Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:53 pm  

perhaps it should just be decided on a points system; tries, yardage, assists, offloads etc - someone with time & a fresh set of batteries in their calculator should be able to work it out for each position. At least then we'd not be pointing at any Pennine bias.

All academic anyway, I'm more exercised by who McBanana's going to select for the tour down-under - anyone who heard him trying to justify being half a planet away from the bulk of his squad the other day should be equally bothered IMO.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:57 pm  

WARRIORCRAIG wrote:

Who would you put at 13 over Lockers then? Other than possibly Westerman, who's had a decent seaon for the league's biggest underacheivers, there hasn't been a better 13 in SL this season. And he hasn't missed anywhere near as many as some like to make out, he's 17 of 27 SL games.

Stating "he's easily the best winger in the league" seems to be exactly what the journos selecting the dream team have done, because purely on this year's form there are 3 or 4 wingers who have had better seasons.

It's not my job to pick the team, every year there is debate on who should be in and who should not, and it's often very difficult to pick and some players who have had great seasons don't get picked, people are often disappointed when a player they watch most weeks does not get selected. But peaple should congratulate the players who get picked, rather than having childish spats and name calling opposition players. Leeds have a few in this year but have had very little and even none in title winning years, it's just the way it goes.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:58 pm  

CyberPieMan wrote:

perhaps it should just be decided on a points system; tries, yardage, assists, offloads etc - someone with time & a fresh set of batteries in their calculator should be able to work it out for each position. At least then we'd not be pointing at any Pennine bias.

They do do that it's called the opta stats team of the year, but this is the dream team selected by the media, and stats don't always tell the real tale.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:00 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

It's not my job to pick the team, every year there is debate on who should be in and who should not, and it's often very difficult to pick and some players who have had great seasons don't get picked, people are often disappointed when a player they watch most weeks does not get selected. But peaple should congratulate the players who get picked, rather than having childish spats and name calling opposition players. Leeds have a few in this year but have had very little and even none in title winning years, it's just the way it goes.

This is peacock's 10th year, so they can't have had non.

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:01 pm  

The "Dream" Team has zero credibility - I don't know why there's so much interest about who is in/not in. It's picked by the press/TV so has the same credibility as if we had 100 random fans picking it - i.e. none.

The only credible team would be one picked by the players. Is it really so difficult for players to pick theirs at the same time they vote for MoS?

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:23 pm  

Sick of this WBW garbage with Hall he hasn't even been the best in SuperLeague in the last two seasons let alone the world just another cringeworthy nickname dreamt up by Leeds fans/journalists to make them feel better about themselves that they're the best team in rugby league history. Tupou, RTS, Boyd, Morris just to name a few are all better than Hall on they're worst day.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:44 pm  

wiganrl wrote:

Sick of this WBW garbage with Hall he hasn't even been the best in SuperLeague in the last two seasons let alone the world just another cringeworthy nickname dreamt up by Leeds fans/journalists to make them feel better about themselves that they're the best team in rugby league history. Tupou, RTS, Boyd, Morris just to name a few are all better than Hall on they're worst day.

Don't talk wet. He has consistently proven that he deserves that accolade, but it is slightly with tongue in cheek from the Leeds fans. Even if he not the best he is clearly up there and has been for a number of years.Trouble with RL in this country so called fans who clearly no nothing about the game.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:02 pm  

Hmm...Ablett ahead of Farrell? Ablett http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/1926 over Farrell http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/2228 Stats don't tell the full story, but jeez you don't get stats like Farrell's unless you've had a bloody good year.

Hmm...Ablett ahead of Farrell? Ablett http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/1926 over Farrell http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/2228 Stats don't tell the full story, but jeez you don't get stats like Farrell's unless you've had a bloody good year.

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:23 pm  

well done smithy.
dream team 2 years in a row, and well deserved.
top notch player who makes us tick

Re: Dream Team 2014 : Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:49 pm  

ShortArse wrote:

well done smithy.
dream team 2 years in a row, and well deserved.
top notch player who makes us tick

Surely must tour this year. I'd be leaning towards him and Widdop in the halves with Tomkins at fullback and Hardaker covering our weakness in the centres.