Greenwood's prem team of the season
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
If one were to click on the link is it simply an article with a stated XV, or one of those annoying slideshows the Torygraph are so fond of?
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Live it a little and roll the dice.Digby wrote:If one were to click on the link is it simply an article with a stated XV, or one of those annoying slideshows the Torygraph are so fond of?
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Bloody annoying thing that format, at least he had some interesting choices
Waller
Taylor
du Plessis
Itoje
Evans
Armand
Smith
Waldrom
Wigglesworth
Steenson
Short
Betham
Daly
Heem
Piutau
Waller
Taylor
du Plessis
Itoje
Evans
Armand
Smith
Waldrom
Wigglesworth
Steenson
Short
Betham
Daly
Heem
Piutau
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
He doesn't mind going for less obv choices. I can see where he's coming from with some of the less mainstream choices, he's maybe over-egged it a bit. Wiggie over Robson/Simmo? Really? And has Short been THAT good? Better than say Veainu?
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
He makes some good calls, I think.
The Armand selection is a good one, Taylor has been a model of consistency along with Steenson and Daly, and I've been very impressed with what I've seen of Heem.
Wiggy at SH, though, does seem out of kilter, while Waldrom ahead of Hughes or Billy is tough to accept.
The Armand selection is a good one, Taylor has been a model of consistency along with Steenson and Daly, and I've been very impressed with what I've seen of Heem.
Wiggy at SH, though, does seem out of kilter, while Waldrom ahead of Hughes or Billy is tough to accept.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Waldrom is the top try scorer in the prem, probably not the best 8 but I think the point of this list is to give some of the unfashionable players some acknowledgement in amongst the obvious ones.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
My current team of the season, which isn't all about how well someone has played and ability but also with a view to how much I've simply enjoyed watching them, runs something like
Mullan
Thacker
Hill
Itoje
Ewels
Armand
Kvesic
Vunipola
Robson
Burns
Piutau
Williams
Olivier
Rokoduguni
Veaniu
And the award for the wtf are you paying them for is currently a tie between Matfield and Campagnaro
Mullan
Thacker
Hill
Itoje
Ewels
Armand
Kvesic
Vunipola
Robson
Burns
Piutau
Williams
Olivier
Rokoduguni
Veaniu
And the award for the wtf are you paying them for is currently a tie between Matfield and Campagnaro
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
The latter is mysterious- its not like he's had much of a chance, unlike the former. Odd by Chiefs.Digby wrote:My current team of the season, which isn't all about how well someone has played and ability but also with a view to how much I've simply enjoyed watching them, runs something like
Mullan
Thacker
Hill
Itoje
Ewels
Armand
Kvesic
Vunipola
Robson
Burns
Piutau
Williams
Olivier
Rokoduguni
Veaniu
And the award for the wtf are you paying them for is currently a tie between Matfield and Campagnaro
I agree with most of your team, on your criteria, though I'd have Piutau S at 12, and prob Betham at 13.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Indeed, and I get why he's done it. Bit of a mystery why Andy Goode isn't in there going on that basis.........twitchy wrote:Waldrom is the top try scorer in the prem, probably not the best 8 but I think the point of this list is to give some of the unfashionable players some acknowledgement in amongst the obvious ones.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
he's on the RPA shortlist, as is Waldrom.Beasties wrote:Indeed, and I get why he's done it. Bit of a mystery why Andy Goode isn't in there going on that basis.........twitchy wrote:Waldrom is the top try scorer in the prem, probably not the best 8 but I think the point of this list is to give some of the unfashionable players some acknowledgement in amongst the obvious ones.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Actually we'll have Camoagnaro if they don't want him. I think he'd be great outside Roberts.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
yup. even with a silent pMikey Brown wrote:Actually we'll have Camoagnaro if they don't want him. I think he'd be great outside Roberts.
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Matfield is done and just collecting his pension. But Campagnaro is a good 13. Don't understand why he's not getting more game time at Exeter, even off the bench.Digby wrote:My current team of the season, which isn't all about how well someone has played and ability but also with a view to how much I've simply enjoyed watching them, runs something like
Mullan
Thacker
Hill
Itoje
Ewels
Armand
Kvesic
Vunipola
Robson
Burns
Piutau
Williams
Olivier
Rokoduguni
Veaniu
And the award for the wtf are you paying them for is currently a tie between Matfield and Campagnaro
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Re: Greenwood's prem team of the season
Spiffy wrote:
Matfield is done and just collecting his pension. But Campagnaro is a good 13. Don't understand why he's not getting more game time at Exeter, even off the bench.
I don't know if Matfield is done though it seems it, I doubt even for a moment he's interested in being less than excellent but it's really not working. I still don't understand the signing when they've so many other lineout options. The situation with Campagnaro is truly weird, it's not like they're picking bad teams or doing badly, but he's too good to be doing almost nothing.