8. 2021 Number 8
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Who did best at 8ing.
Please nominate, and say why.Refer rules in Sports Talk forum.
Nominations closed. Vote above for nominations below.
Surname First Name Country Pros Cons ALDRITT Gregory FRA hard & uncompromising SAVEA Ardie NZL not cool not to like him; keeps adding to his game; good with ball in hand after contact; big performances in Black; fits NZ’s current game plan a bit lightweight to be 8; fits NZ’s current game plan VERMEULEN Duane DAF a beast; selected in a heartbeat -
Duane Vermeulen, the man is a beast and I would have him in my team in a heartbeat.
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Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
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@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
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@catogrande said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
I only nominated him cos it’s not cool to like Ardie Savea on this site
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@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@catogrande said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
I only nominated him cos it’s not cool to like Ardie Savea on this site
If you rate him make an argument. Somebody may argue back. That's the point of the thread.
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@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@catogrande said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
I only nominated him cos it’s not cool to like Ardie Savea on this site
I think you’re 50% right. Half think he’s good but not an 8. The other half are queuing up for a reach around.
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@catogrande said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
That’s kind of the argument though.
The truly great inspire. The truly great lift those around and change games on their own.
It’s pretty hard to look at Italy over his tenure and argue they were anything other than shit, with no improvement. They may not have the quality of the top tier but they’ve been given all the tools to join and had Parisse.
At some point, he has to share that.
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Ardie Savea - Keeps adding to his game. All class.
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Can't go past Ardie, he had some big performances in black this year.
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@canes4life especially as he fits so well into our current game plan...
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@majorrage said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@catogrande said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
@mn5 said in 8. 2021 Number 8:
Sergio Parisse. Apparently he’s available next year to extend his record for most test losses even further.
I don’t get this particular argument against Parisse. If Read played for Italy he’d have pretty much the same record. It’s not always about the ultimate achievements but also what you overcome.
That’s kind of the argument though.
The truly great inspire. The truly great lift those around and change games on their own.
It’s pretty hard to look at Italy over his tenure and argue they were anything other than shit, with no improvement. They may not have the quality of the top tier but they’ve been given all the tools to join and had Parisse.
At some point, he has to share that.
Italy haven’t won a six nations game since 2015. Even the cheeky wins against Scotland have dried up.
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Gregory Alldritt. Hard and uncompromising.
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Surname First Name Country Pros Cons ALDRITT Gregory FRA hard & uncompromising SAVEA Ardie NZL not cool not to like him; keeps adding to his game; good with ball in hand after contact; big performances in Black; fits NZ’s current game plan a bit lightweight to be 8; fits NZ’s current game plan VERMEULEN Duane DAF a beast; selected in a heartbeat
