PlanetCricket.net Sports Personality of the Year

[Skater]

There has been some debate about the worth of the people in the BBC's shortlist for the Sports Personality of the Year award. PlanetCricket.net members can now have their say, with the PlanetCricket.net Sports Personality of the Year award.

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year has to be from the UK. The PlanetCricket.net Sports Personality of the Year does not, the contenders can be from any country in the world.

Members can post who they think should be in the final list until Sunday 9th December 2007 - the day after Ricky Hatton's boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. A sportsperson has to be suggested twice, seconded, for that sportsperson to make the preliminary list.

After this date, if there are more than 10 contenders there will be a poll to eliminate sportspeople you think do not deserve to make the cut.

If there are 10 or less though, there will be a direct poll to vote for who you think should win. The person with the most votes will become the first ever PlanetCricket.net Sports Personality of the Year 2007!

Start suggesting now! Remember:

1. The sportsperson can be from any country and can play any sport.
2. A sportsperson has to be suggested twice by two different members to qualify for the preliminary list.
3. You have until Sunday 9th December 2007 to make suggestions.

Nominees suggested ONCE

Jacques Kallis (Cricket)
Sir Bob Charles (Golf)
Jimmy Bartel (Australian Rules Football)
Gary Ablett, Jr. (Australian Rules Football)
Eric Moussambani (Swimming)
Sébastien Loeb (Motorsport - Rally)
Franck Ribéry (Soccer)
Benjani Mwaruwari (Soccer)
Roger Federer (Tennis)

Nominees QUALIFIED for the preliminary list

Gareth Barry (Soccer)
Tom Brady (American Football)
James Wade (Darts)
Ricky Hatton (Boxing)
Colin McRae (Motorsport- Rally)
Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
Pádraig Harrington (Golf)
Andy Priaulx (Motorsport - Touring Car)
Lewis Hamilton (Motorsport - Formula One)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer)
David Beckham (Soccer)
Bryan Habana (Rugby Union)
Kumar Sangakkara (Cricket)

Nominees DISQUALIFIED due to dispute over worth of sport

Batista (Wrestling)
Triple H (Wrestling)

Nominees ELIMINATED from preliminary list due to member vote

Tom Brady (American Football)
David Beckham (Soccer)

SHORTLIST

Gareth Barry (Soccer)
James Wade (Darts)
Ricky Hatton (Boxing)
Colin McRae (Motorsport- Rally)
Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
Pádraig Harrington (Golf)
Andy Priaulx (Motorsport - Touring Car)
Lewis Hamilton (Motorsport - Formula One)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer)
Bryan Habana (Rugby Union)
Kumar Sangakkara (Cricket)

Nominees involved in the FACE OFF

Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer)

WINNER

Joe Calzaghe (Boxing)

 

[H0wZ4T!]

I would like to nominate Lewis Hamilton for Planetcricket Sports Personality of the Year.

 

[w3lshrugby]

I would like to nominate Jacques Kallis for PC.net SP of the Year. For his 1000+ test runs this year at an average above 90.

 

[BigCrickNan]

Anyone who smashes the football into the middle of Arsene Wenger's face :cool:

 

[evertonfan]

Hatton.

Failing that, Gareth Barry.

 

[BigCrickNan]

I second Gareth Barry

 

[evertonfan]

Yeah come on, lets all get on the Gareth Bareth bandwagon!!

 

[Perm]

Sir Bob Charles

 

[BigCrickNan]

Stevie Me

 

[tassietiger]

Me (tassietiger)

I play footy and cricket and come from Australia. What's not to love about me?

 

[kookaburra69]

Me (tassietiger)

I play footy and cricket and come from Australia. What's not to love about me?

The coming from Australia part

 

[smssia0112]

Jimmy Bartel and Gary Ablett Jnr for spearheading the Geelong premiership win with their Brownlow and MVP's respectively.

 

[Skater]

This is the current list of suggestions from you:

Nominees suggested ONCE

Lewis Hamilton (Motorsport - Formula One)
Jacques Kallis (Cricket)
Ricky Hatton (Boxing)
Sir Bob Charles (Golf)
Jimmy Bartel (Australian Rules Football)
Gary Ablett, Jr. (Australian Rules Football)

Nominees QUALIFIED for the preliminary list

Gareth Barry (Soccer)

Can you please be sensible and make it clear who you are suggesting. Do not vote for yourselves and do not type things like "Stevie Me".

 

[evertonfan]

I've nominated Gareth Barry because he's been England's best player in the Euro Qualifiers. Although admittedley he didn't have much opposition in that aspect. Shows that you don't have to be an overrated superstar to play for England.

 

[treva]

Tom Brady without a shady of a doubt! Incredible season so far. 3439 yards and 39 touchdown's in just 11 games. An incredible feat that could see him take the New England Patriots to a perfect season. Brady is 11 TD's away from beating the record for most touchdowns in a season and 1645 yards away from most passing yards in a season. All American Football fans will know how brilliant he ahs been this season.

Tom Brady - New England Patriots (American Football)