Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2024
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Phil Kearns (64)
My bad, should be fixed now
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
Round 14
1.Hodgmen
2.Fassler
3.7A
4. Uru
5. Hooper
6. Frost
7. Brown
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lolesio
11. Ryan
12. Paisami
13. Flook
14. Muirhead
15. Wright
This weekend really showed the difference between Brumbies/Reds and the rest of the Ozzie teams
Few others who were great but not Ozzie's Tau, JMA ... Can't pick any from the other teams..
EDIT Could easily swap some of the selection from Reds to Brumbies or Brumbies to Reds
1.Hodgmen
2.Fassler
3.7A
4. Uru
5. Hooper
6. Frost
7. Brown
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lolesio
11. Ryan
12. Paisami
13. Flook
14. Muirhead
15. Wright
This weekend really showed the difference between Brumbies/Reds and the rest of the Ozzie teams
Few others who were great but not Ozzie's Tau, JMA ... Can't pick any from the other teams..
EDIT Could easily swap some of the selection from Reds to Brumbies or Brumbies to Reds
1. Alex Hodgman
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Seru Uru
5. Tom Hooper
6. Nick Frost
7. Jahrome Brown
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Noah Lolesio
11. CoreyToole
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Filipo Daugunu
14. Tim Ryan
15. Tom Wright
HM. Mason Gordon (couldn’t work out what backline position 10,12 or 15. More 15 but Tim Wright too good). Tom Lynagh (goal kicking let him down). Rhys Van Nek
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Seru Uru
5. Tom Hooper
6. Nick Frost
7. Jahrome Brown
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Noah Lolesio
11. CoreyToole
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Filipo Daugunu
14. Tim Ryan
15. Tom Wright
HM. Mason Gordon (couldn’t work out what backline position 10,12 or 15. More 15 but Tim Wright too good). Tom Lynagh (goal kicking let him down). Rhys Van Nek
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Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
1. Rhys van Nek
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Darcy Swain
5. Seru Uru
6. Nick Frost
7. Fraser McReight
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Noah Lolesio
11. CoreyToole
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Josh Flook
14. Tim Ryan
15. Tom Wright
Mason Gordon had an air of competency about him in everything he did.
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Darcy Swain
5. Seru Uru
6. Nick Frost
7. Fraser McReight
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Noah Lolesio
11. CoreyToole
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Josh Flook
14. Tim Ryan
15. Tom Wright
Mason Gordon had an air of competency about him in everything he did.
The Chairman
Phil Hardcastle (33)
14:
1. Hodgman
2. Faessler
3. AAA
4. Uru
5. Swain
6. Frost
7. Brown
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lynagh
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Flook
14. Muirhead
15. Wright
1. Hodgman
2. Faessler
3. AAA
4. Uru
5. Swain
6. Frost
7. Brown
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lynagh
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Flook
14. Muirhead
15. Wright
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
This is an excerpt from the TOTW on rugby.com.au, compliments of former GAGR Nathan Williamson :
"3. Taniela Tupou (Melbourne Rebels)
Tupou reminded everyone of his power in his stint off the bench for the Rebels.
His work at scrum-time got the Rebels back into the contest as he bullied Harry Vella and the Brumbies front-row.
It was enough to earn the nod over Allan Ala'alatoa, with the duo set to form a powerhouse combination in the Test arena."
I think Nathan has got this completely arse about. First of all, Harry Vella wasn't even in the game. Slipper started at LHP and was replaced by Rhys van Nek at or around halftime. Initially, TT tore through the Brumbies front row, but after young Liam Bowron came on at hooker the combination with van Nek stabilised the scrum, even winning a penalty off the first scrum they set together. The scrum thereafter was much more solid and pretty much on par with the Rebels. So, pretty even between TT and vN at set piece but vN was all over the ground in open play setting up Tom Wright's second try on the night and scoring one himself. TT on the other hand was missing most of the second half except for some questionable entries to a couple of breakdowns, for which he will probably be duly penalised. No matter how good someone might think TT was on the back of those early scrums, he was well and truly outplayed by Rhys van Nek. Some other THPs might make TOTW this week, but most certainly TT should not.
"3. Taniela Tupou (Melbourne Rebels)
Tupou reminded everyone of his power in his stint off the bench for the Rebels.
His work at scrum-time got the Rebels back into the contest as he bullied Harry Vella and the Brumbies front-row.
It was enough to earn the nod over Allan Ala'alatoa, with the duo set to form a powerhouse combination in the Test arena."
I think Nathan has got this completely arse about. First of all, Harry Vella wasn't even in the game. Slipper started at LHP and was replaced by Rhys van Nek at or around halftime. Initially, TT tore through the Brumbies front row, but after young Liam Bowron came on at hooker the combination with van Nek stabilised the scrum, even winning a penalty off the first scrum they set together. The scrum thereafter was much more solid and pretty much on par with the Rebels. So, pretty even between TT and vN at set piece but vN was all over the ground in open play setting up Tom Wright's second try on the night and scoring one himself. TT on the other hand was missing most of the second half except for some questionable entries to a couple of breakdowns, for which he will probably be duly penalised. No matter how good someone might think TT was on the back of those early scrums, he was well and truly outplayed by Rhys van Nek. Some other THPs might make TOTW this week, but most certainly TT should not.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Team of the Week Round 14:
Close round in a number of positions this week with ties between McReight and Brown, Lynagh and Lolesio, Muirhead and Toole, and Flook and Daugunu. McReight, Lynagh and Flook all win their tie breakers with unanimous support from the two tie breaker TotWs (none from Droan this week). Muirhead beats Toole on SuperBru fantasy points (7.5 vs 5.5) after Pietsch and Grealy were chosen to pair Ryan in the tie breaker TotWs
| Player | Team | Votes | Appearances | |
| 1 | Alex Hodgman | Reds | 7/8 | 2 |
| 2 | Matt Faessler | Reds | 8/8 | 4 |
| 3 | Allan Ala'alatoa | Brumbies | 8/8 | 2 |
| 4 | Seru Uru | Reds | 8/8 | 3 |
| 5 | Tom Hooper | Brumbies | 4/8 | 1 |
| 6 | Nick Frost | Brumbies | 7/8 | 4 |
| 7 | Fraser McReight* | Reds | 4/8 | 6 |
| 8 | Rob Valetini | Brumbies | 7/8 | 7 |
| 9 | Tate McDermott | Reds | 8/8 | 4 |
| 10 | Tom Lynagh* | Reds | 4/8 | 2 |
| 11 | Andy Muirhead* | Brumbies | 3/8 | 2 |
| 12 | Hunter Paisami | Reds | 8/8 | 6 |
| 13 | Josh Flook* | Reds | 4/8 | 5 |
| 14 | Tim Ryan | Reds | 7/8 | 4 |
| 15 | Tom Wright | Brumbies | 8/8 | 7 |
| 16 | Ryan Smith | Reds | 1/8 | |
| 17 | Rhys van Nek | Brumbies | 1/8 | |
| 18 | Dylan Pietsch | Tahs | 2/8 | |
| 19 | Darcy Swain | Brumbies | 3/8 | |
| 20 | Jahrome Brown* | Brumbies | 4/8 | |
| 21 | Noah Lolesio* | Brumbies | 4/8 | |
| 22 | Filipo Daugunu* | Rebels | 4/8 | |
| 23 | Corey Toole* | Brumbies | 3/8 | |
| HM | Mac Grealy | Reds | 1/8 | |
| John Bryant | Reds | 1/8 | ||
| Ned Hanigan | Tahs | 1/8 |
Close round in a number of positions this week with ties between McReight and Brown, Lynagh and Lolesio, Muirhead and Toole, and Flook and Daugunu. McReight, Lynagh and Flook all win their tie breakers with unanimous support from the two tie breaker TotWs (none from Droan this week). Muirhead beats Toole on SuperBru fantasy points (7.5 vs 5.5) after Pietsch and Grealy were chosen to pair Ryan in the tie breaker TotWs
Rd 15
1. Alex Hodgman
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Nick Frost
5. Jed Holloway
6. Lachlan Swinton
7. Carlo Tizzano
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Max Burey
11. Rohan Leahy
12. Hamish Stewart (100th game pushed ahead of Paisami)
13. Filipo Daugunu
14. Andrew Kellaway
15. Tom Wright
1. Alex Hodgman
2. Matty Faessler
3. Allan Ala'alatoa
4. Nick Frost
5. Jed Holloway
6. Lachlan Swinton
7. Carlo Tizzano
8. Rob Valetini
9. Tate McDermott
10. Max Burey
11. Rohan Leahy
12. Hamish Stewart (100th game pushed ahead of Paisami)
13. Filipo Daugunu
14. Andrew Kellaway
15. Tom Wright
Reds get first dibs on tie breaks. McReight, Lynagh and Flook over Brown, Lolesio and Daugunu. Nice touch.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
1. Hodgman
2. Pollard
3. Ala'alatoa
4. Canham
5. Holloway
6. Uru
7. McReight
8. Valetini
9. Lonergan
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Kuenzle
14. Pietsch (made a few errors but just ahead of Sapsford who didn't get many minutes)
15. Wright
2. Pollard
3. Ala'alatoa
4. Canham
5. Holloway
6. Uru
7. McReight
8. Valetini
9. Lonergan
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Kuenzle
14. Pietsch (made a few errors but just ahead of Sapsford who didn't get many minutes)
15. Wright
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I clearly didn't hit save or post earlier in the week...
Round 15:
1. Hodgman
2. Faessler
3. Tupou
4. Holloway
5. Uru
6. Frost
7. McReight
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Kuenzle
14. Kellaway
15. Wright
I I was initially going to be strict with positions, but Holloway, Uru and Frost all deserve selection this week and Frost did play much of the game at flanker, so... yeah.
Round 15:
1. Hodgman
2. Faessler
3. Tupou
4. Holloway
5. Uru
6. Frost
7. McReight
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami
13. Kuenzle
14. Kellaway
15. Wright
I I was initially going to be strict with positions, but Holloway, Uru and Frost all deserve selection this week and Frost did play much of the game at flanker, so... yeah.
