▁were ▁played ▁consec ut ively . ▁Greg ▁Som er ville ▁became ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁to ▁contribute ▁ 1 0 0 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁franch ise , ▁ach ieving ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁semi - final ▁against ▁the ▁Bull s . ▁The ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season ▁was ▁Leon ▁Mac Donald ' s ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁game , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Chris ▁Jack ▁started ▁against ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁to ▁play ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁Cr us aders . ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁also ▁bo ast ▁three ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁IR B ▁International ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award : ▁Dan ▁Carter ▁( 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁K ier an ▁Read ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁and ▁Rich ie ▁McC aw ▁( 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 – 2 0 0 5 ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Super ▁ 1 2 ▁final ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁exper ts ▁picked ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Press . ▁The ▁exper ts ▁chosen ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁team ▁were : ▁T ane ▁N orton ▁( former