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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nickdnz @ Jan 16 2010, 11:07 AM)
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Out of curiousity, who would be happier with this list.
1.Os du Randt
2.<strike>John Smit</strike> Ibanez
3.Carl Hayman
4.Martin Johnson
5.Victor Matfield
6.Richard Hill
7.Richie McCaw
8.Lawrence Dallagio
9.George Gregan
10.Daniel Carter
11.Bryan Habana
12.<strike>Tana Umaga</strike> Giteau
13.Bryan O'Driscoll
14.<strike>Shane Williams</strike> Howlett
15.Jason Robinson[/b]
Quite happy.
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People really think Giteau is better then Umaga? I mean he is good no doubt, maybe best in Australia at the moment, but Umaga was pure class. Anyway, matter of opinion, and I think I did a better job then the magazine. I put Howlett on the bench to cover fullback.
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Umaga is good but he's a bit one dimensional, esp for a 12, he has no kicking game so i guess you'd need the the other center to have a kicking game, which i don't think o'driscoll has. notice how during most of Umaga's international career 97-04 NZ wasn't even the best team. i think mortlock is way better than Umaga and i'm a new zealander. and whats so good about Howlett? he had a few good years from 01-02, but after that he didn't do ****, the game changed and i think Howlett couldn't change with it. now the same thing is happening to Rokocoko.
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Well, I can't disagree more with every single one of your points. Umaga I beleive was the best player in the AB's from 2002-2004 (and his career went till 05 obviously)and he was even better then McCaw. Umaga's only fault is his limited kicking, although he is hardly one dimensional, as he had good hands, great passing, hard hitter, fast and hard runner, and was a great captain (how much more can you ask for?). I prefer Umaga over Mortlock, however I think they're both two of the best centres in the world in their prime.
I'm not a Howlett fan by any means, as I think all he really does is finish off others tries as apposed to Rokocoko who had many amazing runs and scored amazing tries. However Howlett is very much a modern win in that regard. He is very good under the high ball, has a decent kicking game and can finish well, even if he is highly over rated. And I rate Mortlock in his prime over Matt Giteau any day.
