Official Super Rugby player of the year - Aussie Conference

[MrTimms]

Just got this email, interesting...

Higgers is a long way in front...

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RACE FOR THE FxPro SUPER RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE​

After four rounds of the 2012 FxPro Super Rugby season the race to be crowned the Australian FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year is starting to take shape with a number of last year’s top five polling their first votes for the season.

St.George Reds flanker, Scott Higginbotham, continues to lead the field, sitting atop the current voting with seven points from the first four games.

Having polled maximum votes in the first and third rounds, Higginbotham added to his tally last weekend with a single vote to put him three points clear of his closest rivals.

Fellow Reds teammate, Mike Harris, sits second on four points tied with HSBC Waratahs half back, Sarel Pretorius, Emirates Western Force loose forward, Matt Hodgson, and University of Canberra Brumbies fly half, Christian Lealiifano.

Last year’s winner Will Genia registered his first points in round four, polling the maximum three votes in the Reds game against the Sharks in Durban.

The Force’s captain David Pocock, who finished fifth in last year’s poll also registered his first points for the season securing three votes in his team’s one-point win over the Waratahs in Sydney.

Pocock’s former teammate turned RaboDirect Rebel, James O’Connor, who last year finished third behind Reds fly half Quade Cooper and eventual winner Genia also polled three points, his first for 2012.


2012 FxPro Super Rugby Player of The Year Points Table – Top 10:

Player​

TOTAL​

Scott Higginbotham

7​

Mike Harris

4​

Sarel Pretorius

4​

Matt Hodgson

4​

Christian Lealiifano

4​

Ben Mowen

3​

Dave Dennis

3​

Rob Horne

3​

Stephen Moore

3​

Scott Fardy

3​

David Pocock

3​

Will Genia

3​

James O'Connor

3​

In 2012 the Australian FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year Award will be voted on each round by one of the country’s leading Rugby journalist. In total 18 journalists will submit their 3-2-1 votes for each game involving an Australian side in their allocated round.

The player who polls the most votes at the end of the regular home and away season will be crowned the 2012 Australian FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year.

 

[MrTimms]

After Week 5

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FxPro SUPER RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR​

After five rounds of the 2012 FxPro Super Rugby season a total of 37 players have registered votes in the race to be named the FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year come seasons end.

Reflecting their on-field success the University of Canberra Brumbies have the most number of players in the race thus far with 10 players earning points from their first four matches.

The HSBC Waratahs have the second most with eight players registering points, seven St.George Queensland Reds have polled votes while the Emirates Western Force and RaboDirect Rebels both have six players each on the board.

Eight players polled their first points of 2012 in round five including Waratahs’ Forward, Tatafu Polota-Nau and Force forward, Salesi Mafu both earning three points for their efforts on the field.

Brumbies centre, Joseph Tomane and Rebel, Mark Gerrard, secured two points while Waratah Brendan McKibbin, Brumbies flanker, Michael Hooper, Rebels’ fly half, Danny Cipriani and Reds Fullback, Jono Lance all polled one point.

Reds forward, Scott Higginbotham, and Brumbies fly half, Christian Lealiifano, lead the race for the title tied on seven points with both players having secured votes in three games.

Higginbotham has secured the most ‘three’ point games this season polling the maximum on offer on two occasions, the first in round one against the Waratahs and again in round three against the Rebels. He was also awarded one point in the Reds game against the Sharks in round four.

Lealiifano kicked off his season with two points against the Force and then followed it in round four with two points against the Chiefs before last weekend polling three points for his efforts against the Highlanders.

Waratahs forward Dave Dennis, and Reds winger, Rod Davies sit two points behind Higginbotham and Lealiifano on five points, followed by the Reds’, Mike Harris, Waratah, Sarel Pretorius, and the Forces’, Matt Hodgson all on four points.

The race for to be crowned the FxPro Super Rugby Player of the year continues this weekend with all five Australian sides in action across the weekend.

2012 FxPro Super Rugby Player of The Year Points

Player​

TOTAL​

Scott Higginbotham

7​

Christian Lealiifano

7​

Dave Dennis

5​

Rod Davies

5​

Mike Harris

4​

Sarel Pretorius

4​

Matt Hodgson

4​

Ben Mowen

3​

Rob Horne

3​

Stephen Moore

3​

Scott Fardy

3​

David Pocock

3​

Will Genia

3​

James O'Connor

3​

Dom Shipperley

3​

Tatafu Polota-Nau

3​

Salesi Mafu

3​

In 2012 the Australian FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year Award will be voted on each round by one of the country’s leading Rugby journalist. In total 18 journalists will submit their 3-2-1 votes for each game involving an Australian side in their allocated round.

The player who polls the most votes at the end of the regular home and away season will be crowned the 2012 Australian FxPro Super Rugby Player of the Year.

 

[qwerty51]

Who the fuck voted for Rod Davies. In what match...

and so I'm not seen as biased - Rob Horne as well!

Need some transparency in here.

 

[Bowside]

Mowen, Higgers and Pocock for me. They have been consistently pretty decent - bodes well for our backrow come June.

 

[tigerland12]

How the fuck did Davies and Genia get points?

 

[suckerforred]

And how the hell is Poey only on 3 points??????

 

[Braveheart81]

Does it become almost impossible for someone like Pocock to win this sort of thing because everyone is used to him being the best player on the field?

 

[suckerforred]

Probably.

 

[Braveheart81]

He should work on his goalkicking.

I feel like it's the one area of his game that's really lacking.

 

[waratahjesus]

Mowen, Higgers and Pocock for me. They have been consistently pretty decent - bodes well for our backrow come June.

Agree with that but throw in Dave Dennis as well.

 

[suckerforred]

Agree with that but throw in Dave Dennis as well.

Do we have someone from the Rebels we can add? Just for a full set.

 

[Slim 293]

Michael Hooper didn't get 3 points from the weekend?

 

[qwerty51]

So one journalist a week votes on these, must know which journalist did which week..

 

[GaffaCHinO]

Can someone explain to me how Rod Davies has 5 points?? As he wasn’t on the first list that tells me he must have scored points during the Bulls debacle...no? So that’s what Poey is doing wrong not missing enough tackles. Pull your head in Dave.

 

[Braveheart81]

He got one point for every tackle he missed against the Bulls.

 

[Slim 293]

So one journalist a week votes on these, must know which journalist did which week..

Growden must have voted already because he seems to be the only rugby journalist championing Rob Horne's form thus far...

 

[Slim 293]

Michael Hooper didn't get 3 points from the weekend?

So, Hooper got 1 point despite being by far the most influential player on the park in that game, but Tomane got 2 points because he was in the right place to score 2 tries but really didn't contribute anything else during the match?

OK...

 

[Richo]

What a stupid system for handing out an award. At least wait until the end of the season and ask every journo to vote.

 

[Braveheart81]

So, Hooper got 1 point despite being by far the most influential player on the park in that game, but Tomane got 2 points because he was in the right place to score 2 tries but really didn't contribute anything else during the match?

OK...

2 points for two tries
1 point for one try.

Duh!

 

[The Red Baron]

Something must be wrong with my computer screen, I can't see Huxley's name on that list.........