Nominations for player of the year are out

First topic message reminder :

Not much surprises on the short list, with 1/2P and Read most peoples favourites for getting the title.

Nominees: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales and British and Irish Lions), Sergio Parisse (Italy), Kieran Read (New Zealand) and Ben Smith (New Zealand).

Disappointed Jean De Villiers didn't make it - has had a fantastic season both in S15 and the Rugby Championship and would be no. 3 in my players of the year, behind 1/2P and Read overall the best player of the year.

Edit: Added poll to get 606 non-partisan views - yeah right!

Half's year has been breathtaking, 6 Nations Player of the Tournament, Lions Player of the Tournament, nominated for the IRB POTY, the RPA and now nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Halfpennys been great but Read should take this by a country mile

Scratch wrote:Half's year has been breathtaking, 6 Nations Player of the Tournament, Lions Player of the Tournament, nominated for the IRB POTY, the RPA and now nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Is there a welsh player of the year award? Would be funny if they gave it to JD2 or Tipuric....

the Wal - Aus match confirmed that 1/2P is just not the finished article at FB, and indeed would probably not be many people's 1st choice FB in a world team (Folau won saturday's encounter hands down). The only real break he made returning a kick was when gethin jenkins clearly blocked the kick chaser. Was 1/2P carrying a slight injury or did he pick something up during the match?

Not sure it will make much of a difference but I thought H/P had a poor game this weekend. He was skinned several times on one on ones and did not really impose himself

Did he pick up an injury?

Goodness...he plays poorly so an injury is assumed....

taylorman i'm absolutely not defending 1/2P, calm down. he gave up kicking duties after he hit one without his usual trajectory so i think he did pick up a knock or something.

i have been 100% of the opinion Read should get the award all along.

quinsforever wrote:...he gave up kicking duties after he hit one without his usual trajectory so i think he did pick up a knock or something...

 
 
 
 
He injured his pride and hurt his feelings and severely bruised his ego, I believe.

Taylorman wrote:Goodness...he plays poorly so an injury is assumed....

Goodness...he stopped the kicking duties and had lots of strapping on his leg.. I observe and ask questions

Halfpenny was smashed at one point no? when he took a high ball and had 1 toe on the floor, the rest in the air and was then t-boned by someone. Isn't that when he got injured? Not saying it was illegal... but 0.001 seconds sooner and it would have been.

The guy has missed many big shots before as have everyone...Steyn, Wilkinson, Carter the lot. One miss wouldn't put him off.

Taylorman wrote:Goodness...he plays poorly so an injury is assumed....

Isn't that what you guys say everytime you lose a match???

Food poisoning... check
Norovirus.... check
Ebola.... next on the list of excuses.

only kidding wee man.

fa0019 wrote:

Taylorman wrote:Goodness...he plays poorly so an injury is assumed....

Isn't that what you guys say everytime you lose a match???

Food poisoning... check
Norovirus.... check
Ebola.... next on the list of excuses.

only kidding wee man.

The French..check :-)

my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

fa0019 wrote:Hal

The guy has missed many big shots before as have everyone...Steyn, Wilkinson, Carter the lot. One miss wouldn't put him off.

bigger actually...two of em... and you can add Sexton to that list...

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

geez...wrong side of the bed this morning fa?

Taylorman wrote:

fa0019 wrote:Hal

The guy has missed many big shots before as have everyone...Steyn, Wilkinson, Carter the lot. One miss wouldn't put him off.

bigger actually...two of em... and you can add Sexton to that list...

Thanks for reminding us.

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

No I like this new Warburton line.

I just don't think winning another RWC was a motivation for us.

GloriousEmpire wrote:

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

No I like this new Warburton line.

I just don't think winning another RWC was a motivation for us.

Least he didn't say he had a runny nose GE

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

2011 - we had our own ref (at home)

PS - Only joking 

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

Think was more like:
91 - we were beaten by a great Oz side
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were beaten by a great French comeback
03 - we were beaten by an average Oz side
07 - Barnes/ Kaplan

Taylorman wrote:

fa0019 wrote:my favourite is sean fitzpatricks excuses into why NZ hadn't won the world cup since 1987 (was prior to 2011).

91 - we were complacent
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were complacent
03 - we were complacent
07 - we were complacent

never a mention of another side being simply better at the time. Then again, winners often have that sort of attitude.

Think was more like:
91 - we were beaten by a great Oz side
95 - poisoned.
99 - we were beaten by a great French comeback
03 - we were beaten by an average Oz side
07 - Barnes/ Kaplan

Aunt Suzie's poison must have lead to the choking ....

Well done to Read winning it, worth highlighting that all nominees had a great season too. Anyone know if there was a second and third place?

Folau is my prediction for next season. ...