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<blockquote data-quote="Umaga&#039;s Witness" data-source="post: 920499" data-attributes="member: 65365"><p>Absolutely, I do find their have been winners and nominees in the past who have performed well only because of the team they were in. But that's a hard thing too, because you can't really discount a player based on an assumption without proof that they wouldn't do well in a poorer team. </p><p></p><p>It would be interesting to see sexton behind a pack that was going backwards and with a halfback that couldn't pass nor provide a good kicking alternative. I'm definitely not saying he wouldn't be great but I am saying it's pretty hard to tell. </p><p></p><p>One way to get some perspective, but doesn't get over the hurdles above, is to see how the team performs with and without a certain player. Faf has certainly made noticeable differences to the Boks for example, and so has sexton for ireland. Of course that also depends on how good the back up is. The all blacks don't really miss any single player. Brodie would be the biggest loss, but his back up is really good these days so that's not even such a loss. Franks is probably next, but only because the backups are a bit behind (though that could change soon when Laulala gets some fitness back and some experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umaga's Witness, post: 920499, member: 65365"] Absolutely, I do find their have been winners and nominees in the past who have performed well only because of the team they were in. But that’s a hard thing too, because you can’t really discount a player based on an assumption without proof that they wouldn’t do well in a poorer team. It would be interesting to see sexton behind a pack that was going backwards and with a halfback that couldn’t pass nor provide a good kicking alternative. I’m definitely not saying he wouldn’t be great but I am saying it’s pretty hard to tell. One way to get some perspective, but doesn’t get over the hurdles above, is to see how the team performs with and without a certain player. Faf has certainly made noticeable differences to the Boks for example, and so has sexton for ireland. Of course that also depends on how good the back up is. The all blacks don’t really miss any single player. Brodie would be the biggest loss, but his back up is really good these days so that’s not even such a loss. Franks is probably next, but only because the backups are a bit behind (though that could change soon when Laulala gets some fitness back and some experience. [/QUOTE]
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