Gold Coast Titans Annual Poll - RESULTS

[Steve Dangerous]

Results have finally been added up (took quite an effort!), so it's my pleasure to announce the results to our FIRST EVER annual poll. Post away with your reactions, suggestions, etc! The mods have worked hard on this, so make sure to thank them! Also, thank you to everyone who voted as it couldn't have happened without you. We had 60 entries... not bad for a first effort! Details of the competition winner will be drawn and announced soon, so be patient.

NRL - PLAYERS

Who is the best fullback?

1. A.Minichiello (17 votes)
2. G.Inglis (10 votes)
3. K.Hunt (8 votes)

Who is the best winger?

1. B.Carney (13 votes), E.Grothe (13 votes) *TIE*
3. M.King (7 votes)

Who is the best centre?

1. M.Gasnier (32 votes)
2. J.Hodges (15 votes)
3. M.Cooper (5 votes)

Who is the best five-eight?

1. D.Lockyer (34 votes)
2. T.Barrett (7 votes)
3. J.Thurston (5 votes), B.Marshall (5 votes) *TIE*

Who is the best halfback?

1. A.Johns (40 votes)
2. J.Thurston (13 votes)
3. S.Prince (3 votes)

Who is the best prop?

1. S.Webcke (18 votes)
2. L.Bailey (14 votes)
3. P.Civoniceva (11 votes)

Who is the best hooker?

1. D.Buderus (30 votes)
2. C.Smith (21 votes)
3. R.Farah (3 votes)

Who is the best second rower?

1. N.Hindmarsh (26 votes)
2. W.Mason (12 votes)
3. S.Menzies (4 votes), L.O'Donnell (4 votes) *TIE*

Who is the best lock?

1. B.Kennedy (29 votes)
2. L.O'Donnell (8 votes)
3. T.Carroll (6 votes)

Who is the best coach?

1. C.Bellamy (31 votes)
2. W.Bennet (10 votes)
3. T.Sheens (8 votes)

Who is the best buy of 2006?

1. L.Thompson (18 votes)
2. M.Orford (7 votes)
3. S.Bell (5 votes)

Who is the best player in the game?

1. A.Johns (31 votes)
2. D.Lockyer (15 votes)
3. J.Thurston (6 votes)

Who is the best utility in the game?

1. B.Hornby (10 votes)
2. S.Berrigan (9 votes)
3. C.Wing (7 votes)

Who is the game's next superstar?

1. G.Inglis (24 votes)
2. C.Cronk (3 votes), B.Marshall (3 votes), S-B.Williams (3 votes) *TIE*

Who is the biggest hitter in the game?

1. S-B.Williams (11 votes)
2. R.Wiki (10 votes)
3. P.Civoniceva (7 votes)

Who is the most under-rated player in the game?

1. A.Tongue (10 votes), C.Schiksofke (10 votes) *TIE*
3. M.Geyer (3 votes)

Who is the most over-rated player in the game?

1. B.Anasta (25 votes)
2. B.Finch (6 votes)
3. T.Barrett (4 votes)

Who is the best captain?

1. D.Lockyer (13 votes)
2. A.Johns (12 votes)
3. B.Kennedy (11 votes)

Who is the the most under-rated team in the game?

1. Raiders (24 votes)
2. Sharks (21 votes)
3. Storm (6 votes)

Who is the the most over-rated team in the game?

1. Roosters (28 votes)
2. Dragons (10 votes)
3. Broncos (7 votes)

NRL - GOLD COAST TITANS

Do you think the Gold Coast Titans can make the finals in their debut season?

Yes - 80%
No - 20%

Do you think the recruiting done by the Gold Coast Titans has exceeded expectations?

Yes - 80%
No - 18%
Undecided - 2%

Do you think the Gold Coast Titans will win the wooden spoon?

Yes - 0%
No - 93%
Maybe/Possibly/etc - 7%

Who do you think will be the inaugural captain of the Gold Coast Titans?

1. S.Prince (49 votes)
2. P.Campbell (6 votes)
3. L.Bailey (4 votes)

Will you go to a Titans home game in 2007?

Yes - 78%
No - 18%
Maybe - 3%

Do you plan on becoming a season ticket holder to Carrara Stadium for 2007?

Yes - 25%
No - 60%
Maybe - 15%

Do you believe the capacity (25,000 seats) of the new Robina stadium going to be enough?

Yes - 58%
No - 42%

NRL - REFEREES

Who is the game's leading referee?

1. S.Clark (28 votes)
2. S.Hampstead (15 votes)
3. S.Simpkins (4 votes), T.Mander (4 votes) *TIE*

Do you have faith in referees and video refs?

Yes - 40%
No - 52%
Undecided/Sometimes - 8%

Who is the game's worst referee?

1. S.Hayne (20 votes)
2. R.Smith (8 votes)
3. S.Clark (7 votes)

NRL - THE GAME

Which team (other than your own) will win this year's grand final?

1. Storm (30 votes)
2. Broncos (13 votes)
3. Sharks (7 votes) lol

Which team will win the wooden spoon?

1. Rabbitohs (55 votes)
2. Roosters (2 votes)
3. Dragons, Eels, Cowboys, Warriors (1 vote) *TIE*

Which team do you hate?

1. Roosters (24 votes)
2. Bulldogs (10 votes)
3. Broncos (8 votes)

Which player do you most love to hate?

1. B.Finch (10 votes)
2. W.Mason (8 votes)
3. A.Johns (7 votes)

Should City vs Country be the first representative game of the season?

Yes - 70%
No - 20%
Undecided - 10%

Should State of Origin be played in Melbourne?

Yes - 63%
No - 33%
Undecided - 3%

Should the video ref only be used to rule on foul play and awarding tries?

Yes - 40%
No - 57%
Undecided - 3%

Which is your favourite ground to watch rugby league?

1. Suncorp Stadium/Lang Park (40 votes)
2. Aussie Stadium/SFS (4 votes), Telstra Stadium (4 votes) *TIE*

Should Souths relocate to the Central Coast?

Yes - 45%
No - 52%
Undecided - 3%

Is the NRL (ARL) doing enough to help International League?

Yes - 32%
No - 55%
Undecided - 13%

Which location should the NRL next choose for expansion?

1. Central Coast (13 votes)
2. Perth/WA (10 votes)
3. NZ/Wellington (9 votes)

Do you have faith in the NRL Judiciary?

Yes - 40%
No - 50%
Undecided/Sometimes - 10%

Should expansion teams get 'AFL' Style assistance in their formative years?

Yes - 75%
No - 12%
Undecided - 13%

The removal of the June 30 anti-tampering date; Good or bad thing?

Good - 62%
Bad - 25%
Both/Undecided - 13%

[jenny]

Thats an Excellent Effort...Congratulations to all involved!

[Steve Dangerous]

Oh and some funny trivia:

-Two people voted Souths as most-overated.
-One person voted Gold Coast as the next place to expand to, and one voted for USA.
-Thurston managed to come top three for both 5/8 and halfback, while Willy Mason almost did the same for prop & second row.
-One person suggested Souths should relocate to Brazil.
-Sharks got quite a lot of 'most-underated' votes, but have since failed to make the 8! Similar with Tim Sheens and the 'best coach' vote.
-Steve Clarke got voted the top ref... and the third worst!


As for the results, i'm VERY pleased that so many people (78%) plan to go to a Titans home game, and a large number of those who didn't live interstate etc so have a good excuse! An awful lot of people are positive about Titans making the top 8 too. Let's hope they turn out to be right.

[jenny]

Oh and some funny trivia:

-Two people voted Souths as most-overated.
-One person voted Gold Coast as the next place to expland, and one voted for USA.
-Thurston managed to come top three for both 5/8 and halfback, while Willy Mason almost did the same for prop & second row.
-One person suggested Souths should relocate to Brazil.
-Sharks got quite a lot of 'most-underated' votes, but have since failed to make the 8! Similar with Tim Sheens and the 'best coach' vote.
-Steve Clarke got voted the top ref... and the third worst!


As for the results, i'm VERY pleased that so many people (78%) plan to go to a Titans home game, and a large number of those who didn't live interstate etc so have a good excuse! An awful lot of people are positive about Titans making the top 8 too. Let's hope they turn out to be right.

:') Souths is my other team :')

[Souths'n'Titans]

I can't believe David Peachey wasnt in the top buy of the year

[travop]

thats intresting

[Social Loafer]

Who is the most under-rated player in the game?

1. A.Tongue (10 votes), C.Schiksofke (10 votes) *TIE*
3. M.Geyer (3 votes)

Schifcofske even

Glad to see the Raiders boys scoop up the under-rated awards, Tonguey really deserves it to, the bloke could walk into any NRL 17 IMO

p.s- I was one of those 22% who said they wouldn't be going to a home game next, although that is not 100% confirmed as yet, if Canberra get a game up there who knows what will happen....

[Brettymac]

Who is the game's next superstar?

1. G.Inglis (24 votes)
2. C.Cronk (3 votes), B.Marshall (3 votes), S-B.Williams (3 votes) *TIE*

Plenty of people would agree it would seem that one G Inglis is gonna rock the NRL. I really cant see any limit on what the kid can do. I just hope he can stay injury free so we see everything he can offer.

[DeeGan]

Thank you to Steve Dangerous for compiling the results - a HUGE load off my plate champion.

The random prize winner will be announced tomorrow.

[Eel 33]

Well done to all involved, al lot of time and effort looks like has been put into this exercise. Maybe a copy of the results (even though it is a small number) can be passed onto the ppl that count in the Team and game. I can see some useful info in all of that.

[Darren Lockyer]

Good onya all involved especially Steve. Thanks

[lonegull]

yep well done all involved some interesting results

[W.I.L.T]

Not one Penrith player mentioned nor were Penrith mentioned. I like that.

[Steve Dangerous]

Here's a composite team I've made from the results...! It's a lot easier to digest when looking at an actual team list than reading through scores. So here we go:


1. A.Minichiello
2. B.Carney
3. M.Gasnier
4. J.Hodges
5. E.Grothe
6. D.Lockyer (c)
7. A.Johns
8. S.Webcke
9. D.Buderus
10. L.Bailey
11. N.Hindmarsh
12. W.Mason
13. B.Kennedy
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14. P.Civoniceva
15. C.Smith
16. L.O'Donnell
17. B.Hornby

[novacastrian_panther]

Thats an awesome team champion.