John Eales Medal 2014

[Mr Doug]

I'm not one for conspiracies but this was fucking done to keep him in the game. No doubt about it.

Fear not, Qwerty51, I have it on good authority, that a number of votes were in the ballot boxes that fell off the back of a truck in WA, so expect a new 'election' in late November!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

John Eales Medal:
israel Folau

 

[Hugh Jarse]

List of John Eales Medal Winners
2002: George Smith
2003: Phil Waugh
2004: David Lyons
2005: Jeremy Paul
2006: Chris Latham
2007: Nathan Sharpe
2008: George Smith
2009: Matt Giteau
2010: David Pocock
2011: Kurtley Beale
2012: Nathan Sharpe
2013: Michael Hooper
2014: Israel Folau

Final Count for 2014:
1. Israel Folau (314)
2. Michael Hooper (232)
3. James Slipper (208)
4. Tevita Kuridrani (202)
5. Stephen Moore (98)

 

[Bairdy]

I'm not a "conspiracy" theorist, but Sam Carter is from Sydney Uni is he not?

Folau also represents Uni.

Michael Hawker went to Sydney Uni & curiously is friends with Bill Pulver

Sydney Uni / NSWRU / Big Boys Club nepotism in Australian Rugby confirmed.

 

[Quick Hands]

I'm not a "conspiracy" theorist, but Sam Carter is from Sydney Uni is he not?

Folau also represents Uni.

Michael Hawker went to Sydney Uni & curiously is friends with Bill Pulver

Sydney Uni / NSWRU / Big Boys Club nepotism in Australian Rugby confirmed.

Wow, you've wrapped all the conspiracies up into one big one.

Impressive.

 

[barbarian]

And you rearrange the letters of 'Sydney University' and you get 'Qantas Wallabies'. It's eerie. You're onto something Bairdy.

 

[Quick Hands]

 

[Mr Doug]

For me, it tops off a pretty "indifferent" two weeks in Oz Rugby!

 

[Biffo]

For me, it tops off a pretty "indifferent" two weeks in Oz Rugby!

are you sure you meant " "indifferent" " ?

 

[Train Without a Station]

What a gee up

 

[Beefcake]

John Eales Medal:
israel Folau

Well done Izzy. Thorough deserved and let the haters hate. HM to Hooper - definately my pick but the standard is always high.

 

[Dctarget]

Nup, nothing dodgey going on, too small a group to rig votes. Israel won it fair.

 

[Jeeper]

although Izzy has not been lighting the world on fire this season, I doubt the Tahs and the Wallabies would be as strong offensively and defensively. A lot of people seem to take for granted the crazy stuff he can do around the field.

 

[Sword of Justice]

I would have to say Folau is out of form. His kicking has let us down majorly, his option taking has been frankly woeful, he's not giving the ball when he creates the space and he's not scoring tries. His running metres are to be expected when he runs from deep set plays.

this is my 3rd or 4th post on the matter so i'll leave it now. If anybody needs me I'll be selling tin foil hats down at southbank markets this weekend

 

[qwerty51]

I would have to say Folau is out of form. His kicking has let us down majorly, his option taking has been frankly woeful, he's not giving the ball when he creates the space and he's not scoring tries. His running metres are to be expected when he runs from deep set plays.

this is my 3rd or 4th post on the matter so i'll leave it now. If anybody needs me I'll be selling tin foil hats down at southbank markets this weekend

I don't agree with any of that but he's still not a top 5 performer. He's still the best fullback in the world but not in the top 5 Wallabies performers for mine.

 

[Lee Grant]

I think the players got it right.

 

[Biffo]

I don't agree with any of that but he's still not a top 5 performer. He's still the best fullback in the world but not in the top 5 Wallabies performers for mine.

does that imply, even obliquely, that the Wallabies have 6 (SIX) players who are somewhere near the best in the world - say, in the top three - in their positions?

 

[Inside Shoulder]

But as FitzSimons once said: just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you

Had he said it first it may have been both his best effort and his most original work. While your namesake will no doubt claim that he came up with the idea for Catch 22 Joseph Heller wrote those words.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

I'm not a "conspiracy" theorist, but Sam Carter is from Sydney Uni is he not?

Folau also represents Uni.

Michael Hawker went to Sydney Uni & curiously is friends with Bill Pulver

Sydney Uni / NSWRU / Big Boys Club nepotism in Australian Rugby confirmed.

I think you should leave us to judge whether you're a conspiracy theorist or not.
There are other alarming connections: Poidevin - inducted into the hall of fame - went to UNSW. Pulver? Went to UNSW.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

^^ Fairly sure even Kurt Cobain used it in his lyrics, but I digress.

Thought Slipper had a cracker of a season and should have ranked higher, but Folau was another of the select few who consistently played like they knew what they were doing this season, and is a worthy winner.

Also, to the Unigate (have you seen what they've done to the gates at Sydney Uni? Bloody awful, and don't get me started on the new University Coat of Arms...) propagators out there, how many matches has Folau played for Uni?