Comments on: What Would Your Player of the Year List be? – Open Thread

By: Damo

Damo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:49 +0000

My player of the year would be BOD

On the Lions tour despite what Roberts did to carve open a gap BOD added that touch of brilliance that is very rarely seen in an Outside Centre. Has there been a better outside centre over the last 8 years? No chance!! Give him what he deserves!

By: Rugby Nick

Rugby Nick — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:31 +0000

I agree Gareth, that you aren’t on the list is a terrible disgrace that should be changed at the earliest opportunity.

Hell someone managed to talk Croft onto the list so i don’t see why not!

By: Gareth

Gareth — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:36:05 +0000

Tom bloody Croft? Why aren’t I on that bloody list

By: Rugby Nick

Rugby Nick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:19:35 +0000

I agree with that list a lot. From a Welsh perspective Roberts was inspirationsal in the 6 Nations and especially the Lions tour, Gethin has been amongst the best players, never mind just props, in the world for a few years now.

Not sure about heaslip as I thought he was poor for the Lions, and Phillips outclassed du Preez on that tour too, so not sure about du preez.

need to think about my own list but would be roughly similar to that

By: Josh G

Josh G — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:42:51 +0000

Yup, total joke, I don’t think anyone in a black shirt has really done anything player of the year-worth, likewise I don’t think anyone in an England shirt has either, Croft has a decent Lions tour and a decent club season, end of. Steyn hit a few long range penalties and apparently that’s enough to justify his inclusion at the expense of plenty of others why?

My seven would be:

Fourie du Preez
Brian O’Driscoll
Jamie Roberts
Matt Giteau
Gethin Jenkins
Victor Matfield
Jamie Heaslip