Golden boot

[OMR]

Considering Tedesco was ripped off last year because the criteria said to assess on international matches only, I think our own SST should be a deserved winner of the golden boot this year.

[Thirteen]

It’s a silly award really. Means little.

[QWERTY]

the golden boot is a farce now, since it is awarded to the best international, not the best player of the year like it used to be. I don't know why they needed to change it. That said, i hope SST wins it this year

[zac]

Love Tauks and watching him play for Tonga he thoroughly deserves it. Hope we re-sign him soon.

[HBK]

Some teams play two tests a year. How is that enough to judge the best in the world??

Also, Tauks has been peerless in tests this year. He deserves this 100%

[zac]

the golden boot is a farce now, since it is awarded to the best international, not the best player of the year like it used to be. I don't know why they needed to change it. That said, i hope SST wins it this year

Yeah, If they'd had these criteria in 1985 Olsen Filipaina would have won the Golden Boot - at a time he was playing reserves for us.

[ism22]

Considering Tedesco was ripped off last year because the criteria said to assess on international matches only, I think our own SST should be a deserved winner of the golden boot this year.

Toops maybe, on the basis that (like last year) Australia only played 2 internationals and won one, lost the other? Whereas Tonga's killed it and Toops has been a gun international winger.

He won an NRL premiership too. Has already killed it compared with what's his name from last year.

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

Of course I would be pleased if either SST or Toups won it, but Teddy would have to be the obvious front runner, wouldn't he?

[Mad_Rabid_Rooster]

Just to clarify my earlier point, I didn't realise that that was the explicit criteria (I don't recall hearing that last year, but anyway, so be it). If that is the case, then SST would have to be a great chance.

[The Brain]

should give Latrell the Golden boot to the ass award

[Mickie Lane]

The bloke who won it last year must be a chance of back to back Golden Boot awards. I mean he was a huge name in League before he won the Golden Boot but now he's just in another stratosphere thats why all the NRL clubs want him. Maybe he could replace Latrell.

[Kelvin Johnson]

Jwh.

[Chook]

SST's value will skyrocket after he wins this. I hope we get his sig soon on a 4-5 yr extension.

Chook.

[Crab]

Yeah, If they'd had these criteria in 1985 Olsen Filipaina would have won the Golden Boot - at a time he was playing reserves for us.

Olsen Filipina was an absolute beast for NZ . I thought he was reserves for Balmain but could be /probably wrong was playing for us .? I remember him breaking at least 6 tackles playing against the Kangaroos in a set. . Absolutely Unstoppable a reserve grader who went ballistic in the black jumper . TKO for me for the golden boot !

[ism22]

FWIW why did we only play 2 internationals when other teams are having 5 or 6 games?