It's an elite club with only Leeds and now St Helens as 'official' members.

Please don't attempt to cheapen the brand.

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Correct. Where did Martin Gleeson start in this country (after he returned from being brought up in Australia), born in Wigan but did he come through the Huddersfield system?

Edit: Doesn't matter anyway as Mark Ridell kicked a goal during their win in the 2010 final.

In our 2007 win against Saints Webb, Lauitiiti and Donald all scored tried.

The other years i think you may have right that about the try scorers

If you read carefully what El D actually said you wouldn't have felt the need to make that reply.

I know, I nearly made the same mistake myself earlier in the day but the statement is loose enough to interpret Champions as a unique entity each season rather than the collective of Championships.

Wakefield have also fielded a full 17 uk team this year. Think it was overlooked as the press only interested in wakey bashing all year .

Seriously though I'm sure it was full 17.

Care to narrow it down at all, comp, opposition that kind of thing?

The chances sound a little far-fetched at a club who over the course of the season have fielded combinations of: Motu Tony, Michael Korkidas, Julien Rinaldi, Kevin Henderson, Ben Jeffries, Glenn Morrison, Semi Tadulala, Jeremy Smith and Ryan Tongia.

Well done to Wakefield if it happened but I'll wait for the evidence first if it's all the same to you.

I know the year i specified wasn't mentioned in the original post but the comment "How many SL champions can say all their GF points have been scored by products of the academy" wasn't strictly true as we won the GF in 2007 and 3 non academy players scored.

Anyway, still a very impressive stat that 3 of our GF final wins had only academy scorers

It was mid season, I'll try and dig it out

Depends whether you read Champions in the singular ie that season's Champions or as a collective term covering one club but several Championships. The fact the extract of the post you quoted concluded with 'I think it's just us and possibly Wigan in 1998?' led me to apply the former interpretation.

It's not a biggie and I'm fairly sure not many Leeds fans could forget the 2007 GF nor who opened the Leeds try account or who lifted Leeds after his introduction from the bench or who scored one of the greatest SL GF tries that even had Coach Smith on his feet pumping the air with delight.

Let's not get all misty-eyed over Saints "achievement" in fielding an all British 17.

It's hardly like it was done out of choice.

Throughout the season wakey have fielded teams of 14/15/16 british players.

Struggling to find the full 17 but sure it was discussed on our board months ago.

Fielding so many young Uk players we have fallen lucky with the likes of Johnson, Moriano and Wildie/Davey.

Others have been ok but have struggled.. Vievers, Hyde, Gledhill.

We have been forced to playing so many this year. If we hadn't had all the disruption I doubt whether we would have seen so many young Uk lads out there. At times it was men vs boys but they put it in still.

Easily can be done next season and still be competitive.

BJB
Smith
Watkins
Hardaker
Hall
Sinfield
McGuire
Bailey
McShane
Peacock
JJB
Ablett
Clarkson

Moore
Burrow
Griffin
Kirke

Pitts
Ambler
Stewart
Singleton
Hood
Ward
Briscoe
Senior?

Has Gary H said anything about other signings for 2012 after Griffin?