Wallabies v Wales G&GR player of the year

[RugbyReg]

I thought Genia was very good as well.

Burgess thought #1Tah? Seriously?

 

[farva]

Sharpe? Off the back of 4 turnovers and a knock on?

Beale
Pocock
O'Connor

About bloody time you made it here.
And good to see your Sharpe hate is still running strong!

 

[WB3]

3. Gilbert
2. Pocock
1. JOC (James O'Connor)

That

 

[fatprop]

3 Pocock - Great disciplined display
2 Beale - Great vision
1 Genia - Made some great tackles and distributed well

 

[Hugh Jarse]

3 - Guess Who - Bam Bam
2 - Gilbert
1 - Sharpie

 

[Epi]

3. KB (Kurtley Beale)
2. Pocock
1. Genia

 

[TOCC]

3. KB (Kurtley Beale)
2. Pocock
1. Genia

I have noticed of late that the Burgess love fest has started to simmer stronger again, anyone would think he was coming on in the last 20min against tiring defence........

 

[fatprop]

I have noticed of late that the Burgess love fest has started to simmer stronger again, anyone would think he was coming on in the last 20min against tiring defence........

Having a guy with Burgess's enthusiasm able to come on and lift the side is great and a real weapon, but in the last two games Genia is starting to get back to his own great standards.

 

[S120]

3. Kurtley Beale
2. David Pocock
1. James O'Connor

 

[shadreck]

3 K Beale

2 Pocock

1 Genia

 

[barbarian]

3. Beale
2. JOC (James O'Connor)
1. Mitchell

Forwards were largely outplayed, don't think any deserve to be in the 3. Even Pocock.

 

[matty_k]

3. Kurtley Beale
2. David Pocock
1. James O'Connor

What he said

 

[Brumbieman]

About bloody time you made it here.
And good to see your Sharpe hate is still running strong!

Yeah i've been lurking for a few weeks.
I dont hate Sharpe. He's a good lineout general and has a good work rate. I just think he's a big softie who will never win anything. He's conditioned to losing and is one of those players who will always mentally capitulate when games start getting really brutal, and exactly the sort of player you don't want in your team in a Bledisloe/Tri-Nations/World Cup final.

Same group as players like Baxter, Waugh, Palu, Giteau, Chisholm, Brown etc.

Players like Pocock, O'Connor, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), the Faingaas, Lealiifano, Alexander, Nau, Ioane etc are winners. Players who will pull out that drop goal, or last second try, or that covering tackle that they had absolutely no right to make.

They're winners. They just don't lose. McCaw and Carter are the best examples.


RE yesterdays game and Sharpe, he got througha lot of work, yes. But he got himself turned in the tackle/isolated etc 4 times, knocked it on in contact another time. If you're supposed to be a ball carrier, then that's just not acceptable. And he certainly wasn't better than Beale, Pocock or Britney.

 

[Jnor]

3) Gilbert
2) Bam
1) Sharpe

Would've given the 1) to either JOC (James O'Connor) or Mitchell but I've been a bit too back-focussed lately. Honourable mention to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) as well.

 

[Henry]

3. Pocock. Still Immense
2. Mitchell. Works very hard off the ball and the few opportunities he had with it looked good
1. Beale. Second half 'heroics'

Players like Pocock... the Faingaas...Ioane etc are winners. Players who will pull out that drop goal, or last second try, or that covering tackle that they had absolutely no right to make.

They're winners. They just don't lose. McCaw and Carter are the best examples.

The Fiangaas? Really?? Edmonds outplayed Sia yesterday...

 

[Brumbieman]

3. Pocock. Still Immense
2. Mitchell. Works very hard off the ball and the few opportunities he had with it looked good
1. Beale. Second half 'heroics'





The Fiangaas? Really?? Edmonds outplayed Sia yesterday...

In their junior years, most definitely. It remains to be seen whether they become as dominant as they were in schoolboy rugby (Captain/Vice Captain of our only, and very illustrious, junior world cup winning team back in 2005. Anthony kicked the winning drop goal), but if they do, the Wallabies and those poaching Reds will benefit immensely.

 

[Brumbies Guy]

3The Fiangaas? Really?? Edmonds outplayed Sia yesterday...

A. Fainga'a definitely. Hopefully we will see it midweek

 

[Groucho]

3 - Beale
2 - Pocock
1 - JOC (James O'Connor)

 

[Boomer]

3 - Beale
2 - JOC (James O'Connor)
1 - Pocock

 

[Ham]

3. Pocock - Immense as usual
2. Sharpe - Massive work rate
1. Beale - Looked dangerous every time he got the ball

I'm beginning to think we should assume Pocock will get 3 points and just vote on the 2 and 1.