Should help with the Aussie coaches motivational speech as well.

IMO these awards should be taken with a pinch of salt, recognition of a very good player but opinion of the best player is always a matter of opinion.

In football i find it amazing that English players are regularly offered up for the european player of the year, or that england are constantly in the top 8 of the world rankings.

True but I see this as a positive for the English game as a whole particularly when our game has been dominated with bad news stories recently.

Perhaps this may also spice up the WCC game.

It is great to see Sinfield gaining recognition for his achievements, however, I can understand why some people would question him winning the golden boot.
It's just the wrong award - good player and great leader that he is, he is never in a million years 'the best player in the world'.
The man of steel award would have been much more suitable in my opinion, as he does have the biggest impact on his team in Superleague - although the players clearly voted Tomkins, so there can be no argument over the result of that.
What is great is that the press have obviously recognised his achievements and his standing in the game, and felt 'the golden boot' is the right way to reward this - it just probably isn't the most appropriate award.

Anyhow - excellent news in general - and although I have been one to criticise his skill levels at times in the past, for me he will go down as Leeds greatest player of all time - not for his individual skill, but for his whole impact on the club.

He's already there for me. Greatest club captain in the history of the sport.

How can he best the best player but not make team of the year?? Can you answer that?? Ryan Hall should of won if it was going to a Brit!!

i can see why the players voted for Sam, he is so illusive and shows sparks of brilliance and im sure many of the players voted for him by remembering a blistering run he made around them in a game and they thought at the time 'blimey that was bl00dy good'

you don't get that with Sinfield, he isn't flash, he isn't spectacular but he is excellent at leading/kicking/thinking and the most important player in the most successful SL team ever

cant people on here be happy that an English guy won the award? instead of discrediting him at every chance? We ALL should be proud that a SL player is recognized in this way

But if Sam had of scooped the award it would have been ok then?

What a fantastic honour for sir Kev and the Leeds Rhinos

Simple, Because its a different award. Golden boot has a select panel of judges.

Oooooo ya not wrong! That Bull factory of a board would have gone into over drive! Wigan would have been flooded with all the cum!

I would go further and suggest that most opinions are a matter of opinion.

Chuffed for Sinfield, i think he is an excellent palyer and even better leader. He is one of the reasons why you lot have dominated rugby for the last six years. I have always rated English players with how they do against the Aussies. Some great players in Super league have done naff all against them. Sinfield has always caught my eye when even getting put in stupid posistions like hooker. Aussies are like cryptanite with Tomkins, never done a thing. Couldn't tie Sinfield or Halls boots at international level.

Sir Kev is actually receiving the recognition he deserves this close season for all those amazing achievements throughout his career.
He is going down in history already, and he aint no where near finished.
Congratulations Sir Kev, well deserved. Our greatest Captain ever.

Obviously Sam shouldn't of even been shortlisted!! If Sinfield is winning it only Anthony Gelling should of been nominated from Wigan