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<blockquote data-quote="SPIDER18" data-source="post: 127342"><p></p></blockquote><p>What!? I came up with this idea months ago. MJ quit stealing my ideas.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A star should not only signify world-class but also having the abliity to change the game for their team. So a genuine game-breaker.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thus a prop is unlikely to get a star - not because they are not a world-class player but rather because their position doesn't allow them the same amount of freedom that say a winger does to change the game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As for the All Black's third star player it would either be Jerry Collins or Sitiveni Sivivatu. If the All Blacks are the highest rated team in the game there could be an argument made for allowing four star players and including them all.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And as for Gregan not being a star player even your man Greg Growden struggles for a nice word.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"...Those words must have been spinning in Larkham's mind during the early part of Saturday night's Test when Gregan appeared extremely keen to help the Springboks rearrange the Wallabies five-eighth's features...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"...Passes were going everywhere, and Larkham, in attempting to grab the elusive footy, was twisting himself in all directions. Also worrying for Larkham was that the marauding Springboks were given extra seconds to get at their target because Gregan thought he was on <em>Dancing With the Stars</em>, performing his famous three-step, no, make that four-step, fandango..."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Source</em>: <a href="http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2007/07/08/1183833345087.html" target="_blank">http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles...3833345087.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So we agree with Tuqiri and Mortlock - I think that Mortlock is close to getting a star but just isn't quite there any more.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>With Latham - I agree that he is a quality player but I have always thought of him as Mr. Reliable rather than Mr. Gamebreaker. If you rated his performances over a long period of time you would find that he would always get an eight or a nine out of ten. I would rather have a team of Lathams than a team of gamebreakers that were either fantastic or woeful. You know what to expect and you can always expect to be never let down by his performances.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A great player but not a star like Smith, Larkham and Giteau are stars.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="SPIDER18, post: 127342"] [/quote] What!? I came up with this idea months ago. MJ quit stealing my ideas. A star should not only signify world-class but also having the abliity to change the game for their team. So a genuine game-breaker. Thus a prop is unlikely to get a star - not because they are not a world-class player but rather because their position doesn't allow them the same amount of freedom that say a winger does to change the game. As for the All Black's third star player it would either be Jerry Collins or Sitiveni Sivivatu. If the All Blacks are the highest rated team in the game there could be an argument made for allowing four star players and including them all. And as for Gregan not being a star player even your man Greg Growden struggles for a nice word. "...Those words must have been spinning in Larkham's mind during the early part of Saturday night's Test when Gregan appeared extremely keen to help the Springboks rearrange the Wallabies five-eighth's features... "...Passes were going everywhere, and Larkham, in attempting to grab the elusive footy, was twisting himself in all directions. Also worrying for Larkham was that the marauding Springboks were given extra seconds to get at their target because Gregan thought he was on [i]Dancing With the Stars[/i], performing his famous three-step, no, make that four-step, fandango..." [i]Source[/i]: [url="http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2007/07/08/1183833345087.html"]http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles...3833345087.html[/url] So we agree with Tuqiri and Mortlock - I think that Mortlock is close to getting a star but just isn't quite there any more. With Latham - I agree that he is a quality player but I have always thought of him as Mr. Reliable rather than Mr. Gamebreaker. If you rated his performances over a long period of time you would find that he would always get an eight or a nine out of ten. I would rather have a team of Lathams than a team of gamebreakers that were either fantastic or woeful. You know what to expect and you can always expect to be never let down by his performances. A great player but not a star like Smith, Larkham and Giteau are stars. [/QUOTE]
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