Congratulations and well done to kev, the obvious choice this season really

I think his move back to 6 probably was recognition that his body wouldn't be able to take the tackling burden of 13 week in week out. He defended as 13 on Saturday, which I think shows that he can still do it, but its probably best for the team that he doesn't do it that often.

Think he should play at 6 for England, as we have enough decent forwards to play with

I agree. SO, with a playmaking fullback in Tomkins. Let Sinfield organise and control the middle and make the space for the fullback and halfback.

For the Autumn Internationals:

1. Hardaker
2. Charnley
3. Watkins
4. Ablett
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Myler
8. Hill
9. McIlorum
10. Morley
11. Hock
12. Ellis
13. O'Loughlin

14. Burrow
15. Mossop
16. Burgess
17. Jones-Buchanan

For the World Cup:

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Watkins
4. Reed
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Widdop
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. S. Burgess
11. Westwood
12. Ellis
13. O'Loughlin

14. Burrow
15. Morley
16. Hill/Mossop
17. Hock

TMFMISL has to be a shoe in now...

Well done KS.
Long overdue recognition.

Sir Kev better than thurston

What is cvg?

Contribution Valued Ratings per game. As per www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/c ... 6482898048

Contribution Valued Ratings per game. As per www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/c ... 6482898048

A bit of an obsession on the VT about him not being fast enough for 6. That people think a quicker guy in one position is the answer to beating Australia is quite funny. If speed was king then riddle me how the 2 teams who contested both finals this year have Sinfield and Briers at 6?
For me Sinfield needs 2 things. Firstly no, he isn't going to produce an off-the-cuff bit of magic really so he needs the forward pack to give him something to work with. Against NZ last year and against Wigan and Wire the last 2 weeks he won MOM but his forward played great. Against Australia last year and Wire in the CC his forwards were 2nd best and can't produce anything.
Secondly, a halfback partner to suit him and that definitely ISN'T Rangi Chase! Don't watch enough NRL to know whether Widdop would suit him, so SL based options might be McGuire (obviously) or Myler who I wasn't sure about for a while in big games but he was Wire's best threat in the GF and he plays with a not-so-quick 6 every week at Warrington. Not really understood the fuss about Lomax at Saints. Would a Sinfield/Tomkins partnership work now that we have a genuine alternative at Fullback in Hardaker?

Agree with you. A successful team needs a creative player who can lead the team around the park supported by a fast and threatening, running style half back.

Your first creative style needs to be in the mould of Dobson, Briers, Sinfield, Lomax or Brough.

Whereas your running style halfback needs to be someone along the lines of Myler, Widdop, Tomkins, McGuire or Pryce.

The English creative half back would be between Sinfield, Lomax or Brough. Sinfield has shown he is the player to lead a team around the park and is the only real candidate for this role.

The English running halfback would be Widdop or Tomkins for me, depending upon whether they want to use Hardaker at full back or not.

Any half back will not be good enough if the pack is not going forwards. When people say Sinfield has had his chance at international level, who realistically would they bring in instead? Sinfield is a top rate goal kicker who controls a match excellently.

Just wanted to congratulate Sir Kevin. Great news and much deserved.

Aren't rugby league fans a load of sad acts.

In cricket everybody gets behind the England captain whoever they were, you wouldn't get say Lancashire fans all bitching about why Alastair Cook replaced Strauss instead of James Anderson etc.

When the internationals start, there will be a sizeable proportion of league fans that will be chuffed when England get beat by the Aussies because they'll be able to get onto rlfans and say "Sinfield is NOT an international standard player, McBanana picked a crap side, why wasn't (insert name of player from their favourite club) picked, absolute joke!!"

imo sir kev is the finest captain that our proud country has produced since captain cook