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O'Driscoll- Best player of year?
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<blockquote data-quote="Logorrhea" data-source="post: 461957" data-attributes="member: 43061"><p>He can run, pass, kick, tackle, catch and slot over the odd drop-goal. </p><p></p><p>He is the record try scorer in the 6 nations, Grand Slam winner, Triple Crown winner, Irelands greatest ever player, previous Leinster captain, two time HEC winner, Magners league wiiner, Ireland Captain, previous Leinster and Lions captain. </p><p></p><p>His try to game ratio wasnt as good as a lot of the new zealand or australian wingers but he didnt play on the wing, and most importantly, he didnt play for one of the two best teams in the world. A pretty stupid comparison that is unfortunately typical of this forum though. </p><p></p><p>Most importantly, he wasnt just an excellent centre, he was on many occasions the best 13 and the best 7 on the pitch. Finally, from a defensive aspect, O'Driscoll changed the way centres play the game, which changed the way the game was played. Cant think of any other 13 in history thats done that. Umaga came close, but only by forcing the authorities to improve the rules relating to player welfare and blatant spear tackles. </p><p></p><p>O'Driscoll was without doubt the best centre of the decade and hed be up with Carter, McCaw as one of the best players of the professional era. </p><p></p><p>Dont listen to the haters, they are going to hate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logorrhea, post: 461957, member: 43061"] He can run, pass, kick, tackle, catch and slot over the odd drop-goal. He is the record try scorer in the 6 nations, Grand Slam winner, Triple Crown winner, Irelands greatest ever player, previous Leinster captain, two time HEC winner, Magners league wiiner, Ireland Captain, previous Leinster and Lions captain. His try to game ratio wasnt as good as a lot of the new zealand or australian wingers but he didnt play on the wing, and most importantly, he didnt play for one of the two best teams in the world. A pretty stupid comparison that is unfortunately typical of this forum though. Most importantly, he wasnt just an excellent centre, he was on many occasions the best 13 and the best 7 on the pitch. Finally, from a defensive aspect, O'Driscoll changed the way centres play the game, which changed the way the game was played. Cant think of any other 13 in history thats done that. Umaga came close, but only by forcing the authorities to improve the rules relating to player welfare and blatant spear tackles. O'Driscoll was without doubt the best centre of the decade and hed be up with Carter, McCaw as one of the best players of the professional era. Dont listen to the haters, they are going to hate. [/QUOTE]
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