Super Rugby predictions
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Most Tries - George Bridge
Breakthrough Season - Debreczeni
Best NZ player - Jordan Taufua
Best Aus Conference Player - Quadie Cooper
Best SA Conference Player - Marx
Teams
NZ Conference - Crusaders
AUS Conference - Brumbies
SA Conference - Sharks
Wooden Spoon - Sunwolves (travel kills them)
Overall Winner - Crusaders
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Players
Most Tries - George Bridge
Will get heaps of opportunities behind the Saders pack, and was in red hot form at the end of last year. Expecting him to build on that and make a case for the RWC.Breakthrough Season - Will Jordan
I've actually seen very little of this kid, but he has big wraps so excited to see him in action.Best NZ player - Akira Ioane
Hoping he's going to monster the fuck out of everyone he meets on the paddock, then we can really go to town on the selectors when he gets overlooked again. But in seriousness, he's coming into his prime now so expecting a big season as he pushes for RWC selection.Best Aus Conference Player - Karmichael Hunt
Struggling to think of many Aussies that stand out so defaulted to what @Duluth put. He's a class player so looking for him to start fulfilling his obvious potential.Best SA Conference Player - Malcolm Marx
An absolute beast, especially at Super level.Teams
NZ Conference - Crusaders
Great coach and a great pack, will be too good again over the course of the season.AUS Conference - Waratahs
Look like they have a pretty strong team, should finish on top of the pile of rabble in Aus.SA Conference - Lions
They've put together a couple of very strong seasons, expect them to continue on that road this year. They generally play an attractive style of rugby.Wooden Spoon - Reds
Fuck the Reds.Overall Winner - Chiefs
They'll scrape through to the quarter finals and then Beaver will take care of the rest. -
@No-Quarter said in Super Rugby predictions:
Overall Winner - Chiefs
They'll scrape through to the quarter finals and then Beaver will take care of the rest.fuck i love you
happy valentines day
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The Lions have lost so many influential players lately that it will be very hard for them to maintain their level. -
Players
Most Tries - Marika Koroibete. Bit out of left field but they're in a weaker conference and they have a backline that has the ability to entertain so yeah, I think he could score a few out wide.Breakthrough Season - Isaiah Walker-Leauwere. I rate him highly and with Sam Lousi out for a while, I hope Plumtree gives him plenty of gametime as he would be a like for like replacement. A future AB imo.
Best NZ player - Damian McKenzie. He's a beast at this level.
Best Aus Conference Player - David Pocock. Boring pick but providing he stays injury free, he makes that Brumbies side a lot stronger and is still devastating at breakdown time.
Best SA Conference Player - Duane Vermulen. He'll have a point to prove with it being World Cup year that he still has the goods.
Teams
NZ Conference - Crusaders
Strong all across the park especially up front and have depth galore.AUS Conference - Waratahs
Mainly because they're the last one standing in the Aussie conference.SA Conference - Lions
Should have enough to stay at the top there.Wooden Spoon - Sunwolves
I enjoy watching them play as they love to throw the ball around but yeah, cant see them avoiding the spoon unfortunately.Overall Winner - Crusaders
Unfortunately they're too good. It's more of a battle for who comes 2nd.Other Stuff
Another Aussie team to get a playoff spot at the expense of a NZ team (don't know who though). -
Most Tries - Akira Ioane, continuing the Blues reliance on him, and a point to prove, but will it be enough
Breakthrough Season - Tom Robinson, this kid has size, physicality, agression, huge ticker, if he can stay un-injured will make selection of the Blues back row interesting when Gibson returns.
Best NZ player - BB, he will step it up and show his class in this important year
Best Aus Conference Player - Quade Cooper, gonna wind back the clock
Best SA Conference Player - Duane Vermulen, a beast, not sure Marx is quite the force he was
Teams
NZ Conference - CrusadersAUS Conference - Rebels
SA Conference -
Bulls, Meant Stormers, they will surpriseWooden Spoon - Reds
Overall Winner - Not a NZ team, cos if we win Super rugby, we dont win RWC's....seriously though, hard to look past the Crusaders
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Most Tries - Damien Mckenzie. always seems to pop up when a try needs to be scored.
Breakthrough Season - Akira Ioane. A future AB imo.
Best NZ player - Richie Mo'unga. Just to keep the Fern Forums busy with AB No. 10 Speculation
Best Aus Conference Player - Michael Hooper - just cant think of anyone else
Best SA Conference Player - Malcolm Marx the player I love to hate the most but have to admit I would like him on my team because when he is on fire his team are normally winningTeams
NZ Conference - Crusaders. with the Chiefs to push them to the wireAUS Conference - Waratahs. Surely they have to get it right this season
SA Conference - Lions again
Wooden Spoon - Sunwolves
Overall Winner - Crusaders
Other Stuff
A great season of rugby with fringe players pushing their claims for a WC berth later in the year. Absolutely no refereeing controversies. Key all black players to remain injury free. -
interesting re-reading these at this point in the season...some very accurate ones, but at the same time, miles away with others...
best player, BBB...pfft
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby predictions:
Breakthrough Season - Tom Robinson, this kid has size, physicality, agression, huge ticker, if he can stay un-injured will make selection of the Blues back row interesting when Gibson returns.
that's looking alright though
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@mariner4life haha yeah, like a few others, I got a couple still in the game....