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It’s that time of year again, September. The distinct scent of finals Footy in the spring air, stagnant for all footy fans to embrace. But along with September also comes Awards season.
It’s the time we commend certain individuals for their brilliant work over the duration of the season on the field, but also get to inspect the player’s WAGs to commend them on the work they are evidently doing off the field.
The performance from South Sydney’s young stars last Friday night provided yet another reminder of the ridiculous young talent that is running around in the NRL.
Constantly players who have established themselves in the Holden Cup, NSW Cup or Intrust Super Cup are seamlessly fitting into the NRL system. It’s remarkable to see both the maturity these young players posses, and the confidence these players have, which enables them to then display their flare and skills on a much grander stage.
The Dally M Rookie of the Year award is handed to the best first year player in the NRL, or the best second year player, as long as that player played no more than three first grade games in their first year in the NRL.
The following is my opinion on what the 2014 NRL Rookie Team of the year would look like, consisting of players that are all eligible for the Dally M Rookie of the Year award.
1. Fullback: Mitchell Moses (Wests Tigers)
10 Games: 8 Try Assists, 11 Line Break Assists
2. Wing: Alex Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
15 Games: 17 Tries, 15 Line Breaks
3. Centre: Kirisome Auva’a (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
18 Games: 8 Tries, 8 Line Breaks
4. Centre: Kurt Mann (Melbourne Storm)
8 Games: 6 Tries, 3 Line Breaks
5. Wing: Sione Mata’utia (Newcastle Knights)
7 Games: 7 Tries, 7 Line Breaks
6. Five-Eighth: Jack Littlejohn (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
5 Games: 3 Try Assists, 3 Line Break Assists
7. Halfback: Luke Brooks (Wests Tigers)
21 Games: 12 Try Assists, 6 Tries, 7 Line Break Assists
8. Prop: Shannon Boyd (Canberra Raiders)
21 Games: 333 Tackles, 132 Hit Ups, 1404 Run Metres
9. Hooker: Michael Lichaa (Cronulla Sharks)
15 Games: 365 Tackles, 597 Run Metres
10. Prop: Tim Glasby (Melbourne Storm)
12 Games: 211 Tackles, 610 Run Metres, 55 Hit Ups
11. Second Row: Manu Ma’u (Parramatta Eels)
13 Games: 340 Tackles, 1381 Run Metres, 102 Hit Ups
12. Second Row: Bryce Cartwright (Penrith Panthers)
7 Games: 134 Tackles, 552 Run Metres, 37 Hit Ups
13. Lock: Paul Carter (Gold Coast Titans)
21 Games: 450 Tackles, 1509 Run Metres, 83 Hit Ups
14. Interchange: Ken Edwards (Parramatta Eels)
18 Games: 402 Tackles, 1334 Run Metres, 120 Hit Ups
15. Interchange: Kyle Turner (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
21 Games: 6 Tries, 495 Tackles, 1039 Run Metres
16. Interchange: Tepai Moeroa (Parramatta Eels)
9 Games: 3 Tries, 229 Tackles, 539 Run Metres
17. Interchange: Tupou Sopoaga (Cronulla Sharks)
15 Games: 408 Tackles, 1119 Run Metres, 94 Hit Ups
Unlucky to miss out:
Yeo, Fusitua, Sene-Lefao, Koroisau, Hoare, Pauli, F. Brown, Watene-Zelezniak
What do you think Roarers? What’s your Rookie NRL team of the year look like?
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