So we did a modern day rugby draft the Sharks subbie, and decided to do the voting in the open forum, so that all members could vote to help decide the winner. The rules were simply that any players who are still playing can be picked and the basic purpose was to pick the best team that could win a game tomorrow. We have decided to keep the team owners private for the voting period and will reveal the owner of each team once voting has closed. The members who took part were, - Arheiner - Doog - Eddie - Harps - Mouse - Rego A couple of the guys on there only had limited rugby knowledge and took part to generate some activity so cut them some slack if their teams aren't the greatest, the fact that Chabel was picked in round 1 probably highlights this. Anyway, here are the teams in no particular order. Please vote for the team that you think is the best overall in the poll. Team A 1. Tony Woodcock (NZL) 2. Andrew Hore (NZL) 3. Dan Cole (ENG) 4. Brad Thorn (NZL) 5. Andries Bekker (RSA) 6. Jerome Kaino (NZL) 7. Richie McCaw (NZL) 8. Kieran Read (NZL) 9. Morgan Parra (FRA) 10. Juan Martín Hernández (ARG) 11. Hosea Gear (NZL) 12. Wesley Fofana (FRA) 13. Jonathan Davies (WAL) 14. Alex Cuthbert (WAL) 15. Israel Dagg (NZL) 16. Saia Faingaa (AUS) 17. Euan Murray (SCO) 18. Brodie Retallick (NZL) 19. Liam Messam (NZL) 20. Nick Evans (NZL) 21. Richard Kahui (NZL) 22. Mike Brown (ENG) Captain: Richie McCaw Kicker: Morgan Parra Team B 1) Nicolas Mas (FR) 2) Bismarck du Plessis (ZA) 3) Sona Taumalolo (TO) 4) Eben Etzebeth (ZA) 5) Richie Gray (SC) 6) Dan Lydiate (WA) 7) Tom Wood (EN) 8) Juan Martin-Fernandez Lobbe (AR) 9) Will Genia (AU) 10) Dan Carter (NZ) 11) Bryan Habana (ZA) 12) Berrick Barnes (AU) 13) Manu Tuilagi (EN) 14) Cory Jane (NZ) 15) Leigh Halfpenny (WA) 16) Cian Healy (IR) 17) Shalk Brits (SA) 18) Courtney Lawes (EN) 19) Ben Youngs (EN) 20) Brad Barritt (EN) 21) Tim Visser (SC) 22) Rob Kearney (IR) Captain: Leigh Halfpenny Kicker: Dan Carter (reserve kicker Leigh Halfpenny) Team C 1. Alex Corbisiero (ENG) 2. Kevin Mealamu (NZ) 3. Ben Franks (NZ) 4. Ali Williams (NZ) 5. Sam Whitelock (NZ) 6. Sam Warburton (WAL) 7. David Pocock (AUS) 8. Pierre Spies (SA) 9. Aaron Smith (NZ) 10. Aaron Cruden (NZ) 11. Julian Savea (NZ) 12. Ma'a Nonu (NZ) 13. Conrad Smith (NZ) 14. George North (WAL) 15. Kurtley Beale (AUS) 16. Sam Cane (NZ) 17. Wyatt Crockett (NZ) 18. Luke Romano (NZ) 19. Adam Thompson (NZ) 20. Beauden Barrett (NZ) 21. Francois Steyn (SA) 22. Zac Guildford (NZ) Captain: Warburton Kicker: Cruden Team D 1. Tendai Mtawarira (SA) 2. Rory Best (IRE) 3. Adam Jones (WAL) 4. Donncha O'Callaghan (IRE) 5. Alun Wyn Jones (WAL) 6. Tom Croft (ENG) 7. Thierry Dusautoir (FRA) 8. Sergio Parisse (ITA) 9. Piri Weepu (NZ) 10. Johnny Sexton (IRE) 11. Tommy Bowe (IRE) 12. Jean de Villiers (SA) 13. Brian O'Driscoll (IRE) 14. JP Pietersen (SA) 15. Adam Ashley-Cooper (AUS) 16. Benn Robinson (AUS) 17. Tatafu Polota-Nau (AUS) 18. Joe Launchbury (ENG) 19. Louis Picamoles (FRA) 20. Danny Care (ENG) 21. Owen Farrell (ENG) 22. Stuart Hogg (SCO) Kicker: Johnny Sexton Captain: Sergio Parisse Team E 1. Jannie du Plessis (SA) 2. Dylan Hartley (ENG) 3. Gethin Jenkins (WAL) 4. Nathan Sharpe (AUS) 5. Pascal Pape (FRA) 6. James Haskell (ENG) 7. Ryan Jones (WAL) 8. Jamie Heaslip (IRE) 9. Ruan Pienaar (SA) 10. Johnny Wilkinson (ENG) 11. Chris Ashton (ENG) 12. Florian Fritz (FRA) 13. Jamie Roberts (WAL) 14. Shane Williams (WAL) 15. Ben Foden (ENG) 16. Andrew Trimble (IRE) 17. Martin Castrogiovanni (ITA) 18. Fourie du Preez (SA) 19. Gavin Henson (WAL) 20. Toby Flood (ENG) 21. Gonzalo Tiesi (ARG) 22. Marcos Ayerza (ARG) Captain: Jamie Heaslip Kicker: Johnny Wilkinson Team F 1. Owen Franks (NZ) 2. Stephen Moore (AUS) 3. Gurthrö Steenkamp (SA) 4. James Horwill (AUS) 5. Sebastien Chabel (FRA) 6. Rocky Elsom (AUS) 7. Juan Manuel Leguizamón (ARG) 8. Kelly Brown (SCO) 9. Mike Phillips (WAL) 10. Morne Steyn (SA) 11. Stirling Mortlock (AUS) 12. Quade Cooper (AUS) 13. Matt Gitue (AUS) 14. Vincent Clerc (FRA) 15. James O'Connor (AUS) 16. Ross Ford (SCO) 17. Census Johnston (SAM) 18. Dimitri Szarzewski (FRA) 19. David Lemi (SAM) 20. Fumiaki Tanaka (JAP) 21. Sean Lamont (SCO) 22. Frederik Michalak (FRA) Captain: Rocky Elsom Kicker: Morné Steyn
I reckon the first three are the strongest for me...I discounted B mainly because they have Barnes at 12, and eventually picked A over C largely on the strength of their bench.
I picked B, Farny has a point but apart from Barnes - who's still decent - those backs are goddam amazing. Team E is a shocker, tbh.
C's backline is good aswell, Cruden has made real strides in teh last 2seasons. Has a better passing and running game then Carter
a. Rego b. Doog c. Arheiner d. Eddie e. Mouse f. Harps I reckon. I'll go with D regardless. In fact, it could easily have been A. Very tough.
Was a 2nd round pick. Then again our early rounds were really weird, having Me, Mouse and Harps in a draft with 3 who understand what they're doing will end like that.
Team A probably has the best forwards, but dem backs, omg. Team B is the closest of the lot imo. Team C is BS, obvious bias. Teams D, E an F are very random, but not strong enough imo. Lol @ whoever selected F though, obv VERY limited rugby union knowledge.