Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
You'd have to assume 22 players gave him 3 votes just for that play alone...
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You'd have to assume 22 players gave him 3 votes just for that play alone...
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Not sure I love this voting system, it should be a 3-2-1 total per game, a total of 6 points on offer each match as opposed to the 138 points on offer currently. Still have all the players vote each game, but then it's portioned 3-2-1 for that match.
It just seems a bit of an outlier to me that one player could potentially have won the John Eales Medal by only playing 3 matches in 2022, 3 MOTM performances mind you, but they could have been a dud the rest of the season.
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They should enlist the GAGR model (TM). Everyone votes. Top scorer overall for each match gets 3 pnts, next highest gets 2 pnts, 3rd highest gets 1 pnt.
It would be interesting to have all the data and then review it under different methods to see how often that would change the winner.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
COMMENT: Of all RA's bone-headed decisions, a John Eales Medal reveal on Zoom is right up there
Rugby Australia’s most painful wait is over. The John Eales Medallist has been named, with Japan-based star Marika Koroibete winning the award a second…
www.theroar.com.au
Crashy
John Solomon (38)
There should be no surprise about the velocity of media that the Eddie Jones Era has bought - the gnashing of teeth by the mungos is a joy to watch. McLennan is openly mocking them and they don't like it. Í'll give you a list of who you need to call in Argentina / South Australia' bahahahaha
Eddie apparently has his own media team and this is all straight from his playbook.
Eddie apparently has his own media team and this is all straight from his playbook.
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
The "loose cannon" is certainly doing his job at the moment, as nervous as it makes some be.
The Red Baron
Chilla Wilson (44)
COMMENT: Of all RA's bone-headed decisions, a John Eales Medal reveal on Zoom is right up there
Rugby Australia’s most painful wait is over. The John Eales Medallist has been named, with Japan-based star Marika Koroibete winning the award a second…www.theroar.com.au
Bloody hell, that's embarrassing.
like Marika?
RebelYell
Arch Winning (36)
Love to hear that we're in the ear of Sam Walker, recently dropped to NSW Cup by the Roosters, to Rugby. Yes, know his family are died-in-the-wool mungos, but he was very good as a junior at Ipswich Grammar - famously scoring five tries in his last GPS game alongside Kalani Thomas in the halves.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
I’m not sure Sam Walker has ‘it’ to be an elite playmaker for a professional team. He’s shown some glimpses during his time with the Roosters, but I feel like Australian rugby has a bunch of serviceable fly halves in our system already and I don’t see what Walker offers above someone like Donaldson or Creighton for example.
Rebel man
John Thornett (49)
I agree, maybe an option for him out west is Pasitoa doesn’t kick on after the knee injury. But would he be ahead of Gordon, Lynagh, Donaldson, Edmed or Lolesio at their respective clubs? No
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Correct - not a bad shout about the Force as an option though. But as our friends in WA will attest, getting a Bondi boy to make the jump West would be tough, unless the money is very good, in which case I think RA would likely be overpaying the bloke.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Don’t bother re Sam Walker. I don’t see him being a better Rugby 10 than anyone running around right now. Just because he’s playing NSW Cup doesn’t mean he’s done or on the outer. He’s 20 and already has 50 NRL games. He’s contract extension until 2025 has him on $500,000 as well.
Interesting to see Suali’i kicking for the Roosters this arvo. Hopefully he can make this a good part of his game.
Interesting to see Suali’i kicking for the Roosters this arvo. Hopefully he can make this a good part of his game.
Rob42
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
First day of the Wallaby camp when Marika returns (before the mid-year Tests?) would have been ideal, a great way to kick off the Wallaby part of the season.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Nelson Asofa-Solomona has re-signed with the Storm until the end of 2027.
Glad we can stop talking about him as a Rugby target for Australia.
Glad we can stop talking about him as a Rugby target for Australia.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Bloody oath. Unlike a couple of posters on here, I'm very accepting of the fact that rugby can gain a lot from certain NRL players making the jump across.
NAS was not one of them. But I'm happy for him and the fact he's likely added an extra $500k to his superannuation via the RA chat.
