'Change that narrative': Wallabies enforcer Rob Valetini's latest honour
The accolades just keep coming for Wallabies enforcer Rob Valetini.
The man affectionately known as 'Bobby V' joined Michael Hooper and Israel Folau in October as the third man to win back-to-back John Eales Medals as the Wallabies player of the year.
Valetini has taken Hooper's mantle as Australia's ironman, featuring in 48 of their last 50 Tests - including 47 starts.
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Australia's Rob Valetini at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Getty
The 26-year-old with the trademark big hair continued his dominant form during the Autumn Nations Series with England-based stats provider Oval selecting him as one of four Wallabies in their team of the tournament.
The others were Matt Faessler, Fraser McReight and Tom Wright.
And now the blindside flanker has been honoured with the coveted 'Golden Posty' award.
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Oval's team of the Autumn Nations Series. Twitter
Stan Sport's Sean Maloney, Morgan Turinui and Stephen Hoiles unveiled Valetini as the back-to-back winner on the season finale of Between Two Posts.
The team cast 3-2-1 votes after each Wallabies Test this season.
Valetini finished with 37 points, ahead of Angus Bell (25), Wright, Len Ikitau and Andrew Kellaway (all 20) and McReight (16).
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"He's got such a high work rate in attack and defence," Hoiles said.
"He's physical, he's impactful. He's just become so reliable for them and they need him consistently."
Added Turinui: "To win a 'Posty,' you need that durability, week in, week out. He was an inch off winning Super Rugby player of the year - consistent for 12 months of the year, not just Wallabies season."
France were the only other nation to have four players picked in Oval's team of the tournament ahead of New Zealand (three), South Africa (two) and Argentina and Scotland (one).
"The narrative around the Wallabies wasn't that good, just like people putting us down and I think ever since I've put on the jersey, I've always wanted to change that narrative and be part of the team that changes it back to good things," Valetini said after the Ireland Test.
"Because I think the Wallabies were great, and I think we're building something nice here and if I could just make the jersey better, because, you know you only borrow the jersey, it's not something you keep and if I could leave it at a better place… I'd be happy with that."
