Dally M's

[Geo]

TUIAKI NAMED DALLY M WINGER OF THE YEAR
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Wests Tigers player Taniela Tuiaki has tonight been named the Dally M Winger of the Year.
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Tuiaki was presented with the trophy at the State Theatre after an outstanding season where he scored 21 tries in 22 matches before a season ending leg injury against Parramatta in Round 24.
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In doing so, Tuiaki set a new record for most tries in a season, passing the 20 tries set by former winger Pat Richards in 2005.
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Tuiaki also joked to presenter Greg Alexander that it was frustrating to watch Rhys Hanbury and Blake Ayshford score tries on his wing after the injury. Tuiaki finished second for the leading tryscorer in the NRL behind the Dragons' Josh Morris.
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Meanwhile, Gareth Ellis was nominated for the Second-Rower of the Year for his outstanding efforts in his debut season in the NRL. However, the award went to Manly’s Anthony Watmough.
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Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah was nominated for Hooker of the Year but was beaten to the trophy by the Bulldogs’ Michael Ennis despite representing NSW in the first and second Origin matches.
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Parramatta full-back Jarryd Hayne was named the Dally M Player of the Year. Farah finished fourth in the voting tally despite not winning the award for his position.

Balmain1…..You maybe right...I still don't get how a player can poll more points for the Year..... yet not get the positional award.....by your logic Kimmorely should have been Halfback of the Year instead of Thurston.....

 

[senexx]

By Stryker's logic, Tuiaki, didn't deserve winger of the year.

 

[RatedRKO]

The team selected was spot on. Seriously Ennis was slightly better than Farah..He was so much better than him in State of Origin. I think the selectors or whoever picks the Dally M "team of the year" got it right!!!

Different Origin teams. And Farah was injured. Origin means nothing though, even David Williams was kept for Origin 3 :laughing:

The stats show that Farah was a mile ahead of Ennis.

Oh well, more motivation for Robbie to outshine the grub again next year.

 

[Tigerdave]

yeah that's what I can't work out, the stats show that Robbie was well ahead of Ennis

Robbie/Ennis
20 games/23 this year
7 tries/2
10 line breaks/5
18 line break assists/15
21 try assists/17
33 offloads/14
69 tackle breaks/43
168 runs/178
1585 metres in attacks/1219
704 tackles/620
51 misses/94
43 ineffective tackles/45
150 kicks/143
4540 kicking metres/5164
3 40/20s/1
29 errors/31
9 penalties/19

so there ya go, Ennis could kick the ball longer than Robbie….. and that's about it....

 

[balmain1]

Too much emphasis is placed on STATS. I don't think stats will win you a game!!!

 

[stryker]

By Stryker's logic, Tuiaki, didn't deserve winger of the year.

It may seem that way Senex but it isnt the case. I think Taniela had an excellent season and was the most dangerous winger in the comp - His award was well and truly justified.

May argument was with everyone going ballistic because Farah didnt seal hooker of the year honors.

My reason for thinking this way was for me, this year Robbie has been a bit of a let down, especially compared to seasons past. In the tight games where we needed our leader to go up another level I believe a number of times he failed to step up to the plate. I put this down to him possibly being injured most of the year. Case in point Origin - he looked completely out of his depth.

My take on why Ennis took the gong yet polled less points is because he played in a team all year that when they won a game, 5 or 6 players were outstanding. Therefore not everyone who had a blinder scored dally m's. In our case, most times we win Robbie is automatically pencilled in for at least one point, sometimes undeservedly.

As for the statistics…...they never tell the full story.

 

[Tigerdave]

well, we come back to the fact the dally m's are meant to be individual awards, not team awards or how well the team did… stats don't win you a game, but you'd think they would come into effect when handing out individual awards

 

[balmain1]

By Stryker's logic, Tuiaki, didn't deserve winger of the year.

It may seem that way Senex but it isnt the case. I think Taniela had an excellent season and was the most dangerous winger in the comp - His award was well and truly justified.

May argument was with everyone going ballistic because Farah didnt seal hooker of the year honors.

My reason for thinking this way was for me, this year Robbie has been a bit of a let down, especially compared to seasons past. In the tight games where we needed our leader to go up another level I believe a number of times he failed to step up to the plate. I put this down to him possibly being injured most of the year. Case in point Origin - he looked completely out of his depth.

My take on why Ennis took the gong yet polled less points is because he played in a team all year that when they won a game, 5 or 6 players were outstanding. Therefore not everyone who had a blinder scored dally m's. In our case, most times we win Robbie is automatically pencilled in for at least one point, sometimes undeservedly.

As for the statistics…...they never tell the full story.

Right On Stryker!! Never a truer word said. You are possibly the only one with any sense on this forum apart from Smeg of course

 

[anderson_silva]

this was the worst year for the dally m's the only postions they got right were winger fullback and prop.
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im still in disbelief at idris winning ROTY

 

[alex]

OH MY GOD Michael Ennis on the Footy Show tonight is sickening!

Go Andrew Voss for sticking up for Robbie!

Voss said earlier in the year that Ennis didnt deserve hooker of the year. Now Ennis, with a smug look on his face, was like, "Well, look at me, Im hooker of the year".

Voss then said, and rightly so, "Farah polled 24 points, you polled 19, he deserved it and he out shaded you this year"

 

[JRD]

I think the media needs to stop voting and the refs should do the voting like in the AFL Brownlow, to me that would be a lot fairer then the media picking their favs.

We did it was called the rothmans medal

 

[Jazza]

I think the media needs to stop voting and the refs should do the voting like in the AFL Brownlow, to me that would be a lot fairer then the media picking their favs.

We did it was called the rothmans medal

Yeh true I forgot about that, the Rothman's was a bit before my time lol.

 

[Marshall_magic]

the only postions they got right were winger fullback and prop.

Anthony Watmough?

 

[Florrie]

OH MY GOD Michael Ennis on the Footy Show tonight is sickening!

Go Andrew Voss for sticking up for Robbie!

Voss said earlier in the year that Ennis didnt deserve hooker of the year. Now Ennis, with a smug look on his face, was like, "Well, look at me, Im hooker of the year".

Voss then said, and rightly so, "Farah polled 24 points, you polled 19, he deserved it and he out shaded you this year"

I'm not normally a Voss fan, but I was cheering him on tonight! He got a few digs in at Ennis in support of Robbie.

 

[balmain1]

Voss has tiger goggles on. He is a tigers man through and through. Unfortunately he looked like an idiot last night. Wendell and Ennis had his cash. The guy has no idea when it comes to football. The footy show has run its course. Bring back Sterlo and Laurie Daly at least the guys have some knowledge of the game.

 

[Yossarian]

Voss has tiger goggles on. He is a tigers man through and through. Unfortunately he looked like an idiot last night. Wendell and Ennis had his cash. The guy has no idea when it comes to football. The footy show has run its course. Bring back Sterlo and Laurie Daly at least the guys have some knowledge of the game.

I think Voss is a bunnies man actually. I won't add to my comments re Voss that I made over at the Ennis/Voss thread.

Laurie Daley? Are you fair dinkum? He was one of the bright sparks who put the world's best attacking player on the wing for three games.

 

[anderson_silva]

the only postions they got right were winger fullback and prop.

Anthony Watmough?

hes been going well for about 10 weeks, there is 14 other weeks they have to play, and IMO hindmarsh was the best back rower through out the WHOLE year. infact id say ben creagh would be second then watmough

 

[anderson_silva]

Voss has tiger goggles on. He is a tigers man through and through. Unfortunately he looked like an idiot last night. Wendell and Ennis had his cash. The guy has no idea when it comes to football. The footy show has run its course. Bring back Sterlo and Laurie Daly at least the guys have some knowledge of the game.

I think Voss is a bunnies man actually. I won't add to my comments re Voss that I made over at the Ennis/Voss thread.

Laurie Daley? Are you fair dinkum? He was one of the bright sparks who put the world's best attacking player on the wing for three games.

yeah he is a bunnies man, but voss is very knowledgeable about the game, you dont have to play the game to know the ins and outs of it, its clear to 90% of people that farah is superior to ennis, and im sure if the dogs could pick out of farah and ennis most of them would take farah, just like any other team in this league would with a choice between the 2.

 

[Yossarian]

Voss has tiger goggles on. He is a tigers man through and through. Unfortunately he looked like an idiot last night. Wendell and Ennis had his cash. The guy has no idea when it comes to football. The footy show has run its course. Bring back Sterlo and Laurie Daly at least the guys have some knowledge of the game.

I think Voss is a bunnies man actually. I won't add to my comments re Voss that I made over at the Ennis/Voss thread.

Laurie Daley? Are you fair dinkum? He was one of the bright sparks who put the world's best attacking player on the wing for three games.

yeah he is a bunnies man, but voss is very knowledgeable about the game, you dont have to play the game to know the ins and outs of it, its clear to 90% of people that farah is superior to ennis, and im sure if the dogs could pick out of farah and ennis most of them would take farah, just like any other team in this league would with a choice between the 2.

I agree. Some players seem to be of the mindset that if you didn't play 1st grade you don't know what you're talking about and forget that the people paying their bills are in that same position.

 

[benjibrotown]

Bring back Sterlo and Laurie Daly at least the guys have some knowledge of the game.

Laurie Daly is a knob, they need to bring back matty johns and daryl brohman