The Best - and worst - of Warriors

[Penrose Warrior]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/rugby-league/7641057/?

Some serious head-scratchers there. Lewis Brown, professional? That'll be why he had a poor final season here without 'Dad'.

Would have thought 6/7/8 games was enough to rate a player too.

A cheeky little 4/10 for Maloney, safe in the knowledge he won't have to front him in media conferences.

 

[Meth]

What the hell was that? The author just spun a wheel for those ratings.

 

[Izz]

That article certainly doesn't rate up with the best. 3/10.

 

[Drzoidberg]

Haha Toopoo got 6! Friend 6.5, Mateo a 7 Henry a 7 as well? Really?! Matulino only an 8. What a joke!

 

[Meth]

I'd go-
Brown 4.5/10
Friend 7/10
Henry 4.5/10
Hurrell 5.5/10
Johnson 6/10
Lillyman 4.5/10
Locke 6/10
Sione Lousi 6/10
Maloney 4.5/10
Mannering 6.5/10
Mateo 7.5/10
Matulino 8/10
Packer 6/10
Ta'ai 5/10
Taylor 6/10
Tupou 4/10
Vatuvei 6.5/10

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I'd go-
Brown 4.5/10
Friend 7/10
Henry 4.5/10
Hurrell 5.5/10
Johnson 6/10
Lillyman 4.5/10
Locke 6/10
Sione Lousi 6/10
Maloney 4.5/10
Mannering 6.5/10
Mateo 7.5/10
Matulino 8/10
Packer 6/10
Ta'ai 5/10
Taylor 6/10
Tupou 4/10
Vatuvei 6.5/10

Only ones I'd disagree with would be Henry (deserves a pass at least, 5.5 or even 6), and Manu is a borderline 6.

Article 2 out of 10.

 

[Izz]

I'd give Big Ben a 9 out of 10, but my man-love for him is strong.

 

[hitman82]

I'm going to start at a slightly lower baseline.
Without showing sympathy for injuries:

Brown 4/10
Friend 7/10
Henry 5/10
Hurrell 5.5/10
Johnson 4.5/10
Lillyman 4/10
Locke 4.5/10
Sione Lousi 6/10
Maloney 4/10
Mannering 7/10
Mateo 8/10
Matulino 9/10
Packer 5.5/10
Ta'ai 4.5/10
Taylor 4.5/10
Tupou 4/10
Vatuvei 4.5/10

Total passes (5 points or over): 8/17

 

[Izz]

Does it pain you to rank Ta'ai so low, hitman?

 

[hitman82]

Does it pain you to rank Ta'ai so low, hitman?

Not really. I realised early in the season that he was doomed to being used as a prop, proving to be relatively ineffective in that position, then given up on once there was room for him in the second row.

 

[Warmess]

Biggest revelation in that article is that Sam Rapira played 6 games for us. Doesn't seem like it to me.

Speaking of which, how is 6 games not enough to rate someone? 4 games is enough, imo. That's a months worth of footy...

 

[vvvrulz]

Lewis Brown: "It's hard to fault his professionalism, effort and vigour"

wtf has this author been watching this season, crazy ratings.

 

[Rambo1']

I'd be struggling to give Manu a 6. He did finish the year well but was below average for most of what he played.

 

[SilentOne]

No way I'd giveHurrell a 7/10, a 5 at best for me.

 

[Micistm]

What a completely crap article, and what a shame there's no place to add a comment. The ratings are all over the place and make no sense, and surely can't be written by anyone who watched the damn games.

 

[MKEB...]

IMO when Manu was named captain, we seen a side of Manu that we have not seen in a while. He looked more motivated as well. Happy with the six for him.

A few of the other ratings were right head scratchers though.