Goldthorpe's Round 25 Team of the Week

[Goldthorpe]

01. Jarryd Hayne (Eels) – 2 tries, 3 try assists, 4 line breaks, 18 hit ups, 220 metres gained
02. Cooper Vuna (Knights) – 2 tries, 3 line breaks, 11 hit ups, 157 metres gained
03. Timana Tahu (Eels) – 2 tries, 2 line breaks, 9 hit ups, 180 metres gained
04. Mark Gasnier (Dragons) – 2 tries, 3 offloads, 1 line break, 13 hit ups, 113 metres gained
05. Krisnan Inu (Eels) – 3 tries, 1 line break, 12 hit ups, 169 metres gained
06. Greg Inglis (Storm) – 1 try, 19 tackles, 1 try assist, 12 hit ups, 110 metres gained
07. Tim Smith (Eels) – 1 try, 6 kicks in play, 4 try assists
08. Anthony Laffranchi (Titans) – 57 tackles, 5 offloads, 19 hit ups, 141 metres gained
09. Michael Monaghan (Sea Eagles) – 2 tries, 31 tackles, 5 kicks in play, 2 line breaks
10. Steve Price (Warriors) – 32 tackles, 4 offloads, 24 hit ups, 182 metres gained
11. Ian Hindmarsh – 2 tries, 21 tackles, 2 line breaks, 13 hit ups, 88 metres gained
12. Nathan Hindmarsh – 36 tackles, 1 try assist, 1 line break, 13 hit ups, 116 metres gained
13. Paul Gallen (Sharks) – 21 tackles, 5 offloads, 2 try assists, 23 hit ups, 191 metres gained

14. Feleti Mateo (Eels) – 2 tries, 5 offloads, 1 line break, 13 hit ups, 134 metres gained
15. Ben Ross (Sharks) – 28 tackles, 2 offloads, 21 hit ups, 177 metres gained
16. Ray Cashmere (Cowboys) – 28 tackles, 3 offloads, 1 line break, 15 hit ups, 119 metres gained
17. Luke Douglas (Sharks) – 36 tackles, 18 hit ups, 153 metres gained

 

[steven_tiger]

Thanks.

 

[CowMan]

wow

 

[lockyno1]

Smith ahead of Thurston..surely you are kidding me!

 

[Willow]

Choosing a team of the week is always a bold effort.

Nice work Goldthorpe.

 

[Rovelli]

Funny... Price didn't even play that well

 

[ShineDog]

Smith ahead of Thurston..surely you are kidding me!

Thurston by a country mile!

 

[lockyno1]

Yep, he dominated a game in 60minutes, it was scary to see how good he was on Friday night!

 

[Phillips]

Smith ahead of Thurston..surely you are kidding me!

Thurston didnt even play a full game

Smith played better than him

 

[lockyno1]

No he didn't..and smith had a awful first 20 minutes! Plus Thurston dominated a top 6 side!

 

[Timmah]

Good on you for sticking your neck out Madcat but tbh choosing a team based solely on stats is going to bring you up short. Thurston was quite clearly half of the week IMO

 

[Jono078]

Yeehaa Vuna!

Good work.

 

[NK Arsenal]

I agree with the team except swap T Smith with Thurston

 

[Dr Crane]

Price was non-exisistant, and yet...

What a player.

 

[Goldthorpe]

Smith ahead of Thurston..surely you are kidding me!

Unfortunately I’m not kidding you lockyno1. It’s always a tough decision selecting the best halfback of the round and this week is no different.

1. Tim Smith (Eels) – 1 try, 12 tackles, 6 kicks in play, 4 try assists, 5 hit ups, 49 metres gained, 1 missed tackle. 92.3% Tackle Efficiency.
2. Cooper Cronk (Storm) – 1 try, 15 tackles, 13 kicks in play, 2 try assists, 1 line break, 3 hit ups, 10 metres gained, 1 missed tackle. 93.8% Tackle Efficiency.
3. Jamie Soward (Dragons) – 8 tackles, 4 offloads, 8 kicks in play, 2 line break, 11 hit ups, 104 metres gained, 4 missed tackles. 66.7% Tackle Efficiency.
4. Grant Rovelli (Warriors) – 1 try, 21 tackles, 11 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 6 hit ups, 63 metres gained, 1 handling error, 10 missed tackles. 67.7% Tackle Efficiency.
5. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) – 1 try, 11 tackles, 5 kicks in play, 2 try assists, 4 hit ups, 25 metres gained, 6 missed tackles. 64.7% Tackle Efficiency.
6. Brett Seymour (Sharks) – 25 tackles, 2 offloads, 10 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 6 hit ups, 37 metres gained, 6 missed tackles. 80.6% Tackle Efficiency.
7. Benji Marshall (Tigers) – 2 tries, 2 tackles, 6 kicks in play, 9 hit ups, 62 metres gained, 4 missed tackles. 78.3% Tackle Efficiency.
8. Craig Gower (Panthers) – 9 tackles, 1 offload, 14 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 6 hit ups, 56 metres gained, 1 handling error, 2 missed tackles. 81.8% Tackle Efficiency.
9. Craig Wing (Roosters) – 1 try, 23 tackles, 1 kick in play, 1 line break, 6 hit ups, 81 metres gained, 2 handling errors, 1 missed tackle. 95.8% Tackle Efficiency.
10. Todd Carney (Raiders) – 1 try, 18 tackles, 8 kicks in play, 12 hit ups, 119 metres gained, 2 handling errors, 5 missed tackles. 78.3% Tackle Efficiency.
11. Luke Walsh (Knights) – 8 tackles, 1 offload, 9 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 1 line break, 6 hit ups, 52 metres gained, 2 handling errors, 4 missed tackles. 66.7% Tackle Efficiency.
12. Scott Prince (Titans) – 14 tackles, 1 offload, 10 kicks in play, 4 hit ups, 15 metres gained. 100.0% Tackle Efficiency.
13. Jeremy Smith (Rabbitohs) – 18 tackles, 1 offload, 6 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 6 hit ups, 32 metres gained, 1 handling error, 5 missed tackles. 78.3% Tackle Efficiency.
14. Shane Perry (Broncos) – 18 tackles, 5 kicks in play, 1 try assist, 1 line break, 2 hit ups, 17 metres gained, 5 missed tackles. 78.3% Tackle Efficiency.
15. Brent Sherwin (Bulldogs) – 10 tackles, 1 offload, 5 kicks in play, 7 hit ups, 62 metres gained, 2 missed tackles. 83.3% Tackle Efficiency.
16. Matt Orford (Sea Eagles) – 10 tackles, 10 kicks in play, 1 try assists, 3 hit ups, 21 metres gained, 1 handling error, 4 missed tackles. 71.4% Tackle Efficiency.

Tim Smith’s 4 try assists is second highest amount of try assists in one game this season.

R01: Matt Orford (Sea Eagles) 5
R07: Scott Prince (Titans) 5
R04: Brett Kimmorley (Sharks) 4
R13: Mitchell Pearce (Roosters) 4
R20: Robbie Farah (Tigers) 4
R22: Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) 4
R25: Tim Smith (Eels) 4

I am no fan of Tim Smith at all. All I'm doin is giving credit where credit is due. I haven’t seen many posters do that often on the League Unlimited Forums.

Funny... Price didn't even play that well

We are talking about Steve Price here. An average Steve Price is better then 85.0% of the Props in the competition playing to the best of their ability.[FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[lockyno1]

And this is where the problem is, relying on stats alone. Well done for doing a side, but realistically any side without Thurston in the side somewhere after the way he played on friday has massive flaws! If you have to chuck Thurston at 5/8 ahead of Inglis who was not that great anyway!

 

[Charlie124]

when your team scores 68 points youd want your halfback to have at LEAST 4 try assists.

 

[Charlie124]

Thurston played 60 minutes against a better opposition when 30 less points were scored by the his team than Tim Smiths, yet he still got 2 try assists.

Tim Smith plays 80 minutes against a shocking opposition and his team scores 30 more points than Thurstons, and only gets 2 more try assists.

 

[Goldthorpe]

It’s ok people! It’s my opinion. Everyone is entitled to it. It creates discussion on the previous round that’s all.

 

[scuzzi]

Thurston always plays really well against the dogs. I know he plays really well generally but his last few games against the dogs have been pretty special. I hope the dogs fired the guy that let thurston go