4. 5. 2021 Lock

[booboo]

Not separating 4 from 5. All locks in this thread please.

Please nominate, and say why.

Refer rules in Sports Talk forum.

Vote above for below nominations.

Surname	First Name	Country	Pros	Cons
De JAGER	Lodewyk	SAF	lineout and tackling stats were insane all season; at least equal to Etsebeth in terms of carrying	Etsebeth shades him is at rucks and mauls
ETZEBETH	Eben	SAF	Better than the All Blacks; dominated who he marked; good in each of his outings; reliable at lineout time; strong in the carry; big contributor to Bok forwards' dominance
ITOJE	Maro	ENG	Better than the All Blacks; had bloody good games	some average games
JONES	Alun Wyn	WAL	6N Winning Captain; Lions Captain; Remarkable return from injury	Not in 2017 form; Being a captain doesn't make him the best lock of the year
WHITELOCK	Sam	NZL	had bloody good games; All Blacks far better when he is playing	some average games

[MN5]

Eben Etzebeth and Maro Itoje will do cos they’re better than their AB counterparts.

[MiketheSnow]

AWJ

[mariner4life]

@mikethesnow said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

AWJ

Sorry this is the 2021 thread, we closed 2017 ages ago

[booboo]

@mikethesnow said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

AWJ

Why?

[MiketheSnow]

@booboo said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

@mikethesnow said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

AWJ

Why?

6N Winning Captain
Lions Captain

Remarkable return from injury

[cgrant]

Being a captain doesn't make him the best lock of the year. Etzebeth for me.

[booboo]

@cgrant said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

Being a captain doesn't make him the best lock of the year. Etzebeth for me.

Please elaborate.

Love your input @cgrant Bbut really looking for reasons why you think your nomination is worthy, so that the rest of us can agree, or debate.

Thanks ...

[Dan54]

Esteben I thought dominated who he marked in the tests I saw him play. As for otherside, toss up between Itoje and Whitelock, bot had bloody good games, mixed with odd average ones.

[cgrant]

@booboo
Good in each of his outings. Reliable at lineout time, strong in the carry. His contribution in the Bok forwards' dominance was second to none.

[SidBarret]

@cgrant said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

@booboo
Good in each of his outings. Reliable at lineout time, strong in the carry. His contribution in the Bok forwards' dominance was second to none.

De Jager - his lineout and tackling stats were insane all season. He's been at least equal to Etsebeth in terms of carrying. The only areas where that Etsebeth shades him is at rucks and mauls.

[booboo]

Nominations closed. Vote above.

Surname	First Name	Country	Pros	Cons
De JAGER	Lodewyk	SAF	lineout and tackling stats were insane all season; at least equal to Etsebeth in terms of carrying	Etsebeth shades him is at rucks and mauls
ETZEBETH	Eben	SAF	Better than the All Blacks; dominated who he marked; good in each of his outings; reliable at lineout time; strong in the carry; big contributor to Bok forwards' dominance
ITOJE	Maro	ENG	Better than the All Blacks; had bloody good games	some average games
JONES	Alun Wyn	WAL	6N Winning Captain; Lions Captain; Remarkable return from injury	Not in 2017 form; Being a captain doesn't make him the best lock of the year
WHITELOCK	Sam	NZL	had bloody good games; All Blacks far better when he is playing	some average games

[Nepia]

Come on Cantabs, vote for your boy Sam so we can bump out Itoje of the hype.

(Is campaigning this close to the election allowed?)

[booboo]

@nepia said in 4. 5. 2021 Lock:

Come on Cantabs, vote for your boy Sam so we can bump out Itoje of the hype.

(Is campaigning this close to the election allowed?)

Depends on the value of bribe administration fee ...