The Tom Carter incident

[spooony]

Well someone sledged off the field and someone else responded for him. If he is such a blabber mouth why did he not reply?

 

[Bardon]

Summing it up from an outsiders point of view Carter is a very good player, not much on the sportmanship front and a bit of a dick. He's Australia's Chris Ashton.

 

[drewprint]

Chris Ashton. Now THERE'S a wanker.

 

[spooony]

Chris ‘Splashton’ Ashton

He's got a knock my teeth out face

 

[Bardon]

Even Flood is looking at him as if he'd like to smash him in the gob.

 

[cyclopath]

Even Flood is looking at him as if he'd like to smash him in the gob.

I thought he was thinking "Put it near the posts, you show-pony gob-shite!".
Or maybe I was thinking out loud?

 

[drewprint]

Even Flood is looking at him as if he'd like to smash him in the gob.

I think Flood is a bit upset that his gelled up ski jump doesn't allow him to run as fast.

 

[Moses]

In 2011 Tom Carter scored 6 tries, busted 37 tackles and gave one try assist in 16 games (1270 minutes). Ben Tapuai scored 2 tries, busted 19 tackles and gave zero try assists in 10 games (670 minutes). Ben Tapuai earned a Wallabies call-up.

In 2011 Tom Carter made 188 tackles (1 every 6.7 minutes) and missed 14 tackles (7.4%) in 16 games (1270 minutes). Anthony Fainga'a made 176 tackles (1 every 6.9 minutes) and missed 28 tackles (15.9%) in 16 games 1217 minutes. Anthony Fainga'a earned a Wallabies call-up.

I can only conclude that numerically in 2011 Tom Carter was twice the attacking player of Ben Tapuai and twice the defensive player of Anthony Fainga'a.

Discuss.

Stats from Fox Sports Fantasy Rugby.

 

[Bruwheresmycar]

If there was a stat for getting under the opposition's skin, he would win hands down on recent form. I reckon we should give him a go against NZ on that basis, not much else is working for us.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

he should be a wallaby - even if they think he's not up to it his stats do not lie and he deserves the opportunity to show he is not up to it...a sort of give him enough rope approach

 

[Schadenfreude]

Moses - I've been threatened with a ban for posting references to the 2012 Australian Conference Points Table...

Do you think this is possibly equally as inflammatory?

 

[drewprint]

Based on his performance last week, I can only conclude he's at least twice the idiot of Ben Tapui and Anthony Fainga'a too.

I kid though. To answer your question, I dunno. I know it sounds like bullshit when you look at the hard stats, but I think someone like Taps has more talent. Having said that, it's hard to say that he didn't deserve a run ahead of Ant.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

talent is what you get through the end of your father's dick - its what you do with it that matters

 

[Penguin]

All it tells us is that stats don't tell the whole story as he's half the player the other two are.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

let him prove it

 

[Sully]

I'd say he didn't make it because of the "No dickhead" policy but I don't think we have one. Maybe he didn't make it because of the "no really really big dickhead policy"?

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Really? at least he would have shown up for the team photo

 

[Schadenfreude]

I'd say he didn't make it because of the "No dickhead" policy but I don't think we have one. Maybe he didn't make it because of the "no really really big dickhead policy"?

They brought that rule in after Campo retired didn't they?

 

[Slim 293]

Simple.

He's no Pat McCabe...

...

 

[Sully]

Really? at least he would have shown up for the team photo

But he would of been that kid picking his nose.