The John Eales medal 2011/2012

[Hugh Jarse]

The 2012 Award List

Sevens Player of the Year - Shawn Mackay Award: Ed Jenkins

Joe French Award: Dick McGruther

Volunteer of the Year: Mick Pini

Referee of the Year: Steve Walsh

U20 Player of Year: Curtis Browning

Womens Player of the Year: Emilee Cherry

Spirit of Rugby Award (Nick Farr Jones Award): Nathan Sharpe

2012 Hall of Fame Inductees: Wally Meagher, Tony Shaw, Geoff Shaw

Rookie of the Year: Michael Hooper (Nominees - Dave Dennis, Hooper, Liam Gill, Dom Shipperley, Kane Douglas)

Try of the Year: Ben Alexander (Nominees - McCalman vs Russia @ RWC Nelson, Alexander v Saffers @ Perth, Ioane v Argentina @ Rosario)

Australia's Choice Award: Nathan Sharpe (Nominees - Quade Cooper, Aussie Mike Harris, Michael Hooper, Bam Bam Pocock, Nathan Sharpe)

John Eales Medal: Nathan Sharpe

John Eales Medal Final Count Down

10 Sitaleki Timani 103 points
9 Digby Ioane 108 points
8 Scott Higginbotham 120 points
7 Adam Ashley Cooper 131 Points (5 passes)
6 Kurtley Beale 144 points
5 Will Genia 149 points
4 Berrick Barnes 160 points
3 Michael Hooper 171 points
2 David Pocock 235 points
1 Nathan Sharpe 259 points

 

[p.Tah]

I think Emilee Cherry took out the women's award

http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/Team...ad/Player/tabid/1742/playerid/11/Default.aspx

EDIT: hadn't seen HJ's post above

 

[ChargerWA]

Hmmm.... well this reflects well on Robbie.

 

[The Rant]

Well fucking done sharpie.

Well fucking done indeed!

 

[The Rant]

Gotta say - it says a lot about our attack when a prop wins try of the year and it really wasn't that special (couple of nice pop passes from TPN and Higgers but that's it).

Will genia's try against the welsh at suncorp beats the shit out of it.

 

[The Rant]

Was it a wind-up for Hansen having 'aussie mike harris' as a nominee for 'Australia's Choice'...

 

[qwerty51]

Gotta say - it says a lot about our attack when a prop wins try of the year and it really wasn't that special (couple of nice pop passes from TPN and Higgers but that's it).

Will genia's try against the welsh at suncorp beats the shit out of it.

I didn't like their criteria either, they said they looked for team tries.. well it seems like it's an individual award so should go to an individual try.

 

[Penguin]

Good on ya Sharpie, you're going out in a grand style. Legend!

 

[kiap]

Two legends

 

[cyclopath]

Onya Sharpie, another great milestone for the Bullet.
Gotta say, Eales looks as young (or old!) as Sharpie. Not sure what that says about the two of them!

 

[nugget]

Two legends

No position has as much love for each other as the second row. you can see it in their eyes... starting to tear up here. Very proud, well done Sharpie!

 

[mudskipper]

Congrats Sharpie... well done... thanks for all the great rugby...

Alexander try of the year!!!! ... suck it up backs... he has a nose for a try that guy...

Hooper rookie of the year then daylight, well done Michael...

 

[BPC]

No position has as much love for each other as the second row.

Well, they do hug each other and then grab some other players by the crotch regularly during a match.

 

[Braveheart81]

Well, they do hug each other and then grab some other players by the crotch regularly during a match.

I remember when I was in the Under 12s and our coach started getting us to bind through the legs. None of us knew it was the done thing at higher levels so it was a bit confronting to be asked to reach between another boy's legs.

It didn't last long though because that sort of bind was illegal in junior rugby (I'm not sure if that is still the case now).

 

[GaffaCHinO]

I remember when I was in the Under 12s and our coach started getting us to bind through the legs. None of us knew it was the done thing at higher levels so it was a bit confronting to be asked to reach between another boy's legs.

It didn't last long though because that sort of bind was illegal in junior rugby (I'm not sure if that is still the case now).

I remember my first senior game. I was a colt and with the new under 19 laws we couldn’t use power binds.
I was asked to sit on the bench for second grade just hoping I didn’t get on because I was shitting my pants with how big the blokes were.
Just my luck the LHP goes down and the coach tells me to get out there. As with most stoppages there was a scrum.
I took my bind up with the hooker, and next thing I know some old bloke named Leggs reaches between my leg and grabs hold of the front of my shorts and just about a hand full of something else. I freaked out haha didn’t know WTF he was doing but I didn’t want to say anything in case I looked like an idiot. Good times.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Well deserved Sharpie based on a stellar season. I think he's playing some of the best footy of his career and his captaincy has been an inspiration.

 

[Ruggo]

Congratulations Sharpie and well earned.

 

[Troy]

Well done Sharpie and keep up the humour! Always enjoy his wit during an interview.