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Craig HillNrl Report Cards for 2006
October 7th 2006 11:50
NRL Report Cards
Now that the season has finished, in this weeks club analysis we will hand out the report cards for each club in season 2006. Just like a school report, each club will be given a grade between A and E, according to their 2006 playing roster, 2006 position as opposed to their 2005 position and how well they overcame setbacks throughout this season. As there is no rugby league until Friday the 14th of October, we will review just 3 clubs each day this week.
As of next Monday, we will be changing the look of the domain around, looking at different aspects of rugby league for the average punter. The new line –up will look like –
Monday – Rule interpretations
Tuesday – Legends of the 1980’s and 1990’s
Wednesday – Rule changes or potential changes to the game
Thursday – NRL highlights
Friday – Preview of Tri-Nations Match
Saturday – Gold Coast Titans News
Sunday – Review of Tri-Nations Match
Cheers,
StephenP
Sydney Roosters -
2006 Season Rating – D
It was one of the worst years in recent history for the Bondi based club, as the star studded team struggled to put eight wins together for the season. That is an unacceptable performance for a team at full strength that can field a representative forward pack and halves pairing, and a sprinkling of representative talent amongst their backline.
Next year heralds a new era for the Roosters, with a new Coach and a few key players leaving the club.
Attack rating out of 10 – 7
Defence rating out of 10 – 7.5
Best Backline player – Amos Roberts
Best Forward player – Craig Fitzgibbon
Rookie Sensation – David Shillington
St George-Illawarra Dragons -
2006 Season Rating – B
Another year of what could have been for the mighty joint venture, as the star studded Dragons inexplicably threw a promising season away at the final hurdle again. The Dragons got to within one game of the decider for the second consecutive year, and were once again humiliated in their final game, this time by the rampant Broncos.
This year was the end of an era for the Dragons with Barrett, Bailey, Henderson, Best, Greenshields, Timmins, Simmonds and now maybe Gorrell all leaving ahead of season 2007. While the Dragons have signed some quality, next year will be looked at as a year of rebuilding.
Attack rating out of 10 – 8
Defence rating out of 10 – 8
Best Backline player – Ben Hornby
Best Forward player – Dean Young
Rookie Sensation – Brett Morris
Wests Tigers -
2006 Season Rating – C
The Tigers premiership defence was ruined by lengthy injuries to key players, and it did expose the lack of quality depth that the premiers have at their disposal. After having an exceptional year in 2005 with injuries, season 2006 saw the appearance of injuries to Hodgson, Farah, Marshall, Fulton, Gibbs, Halatau and Whatuira for major parts of the year, and thus killed off their semi-final chances.
The rookies that Coach Sheens promoted however will be better for the experience, but it remains to be seen how successful Wests will be next year with a few key players leaving.
Attack rating out of 10 – 6.5
Defence rating out of 10 – 7
Best Backline player – Scott Prince
Best Forward player – Todd Payten
Rookie Sensation – Dean Collis
Cheers,
StephenP
Now that the season has finished, in this weeks club analysis we will hand out the report cards for each club in season 2006. Just like a school report, each club will be given a grade between A and E, according to their 2006 playing roster, 2006 position as opposed to their 2005 position and how well they overcame setbacks throughout this season. As there is no rugby league until Friday the 14th of October, we will review just 3 clubs each day this week.
As of next Monday, we will be changing the look of the domain around, looking at different aspects of rugby league for the average punter. The new line –up will look like –
Monday – Rule interpretations
Tuesday – Legends of the 1980’s and 1990’s
Wednesday – Rule changes or potential changes to the game
Thursday – NRL highlights
Friday – Preview of Tri-Nations Match
Saturday – Gold Coast Titans News
Sunday – Review of Tri-Nations Match
Cheers,
StephenP
Sydney Roosters -
2006 Season Rating – D
Next year heralds a new era for the Roosters, with a new Coach and a few key players leaving the club.
Attack rating out of 10 – 7
Defence rating out of 10 – 7.5
Best Backline player – Amos Roberts
Best Forward player – Craig Fitzgibbon
Rookie Sensation – David Shillington
St George-Illawarra Dragons -
2006 Season Rating – B
This year was the end of an era for the Dragons with Barrett, Bailey, Henderson, Best, Greenshields, Timmins, Simmonds and now maybe Gorrell all leaving ahead of season 2007. While the Dragons have signed some quality, next year will be looked at as a year of rebuilding.
Attack rating out of 10 – 8
Defence rating out of 10 – 8
Best Backline player – Ben Hornby
Best Forward player – Dean Young
Rookie Sensation – Brett Morris
Wests Tigers -
2006 Season Rating – C
The rookies that Coach Sheens promoted however will be better for the experience, but it remains to be seen how successful Wests will be next year with a few key players leaving.
Attack rating out of 10 – 6.5
Defence rating out of 10 – 7
Best Backline player – Scott Prince
Best Forward player – Todd Payten
Rookie Sensation – Dean Collis
Cheers,
StephenP
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