Mid-Season Review

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Jazz, Jun 9, 2013.

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  1. Jazz NC Smith

    Yeah, so it is about halfway through the season, what are your thoughts?

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    1. Greg Inglis
    2. James McManus
    3. Blake Ferguson fuck
    4. Jamie Lyon
    5. Josh Hoffman
    6. Todd Carney
    7. Cooper Cronk
    8. Sam Burgess
    9. Cameron Smith
    10. Aaron Woods
    11. Sonny Bill Williams
    12. Josh Papalii
    13. Trent Merrin

    Premiership Favourites: Melbourne Storm

    Most Surprising Team: North Queensland Cowboys/Sydney Roosters

    Jarryd Hayne Award (Outstanding Player of the Year): Greg Inglis

    Taulima Tautai Award (Spud of the Year): Shaun Kenny-Dowell

    Luke Stuart Award (Unsung Player of the Year): Nigel Plum

    Breakout Player: Brenton Lawrence

    Rookie of the Year: George Burgess
     
    Jazz, Jun 9, 2013
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  2. Jimmy J Read

    don't know if you're asking for others teams of the year and whatnot but i'm going to do mine anyway, same team basically but swap hoffman with merritt, swap carney with sutton, put george burgess in sam's spot, and take out merrin and put sam there.

    premiership faves - souths.
    most surprising - same.
    hayne awrd - same.
    tautai award - not in terrible form but compared to what is expected of him - thurston.
    stuart award (gun name btw, loved stuart when he played) not really sure.
    rookie of the year - easily george burgess.
     
    Jimmy, Jun 10, 2013
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  3. Magic AJ Parker

    I really can't stand him as a player but Jamal Idris has been ridiculously good so far this year, I have little doubt it'll be short lived but based purely on performances this year he'd be in my team.


    Premiership Favourites: Melbourne Storm

    Most Surprising Team: Sydney Roosters/Penrith Panthers

    Jarryd Hayne Award (Outstanding Player of the Year): Greg Inglis

    Taulima Tautai Award (Spud of the Year): Mahe Fonua

    Luke Stuart Award (Unsung Player of the Year): Nigel Plum

    Breakout Player: Albert Kelly

    Rookie of the Year: Tohu Harris (pretty sure Burgess is ineligible)
     
    Magic, Jun 10, 2013
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  4. Jazz NC Smith

    Yeah, post your own if you want.
     
    Jazz, Jun 10, 2013
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  5. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Carney is a much better player than Maloney but I do think Maloney has been better this year. Really haven't been that wrapped in Cronk's form in general either.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 10, 2013
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  6. Jazz NC Smith

    Cronk has tailed off a bit but he started the year in great form.
     
    Jazz, Jun 10, 2013
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  7. Julian BJ Taylor

    yeah I don't agree with the halves at all.

    I'd have cherry evans in a canter and not sure about the second half. probably sutton.
     
    Julian, Jun 10, 2013
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  8. BigGuns DA Astele

    Carney hasn't been bad but he isn't setting the comp on fire, I'd go with Maloney. Jennings for Lyon. Plum is a great shout. Ran 200 odd against the Tigers this round.
     
    BigGuns, Jun 10, 2013
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  9. Julian BJ Taylor

    inglis
    McManus
    ferguson
    Jennings
    Hoffman

    hate having the Same but I do agree.

    sutton
    cherry evans

    fifita
    Farah
    woods
    papalii
    Mateo
    burgess
     
    Julian, Jun 10, 2013
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  10. Mr Fourex MR Fourex

    Team of the Year:

    1. Greg Inglis
    2. James McManus
    3. Michael Jennings
    4. Jamie Lyon
    5. Josh Hoffman
    6. John Sutton
    7. DCE
    8. Aaron Woods
    9. Cameron Smith
    10. Andrew Fifita
    11. Sonny Bill Williams
    12. Josh Papalii
    13. Corey Parker

    14. Cooper Cronk
    15. James Graham
    16. Ben Matulino
    17. Trent Merrin

    Premiership Favourites: Melbourne Storm

    Most Surprising Team: North Queensland Cowboys/Sydney Roosters

    Jarryd Hayne Award (Outstanding Player of the Year): Greg Inglis

    Taulima Tautai Award (Spud of the Year): Shaun Kenny-Dowell (as good as any .....Blair / T-rex also come to mind)

    Luke Stuart Award (Unsung Player of the Year): Nigel Plum

    Breakout Player: Andrew Fifita / Josh Papalii

    Rookie of the Year: George Burgess[/QUOTE]
     
    Mr Fourex, Jun 10, 2013
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  11. Magic AJ Parker

    I don't think Papalii has been that great this year, he's only run into some form in the last couple of weeks.

    In saying that I genuinely can't think of a second rower outside of SBW who's really deserved to be there.
     
    Magic, Jun 10, 2013
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  12. Julian BJ Taylor

    Papalii has been brilliant
     
    Julian, Jun 10, 2013
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  13. Magic AJ Parker

    Only for the past month or so though, he had a really slow start to the season.
     
    Magic, Jun 10, 2013
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  14. Cribbage RG Cribb

    I can't agree with Magic at all here. I wasn't on the Papalii bandwagon as much as some of the blokes here until this year but I'm completely sold now; he's been great this year. In the games he didn't have a big impact on with his running or hard hitting defence, he did a lot of subtle ball playing before the line. I don't think it really came off as such until that game against Newcastle (which is probably when Magic started counting his excellent form) but it was only a matter of time given what he'd been doing all season. I was almost sold before then

    SBW is a freak but Papalii is the archetype for the modern second rower; we'll hopefully be seeing more and more like him.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 10, 2013
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  15. Magic AJ Parker

    Showing potential to blow a game open is one thing but actually doing it is another and that's what team of the years (or in this case mid-season) get picked on. Actual performances, this isn't about whether he has ability I have no doubt about that, pretty sure I started the bandwagon on here I love the bloke as a player but he was quiet to start the season.

    Same goes for Feleti Mateo.
     
    Magic, Jun 10, 2013
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  16. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Mateo has been dire for most of this year IMO, but Papalii has been good. His performances were good early on; he wasn't busting a game open but he was doing the right things to create chances. Mateo was not.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 10, 2013
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  17. Jazz NC Smith

    Yep, Mateo has been pretty awful along with the rest of the Warriors. I'm quite surprised that Julian had him in his team. I really enjoy watching Mateo and I think he is a top notch player but I don't plan on regularly expressing that opinion in 2013 for fear of ridicule. His play this year hasn't been anything like the consistent, quality play he displayed for most of 2011/2012.
     
    Jazz, Jun 10, 2013
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  18. morgieb MC Burridge

    Julian not having Williams indicates having a chip on his shoulder.
     
    morgieb, Jun 10, 2013
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  19. BigGuns DA Astele

    Mateo is always one game away from me loving or hating him.
     
    BigGuns, Jun 10, 2013
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  20. Wilson SB Wilson

    Papalii is good but he's quite easily the most over-rated player on this forum.
     
    Wilson, Jun 10, 2013
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