TOTD - Which position?

[Duluth]

Players will only be in one position poll each for the team of the decade

These players were up for multiple positions:

Matt Giteau
Bryan Habana
Wesley Fofana
Owen Farrell
Ardie Savea
Semi Radrada
Ben Smith (15 unless someone has a good argument for 14)
George North

Will make the polls after these positions are sorted out

Where did they play the most Test rugby in the decade?
Where did they play their best Test rugby in the decade?

Not interested in imaginary performances in different positions.

[Bones]

Matt Giteau 12
Bryan Habana 11
Wesley Fofana 13
Owen Farrell 10
Ardie Savea 7
Semi Radrada 13
George North 11
I preferred Smith at 14 but oddly probably a much better chance at 15

[Duluth]

@Bones said in TOTD - Which position?:

I preferred Smith at 14 but oddly probably a much better chance at 15

Yeah it's close

I did a rough count for the decade and he played about the same in both positions (marginally more at fullback if my count was correct)

Early AB career was mostly wing and sometimes centre. Then the middle of the decade was at fullback. I think those years were his best

[Nepia]

Ok, I guess I'm setting myself up to attack from Canes fans, but should Ardie be in the running for this? He's only really had one standout season and has been second fiddle to Cane most of his AB career.

[Duluth]

@Nepia

Then he probably won't get any votes.

I prefer too many names on the lists than not enough choices

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

[Nepia]

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Nepia

Then he probably won't get any votes.

I prefer too many names on the lists than not enough choices

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

I agree.

[booboo]

Saw The Telegraph's team reported in the Herald.

Glaring errors IMO are at 12 (Farrell over Nonu) and 6 (shoehorning Pocock in).

A couple of others I may debate but not vehemently.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12297522

[Snowy]

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

You could save yourself some time by not running polls for 7 and 10.

[Nepia]

@Snowy said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

You could save yourself some time by not running polls for 7 and 10.

Didn’t there used to be some BB is better than DC believers floating around?

[No Quarter]

@Nepia said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Snowy said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

You could save yourself some time by not running polls for 7 and 10.

Didn’t there used to be some BB is better than DC believers floating around?

According to the article above Sexton is better than Carter, even though DC was absolutely instrumental in winning us the RWC2015.

The article is to be taken with an absolutely monumental amount of salt though; they seem to prefer Pocock at 6 over one of the GOATS Kaino. You can only assume it was written by a soccer fan with a passing interest in rugby.

[Snowy]

@Nepia said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Snowy said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

I have a feeling Cane won't get many votes either..

You could save yourself some time by not running polls for 7 and 10.

Didn’t there used to be some BB is better than DC believers floating around?

Fools everywhere.

[antipodean]

@Bones said in TOTD - Which position?:

Matt Giteau 12
Bryan Habana 11
Wesley Fofana 13
Owen Farrell 10
Ardie Savea 7
Semi Radrada 13
George North 11

Agree with all this.

I preferred Smith at 14 but oddly probably a much better chance at 15

I think his best performances were at fullback.

[taniwharugby]

BFA was probably the best 14 in the world for a decent period too, so makes you wonder how much better he may have been if he played 15 for more of his career, particularly in that period.

[Machpants]

So Ardie didn't get on the sheet anywhere? Despite being nominated for a few?

[Duluth]

@Machpants

He was meant to be in the 7 poll

If anyone wants to vote for him they can manually say that in the thread

[Machpants]

@Duluth said in TOTD - Which position?:

@Machpants

He was meant to be in the 7 poll

If anyone wants to vote for him they can manually say that in the thread

Haha not much point!

[Nepia]

Lets be honest, even if you remove the GOAT from the poll Ardie shouldn't get the 7 jersey.