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Daft decisions at the Dally M Awards

Roar Guru
5th September, 2012
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Roar Guru
5th September, 2012
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I really enjoyed the Dally M Awards this year. I really, really did. As always, there will be plenty of debate about the winners.

Some parts of the night were particularly interesting:

I thought it was a little strange for Manly co-captains Jamie Lyon and Jason King to win the Captain of the Year award, but I could live with it. Manly has had pretty good season, after all.

Poor Jamie Lyon really isn’t much of a talker, but he is a good leader in other ways.

No one could argue that Ben Barba did not deserve to be named Player of the Year. His season has been one to remember, to say the very least.

As much as it hurts for a Manly fan such as myself to admit it, Des Hasler was probably the right choice for Coach of the Year.

But then we get to Sam Kasiano, who was named Prop of the Year, and it all goes pear-shaped. There have been hours of debate on the Roar as to whether Kasiano was even the Bulldogs’ best this season.

And how about Akuila Uate being named Winger of the Year? More like turnstile of the year.

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That wasn’t even the worst part. Manu Vatuvei – yes, you read that right, Manu Vatuvei – got a nomination for Winger of the Year. At that point, every other winger in the league needed to stand up and say “really”?

Of course, these are just my opinions. What do you think? Over to the crowd.

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