Watkins has not been the best centre in the Leeds team never mind Super League, also on current form Zak may find himself fortuntate to have sneaked in ahead of Escare buth is recent form is probably down to his mind not been 100% on it.

Justifying 5 Leeds players in the dream team on the basis of some marginally above average early season form which bizarrely translates to some as the "best team in the competition" surely earns an outright muppet award?

This increasingly incredulous and absurd sport may as well go the whole hog and present McDermott with his SL coach of the year gong whilst it's at it.

Putting aside the 5 leeds players in the team (matched only by Saints 2006 team I think), as an outsider looking in, I'd of had Moon in the team before Watkins going on how theyve played this year (from what Ive seen at least)

I think that these sorts of of events are flawed in any case, given that they get announced before the real competition gets started.

The real class players in SL will step up to be counted in the next 4 weeks

I think each of the players have played well.

The team may have finished 6th but the dream team is built on individual performances. Otherwise you wouldn't expect any Cas players in there given they as a team have choked on both occasions they had chance to win things.

There's a reason that team is wearing dull grey.

Joel Monaghan has played a fair bit at centre this year...just saying

The usual batch of SL Dream Team debutantes, destined to join the list of one season wonders as the notable majority have done in the past.

The kits purple...

Quote: Charlie Sheen "The kits purple...'" Either way it's an improvement on last years monstrosity.... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23993078

Quote: Charlie Sheen "The kits purple...'" Either way it's an improvement on last years monstrosity.... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/23993078

BBC Sports Rugby League Experts (experts is the term they used btw not me)

DAVE WOODS -
Zak Hardaker (Leeds)
Ryan Hall (Leeds)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Joel Monaghan (Warrington)
Josh Charnley (Wigan)
Kevin Brown (Widnes)
Danny McGuire (Leeds)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds)
Daryl Clark (Castleford)
Andy Lynch (Castleford)
Elliott Whitehead (Catalans)
Liam Farrell (Wigan)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan)

GEORGE RILEY - BBC Radio 5 live
Zak Hardaker (Leeds)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Joe Wardle (Huddersfield)
Joel Monaghan (Warrington)
Kevin Brown (Widnes)
Marc Sneyd (Castleford)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds)
Daryl Clark (Castleford)
Chris Hill (Warrington)
Carl Ablett (Leeds)
Elliott Whitehead (Catalans)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan)

PHIL KINSELLA - BBC Radio Merseyside & Radio Manchester
Zak Hardaker (Leeds)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Joel Moon (Leeds)
Ryan Hall (Leeds)
Chris Bridge (Warrington)
Luke Walsh (St Helens)
Chris Hill (Warrington)
Josh Hodgson (Hull KR)
Kyle Amor (St Helens)
Elliott Whitehead (Catalans)
Liam Farrell (Wigan)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan)

RICHARD STEAD - BBC Radio Humberside
Zak Hardaker (Leeds)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Joe Wardle (Huddersfield)
Joel Monaghan (Warrington)
Kevin Brown (Widnes)
Marc Sneyd (Castleford)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds)
Daryl Clark (Castleford)
Andy Lynch (Castleford)
Brett Ferres (Huddersfield)
Sia Soliola (St Helens)
Joe Westerman (Hull FC)

MATT NEWSUM - BBC Sport
Morgan Escare (Catalans)
Joel Monaghan (Warrington)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Joel Moon (Leeds)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Kevin Brown (Widnes)
Luke Walsh (St Helens)
Craig Huby (Castleford)
Daryl Clark (Castleford)
Chris Hill (Warrington)
Elliott Whitehead (Catalans)
Carl Ablett (Leeds)
Sean O'Loughlin (Wigan)

And the winner of the Phil Clarke 'Desperate to stand out' award is...

JAMES DEIGHTON - BBC Radio Leeds
Zak Hardaker (Leeds)
Ryan Hall (Leeds)
Michael Shenton (Castleford)
Kallum Watkins (Leeds)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds)
Tim Smith (Wakefield)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds)
Daryl Clark (Castleford)
Andy Lynch (Castleford)
Brett Ferres (Huddersfield)
Weller Hauraki (Castleford)
James Donaldson (Bradford)

For me Hardaker Hall & Peacock fully deserve their selections and although I think both Watkins and Ablett are quality players I would have had Monaghan/Wardle instead of KW and Ferres/Millington instead of CA but Abbo was closer to selection than KW over the course of the actual season imo.
Either way its not an actual Team that will play any kind of representative match so means very little in the grand scale of things but something for the likes of Bill and co to spout off/troll.
The awards I'd hand out this year are YPOTY Clarke COTY Powell TOTY Cas and MOS Peacock.

Not one lancashire representative was seen on that day.

Bonkers selection.

OMG James Deighton !

Talk about sticking loyal to your listener-ship .....nobody from outside WEST Yorkshire ?

And with the best will in the world - Kevin Sinfield ?

And there must either be some numpties doing the match reports at League Express or this Dream Team voting system is flawed....Danny Brough wins the Goldthorpe Medal (for a 3rd time) but can't get past Kevin Brown or Matty Smith at half-back