Leinster 2014/2015 Player of the Year?

[goreyguy]

Jack McGrath(13 appearances/749 minutes, 1 try)
Sean Cronin(19 appearances/1156 minutes, 2 tries)
Devin Toner(15 appearances/1132 minutes)
Mike McCarthy(22 appearances/1337 minutes)
Jamie Heaslip(15 appearances/1061 minutes)
Isaac Boss(20 appearances/933 minutes, 4 tries)
Ian Madigan(19 appearances/1412 minutes, 4 tries)
Luke Fitzgerald(16 appearances/1163 minutes, 1 try)

Possibly missing someone, but no standout performer for me makes it a tough enough decision.
Let me know and i'll add him to poll.

[brenno]

Devin Toner - possibly the most improved player for Leinster and Ireland

[maps]

Devin Toner - possibly the most improved player for Leinster and Ireland

+1

[offshorerules]

Saw more of Toner for Ireland than we did for Leinster for him to be my player of the year. Having said that I will now totally contradict myself and say McGrath for me.

[johng]

Toner 1138 mins for Leinster 515 for Ireland

[ceemec]

Toner. MOTM in 2 pool games, immense yesterday and has developed into a crucial player for us. Heaslip second. Honourable mentions to Cronin and Fitzgerald.

[paddyor]

Tbh the first motm against castres in castres was weird. But yeah fine season for him

[RoboProp]

It's gotta be "Too Tall" Toner for me
Year on year he has improved as a player and I reckon his best is yet to come. He's had some teachers and he's taken something from each one. Be it Mal or Leo, Hines or Thorn and now POC.
Just an out and out workhorse, gets on with his job in an unassuming no fuss manner. Huge respect and he's a helluva a nice guy to boot

[goreyguy]

Toner won this poll last year aswell.

[RoboProp]

Toner won this poll last year aswell.

Pretty sure I wrote something similar for him last year too...I'm as predictable as Moc's, I want to say tactics

[curates_egg]

Has to be one of Nacewa, BOD or Sexton: think those guys have been mentioned more in newspaper articles on Leinster than any other.

That said, I vote for Heaslip. He dragged us almost into a European final.

[olaf the fat]

Yeah Dev stands out, but I voted for Cronin - Cronin's best season so far?

[goreyguy]

is Heaslip's greatness overlooked consistently?

[DartVader]

For me Toner was head and shoulders above the rest!

[Grumpy Old Man]

is Heaslip's greatness overlooked consistently?

Was wondering that as I scrolled down. Jamie for me.

[kendalgerty]

Voted for Heaslip. Sheer bloody-minded will to win on his part almost dragged us to a European final. Not too many players have had stellar campaigns but he has been a big player all season. Toner & Cronin had solid campaigns.

[Xanthippe]

is Heaslip's greatness overlooked consistently?

Was wondering that as I scrolled down. Jamie for me.

Had posted this on another thread but considering your comments this may be a more appropriate place to put it

Was just looking at some stats for Jamie and holy schmidt he's been scarily consistent for 10 years now.

Total Games
Games = 276
Starts = 264 (started 96% of all games)
Played full 80 = 233 (88% of games started and 84% of ALL games)

Possible minutes = 22100 (276 * 80 + 20)
Played minutes = 20816 (94% of possible minutes)

Leinster
Games = 199
Starts = 191 (started 96% of all games)
Played full 80 = 173 (91% of games started and 87% of ALL games)

Possible minutes = 15940 (199*80+20)
Played minutes = 15115 (95% of possible minutes)

Ireland
Games = 72
Starts = 68 (started 94% of all games)
Played full 80 = 56 (82% of games started and 78% of ALL games)

Possible minutes = 5760 (72 * 80)
Played minutes = 5319 (92% of possible minutes)

Lions
Games = 5
Starts = 5
Played full 80 = 4 (80% of ALL games)

Possible minutes = 400 (5*80)
Played minutes = 382 (96% of possible minutes)

[simonokeeffe]

thats the neanderthal DNA and wolverine blood for ya

[Dexter]

is Heaslip's greatness overlooked consistently?

True, we kind of take it for granted at this stage. If there was an award for the "Most Steadily Improving Player over the last 5 years or so" then Toner would have to win it.

[neiliog93]

There probably should be 3 awards:

Best Player
Best Young Player (aged under 25 at start of season, maybe under 26 for props)
Most improved