ManlyBacker
Winging it
Something completely different. The Willie M Team of the Year is a list of players who provided the least for their teams over season 2011. Each week they earned points.
"The Willie M Team of the Year is in and by God, it looks heinous. Sure, it includes eight internationals and two Dally M Medal winners but these 13 were as bad at their position as anyone else in the game. Wooden spoon winners Gold Coast provided four members of the team while Canberra, the Sydney Roosters and surprisingly semi-finalist Newcastle all had two players selected. Jason Ryles is the only player to keep his spot from last year though Dave Taylor, Krisnan Inu and Ben Pomeroy were saved by countback.
1.Jarryd Hayne (Par)
2. Blake Ferguson (Can)
3. Clinton Toopi (GC)
4. Michael Jennings (Pen)
5. Steve Michaels (GC)
6. Jarrod Mullen (New)
7. Matt Orford (Can)
13. Greg Bird (GC)
12. Bodene Thompson (GC)
11. Nate Myles (Roo)
10. Antonio Kaufusi (New)
9. Issac Luke (Sou)
8. Jason Ryles (Roo)
A few facts from this year's Willie M Medal. Matt Orford picked up an astonishing 14 votes in only six games in what will likely stand the test of time as the highest average points per game. A total of 271 players received votes this year. Of the top 15 vote-getters, only six were dropped for form issues at some stage in 2011.
Blake Ferguson has won the second annual Willie M Medal for the player who did more damage to his team's chances of victory than any other. No player showed Ferguson's longevity of mediocrity, his penchant for poorness or consistency of crude play all year as the Raiders winger did all he could to contribute to Canberra's six-win, 15th placed season."
More irrelevant irrevancy @ http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=41047
Any other nominations???
"The Willie M Team of the Year is in and by God, it looks heinous. Sure, it includes eight internationals and two Dally M Medal winners but these 13 were as bad at their position as anyone else in the game. Wooden spoon winners Gold Coast provided four members of the team while Canberra, the Sydney Roosters and surprisingly semi-finalist Newcastle all had two players selected. Jason Ryles is the only player to keep his spot from last year though Dave Taylor, Krisnan Inu and Ben Pomeroy were saved by countback.
1.Jarryd Hayne (Par)
2. Blake Ferguson (Can)
3. Clinton Toopi (GC)
4. Michael Jennings (Pen)
5. Steve Michaels (GC)
6. Jarrod Mullen (New)
7. Matt Orford (Can)
13. Greg Bird (GC)
12. Bodene Thompson (GC)
11. Nate Myles (Roo)
10. Antonio Kaufusi (New)
9. Issac Luke (Sou)
8. Jason Ryles (Roo)
A few facts from this year's Willie M Medal. Matt Orford picked up an astonishing 14 votes in only six games in what will likely stand the test of time as the highest average points per game. A total of 271 players received votes this year. Of the top 15 vote-getters, only six were dropped for form issues at some stage in 2011.
Blake Ferguson has won the second annual Willie M Medal for the player who did more damage to his team's chances of victory than any other. No player showed Ferguson's longevity of mediocrity, his penchant for poorness or consistency of crude play all year as the Raiders winger did all he could to contribute to Canberra's six-win, 15th placed season."
More irrelevant irrevancy @ http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=41047
Any other nominations???