Heef's Totally Parbitrary Pre-Season Position by Position Rankings (S5)

Discussion in 'Seasonal Rugby' started by HeathDavisSpeed, May 4, 2013.

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  1. Cribbage RG Cribb

    :lol:
     
    Cribbage, Jun 21, 2013
    #161
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  2. KickATinAlong IA Ryabovol

    (y) Force & Gbagbo
     
    KickATinAlong, Jun 21, 2013
    #162

  3. BoyBlunder BOY Blunder

    Wouldnt be surprised... Had a pretty meh preseason from what I saw
     
    BoyBlunder, Jun 22, 2013
    #163

  4. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    I'm first, mate.
     
    Boobidy, Jun 22, 2013
    #164

  5. Arheiner SIA Yates

    And no-one mentions Rego for full-back, would probably rank him top 3 at least.

    And Gemmell, Marcuss and me>You in Preseason. And Marcuss was out of position.
     
    Arheiner, Jun 22, 2013
    #165

  6. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    #8 is really interesting, because I think it's the closest position. Marcuss should be #1 and was a clear #1 in the first half of S4, but any one of Marcuss, Boobs or Arhein could take the #1 slot with a good start to the season.

    Arheiner's return is a huge boost for Souths though.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, Jun 22, 2013
    #166

  7. Baxter MJ Deane

    What the hell actually happened to my form? No direspect to the other guys but its not like they stepped up in a big way. Its just my form fell off a cliff
     
    Baxter, Jun 22, 2013
    #167

  8. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    NFI. Your form should have been good from the first half of the season, the random factors never change and I didn't change the sim.

    Could be that you don't enjoy Provinicial/Regional action but absolutely beast Club level? It's the only time I've noticed such a trend.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, Jun 22, 2013
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  9. azzal AJ O'Neill

    Looking good
     
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    azzal, Jun 22, 2013
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  10. Andato BJT Manera

    Maybe you only do well against weak opposition?
     
    Andato, Jun 22, 2013
    #170

  11. Baxter MJ Deane

    Didn't think that used to be true at all though :/
     
    Baxter, Jun 22, 2013
    #171

  12. Chewie JA Chewie

    Am I the best seconds number 8?
     
    Chewie, Jun 22, 2013
    #172

  13. Furball G Furball

    Nah, Spark or Brumby will be.
     
    Furball, Jun 22, 2013
    #173

  14. Mousey AJ Son

    AWTA. I like this.
     
    Mousey, Jun 22, 2013
    #174

  15. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Who was test #8?

    EAD, cunts.
     
    Boobidy, Jun 22, 2013
    #175

  16. Fungus K Fung

    I seem to only play well above club level, lol.
     
    Fungus, Jun 22, 2013
    #176

  17. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Hard to play well at club level when you don't sign a club contract tbf.
     
    Cribbage, Jun 22, 2013
    #177

  18. morgieb MC Burridge

    Haha same.
     
    morgieb, Jun 22, 2013
    #178

  19. Rocks DN Boland

    I should be way better than that.
     
    Rocks, Jun 24, 2013
    #179

  20. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Flankers/Loose Forwards

    1. Callum Laing
    2. Ben Manera
    3. Michael Chung
    4. Simon Laing
    5. JD Hurricane
    6. Siege Morgan
    7. Simon Humble
    --
    8. Zinzan Brumby
    9. Jake Howe
    10. Mike Martyn
    -
    11. Charlie Downes
    12. Alex O'Driscoll
    --
    13. DJ Edwards
    14. Dexter Astele
    15. Paul Oz
    16. Brett Hall
    17. Keith Rask
    18. Jimmy Read
    19. Antone Sciappapetre
    20. Amiya Shreyas
    21. Lee Sweetman
    22. Reece Fittaman
    23. Nash Chance
    24. James Steele, Anthony Couch

    Callum Laing is still number one on the Flanks, but it's looking pretty tight up top. Manera, Chung and Simon Laing are all top quality options, but whose training has been sub-par in recent times. I'd expect Simon Laing in particular to drift down the list across the season. In contrast, JD Hurricane and Siege Morgan have been improving in recent times, and the veteran Morgan is starting to show that he might be delivering on his potential.

    Breakdown specialist Simon Humble is another who's starting to drift behind his undoubted ability which will be a concern for NZ and Souths.

    After Humble, there's a reasonable gap to another group mostly populated by Crabs options. Brumby and Martyn are solid options and likely to remain so, whilst Jake Howe continues to underperform against what we'd expect despite solid training reports from the Crabs camp. Charlie Downes and Alex O'Driscoll are developing into this group but would probably need to train harder to break into it.

    Behind them is another sizeable gap to 2nd grade veterans, developing players and rookies. Not much between any of these guys, but Paul Oz, Antone Sciappapetre and Brett Hall should improve over the course of the season.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, Jul 3, 2013
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