Souths LU Forum player of the year - 2018

[Different kind of Rabbit]

The most esteemed award in Rugby League...

 

[Curns13]

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' awards. This year's awards are brought to you by Travitoh (cheers for all your work up to round 15) and Curns13.

I will be posting results for each quarter of the season, plus finals, from Tuesday to Friday, but I thought it might be good to start with a survey about who everyone thinks is our team's MVP. Follow the link below and complete the survey and we'll see whether our overall season thoughts match the week by week scores of our contributors. Get voting.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMMNM7P

 

[thebrow]

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' awards. This year's awards are brought to you by Travitoh (cheers for all your work up to round 15) and Curns13.

I will be posting results for each quarter of the season, plus finals, from Tuesday to Friday, but I thought it might be good to start with a survey about who everyone thinks is our team's MVP. Follow the link below and complete the survey and we'll see whether our overall season thoughts match the week by week scores of our contributors. Get voting.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RMMNM7P

Where was George Burgess in the survey

 

[Curns13]

Good afternoon fellow Rabbitohs fans. Thirteen votes have been cast in the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' survey and the results are below.

1st place - Cameron Murray (6 votes)
2nd place - Damien Cook (5 votes)
3rd place - Greg Inglis and Sam Burgess (1 vote each)

A big congratulations must go out to Cameron Murray for winning the vote.

 

[Curns13]

An now onto the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' Award.

Round 1 - Rabbitohs 20 v Warriors 32
3. Cody Walker (8 votes)
2. Dane Gagai (6 votes)
1. Sam Burgess (5 votes)

(Honourable Mentions: Cook, Kennar, Tom)

Round 2 - Panthers 18 v Rabbitohs 14
3. Cameron Murray (11)
2. Richie Kennar (7)
1. Damien ook (6)

(HM: Nil)

Round 3 - Rabbitohs 34 v Sea Eagles
3. Sam Burgess (24)
2. Alex Johnston (12)
1. Cameron Murray (5)

(HM: Doueihi, Tom, Jennings)

Round 4 - Rabbitohs 20 v Bulldogs 16
3. Sam Burgess (24)
2. Cameron Murray (10)
1. Dane Gagai (7)

(HM: Sutton, Crichton, GI, George)

Round 5 - Dragons 16 v Rabbitohs 12
3. Damien Cook (11)
2. Cameron Murray (7)
1. Robert Jennings (2)

(HM: Gagai, Crichton, Tom)

Round 6 - Roosters 14 v Rabbitohs 26
3. Cook (26)
2. Tom (24)
1. George (15)

(HM: Sutton, Clark)

 

[Curns13]

One quarter of the way into the season and the points stood as follows:

1st place - Cameron Murray (8 points)
2nd place - Sam Burgess (7 points)
3rd place - Damien Cook (7 points)

Honourable Mentions:
Cody Walker (3)
Dane Gagai (3)
Richie Kennar (2)
Alex Johnston (2)
Tom Burgess (2)
Robert Jennings (1)
George Burgess (1)

 

[ThingFish]

One quarter of the way into the season and the points stood as follows:

1st place - Cameron Murray (8 points)
2nd place - Sam Burgess (7 points)
3rd place - Damien Cook (7 points)

Honourable Mentions:
Cody Walker (3)
Dane Gagai (3)
Richie Kennar (2)
Alex Johnston (2)
Tom Burgess (2)
Robert Jennings (1)
George Burgess (1)

Excellent job @Curns13

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Looking good so far mate.

Expecting Cook to have a bit of a surge at the halfway point.

 

[Curns13]

Looking good so far mate.

Expecting Cook to have a bit of a surge at the halfway point.

I think it was a remarkable start by both Cookie and Cam. Cookie really showed all the doubters early that he was the hooker and Cam, who’d only played 9 NRL games, showed that he was the real deal and a future star.

 

[Travitoh]

I think it was a remarkable start by both Cookie and Cam. Cookie really showed all the doubters early that he was the hooker and Cam, who’d only played 9 NRL games, showed that he was the real deal and a future star.

It's also the period that Cam was getting a start. It will be interesting to see where he is after Newcastle as that was his last start.

 

[Rsag85]

Cam Murray was out standing all year

 

[Travitoh]

Cam Murray was out standing all year

Without a doubt but votes wise i feel he'll get all his recognition when he wore 13.
So far every game he has started, he was judged in the top 3 on this forum.

 

[Curns13]

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Part 2 of the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' Award. We begin round 7 with Cam Murray taking a slight lead over Sam Burgess and Damien Cook for this coveted award.

Round 7 - Rabbitohs 42 v Raiders 22
3. Sam Burgess (26 votes)
2. Greg Inglis (22 votes)
1. Tom Burgess (15 votes)

(Honourable Mentions: AJ, Cook, Sutton, Cody, Clark)

Round 8 - Rabbitohs 20 v Broncos 24
3. John Sutton (22)
2. Alex Johnston (10)
1. Tom Burgess (5)

(HM: George, Jennings, Tatola, Crichton)

Round 9 - Knights 18 v Rabbitohs 36
3. Alex Johnston (27)
2. Damien Cook (17)
1. Cameron Murray (5)

(HM: Walker, Jennings, Clark)

Round 10 - Rabbitohs 24 v Dragons 10
3. Angus Crichton (33)
2. Sam Burgess (18)
1. Adam Reynolds (8)

(HM: Cook, GI)

Round 11 - Cowboys 19 v Rabbitohs 20
3. Greg Inglis (18)
2. Damien Cook (14)
1. Adam Reynolds (6)

(HM: George, Crichton)

Round 12 - Warriors 10 v Rabbitohs 30
3. John Sutton (23)
2. Greg Inglis (10)
1. Angus Crichton (5)

(HM: Cook, George, Sam)

 

[Curns13]

At the halfway mark of the season, the points were as follows:

1st place - Sam Burgess (12 points)
2nd place - Damien Cook (11 points)
3rd place - Cameron Murray (9 points)

Honourable Mentions:
Johnston (7)
Inglis (7)
Sutton (6)
Tom (4)
Crichton (4)
Walker (3)
Gagai (3)
Kennar (2)
Reynolds (2)
Jennings (1)
George (1)
Jennings (1)
George (1)

 

[Travitoh]

*WARNING - Repetitive rant*

After 9 rounds George was deemed deserving of a starting spot at the expense of Murray.
Obviously we're all watching from the stands and our lounges unlike those who make the decisions but Murray was miles ahead as judged by the fans on this forum and while a small sample, I'd be surprised if there was a major swing of opinion across a larger number of supporters.
It tells a story and while I'm not claiming it cost Souths the season, there were games that could've been a different story with the impact George can bring from the bench.

AJ 4th is an interesting one too for a bloke who the knives are out for on these pages...

 

[Curns13]

*WARNING - Repetitive rant*

After 9 rounds George was deemed deserving of a starting spot at the expense of Murray.
Obviously we're all watching from the stands and our lounges unlike those who make the decisions but Murray was miles ahead as judged by the fans on this forum and while a small sample, I'd be surprised if there was a major swing of opinion across a larger number of supporters.
It tells a story and while I'm not claiming it cost Souths the season, there were games that could've been a different story with the impact George can bring from the bench.

AJ 4th is an interesting one too for a bloke who the knives are out for on these pages...

Yeah I’d rather 80 minutes of Murray than 55. The kid is a stud.

AJ had a great run from rounds 7-9: 4th best, 2nd best, best is a great sequence. He was a different player after returning from his hamstring injury.

 

[Pilot house]

Greg Inglis is the footy whisperer.

He is one of the best and smartest footballers ever to grace a field.

Put quite simply, he is otherworldly.

I’m am sorry but, nobody comes close.

Having met him, I can assure you, he comes across as a very humble and decent person.

 

[callmack1]

Great work Curns!!! Love it, keep up the great work mate.

 

[Curns13]

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to third installment of the 'Souths LU Forum Player of the Year - 2018' Award. We begin round 13 with Sam Burgess leading Damien Cook by just one point, with Cam Murray just behind them in third position.

Round 13 - Rabbitohs 22 v Sharks 14
3. John Sutton (26 votes)
2. Adam Reynolds (25 votes)
1. Tom Burgess (8 votes)

(Honourable Mentions: Murray, Farah, George)

Round 14 - Titans 16 v Rabbitohs 18
3. Robbie Farah (24)
2. Adam Doueihi (7)
1. Cody Walker (5)

(HM: Hunt, Murray, Sutton, Reynolds)

Round 15 - Eels 24 v Rabbitohs 42
3. Cody Walker (30)
2. Robert Jennings (11)
1. Adam Reynolds (11)

(HM: AJ, Crichton, Gagai, GI)

Round 16 - Rabbitohs 21 v Cowboys 20
3. Sam Burgess (25)
2. Adam Reynolds (21)
1. Damien Cook (19)

(HM: AJ, Angus, GI, Jenno, Graham)

Round 17 - BYE

Round 18 - Bulldogs 6 v Rabbitohs 24
3. Damien Cook (23)
2. Sam Burgess (12)
1. Adam Reynolds (8)

(HM: Jenno)

Round 19 - Tigers 22 v Rabbitohs 6
3. Sam Burgess (14)
2. Cameron Murray (8)
1. John Sutton (4)

(HM: Jenno)

 

[Curns13]

Three-quarters of the way through the season, the points were as follows:

1st place - Sam Burgess (20 points)
2nd place - Damien Cook (15 points)
3rd place - Cameron Murray (11 points)

Honourable Mentions:
Sutton (10)
Reynolds (8)
Johnston (7)
Inglis (7)
Walker (7)
Tom (5)
Crichton (4)
Gagai (3)
Farah (3)
Jennings (3)
Kennar (2)
Doueihi (2)
George (1)