With it being awards season, I thought this was a fun way of arriving at the Player of the Season and an u17 Player of the Season.
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS ELIMINATOR (one player per position + one wildcard into a randomised order knockout format)
| SCHOOL | POS | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | QUALIFIERS | ||
| Paarl Gim | FL | Quintin Potgieter | |||||
| Maritzburg Coll | PR | Rambo Khubheka | Quintin Potgieter | ||||
| Waterkloof | CT | Happy Makate | Happy Makate | ||||
| HJS Paarl BH | FL | Rubin Dames | Happy Makate | ||||
| Grey College | FH | Alzeadon Felix | Alzeadon Felix | ||||
| Paul Roos | LK | Truspe Schoeman | Alzeadon Felix | ||||
| Affies | HK | Ethan van Dyk | Kebotile Maake | ||||
| KES | N8 | Kebotile Maake | Alzeadon Felix | ||||
| EG Jansen | PR | Duwan Potgieter | Aka Boqwana | ||||
| Noordheuwel | WG | Cheswill Jooste | Cheswill Jooste | ||||
| Durban HS | FB | Aka Boqwana | Aka Boqwana | ||||
| Paul Roos | SH | Adeeb Borraine | Aka Boqwana | ||||
| KES | FH | Vusi Moyo | Vusi Moyo | ||||
| Grey College | WG | Pretorius Ekeji | Vusi Moyo | ||||
| Oakdale | CT | Kurt Coetsee | Kurt Coetsee | ||||
| HJS Paarl BH | LK | Jayden Joubert |
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2024 SCHOOLBOY RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR (best two players per position + two prelim qualifiers into a randomised order knockout format)
| SCHOOL | POS | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | ROUND 5 | WINNER |
| Rondebosch | FB | Dylan Miller | |||||
| Wynberg | FH | Yaqeen Ahmed | Yaqeen Ahmed | ||||
| Paul Roos | N8 | Reuben Kruger | Reuben Kruger | ||||
| Garsfontein | PR | Luan vd Berg | Yaqeen Ahmed | ||||
| Jeppe | N8 | Risima Khosa | Pieter vd Merwe | ||||
| Maritzburg Coll | PR | Aiden Botha | Risima Khosa | ||||
| Grey College | CT | Pieter vd Merwe | Pieter vd Merwe | ||||
| KES | WG | Haniel Monkoti | Pieter vd Merwe | ||||
| Rondebosch | LF | Josh Neill | Josh Neill | ||||
| KES | HK | Esethu Mnebelele | Josh Neill | ||||
| HJS Paarl BH | WG | Aiden Jacobs | Alzeadon Felix | ||||
| Grey College | FH | Alzeadon Felix* | Josh Neill | ||||
| Paarl Gim | WG | Freek De Kock | RJ Barnard | ||||
| Monument | FL | RJ Barnard | RJ Barnard | ||||
| Affies | LK | JD Hattingh | JD Hattingh | ||||
| Durban HS | FB | Aka Boqwana* | Pieter vd Merwe | ||||
| Pieter vd Merwe | |||||||
| Paul Roos | LK | Riley Norton | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Rondebosch | FH | David Simon | David Simon | ||||
| Noordheuwel | WG | Lindsey Jansen | Luann Olivier | ||||
| Garsfontein | FL | Luann Olivier | Luann Olivier | ||||
| EG Jansen | FL | Zaide-L Rippenaar | Markus Muller | ||||
| Grey College | HK | Liam van Wyk | Liam van Wyk | ||||
| Paarl Gim | CT | Markus Muller | Markus Muller | ||||
| Grey College | CT | Ethan Adams | Markus Muller | ||||
| Paul Roos | PR | Oliver Reid | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Grey College | SH | Philip McLaren | Oliver Reid | ||||
| Affies | PR | Werner Vrey | Werner Vrey | ||||
| Rondebosch | LK | Tom Barnard | Oliver Reid | ||||
| Paarl Gim | SH | Melt Viljoen | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Westville | FB | Zekhethelo Siyaya | Melt Viljoen | ||||
| Jeppe | CT | Khutadszo Rasivhaga | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Grey College | LK | AJ Meyer |
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u17 PLAYER OF THE YEAR (randomised order knockout format)
| SCHOOL | POS | ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | WINNER | |
| Garsfontein | PR | Luan vd Berg | |||||
| Grey College | LK | AJ Meyer | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Paarl Gim | CT | Markus Muller | Markus Muller | ||||
| Affies | FL | Albert Smit | AJ Meyer | ||||
| Rondebosch | FL | Josh Neill | Josh Neill | ||||
| Paarl Gim | FL | Quintin Potgieter | Josh Neill | ||||
| Boland Landbou | SH | Jayden Brits | Jayden Brits | ||||
| Paul Roos | FL | Gert Kemp | AJ Meyer | ||||
| AJ Meyer | |||||||
| Paul Roos | HK | Altus Rabie | Ethan Adams | ||||
| Jeppe | PR | Andre Poulton | Altus Rabie | ||||
| HJS Paarl BH | CT | Tristan Joubert | Jayden Joubert | ||||
| HJS Paarl BH | LK | Jayden Joubert | Jayden Joubert | ||||
| Grey College | CT | Ethan Adams | Ethan Adams | ||||
| Hilton | FH | Liyema Nela | Ethan Adams | ||||
| Oakdale | PR | Kai Pratt | Zekhethelo Siyaya | ||||
| Westville | FB | Zekhethelo Siyaya |
The randomness as an approach is interesting
@beet. This is an interesting subject. Care to explain a bit more please.
Interesting format…
I have no idea what the rounds etc mean…
@Beet tell us more
Uhm… I think more of a write up is needed to explain. Some wild picks