GOLDEN BOOT | Johnson's landslide win

[kiwileaguefan]

http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2014/12/19/golden_boot_johnson_.html

WORLD XIII 2014
1 Greg Inglis
2 Ryan Hall
3 Michael Jennings
4 Dean Whare
5 Manu Vatuvei
6 Johnathan Thurston
7 Shaun Johnson
8 James Graham
9 Cameron Smith
10 Jesse Bromwich
11 Kevin Proctor
12 Simon Mannering
13 Sam Burgess

HOW IT WORKS
For both the Golden Boot and the World XIII, the 13 judges were asked to select a top three in each position, with their first choice earning five points, their second three, and their third one.

PAST GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS
1984: Wally Lewis
1985: Brett Kenny
1986: Garry Jack
1987: Hugh McGahan & Peter Sterling
1988: Ellery Hanley
1989: Mal Meninga
1990: Garry Schofield
1999: Andrew Johns
2000: Brad Fittler
2001: Andrew Johns
2002: Stacey Jones
2003: Darren Lockyer
2004: Andrew Farrell
2005: Anthony Minichiello
2006: Darren Lockyer
2007: Cameron Smith
2008: Billy Slater
2009: Greg Inglis
2010: Benji Marshall
2011: Johnathan Thurston
2012: Kevin Sinfield
2013: Johnathan Thurston

 

[roughyedspud]

i hope james graham was a close second..


theres a couple of lucky entrants in that world XIII to imo....manu & cam smith..

issac luke has had a better year imo....and id maybe pick sione mata'utai ahead of manu...

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Sione? Who played 7 games this year? Not IMO

 

[roughyedspud]

and got picked for australia and had a cracking 4nations...if it wasn't for a dodgy forward pass call he'd have won australia that game with a freak try in the last seconds of the game

as a 18 year old hes excelled in everything thats been asked of him....he deserves recognising imo

 

[deluded pom?]

and got picked for australia and had a cracking 4nations...if it wasn't for a dodgy forward pass call he'd have won australia that game with a freak try in the last seconds of the game

as a 18 year old hes excelled in everything thats been asked of him....he deserves recognising imo

Ifs and buts count for feckall 'spud. You, as a Pom, should know that only too well.

 

[roughyedspud]

lol my point was he still bloody finished it...sod the lot of ya anyway id have picked him lol

 

[SpaceMonkey]

and got picked for australia and had a cracking 4nations...if it wasn't for a dodgy forward pass call he'd have won australia that game with a freak try in the last seconds of the game

as a 18 year old hes excelled in everything thats been asked of him....he deserves recognising imo

Over a player who was good all season then played an awesome 4 nations for the winning team, including absolutely owning matautai on a couple of occasions? The award isn't for trying, it's for being the best on his position mainly on the international stage, and Vatuvei was that.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Manu was a beast in 2014 and what's scarier is he is getting better still 2015 everyone talking about Johnson I think Manu will have his peak seasons 15-16

 

[Kurt Angle]

4 australians, interesting

 

[RWB]

and got picked for australia and had a cracking 4nations...if it wasn't for a dodgy forward pass call he'd have won australia that game with a freak try in the last seconds of the game

as a 18 year old hes excelled in everything thats been asked of him....he deserves recognising imo

Got picked for Australia because every man and his dog was out injured... and a bit of Sheens magic.

As for playing well, you should look beyond his contributions in attack because he was found out defensively on numerous occasions as any rookie thrown into International football would've been.

He was not the 2nd best winger in the game last year, not even close.

 

[Iafeta]

Thats a bit rough, rougheyedspud. Ryan Hall deserved his spot.


Oh wait, you mean Matautai for Vatuvei. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Manu destroyed everyone all tournament and had an outstanding NRL season, not 6 games.

 

[roughyedspud]

josh charnley ran rings round him in dunedin lol

 

[nzwarriorskuz]

josh charnley ran rings round him in dunedin lol

Vatuvei on his day is one of the best if not the best wingers in RL!