Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2024

[TSR]

Not sure we ever settled on eligibility for this years team, but it looks like a lot of people are nominating Kautai and Coxon, both of whom are ineligible for the Wallabies as far as I'm aware. My preference has always been wallaby eligible only, but if everyone is happy to expand this to every player playing for an Australian side, eligibility be damned then I won't stand in the way. Either way we should settle it before the end of the week.

Looks like I’m a multiple offender this week. I didn’t realise Kautai wasn’t eligible.

 

[Brumby Runner]

You're having a crack at those who can't watch 7hrs of rugby over the weekend, but still want to be involved in ToTW discussions?

Well, as you're asking, yes. There is no legitimate grounds for counting selections if all of the alternatives haven't been considered. It's bad enough that those of us who do watch all the games involving Aussie teams will still watch through our own biases, but to purport to select a TOTW without having seen every game is just ridiculous.

One for the mods and those running this thread. Is this an issue? Or am I being too harsh? It seems to me that the thread should probably allow for discussion of the posted teams so that anyone who missed watching all the games could still comment on particular good showing by those they did watch but without biasing the overall count. Or, alternatively, question why votes are going to a player who spevt only 18 minutes on the ground as Tomikin did above.

BTW, on occasions where I've missed the odd game or two, I have avoided posting a team for that week.

On the question of eligibility, I have always confined my selections to Wallaby eligible players. If otherwise, I would have had Tamati Tua in the 12 spot this week. He had an impressive game against Moana and was the best performing No 12 in my book.

 

[Yoda]

Well, as you're asking, yes. There is no legitimate grounds for counting selections if all of the alternatives haven't been considered. It's bad enough that those of us who do watch all the games involving Aussie teams will still watch through our own biases, but to purport to select a TOTW without having seen every game is just ridiculous.

One for the mods and those running this thread. Is this an issue? Or am I being too harsh? It seems to me that the thread should probably allow for discussion of the posted teams so that anyone who missed watching all the games could still comment on particular good showing by those they did watch but without biasing the overall count. Or, alternatively, question why votes are going to a player who spevt only 18 minutes on the ground as Tomikin did above.

BTW, on occasions where I've missed the odd game or two, I have avoided posting a team for that week.

On the question of eligibility, I have always confined my selections to Wallaby eligible players. If otherwise, I would have had Tamati Tua in the 12 spot this week. He had an impressive game against Moana and was the best performing No 12 in my book.

Fair point…. You should have to watch all the games to give a fair assessment of the players who stood out.

 

[TSR]

I only post when I watch all games BR - although clearly I wasn’t very observant on Friday seeing as I apparently confused with how long I watched Frost play. But is it really a big deal? No players livelihood is being impacted if they either get or miss a few TOTW votes and I’d suggest people who take it too seriously probably need to relax a bit. If that’s the biggest fuck up I make this week, I’ve got to tell you I’ll be thinking I’ve had a pretty good week.

Anyway, I know they don’t want discussion on this page so I’ll leave it there from my perspective.

 

[LeCheese]

Well, as you're asking, yes. There is no legitimate grounds for counting selections if all of the alternatives haven't been considered. It's bad enough that those of us who do watch all the games involving Aussie teams will still watch through our own biases, but to purport to select a TOTW without having seen every game is just ridiculous.

One for the mods and those running this thread. Is this an issue? Or am I being too harsh? It seems to me that the thread should probably allow for discussion of the posted teams so that anyone who missed watching all the games could still comment on particular good showing by those they did watch but without biasing the overall count. Or, alternatively, question why votes are going to a player who spevt only 18 minutes on the ground as Tomikin did above.

BTW, on occasions where I've missed the odd game or two, I have avoided posting a team for that week.

On the question of eligibility, I have always confined my selections to Wallaby eligible players. If otherwise, I would have had Tamati Tua in the 12 spot this week. He had an impressive game against Moana and was the best performing No 12 in my book.

I understand the rationale behind your view, of course - but we're not exactly allocating points for the John Eales medal here.

I don't particularly enjoy seeing contributing posters' opinions, which may or may not be different to your own, dismissed on the assumption they mustn't have watched every minute of every game (let alone the copy, paste, add favourites remark, but I'll leave that). In a perfect world, we'd all be watching all games - but I'd much rather have more people, who are mostly informed on the weekend's happenings, involved in the discussion.

 

[Dctarget]

Hey guys, tried to catch most of the games this week

• 1 Nic Henderson
• 2 Ged Robinson
• 3 Rodney Blake
• 4 Cadeyrn Neville
• 5 Hugh Pyle
• 6 Luke Jones
• 7 Tim Davidson
• 8 Gareth Delve
• 9 N Phipps
• 10 Kurtley Beale
• 11 Cooper Vuna
• 12 Lachie Mitchell
• 13 Mitch Inman
• 14 Mark Gerrard
• 15 Richard Kingi

 

[RugbyReg]

Wilson I’m with you. Should be wallaby eligible players only.

 

[Brumby Runner]

I only post when I watch all games BR - although clearly I wasn’t very observant on Friday seeing as I apparently confused with how long I watched Frost play. But is it really a big deal? No players livelihood is being impacted if they either get or miss a few TOTW votes and I’d suggest people who take it too seriously probably need to relax a bit. If that’s the biggest fuck up I make this week, I’ve got to tell you I’ll be thinking I’ve had a pretty good week.

Anyway, I know they don’t want discussion on this page so I’ll leave it there from my perspective.

I'm being too harsh. Thanks TSR.

 

[RugbyReg]

Some hard positions to pick these week - OC and THP I reckon.

1 Angus Bell
2 Mahe Vailanu
3 Sam Talakai
4 Fergus Lee-Warner
5 Seru Uru
6 Rob Valetini
7 Carlo Tizzano
8 Charlie Cale
9 Nic White
10 Ben Donaldson
11 Corey Toole
12 Hamish Stewart
13 Izaia Perese
14 Bayley Kuenzle
15 Tom Wright

 

[Hogan]

I find it interesting in what people see in player’s performances week to week and their varying opinions. For example Nutta’s TOTW compared to the ones selected here. So many different opinions. Obviously not withstanding bias towards their chosen team/players. Makes for good debate I guess? As long as Joe Schmidt knows what he’s doing.

 

[Slim 293]

I find it interesting in what people see in player’s performances week to week and their varying opinions. For example Nutta’s TOTW compared to the ones selected here. So many different opinions. Obviously not withstanding bias towards their chosen team/players. Makes for good debate I guess? As long as Joe Schmidt knows what he’s doing.

At first I wanted to ask "who the fuck is Nutta?"

And then I ventured to the front page where I tend to avoid, and saw his TOTW... and the previous week's selections... and well...

 

[Brumby Runner]

At first I wanted to ask "who the fuck is Nutta?"

And then I ventured to the front page where I tend to avoid, and saw his TOTW... and the previous week's selections... and well...

Slim, I would encourage you and any others here to regularly have a dose of Nutta's wisdom, history lessons and humour on the front page - every Tuesday.

Everything I think I know about the workings of a scrum, especially in the front row, I've gleaned from Nutta. He is a legend, still playing wherever he can pick up a game after around 40 years of pulling on a jersey and playing all three of the front row spots in his career. He has played all round the world, and he is brimfull of stories about the game.

Don't be put off by claims that the front page is less informative. After you get past the double entendre humour and references to the dialogue from movies, it is full of good information and often breaking news. And by and large, the posters there are considerably more even handed than the average poster in the forums.

 

[fatprop]

Some hard positions to pick these week - OC and THP I reckon.

1 Angus Bell
2 Mahe Vailanu
3 Sam Talakai
4 Fergus Lee-Warner
5 Seru Uru
6 Rob Valetini
7 Carlo Tizzano
8 Charlie Cale
9 Nic White
10 Ben Donaldson
11 Corey Toole
12 Hamish Stewart
13 Izaia Perese
14 Bayley Kuenzle
15 Tom Wright

Can we leave blanks for positions where everyone were quite shit?

 

[Merrow]

1 Bell
2 Pollard
3 Talakai
4 Lee-Warner
5 Neville
6 Valetini
7 Tizzano
8 Cale
9 White
10 Lolesio
11 Toole
12 Stewart
13 Creighton
14 Kuenzle
15 Wright

 

[Slim 293]

Slim, I would encourage you and any others here to regularly have a dose of Nutta's wisdom, history lessons and humour on the front page - every Tuesday.

Everything I think I know about the workings of a scrum, especially in the front row, I've gleaned from Nutta. He is a legend, still playing wherever he can pick up a game after around 40 years of pulling on a jersey and playing all three of the front row spots in his career. He has played all round the world, and he is brimfull of stories about the game.

Don't be put off by claims that the front page is less informative. After you get past the double entendre humour and references to the dialogue from movies, it is full of good information and often breaking news. And by and large, the posters there are considerably more even handed than the average poster in the forums.

For shits and giggles...

The Chewsday Chew - price of success (Ep8-24) - Green & Gold Rugby

Top of the morning to you all Cobbers. I hope all is good in your world, that your donkey walks on palm fronds and flowers, that the crowds are cheering you and that you all trust your mates. It’s that sort of week. As always, I’ll insert here that this is a fan-run site and

greenandgoldrugby.com

 

[Wilson]

1 Angus Bell
2 Tom Horton
3 Sam Talakai
4 Seru Uru
5 Fergus Lee-Warner
6 Rob Valetini
7 Carlo Tizzano
8 Charlie Cale
9 Nic White
10 Ben Donaldson
11 Corey Toole
12 Hamish Stewart
13 Izaia Perese
14 Bayley Kuenzle
15 Tom Wright

HM: McReight, McDermott, Swinton, Potter

Tough week to pick with a lot of ineligible players standing out.

Will compile the team later tonight.

 

[Wilson]

Team of the Week Round 5:

No.	Player	Team	Votes	Appearances
1	Angus Bell	tahs	4/11	3
2	Tom Horton	Force	7/11	1
3	Sam Talakai*	Rebels	4/11	1
4	Caderyn Neville	Brumbies	5/11	1
5	Jeremy Williams	Force	5/11	3
6	Rob Valetini	Brumbies	11/11	2
7	Carlo Tizzano	Force	11/11	1
8	Charlie Cale	Brumbies	11/11	2
9	Nic White	Force	11/11	1
10	Ben Donaldson	Force	7/11	2
11	Corey Toole	Brumbies	11/11	4
12	Hamish Stewart	Force	11/11	1
13	Hudson Creighton*	Brumbies	4/11	1
14	Bayley Kuenzle	Force	11/11	1
15	Tom Wright	Brumbies	10/11	2
16	Matt Faessler	Reds	2/11
17	Harry Vella	Brumbies	3/11
18	Zane Nonggorr	Reds	2/11
19	Darcy Swain	Brumbies	3/11
20	Nick Frost	Brumbies	3/11
21	Fergus Lee-Warner	tahs	3/11
22	Noah Lolesio	Brumbies	4/11
23	Izaia Perese	tahs	3/11
HM	James Slipper	Brumbies	2/11
	Ryan Coxon	Force	2/11
	Billy Pollard	Brumbies	1/11
	Mahe Vailani	tahs	1/11
	Sefo Kautai*	Brumbies	4/11
	Rhys Van Nek	Brumbies	1/11
	Seru Uru	Reds	2/11
	Sam Spink*	Brumbies	4/11
	Izaia Perese	tahs	3/11
	Harry Potter	Force	1/11

Ineligible players were limited to honourable mentions. Of the three who fit that bill (Coxon, Kautai and Spink) Kautai and Spink scored equal top in their positions. Bench turned out surprisingly good, only a halfback short of proper coverage.

Going forward I'll maintain this same stance with the ineligible players (HM only), so feel free to vote for them if you really want to recognise their effort, but know they can't ever make the actual 23.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Round 6

1. Slipper
2. Faessler
3. Tupou
4. Uru
5. Neville
6. Valetini
7. Brown
8. Cale
9. Lonergan
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami (Tua best but ineligible)
13. Flook
14. Petaia
15. Wright

 

[Wilson]

Round 6

1. Slipper
2. Nasser ? (Qld starting hooker)
3. Tupou
4. Uru
5. Neville
6. Valetini
7. Brown
8. Cale
9. Lonergan
10. Lolesio
11. Toole
12. Paisami (Tua best but ineligible)
13. Flook
14. Petaia
15. Wright

Faessler started, Nasser came on at the 34 minute mark

 

[Dctarget]

HM: Ravai, such a beast. So important for the Reds.
1. Slipper
2. Horton
3. Tupou
4. Uru
5. Holloway
6. Swinton
7. McReight
8. Cale
9. McDermott
10. Lolesio
11. Petaia
12. Paisami
13. Daugunu
14. Lancaster
15. Wright