John Eales Medal

[Swat]

No, they just walked in

 

[TOCC]

by 7:30... doubt it

 

[tigerland12]

Stupid Quade being misleading!

 

[MrTimms]

Starting a Chat on the blog, will kick it off in about 20 minutes or so, in time for the Broadcast on fox to start.

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/live-chat-john-eales-medal/

 

[tigerland12]

Fuck, if Big Kev had of played more then 4 matches he would have killed it.

Well done KB (Kurtley Beale)

 

[Garryowen]

And yet there were some on here suggesting he should be dropped...

It's been a great pleasure to see his rise from prodigious schoolboy to the John Eales Medal winner. He's had vocal detractors from as early as 15 years old. They claimed he was over-hyped and that he wouldn't make it in the big time.

Well done KB (Kurtley Beale). You've proved them all wrong.

 

[Reddy!]

Kurtley would have polled most of those votes from the end of year tour last year.

 

[Sully]

Does it really matter when you earn the votes?

 

[tigerland12]

Kurtley would have polled most of those votes from the end of year tour last year.

He only added 40 or so from this year.

 

[twenty seven]

Would love to have seen Big Kev with the gong

 

[Scotty]

Does it really matter when you earn the votes?

No it doesn't. But the question is 'should it matter when you earn those votes?'. You could argue that 3N votes should be worth a lot more than June tour and most nh matches as often full strength teams aren't picked for those games against mostly lesser opposition.

 

[cyclopath]

Then Test matches become officially "tiered", and I don't want to see that.

 

[Sully]

No Scotty that's a bad idea. All test matches should be treated the same.

 

[lily]

I felt bad for Radike. It was obvious that he would have preferred the plague as opposed to being interviewed.

 

[Doc]

All votes should be the same, but people on here saying KB (Kurtley Beale) should be dropped is on current form. He was sensational last year, below that this year (I don't have a problem with him wearing 15 at all).

Must be almost a record from Kevvie. Points per game. Less than half the tests of the rest. Amazing form.

 

[Athilnaur]

Grats Kurtley!

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[daz]

Good result, I think.

Sticking point for me was the list of Rookies of the Year...FFS. Phipps? Timani? I assume they just had to pad that one out....

 

[Badger]

I felt bad for Radike. It was obvious that he would have preferred the plague as opposed to being interviewed.

He earned 50-odd points for the final Tri-Nations game against the All Blacks so if he keeps that up, he could win the big one next year and be even more uncomfortable having to deal with the media.

 

[Beefcake]

Thrilled for KB (Kurtley Beale), particularly the community he hails from, in greater western sydney, the mounty county, the wild west, Mt Druitt...

There is so much untapped talent that is wasted because of many and all reasons under the sun, however every now and then it only takes one, to represent and provide these youths with so much reason to keep on playing, keep on striving, keep on dreaming to one day reach such lofty heights...

Well done KB (Kurtley Beale)!

And its no secret that Mt Druitt is a nursery richly abundant in all types of athletes especially with league and rugby...

 

[Scotty]

His acceptance interview was good and he comes across as a great kid.

Not sure what is with the rather infantile obsession of sticking you finger in another's ear while the are on camera that some other players have though. Also disappointed at how scruffy some of the players look and how badly their suits fitted. Looks like they were just pulled off the rack - surely the aru can afford to have a tailor make adjustments?