Team of the WEEK....Egg abounds

De Jongh, Fransie bubbling under, Zeilinga bubbling under, Victor, Alberts and Stegman.....bon appetite OOM and Dave I hope your egg is all to your taste.....waaaahahaha!

Team of the Week - Round Seven:

15 - Jason Woodward (Rebels):
He put down a huge marker - his six penalties, two conversions and a try already a worthy contribution. However, it was the fact that he beat six defenders that convinced us.
Bubbling under: Mils Muliaina (Chiefs)

14 - Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes):
He made three  clean breaks and beat seven defenders on his way to more than 100 running metres.
Bubbling under: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)

13 - Juan de Jongh (Stormers):
One of the few players from Cape Town who showed real desire and intent - even managing an off-load to confound his critics.
Bubbling under: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)

12 - Mitch Inman (Rebels):
Plenty of tackles and metres made, to go along with a couple of clean breaks and defenders beaten.
Bubbling under: Francois Steyn (Sharks):

11 - Julian Savea (Hurricanes):
Not just a finisher, but also a player who can make clean breaks and beat defenders to make a huge contribution to a great win.
Bubbling under: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)

10 - Aaron Cruden (Chiefs):
Was instrumental in his team's comeback to secure a famous draw.
Bubbling under: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)

9 - Bryn Hall (Blues):
Probably the brightest young scrumhalf in New Zealand this season.
Bubbling under: Will Genia (Reds)

8 - Steven Luatua (Blues):
Not just a physical specimen that is good with ball in hand, but makes a valuable contribution on defence and in the line-outs.
Bubbling under: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)

7 - Luke Braid (Blues):
While some may talk about his work at the breakdown, it is on defence where he made his biggest contribution.
Bubbling under: Matt Todd (Crusaders)

6 - Deon Stegmann (Bulls):
He has been a key player in turning the Bulls' season around and it is worth noting the Chiefs' fortunes changed after he left the field and the visitors' possession became available more freely and much quicker.
Bubbling under: Nizaam Carr (Stormers)

5 - Victor Matfield (Bulls):
Still causing chaos in the line-outs at the ripe old age of 36.
Bubbling under: Luke Jones (Rebels)

4 - Willem Alberts (Sharks):
Made a very successful move from the back row to the second row.
Bubbling under: Rob Simmons (Reds)

3 - Jannie du Plessis (Sharks):
The consistency may be lacking, but when he is on song he is a destructive force.
Bubbling under: Werner Kruger (Bulls)

2 - Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks):
Not his finest hour, but he still got the highest number of votes from our panel.
Bubbling under: James Hanson (Reds)

1 - Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks):
The Beast is back to his best.
Bubbling under: Tony Woodcock (Blues)

Well who am I going to believe a Natal Provincial administration retiree, or a group of 5 rugby writers?   Your bias clouds your judgement....as you can see other people see the world differently. And even if some might argue there are better selections, this TOW demonstrates that de Jongh, Zeilinga, Steyn, Alberts, Matfield and Stegman all had excellent games by most accounts.

Enjoy your egg.

Okay Mike I don't want you to kick the dog, so if you say Steyn and Serfontein are exactly the same, I'll just leave you to believe that.

Old Maaik...Mozzie justs baits you... everytime you swallow it, hook ,line and sinker...he just enjoys it...the more he can irritate you, the more he enjoys it...if you ignore it he will stop.

Peace brothers if that's possible...you both remind me of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon...the Odd Couple, except rugby stats and not habits is the bone of contention, well maybe the Bone Collector too....lolz.

The team is selected by 5 journalists....not one "idiot" as you put it Dave. Four out of the five selected Victor, two out of the five selected Alberts and de Jongh. I know that's feeding the monkey, but I have to be honest.

De Jongh missed one tackle right at the start of the game, but was a Trojan after that. His tackle to save a try five metres out....low and from behind is the kind of thing Springbok centres used to do.  

That team of the week is a joke.........de Jongh was not even the best SA 13 for a start. That missed tackle at the start was pathetic.......it was a one on one. But more concerning was the way he was owned in contact situations......the guy is far too small for a 13.......that game yet again confirmed that.

As for Matfield and Alberts being the best locks.......that is simply insulting. Lewies for a start was better than Matfield  

I was actually going to select Malherbe at 3, but the poor Stormers team performance had me favour Jannie. Malherbe had a good game as did Kitshoff given the lightweights they had behind them.

That v/Vuuren was an insult at lock........1.92m and 100kg........what a bloody joke.......is Coetzee just stupid?  

Mike when a TV commentator owns a stock, he discloses that fact before making a recommendation. You should disclose the source of your bias in favour of the bog ordinary Malherbe.

Wow now Malherbe is bog ordinary when you found favour in his performances on the EOYT.......you are making a load of good sense here again Moz!!!!!!!

Malherbe is anything but bog ordinary, he is a quality tighthead who proves it week after week.......yet another poor call Moz 

Actually on the YE tour I noted how porous his defence was.....a relevant issue because he was supposed to be much better than Jannie in that regard. Scrumming wise he was a neutral no more. Coenie was the tighthead I rated, now sadly under a cloud again.