Season's Top Scorer is....

fleabane · Post by **fleabane** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:00 pm

...Andy Goode, 207 points! Pity the awards were held before the final and the trophy went to Charlie H!

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:16 am

So is Charlie H the first recipient of the Season (minus Final) Scorer of the Year award?

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:24 am

Charlie H only got goldne boot as more of Goodeys points were tries than Cahrlies i believe.

CelticTiger · Post by **CelticTiger** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:34 am

So God does, but the RFU doesn't, love a trier.

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:23 am

Taking the points from the final into account, Goode only finished one point ahead of Charlie Hodgson as 5 of Andy's total cam from a try & not from the boot. (The Premier Rugby award was the golden boot, not the top scorer).

Whether or not the RFU loves a trier isn't relevant as the RFU didn't present the award, PRL did.

So clearly PRL love to promote & push the idea of a Play-off final but don't like to recognise it in their prize-giving!

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:03 pm

Awards should be given on the basis of a level playing field. Given that Hodgson could not possibly add to his tally in the playoffs, and as is convention in some other sports where you have a 'regular' and 'post' season, the awards should be based on regular season performance only.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:36 pm

Charlie H only got golden boot as more of Goodeys points were tries than Charlies i believe.

Did Goode score his try in bare feet then?

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:00 pm

Pete wrote:Did Goode score his try in bare feet then?

No, like everyone else who scores a try he decided to ground it with his upper body & not with his boot.

Tiger_in_Birmingham · Post by **Tiger_in_Birmingham** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:33 pm

dailywaffle wrote:Awards should be given on the basis of a level playing field. Given that Hodgson could not possibly add to his tally in the playoffs, and as is convention in some other sports where you have a 'regular' and 'post' season, the awards should be based on regular season performance only.

What about injuries or players missing weeks due to International call ups? They don't get a level playing field....

Maybe Golden Boot should be awarded for most points scored from the boot per game to make the playing field truelly level

SabreTooth · Post by **SabreTooth** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:50 pm

Maybe the boots worn should actually be gold. Wouldn't want to encounter any trade description act problems.

I am kidding by the way. Before you say it DA, I know it's not logical to play in gold boots. Nor do I need a breakdown of the Trade description act.

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Sorry.

dailywaffle · Post by **dailywaffle** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:09 pm

Tiger_in_Birmingham wrote:What about injuries or players missing weeks due to International call ups? They don't get a level playing field....

Maybe Golden Boot should be awarded for most points scored from the boot per game to make the playing field truelly level

Of course players will miss games, be replaced, yellow carded etc. However the point is that all teams play in the regular season, whereas only four play in the post-season. Hence its fairly obvious why performance awards are often based on regular season stats.