Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2024

[Brumby Runner]

Round 7

1. Slipper
2. Pollard
3. Tupou
4. Holloway
5. Swain
6. Valetini (looked to be off his oats a little, but with Smith's ineligibilty..)
7. Gamble
8. Cale
9. Goddard
10. Gordon
11. Vaihu
12. Foketi
13. Creighton
14. Sapsford
15. Wright

 

[Beattie]

1. James Slipper
2. Jordan Uelese
3. Sam Talakai
4. Jed Holloway
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
6. Lachlan Swinton
7. Charlie Gamble
8. Charlie Cale
9. Ryan Louwrens
10. Carter Gordon
11. Glen Vaihu
12. David Feliuai
13. Hudson Creighton
14. Filipo Daugunu
15. Tom Wright

HM. Noah Lolesio, Max Brury, Josh Canham

 

[Slim 293]

Round 7:

1. Slipper
2. Uelese
3. Talakai
4. Holloway
5. Canham
6. Valetini
7. Gamble
8. Cale
9. Goddard
10. Gordon
11. Vaihu
12. Foketi
13. Daugunu
14. Sapsford
15. Wright

 

[Wilson]

I'll try and compile the team this afternoon, so try and get any remaining votes in before 5pm

 

[Merrow]

1. Slipper
2. Pollard
3. Tupou
4. Holloway
5. Swain
6. Valetini
7. Gamble
8. Cale
9. Goddard
10. Lolesio
11. Vaihu
12. Foketi
13. Daugunu
14. Sapsford
15. Wright

 

[Beattie]

Rnd 8

1. Hayden Thompson-Stringer
2. Julian Heaven
3. Sam Talakai
4. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
5. Ned Hanigan
6. Lachie Swinton
7. Charlie Gamble
8. Viiolini Ekuasi (Langi Gleeson if Ekuasi ineligible)
9. Ryan Louwrens
10. Carter Gordon
11. Darby Lancaster
12. Lalakai Foketi
13. Filipo Daugunu
14. Tristan Reily
15. Andrew Kellaway

 

[Slim 293]

Round 8:

1. Thompson-Stringer
2. Heaven
3. Talakai
4. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
5. Hanigan
6. Swinton
7. Gamble
8. Gleeson
9. Louwrens
10. Gordon
11. Lancaster
12. Foketi
13. Daugunu
14. Reilly
15. Kellaway

 

[Dctarget]

Round 8:

1. Thompson-Stringer
2. Heaven
3. Talakai
4. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
5. Hanigan
6. Swinton
7. Gamble
8. Gleeson
9. Louwrens
10. Gordon
11. Lancaster
12. Foketi
13. Daugunu
14. Reilly
15. Kellaway

x2

 

[Wilson]

Team of the Week Round 7:

	Player	Team	Votes	Appearances
1	James Slipper	Brumbies	5/6	3
2	Jordan Uelese	Rebels	4/6	2
3	Sam Talakai	Rebels	4/6	2
4	Jed Holloway	tahs	4/6	2
5	Josh Canham	Rebels	3/6	1
6	Rob Valetini	Brumbies	3/6	4
7	Charlie Gamble	tahs	6/6	2
8	Charlie Cale	Brumbies	6/6	4
9	Harrison Goddard	Brumbies	5/6	1
10	Carter Gordon	Rebels	4/6	1
11	Glen Vaihu	Rebels	6/6	1
12	Lalakai Foketi	tahs	4/6	1
13	Filipo Daugunu	Rebels	5/6	3
14	Ollie Sapsford	Brumbies	4/6	1
15	Tom Wright	Brumbies	6/6	4
16	Billy Pollard	Brumbies	2/6
17	Matt Gibbon	Rebels	1/6
18	Taniela Tupou	Rebels	2/6
19	Nick Frost	Brumbies	2/6
20	Lachie Swinton	tahs	2/6
21	Ryan Louwrens	Rebels	1/6
22	Noah Lolesio	Brumbies	2/6
23	Hudson Creighton	Brumbies	2/6
HM	Darcy Swain	Brumbies	2/6
	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto	Rebels	1/6
	Angelo Smith	Rebels	1/6
	Tamati Tua	Brumbies	1/6
	David Feliuai	Rebels	1/6
	Darby Lancaster	Rebels	1/6

Apologies on the delay on this one, weekend got away from me. First bye round sees a few players make their debut and a rare proper and complete bench.

 

[Dctarget]

Impressive it’s Carter’s first appearance. Forget that Donaldson had such a strong start. Big correlation between forwards and 10 being represented.

 

[swingpass]

Big correlation between forwards and 10 being represented.

first maxim of rugby

 

[Brumby Runner]

1. Gibbon
2. Uelese
3. Talakai
4. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
5. Holloway
6. Kemeny
7. Gamble
8. Gleeson
9. Louwrens
10. Gordon
11. Lancaster
12. Foketi
13. Daugunu
14. Reilly
15. Kellaway

 

[Wilson]

Team of the Week Round 8:

	Player	Team	Votes	Appearances
1	Matt Gibbon*	Rebels	1/4	2
2	Julian Heaven	tahs	3/4	1
3	Sam Talakai	Rebels	4/4	3
4	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto	Rebels	4/4	2
5	Ned Hanigan	tahs	3/4	1
6	Lachie Swinton	tahs	4/4	1
7	Charlie Gamble	tahs	4/4	3
8	Langi Gleeson	tahs	4/4	1
9	Ryan Louwrens	Rebels	4/4	1
10	Carter Gordon	Rebels	4/4	2
11	Darby Lancaster	Rebels	4/4	2
12	Lalakai Foketi	tahs	4/4	2
13	Filipo Daugunu	Rebels	4/4	4
14	Triston Reilly	tahs	4/4	1
15	Andrew Kellaway	Rebels	4/4	4
16	Jordan Uelese	Rebels	1/4
17	Hayden Thompson-Stringer*	tahs	3/4
18
19	Jed Holloway	tahs	1/4
20	Josh Kemeny	Rebels	1/4
21
22
23

Very consistent voting for round 8. Thompson-Stringer demoted to the bench despite getting 3/4 votes as he is currently ineligible for the Wallabies. A few more debutants in another bye round.

My voting has definitely fallen off for the bye rounds though I did manage to watch all 3 games this weekend so should put in a team.

 

[Beattie]

1. Alex Hodgman
2. Tom Horton
3. Sef Fa'agase (? preferences ineligible)
4. Sam Carter
5. Izack Rodda
6. Liam Wright
7. Carlo Tizzano
8. Charlie Cale
9. Nic White
10. Ben Donaldson
11. Mac Grealy (preference ineligible)
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Tim Ryan (preference ineligible)
14. Bayley Kuenzle
15. Kurtley Beale

Rookie of the Week. Louis Werchon
HM. John Bryant

 

[Wilson]

1. Marley Pearce (first 3 preferences are ineligible)
2. Tom Horton
3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
4. Sam Carter
5. Izack Rodda
6. Liam Wright
7. Carlo Tizzano
8. Charlie Cale
9. Nic White
10. Ben Donaldson
11. Mac Grealy (preference ineligible)
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Tim Ryan (preference ineligible)
14. Bayley Kuenzle
15. Kurtley Beale

Rookie of the Week. Louis Werchon
HM. John Bryant

Based on the rest of your eligibility remarks I think you might have gotten confused on tight head prop - Toomaga-Allen is ineligible, Alex Hodgman (the Reds loosehead) is the former All Black prop who is eligible.

 

[Beattie]

Based on the rest of your eligibility remarks I think you might have gotten confused on tight head prop - Toomaga-Allen is ineligible, Alex Hodgman (the Reds loosehead) is the former All Black prop who is eligible.

Right you are. Is Sef Fa'agase eligible?

 

[Wilson]

Right you are. Is Sef Fa'agase eligible?

Yeah

 

[Hogan]

1. Alex Hodgman
2. Tom Horton
3. Marley Pearce
4. Ryan Smith
5. Sam Carter
6. Liam Wright
7. Carlo Tizzano
8. Charlie Cale
9. Nic White
10. Ben Donaldson
11. Mac Grealy
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Hudson Creighton
14. Bailey Kuenzle
15. Jock Campbell

Reed Prinsep, Santiago Medrano and Sam Spink were the best 8, 3 and 13 for me but they are obviously ineligible for the Oz TOTW.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Neither is Sam Spink.

 

[Hogan]

Neither is Sam Spink.

Yes my mistake…cheers.