Hodgson
7 Smith
8 Palu
9 Valentine
10 Giteau
11 Hynes
12 Barnes
13 Ioane
14 Shepherd
15 SNK

One long dash down the side line and suddenly Ioane as a converted winger is the best center in Aus? :nta: Don't get me wrong, I am fan, but one good game against a crapola team an international center a player doesn't make.

Cross would be my choice. He defended like a Trojan and his timing and judgment was good, especially when he put Shepherd away.

Blue, its more than one. Go back and look at the Stormers game Iaone had DeVilliers (reputedly the worlds best centre) not knowing where to look in defence and attack.

 

[TOCC]

Cooper over Gits is a big call I reckon.

I would've picked Gits because of Coopers' two mistakes: that dropped ball, and the shoulder charge.

An 85 kilo five-eighth shoulder charging a 110 kilo fullback is pretty self explanatory,? he joked.

?It was pretty funny from my side of it. It was pretty much a push and there was probably no shoulder involved.

?But it is the ref?s decision at the end of the day and we still came away with the victory.?

he does make a pretty valid point, i dont think that i saw any real contact from his shoulder, Cooper hit him front on in a upright position

the 2nd video shot clearly showed the shoulder

well no, i dont think it did

He leads with his shoulder and doesn't use his arms ........................

well thats not what i saw, it looked like he lead with his chest, is that still a shoulder charge, Coopers arms were in front of him, it as a push IMO

 

[en_force_er]

my team:
1 Robinson
2 Moore
3 Shepherdson
4 Caldwell
5 McMeniman
6 Higginbotham
7 Hodgson
8 Palu
9 Valentine
10 Cooper
11 Hynes
12 Gitts
13 Ioane
14 Shepherd
15 SNK

Basically Hodgson was good and was a 7 playing out of position, Gitts can play 12 and I did not like Barnes this week at all.

Thoughts?

 

[RugbyReg]

thoughts?

You're cheating. Picking players out of their designated position.

 

[en_force_er]

thoughts?

You're cheating. Picking players out of their designated position.

you could say that. you could also say im picking them in their actually position.

 

[RugbyReg]

thoughts?

You're cheating. Picking players out of their designated position.

you could say that. you could also say im picking them in their actually position.

which you could say if we were picking a "Form Aussie Side", but this is really the Team of the Week. Meaning the best performances per position for the weekend's games. Well that's how I read it.

 

[Blue]

Ummmm Blue its team of the WEEK. Nothing about being the best centre in Australia.

But one thing, did you watch the Reds game?

Still think Cross was better.

Yes. Sober. With both eyes open. Unlike all the drunk Queenslanders who finally think Iaone is Horan reincarnated. :fishing

 

[formeropenside]

Ummmm Blue its team of the WEEK. Nothing about being the best centre in Australia.

But one thing, did you watch the Reds game?

Still think Cross was better.

Yes. Sober. With both eyes open. Unlike all the drunk Queenslanders who finally think Iaone is Horan reincarnated. :fishing

I think he is Damian "Monkey" Smith reincarnated, if I had to think of a player he reminds me of.