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

Surprised Deighton didn't choose anyone from Batley or Dewsbury just to round things out.

As a Warrington fan, I was suprised that Leeds had 5 reps in the team - and also pleased to see that most of the comments on this subject here are reasonable and considered.

For what it's woth whilst Ablett annoys me I do think he's a very good player and should get in the team somewhere. I wouldn't have included Watkins, and Escare is a little unlucky not to be in at fullback but Bowen or Hardacker could have something to say about that.

JP's had a good year and part of the reason he's there is for leadership abilities. I've heard of a couple of coaches who have intimiated that JP gets away with certain things these days. Not because he plays for Leeds or because ref give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm not quite sure what they mean. Where do you think his weaknesses are and what could these SL coaches be referring to? (Genuine question, not taking the micky).

Hall and Makinson at wing - the latter for spectacular mid air leaps? Hall's had a good year and has got the better of Joel M on a couple of ocassions (plus scored 2 in the CC final) so on that basis I can see why he's there and Joel isn't but it could have gone the other way.

How many games did Luke Walsh play to get votes?