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I may be remembering this completely incorrectly but I do have a memory that his first game as a stand in captain was in a game against Warrington and we got a bit of a hammering

I remember thinking he was not really Captain material....

How wrong I was and how overwhelmingly glad I am that I was wrong. I agree with all of the above that it has been a real privilege to watch him and have him as the ultimate representative of our club and sport over the years

Long may it continue....

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Quote: Lord_Percy "Oh, and a huge congratulation to Sir Kev, it'll be nice to say in years to come that I was there when the record fell and it's been a honour to watch him over the years'"


This is what I said to the missus last night.

It's a pleasure to watch this humble man at Leeds and he deserves all the above plaudits.

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[b:1zy5cey6]"...To those people that wrote this team off... to all those that criticised this team... tonight's for you" [/b:1zy5cey6] [i:1zy5cey6]Sir Kevin Sinfield[/i:1zy5cey6]:27794.gif



I'd like to offer my congratulations to Sir Kev on this remarkable achievement of surpassing the legendary Lewis Jones' points scoring record at the club

Sir Kev you are a living legend of our great club eusa_clap.gif

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Should we just put him in the hall of fame now....
Legend is used to much these days but this man is quite simply a Leeds legend up there with the great John Holmes...

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Quote: Keith Swiftcorn "
Quote: Keith Swiftcorn "True.....BUT nobody should try to debilitate Sinfield's achievement. It could not happen to a more deserving guy. As others have stated he is a model professional, outstanding captain and a perfect role model. He has no exceptional world beating qualities, but his average skills are complemented and surpassed by his rare invaluable, always-ready-to-hold-his-hand-up 'presence' that never fails to inspire others around him.

A privilege to watch his place in history been cemented.'"

All valid points which you make there.

On the subject of points scoring records, my personal opinion (as I've opined several times before) is that records built up during the Super League era are exactly that... they are Super League records which ought to remain separate and distinct from all from other previous records. On that basis, Sinfield broke the 'Rhinos' points scoring record a long time ago.

It's an entirely different game these days in so many aspects with little to no contest for possession and an emphasis on creating conditions/rules changes favouring attacks and the amassing of points in the name of 'entertainment'. The Super League era also defines itself by it's lack of competitiveness - where a handful of top clubs are almost guaranteed 2 easy games out of every 3 which provides further opportunities to amass both team and individual points.

Then there's the switch to summer rugby playing in more favourable weather conditions along with the utilisation of modern technology like kicking tees, better playing surfaces.'"


all valid points even if a little one sided.

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Quote: The Eagle "all valid points even if a little one sided.'"

Indeed, I did fail to terminate my post with NUMBER 1, FACT and END OF, therefore it's a reasonable call that my opinion is valid [i'even if a little one sided'[/i icon_wink.gif

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Whose record did Lewis Jones break?
I'm sure all the points that you make re Sinfield's achievement could have been made then too.
Talk about damning with faint praise or perhaps more accurately, expressing grudging admiration.
They were both fantastic achievements & I would argue that Leeds' current spell of winning major trophies, in which Sinfield's efforts have been a crucial contributory factor, exceeds even those of the Lewis Jones era.
I agree with the poster who said how fitting it would be for Jones to make a presentation at our next home game to mark Sinfield's achievement.

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"The Golden Generation finally has its Golden Fleece! They have Wembley Cup Final winners medals to add to their collection." 23/08/2014:



Very modest too saying he was lucky that most of his kicks have come in front of the posts when we all remember many (very important) touchline kicks.

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Quote: Keith Swiftcorn " The Super League era also defines itself by it's lack of competitiveness - where a handful of top clubs are almost guaranteed 2 easy games out of every 3 which provides further opportunities to amass both team and individual points.'"


Surely in the one division era there were plenty of uneven match-ups? (genuine question)

Also within my memory I can remember pretty uncompetitive pre-SL era seasons (eg 1994-1995).

I agree with your main point that its a completely different game now but it happened through gradual evolution not a step change (even if SL was a big step in that evolution). While it's impossible to truly compare players from different eras, records are records. IMHO you can't just pick and choose whether you compare them as their are too many factors - as you say theirs a more focus on attacking play an entertainment but on the other hand in the past kicking for goal from penalties (rather than going for a try) was more common with the try only being worth 1 more point.

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Quote: Old Feller "Whose record did Lewis Jones break?
I'm sure all the pints that you make re Sinfield's achievement could have been made then too.
Talk about damning with faint praise or perhaps more accurately, expressing grudging admiration.
They were both fantastic achievements & I would argue that Leeds' current spell of winning major trophies, in which Sinfield's efforts have been a crucial contributory factor, exceeds even those of the Lewis Jones era.
I agree with the poster who said how fitting it would be for Jones to make a presentation at our next home game to mark Sinfield's achievement.'"

I'm not likely to fall in line with any religiously reverent sheep on this forum anytime soon, particularly those who don't hold statistics in a very high regard unless those statistics fit snugly with their current agenda (eg, Pro-Sinfield or Anti-Kirke). After all, they usually prefer to make judgements based on their own personal matchday observations instead, don't they?

It's a Rhinos record during the Super League era IMO and not relevant in comparison to previous records set during the Rugby League era. I have no issue with you, Lewis Jones or anyone else disagreeing with that viewpoint.

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I remember one conversion a few years back at Headingley against Warrington. He started to place the about 2 yards in from touchline in line with where the try was actually scored, then Briers starts bleating to the ref that the ball should be placed closer to the touchline, the ref agreed. While Sir Kev was repositioning the ball, I said to my mates around me, something like "Briers as f**ked up, that's going right between the uprights" and it did.

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Quote: Keith Swiftcorn "It's a Rhinos record during the Super League era IMO and not relevant in comparison to previous records set during the Rugby League era. I have no issue with you, Lewis Jones or anyone else disagreeing with that viewpoint.'"


That's not an acceptable position to take around here... icon_wink.gif icon_lol.gif

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A legend of our club, who will be looked upon the same as the likes of Holmes. Can still see him playing for the next 3 years or so obviously barring any serious injury. His last game for us certainly will be an emotional one!

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Quote: Old Feller "Whose record did Lewis Jones break?
I'm sure all the points that you make re Sinfield's achievement could have been made then too.
Talk about damning with faint praise or perhaps more accurately, expressing grudging admiration.
They were both fantastic achievements & I would argue that Leeds' current spell of winning major trophies, in which Sinfield's efforts have been a crucial contributory factor, exceeds even those of the Lewis Jones era.
I agree with the poster who said how fitting it would be for Jones to make a presentation at our next home game to mark Sinfield's achievement.'"

Whoops meant to edit not quote.
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Quote: Omar Little "Surely in the one division era there were plenty of uneven match-ups? (genuine question). Also within my memory I can remember pretty uncompetitive pre-SL era seasons (eg 1994-1995).'"

There were uneven match-ups each season but the same small group of teams didn't dominate the competitions like they do today. Similarly, the same teams weren't always whipping boys. Within my memory, I remember lots of teams being genuinely competitive and winning silverware from late 60's, 70's and 80's... Leigh, Fev, Cas, Wakey, Widnes, Fax, Salford, Dewsbury, Hull KR were all champions and/or CC winners as well as the usual SL suspects. Other clubs also picked up some of the less glamorous silverware on offer at the time... even Bramley!

Those with a shorter pre-SL memory than mine (and in some cases, conveniently so) will only remember the financially and psychologically damaging period of Wigan domination immediately prior to a huge media corporation (better known these days for setting the political agenda and hacking the phones of murder victims) buying up the the game lock, stock and barrel and demanding an elite 'super' competition to showcase. The best of the best each week was the plan - the reality has turned out to be very different as pretty much the same teams compete at the top year in, year out beating the usual whipping boy suspects 2 weeks out of every 3 and amassing team or individual points records in the process. As I opined in another thread, it seems entirely appropriate that Sinfield should break a points record in a SL fixture as predictably uneven and one-sided as the one on Friday.

Quote: Omar Little "I agree with your main point that its a completely different game now but it happened through gradual evolution not a step change (even if SL was a big step in that evolution). While it's impossible to truly compare players from different eras, records are records. IMHO you can't just pick and choose whether you compare them as their are too many factors - as you say theirs a more focus on attacking play an entertainment but on the other hand in the past kicking for goal from penalties (rather than going for a try) was more common with the try only being worth 1 more point.'"

It's a different game today where the rules have been modified in order to appeal to the whims of subscription TV, to speed up the game and provide attacking 'entertainment' as it's they who now own it. The skill factor in the game somehow got lost as a result of the 10 metre rule keeping teams apart so we are now left with a kind of Australian hybrid game of five drives or scoots from dummy half followed by a kick, but lacking in the requisite intensity due to lack of genuine competition and sufficient players of requisite quality.

On a more general note, if I'm going to apply bouquets or sermons of a reverential nature proclaiming greatness on the part of Leeds and their players, I'd rather do so under more appropriately-earned circumstances. IMO, this current Leeds squad could win 10 Super League titles but none of them will mean as much as the championship titles won in the late 60's and early 70's for one reason over and above anything else. When players like Shoebottom, Atkinson, Smith, Hynes, Holmes, Haigh, Fisher, Clawson, Jeanes et al were champions during a more competitively contested era, they were also beating Australia in an Ashes series and/or winning a World Cup. The current Super League lot are nowhere near to achieving that, not several years ago, not now and not in the foreseeable future either.

I fully expect all fans of the Super League product to disagree with everything I've said of course icon_smile.gif

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