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Elsom named Wallaby Player of the Year...

  • 28-10-2008 11:24pm
    #1
    [Jackass]
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    Leinster's Rocky Elsom has been named the 2007/08 Australian Player of the Year...

    His international colleague George Smith won the prestigious John Eales Medal, awarded by his peers, but Elsom was named the fans' favourite.

    The Leinster star was the runaway winner of a new award, Australia's Choice, which invited rugby fans to vote via the internet on who they thought was the most consistent and outstanding performer in 2008.

    The players and fans showed remarkably similar thinking as the five John Eales Medal finalists were also nominated for the Australia's Choice award.

    Elsom polled almost as many votes as second-placed Matt Giteau and Smith combined. Stirling Mortlock was fourth and Palu fifth. He has made an impressive start to his Leinster career, scoring tries in both of his Heineken Cup appearances against Edinburgh (where he picked up the Man of the Match award) and in the emphatic 41-11 victory over Wasps.

    http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/2917.php

    Fair play. Was fantastic for Oz during the Tri-Nations, no surprises he scoops this award. By the early signs also, he looks like he could be fast becoming a fans favourite at his new home!

    Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! :pac:


Comments

  • #2
    [Jackass]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭[Jackass]


    Thought this would be an appropriate dig to display the mans fall from grace.

    Perhaps "current-isim" was to blame, but from the ERC team of the decade, Australian captain and Heineken Cup winner being begged to stay, he then lost the captaincy all together, then completely dropped from the Oz squad, then a trip to Japan was on the cards but that fell through and then a move to Toulon fell through for the same reason - failure to pass a medical...all this, and still only 29!

    He must be pretty desperate to find a club now that he's unemployed, anyone think he'd be worth a punt by an Irish or other P12 team? I'd love to see him back at Leinster for a season or two, even though that wont happen, but Imagine Rocky at Connacht - even with a dodgy shoulder and trying to find his form...


  • #3
    Teferi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭Teferi


    [Jackass] wrote: »
    I'd love to see him back at Leinster for a season or two

    Oh good jesus no. Like with an ex-girlfriend remember the good times but never go back.

    Rocky will always have a special place in Leinsters heart but I wouldn't want to see him pull on the blue again. It was the season of his life but hasn't shown any of it since sadly.


  • #4
    totallegend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭totallegend


    Yeah it's sad alright but the only way any team should take him on would be pay-for-play.

    He'll always be a hero though.


  • #5
    GerM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,592 ✭✭✭GerM


    I doubt anyone would even bother taking him on a pay as you play deal now. He has failed medicals with Toulon and in Japan, both sides that would have been eager to take someone with his name on board. His body simply isn't able to cope with professional rugby any longer. It would seem that we're just waiting until the inevitable retirement is announced. Shame but I'd in no way want to see him near a province.


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