Tomkins is a great player, but these stats are ridiculous. Roby topped every stat available last year and didn't win it. If stats were accurate, Phil Clarke would be entertaining...

FWIW I think the Man Of Steel, the person to have the biggest impact on the Super League in 2012, should be Mick Potter. Massive, massive, massive respect for a coach who can guide an average squad to the brink of the playoffs in normal circumstances, take away 6 points and 4 months wages and the guy should have a statue outside Odsal (subject to funding)

what if they are playing at Valley Parade next season ?

agreed though, Potter should be Coach of the Year

and a good call for Danny Houghton IMO

Tomkins has been the only real stand out. As good as Wigan have been I doubt that they'd be top if it weren't for Tomkins.

For me Tomkins and Roby have been by far the standout 2 players of the league this season...

Going on all round,consistent performances then Roby is brilliant every week, however Tomkins can be having a quiet game, then suddenly chime into it and do something brilliant to turn a game on its head that arguably no other player in SL could do.

Due to his consistency I would say Roby just edges Tomkins as MOS this season but couldnt argue too much if rat boy got it

That's not even close to being true though is it.

5 try's (top was 26)
18 try assists (joint 10th)
71 tackle busts (joint 7th, 98 behind first)
He did makes the most meters, but his meters per carry was 5.27
To put that into perspective tomkins was 7.7 meters per carry, Graham was 7.05, lynch 6.6, mcgilvery 9.2 and a hell of a lot more players with more meters per carry. (Lima had 20th most meters, but 7.3 meters per carry, all but chase in the top 20 meter makers had around the same amount of carries, and therefore a better meters per carry)
14 clean breaks put Roby in joint 23rd place in that ranking.

His work rate is exceptional as shown by his tackling (only second to houghton! With henderson not far behind at all, what this shows is the 3 hookers that play 80mins each week were all pretty consistent with the amount of tackles ,1060, 1032 1019 tackles respectively)

I'm not saying Roby isn't a brilliant player, I think he is amazing. But I don't like these sort of comments that people just say and people just believe. Roby was mr st Helen's last season, without him they would really have struggled, but he did not top every stat at all, infact many he was upside the top 10.

As much as I hate to say it, Danny Houghton has been great this year. He came back from a few weeks out with injury and ripped us apart. Regularly playing 80 minutes too, hats off to the lad.

Toss up between Roby & Tomkins for me.

Roby hasn't been the player he can be this season Micky Mac has been a far better hooker this season from what i have seen

And before the trolls start we all know what Rob can do just been quiet this season for me

Are you a Wigan fan by any chance?

Do you think Tomkins would have looked as good this year if he was playing for London?

Wigan generally have most of the ball when they play and there pack is always on the front foot giving Tomkins the opportunity to do what he does best more often than any other player in SL.

Tomkins couldnt be close to MoS if he played for London or Widnes because the opposition would generally have most of the ball and he would be playing for a team with a pack thats going backwards. He would be defending most of the time and do what he does worst catching high kicks and not have the opportunity to shine as much as he does know!!

Brent Webb would have looked good in the Wigan team this year!!

Wont be the first time.