Bedsey_is_the_best
Adam MacDougall
I no some of u were interested in the results of the rugby league week players poll, so here they are.
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Name the top player in each position
Fullback
Karmichael Hunt 46%
Matt Bowen 20%
Brett Stewart 16%
Others 18%
Last year: Anthony Minichiello (47%)
Winger
Eric Grothe and Jarrod Hayne both 22%
Greg Inglis 19%
Israel Folou 13%
Others 24%
Last year: Eric Grothe (64%)
Centre
Justin Hodges 74%
Matt Kings 10%
Matt Cooper 7%
Others 9%
Last year: Mark Gasnier (68%)
Five-eighth
Darren Lockyer 91%
Greg Inglis 4%
Kurt Gidley 3%
Braith Anasta 2%
Last year: Darren lockyer 53%
Halfback
Johnathan Thurston 76%
Cooper Cronk 12%
Others 12%
Last year: Andrew Johns (76%)
Lock
Dallas Johnson 29%
Greg Bird 16%
Andrew Ryan 16%
Reni Maitua 10%
Others 29%
Last year: Ben Kennedy (69%)
Second Rower
Sonny Bill Williams 28%
Nathan Hindmarsh 24%
Paul Gallen 9%
Willie Mason 9%
Others 30%
Last year: Nathan Hindmarsh (61%)
Prop
Petero Civoniceva 56%
Steve Price 21%
Roy Asotasi 9%
Others 14%
Last year: Willie Mason (27)
Hooker
Cameron Smith 56%
Danny Buderus 32%
Robbie Farah 10%
Last year: Danny Buderus (79%)
Who is the best player in the game
Johnathan Thurston 52%
Darren Lockyer 26%
Cameron Smith 8%
Others 14%
Last year: Andrew Johns (53%)
Who has been the best new talent of 2007
Israel Folau 44%
Cory Paterson 18%
William Zillman 8%
Chris Lawrence 6%
Feleti Mateo 6%
Others 18%
Last Year: Greg Inglis (63%)
Which player (Outside your own club) is the best advertisment for rugby league
Darren lockyer 23%
Alan Tounge 9%
Sonny Bill Willaims 8%
Danny Buderus 8%
Steve price 7%
Hazen El Masri 7%
Petero Civoniceva 5%
Others 33%
Who is the hardest hitter
Tonie Carroll 44%
Sonny Bill Williams 15%
Carl Webb 7%
Others 34%
Last Year: Tonie Carroll (16%)
Who is the game's biggest sledger
Willie Mason 25%
Mark Riddel 16%
Justin Hodges 10%
Brett Finch 7%
Jeremy Smith 6%
Simon Woolford 6%
Others 24%
Last year: Mark Riddel and Brett Finch (16%)
Who is the biggest sook in the game
Brett Finch 14%
Simon Woolford 10%
Tim Smith 10%
Luke Priddis 10%
Matt Orford 9%
Paul Gallen 7%
Others 40%
Last year: Brett Finch(34%)
Who is the hardest player to tackle
Taniela Tuiela 18%
Matt Bowen 17%
Sonny Bill Williams 13%
Others 32%
Who wouldn't you pick a fight with
Carl Webb 53%
Willie Mason 8%
Ruben wiki 8%
Others 31%
Last year: carl Webb 43%
Which player is most likely to take a dive to get a penalty
Paul Gallen 58%
No comment 12%
Brett Finch 7%
Mark Riddell 5%
Others 18%
Would you dive to get a penalty
No 95%
Yes 5%
Who is the NRL's most under-rated player
Alan Tounge 27%
Ben Creagh 11%
Todd Payton 7%
Wade McKinnon 7%
Aaron Payne 5%
Others 43%
Last year: Steven Bell 16%
Who si the most over-rated player
Jamie Lyon 38%
nate Myles 11%
Jason Ryles 11%
No Comment 10%
Others 30%
Last year: Braith Anasta (30%)
Who is the best coach (besides your own)
Craig Bellamy 67%
Tim Sheens 10%
Wayne Bennett 6%
Others 17%
Last year: Craig Bellamy (39%)
Which coach would you least like to be coached by
Brian Smith 31%
Graham Murrey 20%
Ricky Stuart 16%
Matt Elliot 9%
Chris Anderson 8%
Others16%
Last year: Brian Smith (32%)
Who is the most over-rated team in the NRL
Sea eagles 29%
Bulldogs 22%
Dragons 12%
West Tigers 8%
Others 29%
Last year; Roosters (27%)
Who is the most under-rated team
Raiders 37%
Titans 13%
Rabbitohs 13%
Eels 19%
Others 30%
Last year: Sharks (30%)
Should players be aloud to change clubs mid season
Yes 64%
No 36%
Do fans have the right to be angry about so many players changing clubs mid-season
Yes 77%
No 23%
Would you be dirty with one of your team mates if they walked out mid season
No 71%
Yes 29%
Should we bring back the June 30 anti-tamering deadline
No 78%
Yes 22%
Is the game as good as it was 5 years ago
Yes 77%
No 14%
Better 9%
Should the salary cap be increased to keep players in the NRL
Yes 96%
No 4%
Is there a drinking culture in rugby league
Yes 65%
No 35%
Which code has the bigger problem with drinking and drugs - NRL or AFL
AFL 89%
NRL 4%
No Comment 7%
Do star players get preferential treatment when they play up
Yes 64%
No 36%
Do you no of any players with a gambling problem
No 71%
Yes 29%
If yes how many
1-5 21%
More then 5 8%
Do you know of a player who has placed a bet on a NRL game
No 81%
Yes 19%
If yes how many
1-5 14%
More then 5 5%
Would you ever consider strike action for improved pay/conditions
Yes 62%
No 38%
Which team, other then your own, will win the grand final
Storm 78%
Broncos 7%
Sea Eagles 4%
Others 11%
Which club would you least like to join
Raiders 25%
Warriors 13%
Roosters 11%
Panthers 10%
Others 11%
Which team do you hate/fire up for the most
Bulldogs 17%
Broncos 16%
Dragons 16%
Storm 12%
Sharks 9%
Others 30%
Which ground do you hate playing at the most
Canberra stadium 15%
Brookvale oval 14%
Campbelltown stadium 10%
Olympic park 9%
Mount Smart stadium 8%
Telstra stadium 8%
Others 36%
Is the RLPA doing a good job
Yes 81%
No 19%
Who is the games leading referee
Sean Hampstead 38%
Paul Simpkins 19%
Shayne Hayne 12%
Steve Clark 9%
Others 22%
Who is the worst referee
Steve Clark 31%
Shayne Hayne 23%
Tony Archer 12%
Others 34%
Have referees gotten worse this year
No 64%
Yes 36%
Have video refs gotten worse
Yes 54%
No 46%
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Name the top player in each position
Fullback
Karmichael Hunt 46%
Matt Bowen 20%
Brett Stewart 16%
Others 18%
Last year: Anthony Minichiello (47%)
Winger
Eric Grothe and Jarrod Hayne both 22%
Greg Inglis 19%
Israel Folou 13%
Others 24%
Last year: Eric Grothe (64%)
Centre
Justin Hodges 74%
Matt Kings 10%
Matt Cooper 7%
Others 9%
Last year: Mark Gasnier (68%)
Five-eighth
Darren Lockyer 91%
Greg Inglis 4%
Kurt Gidley 3%
Braith Anasta 2%
Last year: Darren lockyer 53%
Halfback
Johnathan Thurston 76%
Cooper Cronk 12%
Others 12%
Last year: Andrew Johns (76%)
Lock
Dallas Johnson 29%
Greg Bird 16%
Andrew Ryan 16%
Reni Maitua 10%
Others 29%
Last year: Ben Kennedy (69%)
Second Rower
Sonny Bill Williams 28%
Nathan Hindmarsh 24%
Paul Gallen 9%
Willie Mason 9%
Others 30%
Last year: Nathan Hindmarsh (61%)
Prop
Petero Civoniceva 56%
Steve Price 21%
Roy Asotasi 9%
Others 14%
Last year: Willie Mason (27)
Hooker
Cameron Smith 56%
Danny Buderus 32%
Robbie Farah 10%
Last year: Danny Buderus (79%)
Who is the best player in the game
Johnathan Thurston 52%
Darren Lockyer 26%
Cameron Smith 8%
Others 14%
Last year: Andrew Johns (53%)
Who has been the best new talent of 2007
Israel Folau 44%
Cory Paterson 18%
William Zillman 8%
Chris Lawrence 6%
Feleti Mateo 6%
Others 18%
Last Year: Greg Inglis (63%)
Which player (Outside your own club) is the best advertisment for rugby league
Darren lockyer 23%
Alan Tounge 9%
Sonny Bill Willaims 8%
Danny Buderus 8%
Steve price 7%
Hazen El Masri 7%
Petero Civoniceva 5%
Others 33%
Who is the hardest hitter
Tonie Carroll 44%
Sonny Bill Williams 15%
Carl Webb 7%
Others 34%
Last Year: Tonie Carroll (16%)
Who is the game's biggest sledger
Willie Mason 25%
Mark Riddel 16%
Justin Hodges 10%
Brett Finch 7%
Jeremy Smith 6%
Simon Woolford 6%
Others 24%
Last year: Mark Riddel and Brett Finch (16%)
Who is the biggest sook in the game
Brett Finch 14%
Simon Woolford 10%
Tim Smith 10%
Luke Priddis 10%
Matt Orford 9%
Paul Gallen 7%
Others 40%
Last year: Brett Finch(34%)
Who is the hardest player to tackle
Taniela Tuiela 18%
Matt Bowen 17%
Sonny Bill Williams 13%
Others 32%
Who wouldn't you pick a fight with
Carl Webb 53%
Willie Mason 8%
Ruben wiki 8%
Others 31%
Last year: carl Webb 43%
Which player is most likely to take a dive to get a penalty
Paul Gallen 58%
No comment 12%
Brett Finch 7%
Mark Riddell 5%
Others 18%
Would you dive to get a penalty
No 95%
Yes 5%
Who is the NRL's most under-rated player
Alan Tounge 27%
Ben Creagh 11%
Todd Payton 7%
Wade McKinnon 7%
Aaron Payne 5%
Others 43%
Last year: Steven Bell 16%
Who si the most over-rated player
Jamie Lyon 38%
nate Myles 11%
Jason Ryles 11%
No Comment 10%
Others 30%
Last year: Braith Anasta (30%)
Who is the best coach (besides your own)
Craig Bellamy 67%
Tim Sheens 10%
Wayne Bennett 6%
Others 17%
Last year: Craig Bellamy (39%)
Which coach would you least like to be coached by
Brian Smith 31%
Graham Murrey 20%
Ricky Stuart 16%
Matt Elliot 9%
Chris Anderson 8%
Others16%
Last year: Brian Smith (32%)
Who is the most over-rated team in the NRL
Sea eagles 29%
Bulldogs 22%
Dragons 12%
West Tigers 8%
Others 29%
Last year; Roosters (27%)
Who is the most under-rated team
Raiders 37%
Titans 13%
Rabbitohs 13%
Eels 19%
Others 30%
Last year: Sharks (30%)
Should players be aloud to change clubs mid season
Yes 64%
No 36%
Do fans have the right to be angry about so many players changing clubs mid-season
Yes 77%
No 23%
Would you be dirty with one of your team mates if they walked out mid season
No 71%
Yes 29%
Should we bring back the June 30 anti-tamering deadline
No 78%
Yes 22%
Is the game as good as it was 5 years ago
Yes 77%
No 14%
Better 9%
Should the salary cap be increased to keep players in the NRL
Yes 96%
No 4%
Is there a drinking culture in rugby league
Yes 65%
No 35%
Which code has the bigger problem with drinking and drugs - NRL or AFL
AFL 89%
NRL 4%
No Comment 7%
Do star players get preferential treatment when they play up
Yes 64%
No 36%
Do you no of any players with a gambling problem
No 71%
Yes 29%
If yes how many
1-5 21%
More then 5 8%
Do you know of a player who has placed a bet on a NRL game
No 81%
Yes 19%
If yes how many
1-5 14%
More then 5 5%
Would you ever consider strike action for improved pay/conditions
Yes 62%
No 38%
Which team, other then your own, will win the grand final
Storm 78%
Broncos 7%
Sea Eagles 4%
Others 11%
Which club would you least like to join
Raiders 25%
Warriors 13%
Roosters 11%
Panthers 10%
Others 11%
Which team do you hate/fire up for the most
Bulldogs 17%
Broncos 16%
Dragons 16%
Storm 12%
Sharks 9%
Others 30%
Which ground do you hate playing at the most
Canberra stadium 15%
Brookvale oval 14%
Campbelltown stadium 10%
Olympic park 9%
Mount Smart stadium 8%
Telstra stadium 8%
Others 36%
Is the RLPA doing a good job
Yes 81%
No 19%
Who is the games leading referee
Sean Hampstead 38%
Paul Simpkins 19%
Shayne Hayne 12%
Steve Clark 9%
Others 22%
Who is the worst referee
Steve Clark 31%
Shayne Hayne 23%
Tony Archer 12%
Others 34%
Have referees gotten worse this year
No 64%
Yes 36%
Have video refs gotten worse
Yes 54%
No 46%
