Oz S15 Team of the Season

[Brumbieman]

1. Benn Robinson
2. Stephen Moore
3. Kepu - equal best THP in the country (with Palmer) on form at being a THP and better around the field
4. Scott Fardy - I still struggle with picking two loose locks, I would prefer Douglas as Horwill was wounded so early for balance
5. Nathan Sharpe
6. Dave Dennis
7. Pocock
8. Scott Higginbotham
9. Will Genia (Nic White was all over Genia until the last few rounds of the season. Until the Blues game, he'd been in rubbish form for the Reds, while White was turning in wonderful games week in week out. Very lucky for Genia)
10. Cooper - the Reds were average this season until he got back there, with him they made the semis
11. Dom Shipperley
12. Pat McCabe
13. Anthony Fainga'a (Cummins was fantastic, but the importance of Ant to the Reds is shown by how shit they were as soon as he got injured. They were decent enough very early on, until the first half of the Bulls game. THen he went down and they opened up like a can of tuna and shipped 50 odd points, and were then promptly thrashed by the Force. He came back against the Blues and then shut down Fruen to be a big part of the reason the Reds held the Crusaders tryless at home. They were without Cooper the following week against the Cheifs, when Ant was again superb)
14. Henry Speight
15. Alfie Mafi

 

[RoffsChoice]

1. Benn Robinson
2. Stephen Moore
3. Dan Palmer - Hard worker across the field, well deserving of Wallabies callup
4. Scott Fardy
5. Hugh Pyle - Easily the most consistent performer in the Aus Tall Timber.
6. Dave Dennis - Considered Kimlin for his late season performance (gone from Bricks-for-hands to solid hard worker)
7. David Pocock - I swear there is a rule among officials forbidding him to receive Man of the match or he'd get it every week
8. Scott Higgenbotham - Mowen was as good in the line out, Delve was as good in broken play, Higgenbotham was good in both
9. Nic White - Apart from the box kicking, out performed Genia in almost every game
10. Christian Lealiifano - The five year plan turns up dividends! Saw a little bit of Bernie in every game
11. Digby Ioane - You can't discount the magic that man brings to any team he's in. Five weeks off really got him mad enough to overachieve
12. Pat McCabe - Only real competition was Harris. Almost wins by default
13. Anthony Fainga'a - I kept saying to friends and family last year that McCabe was the best defensive back we will see for a long time. Boy was I wrong! Smith and Cummins were both good, but I really think Mitch Inman was the real competition for this spot
14. Henry Speight - Yet more magic on the wing
15. Mark Gerrard - Coleman and Mogg both played well, as did Morahan, but Gerrard was just a standout from every point.

16. James Hanson - I rate him as the second best in Australia
17. James Slipper
18. Nathan Sharpe - Just like a pheonix
19. Liam Gill - I rate him above Hooper any day. Hooper gets you 5 metres each run, Gill gets you the god damn ball every chance there is.
20. Genia - Who else?
21. Cooper - Brought something special to each play
22. Kurtley Beale - Magic Man number three