After last night's game Cuthbertson definitely went up the pecking order..... what an inspired excellent signing he is proving to be.

Just hope not too many start targeting him (especially with those damn cannonball 3rd man in tackle incidents).

Cuthbertson is top of the offload chart for the whole league with 97.

To put that in perspective, 2nd and 3rd place Taia and Tomkins combined have 91 (47 & 44 respectively)

I don't recall watching much of Cuthbertson in the NRL.Its said his offload game didn't go down too well with coaches down there, however watching him for us this year there is so much more to his game than just throwing offloads at any opportunity.He has great hands, a deft touch, gets through a ton of work and i can certainly see comparisons with James Graham.Maybe he just needed to be let off the leash i don't know but he has been outstanding for us and wouldn't look out of place playing test or origin rugby playing like he has this year.

The ball for Singleton's try - and the set up play of organising the runners that went into it - was the brain and skills of a half back in a prop forward's body.

That NRL coaches didn't want Cuthbertson to play to his strengths says more about the dull, turgid nature of their competition than it does about him. He'd be one of the first names on an England team sheet come the autumn for me. Imagine him, James Graham and a Burgess on the field at the same time. More than a match for anything the Kiwi middle unit has to offer.

He's already broken the SL record for offloads in a season with nine games still to play. In terms of a Leeds player of the year, it's Cuthbertson then distance then the rest for me.

Cuthbertson has better hands Graham IMO. If he wants to play for England, then he should be a shoe-in.

I don't know about that. The Kiwi middle unit will be a combination of Warea-Hargreaves, Bromwich, Matulino, Taumalolo and Taupau. All are supremely tough and skilful players well capable of playing off the cuff. Both the UK and the Kiwi middles are better than the Aussies at the moment, but NZ is a level ahead. Fact is Graham, Burgess or Cuthbertson wouldn't get in the Kiwi side if they were Aucklanders.

Agree Cuthbertson Leeds player of the season and MoS so far, as said earlier on this thread.

I'd say the England front row more than matched their Kiwi equivalents in the Four Nations. Add in the extra dimension of Cuthbertson, and I think that gives them an edge. There are some good players in that NZ side, but on home soil I don't believe there's anyone in their pack to be scared of.

Warea-Hargreaves and Matulino were injured for the 4 Nations. It makes a difference, and a lot will depend on exactly which players are fit for either side. But if NZ come over at full strength we could be in for a rude awakening because they are really, really good at the moment. And their big men are all of the type -like Cuthbertson - who will probably be better playing without the rigidity of the NRL. I'd much rather be playing the Aussies.

I noticed this right from the off with him. He directs and organises traffic in attack just as much as the HB's do and throws in the passes to match.

first thought ward definitely most improved
McGuire improved passing game but sadly with age and injuries cannot run like he used to
aiton dummy half play improving all the time but cuthbo player of season especially arriving so unheralded

This ^^^^
He's definately got a HB's way of thinking/organising in attack.

Seems he likes the thought of being a halfwww.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-le ... nd-call-up

Seems he likes the thought of being a halfwww.dailystar.co.uk/rugby-le ... nd-call-up

Cuthbertson , Ward or McGuire.

Cuthbertson has been terrific. His offloads and general passing are exceptional. It's the extra dimension in the middle that we have lacked for a long time. He also does his graft. If only we could take 10 years off Danny McGuire's legs he'd be looking at 30 plus tries this season.

Cuthbertson for sure . Must be in running for MoS . Is Ward too old for young player of the year ?.

I agree.I have lost count of the times he has picked up the ball as a support player, or gone clear himself only to be run down before the line for what would have been certain tries a decade ago.Still, he is a far more rounded player these days and what he has lost in individual brilliance and pace he makes up for in his general half back play.