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2009 Awards for Excellence (and Non Excellence)?

Ok! Nominate your players/teams/refs/etc for the below categories!

* Most improved player of 2009

* Most improved team of 2009

* Most under rated player of 2009

* Most over rated player of 2009

* Most controversial incident of 2009

* Best try of 2009

* Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

* Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

* Best Coach of 2009

* Worst Coach of 2009

* Best ref of 2009

* Worst ref of 2009

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    * Most improved player of 2009

    Soward

    * Most improved team of 2009

    Titans

    * Most under rated player of 2009

    Todd Lowrie

    * Most over rated player of 2009

    Folau

    * Most controversial incident of 2009

    The Dragons/Dogs game, Idris should've had a try.

    * Best try of 2009

    Jarryd Hayne's try against the Tigers, chippy, regather, scoooooreee!

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

    Wolfman running down the sideline in his own 40m, first or second tackle, a few minutes left and puts in a grubber. [Origin 2] WTF Wolfy?

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

    Manly's season launch... wish we didn't have one!

    * Best Coach of 2009

    Daniel Anderson - took Parra from nowhere to a GF.

    * Worst Coach of 2009

    Ivan Cleary - with the players he has, they should be puching for a Top 4.

    * Best ref of 2009

    Ehh... Archer..

    * Worst ref of 2009

    Checcin. Bloody idiot cost Manly the game against the Titans, last minute he gves Campbell a penalty which wasn't even illegal, and they take the penalty goal and win with like 20sec remaining.

    In the end, it cost Manly 2pts and a home semi.

  • T@ngo
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009 - Daniel Mortimer.

    * Most improved team of 2009 - Bulldogs.

    * Most under rated player of 2009 - FuiFui MoiMoi.

    * Most over rated player of 2009 - Karmichael Hunt.

    * Most controversial incident of 2009 - Send off in Manly v Cronulla game.

    * Best try of 2009 - Robson try Eels v Dragons.

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009 - Manly's Semi Final performance.

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009 - Matt Johns controversy.

    * Best Coach of 2009 - Whoever coaches their team to Premiership.

    * Worst Coach of 2009 - R Stuart.

    * Best ref of 2009 - Tony Archer.

    * Worst ref of 2009 - Phil Haines.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009 - Dave Taylor

    * Most improved team of 2009 - Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

    * Most under rated player of 2009 - Corey Parker (for my team!)

    * Most over rated player of 2009 - Jamie Soward

    * Most controversial incident of 2009 - Bulldogs disallowed try agains the Dragons, and also the send-offs in the final minutes of Origin game 3..

    * Best try of 2009 - Ben Te'o in Round 23 against Panthers after the siren!

    * Biggest stuff up on the field 2009 - Gidley's 'handling error' in State of Origin game one, leading to Darius Boyd's try.

    * Biggest stuff up off the field 2009 - Matty Johns and that saga

    * Best Coach of 2009 - Wayne Bennett (excluding finals!)

    * Worst Coach of 2009 - Hard to say.

    * Best ref of 2009 - Tony Archer I guess.

    * Worst ref of 2009 - Matt Cecchin

  • 1 decade ago

    Most improved player -Jarryd Hayne

    Most improved team -Bulldogs

    Most underrated player -Hoffman

    Most overrated player -Karmichael Hunt

    Most controversial incident -Matty Johns incident from 1992 in NZ

    Best try of 2009 -Slater off his own grubber against Broncs last week

    Biggest stuff up on field- the try awarded to Dallas Johnson last week

    Biggest stuff up off field - the inconsistency of the powers that be

    Best coach- Have a soft spot for Bennett

    Worst coach - Ricky is my least liked

    Best ref - Hayne

    Worst ref /s- the ones that view a game through cloudy goggles

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  • 1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009

    BRONSON HARRISON

    * Most improved team of 2009

    BULLDOGS (THE CHEAP WAY)

    * Most under rated player of 2009

    HOUSTON

    * Most over rated player of 2009

    SOWARD WITHOUT DOUBT

    * Most controversial incident of 2009

    BULLDOGS DISALLOWED TRY

    * Best try of 2009

    Knights against Storm keeping the ball alive through 10 passes and ending with MacDougall finishing by a beautiful offload to Hilder, later winning the game against all odds.

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

    ??

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

    TOO MANY

    * Best Coach of 2009

    Bellamy

    * Worst Coach of 2009

    NOONE

    * Best ref of 2009

    SHAYNE HAYNE

    * Worst ref of 2009

    PHIL HAINES

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009 - Soward

    * Most improved team of 2009 - Bulldogs

    * Most under rated player of 2009 - Matt Cooper

    * Most over rated player of 2009 - Mason

    * Most controversial incident of 2009 - Hayne's disallowed try in the State of Origin

    * Best try of 2009 - Michael Jennings speedy effort, I think it was round 18. he left defenders grabbing at thin air

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009 Refer the point about Hayne's try

    * Best Coach of 2009 - Wayne Bennett

    * Worst Coach of 2009 - David Furner

  • 1 decade ago

    Most improved player of 2009

    Soward

    Most improved team of 2009

    Eels

    Most under rated player of 2009

    Burt

    Most over rated player of 2009

    Gidley

    Most controversial incident of 2009

    When Dragons won against the Dogs

    Best try of 2009

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWJUCSGvlHE

    Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

    Gallant missing the conversion to tie the game.

    Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

    Matt Johns

    Best Coach of 2009

    Anderson

    Worst Coach of 2009

    Stuart

    Best ref of 2009

    Shayne Hayne and Tony Archer

    Worst ref of 2009

    the rest

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009

    Michael Weyman

    * Most improved team of 2009

    Bulldogs

    * Most under rated player of 2009

    Joel Reddy

    * Most over rated player of 2009

    Darren Lockyer

    * Most controversial incident of 2009

    The Bulldogs 'No Try' against the Dragons

    * Best try of 2009

    Jarryd Hayne's individual try against the Dragons in the finals.

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

    The Sharks winger dropping the ball in the in-goal after a grubber kick

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

    Nate Myles taking a crap in a hotel hallway

    * Best Coach of 2009

    Kevin Moore

    * Worst Coach of 2009

    Brad Fitler

    * Best ref of 2009

    Tony Archer

    * Worst ref of 2009

    Brett Suttor

  • 1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009

    Jamie Soward

    * Most improved team of 2009

    Parra/St George

    * Most under rated player of 2009

    Fui-Fui Moi-Moi

    * Most over rated player of 2009

    Braith Anasta

    * Most controversial incident of 2009

    Andrew Johns (Cronulla-97 incident)

    * Best try of 2009

    Too many - hard to choose one!

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009

    Dragons run into the finals

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009

    All the violent stuff against women (real men dont hit women)

    * Best Coach of 2009

    Wayne Bennet by far - all he has to do now is win a premiership, close 2nd - Daniel Anderson (gamble cutting Finch, paid off)

    * Worst Coach of 2009

    Ricky Stuart - dont get me wrong, loved him as a player, but really suck at coaching

    * Best ref of 2009

    Hayne

    * Worst ref of 2009

    All the 1st timmers (know they'll get it right next yr)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    * Most improved player of 2009 - Kade Snowden

    * Most improved team of 2009 - Bulldogs easily

    * Most under rated player of 2009 - probably a bit biased but a big part of my teams succes has been matthew keating

    * Most over rated player of 2009 - Soward easy

    * Most controversial incident of 2009 - The luke douglas sin bin vs manly, terrible

    * Best try of 2009 - probably biased again but that incredible team try by the eels a few weeks ago vs dragons, offload from mateo, then from inu, to cayless, round the corner offload to mortimer, flick pass to hayne and offload to robson to score

    * Biggest stuff up on the field - 2009 - cant say one really but those tries where there is that piece of crrap "no seperation rule" they ground it with their finhernail or nutsack and its still given

    * Biggest stuff up off the field - 2009 - and funniest, nate myles dumping in the hotel

    * Best Coach of 2009 - anderson

    * Worst Coach of 2009 - no one really but maybe brian smith for what he done to the knights

    * Best ref of 2009 - my favourite is jason robinson, he doesnt talk down to players and can have a laugh with the boys but knows when and when not to, very fair too

    * Worst ref of 2009 - that idiot, think his name is haines, the one who sent douglas off

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