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That Wigan team was a great team, but the fact that they didn't operate in a salary cap era has to count against them. For Leeds to have been as consistent as they have in the last 7/8 years in a salary cap era (and without any breaches) is astonishing.

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Quote: Dita's Slot Meter "and???...... Therefore achieving an absolutely remarkable feat by playing within the salary cap rules agreed by all SL clubs - or to put it another way, doing it without cheating.

Sadly we can't say the same for the other winners of the GF; Bulls, Warriors and Saints, can we?

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Quote: Dita's Slot Meter "How many panel beaters did that Brisbane side have in its ranks back in '94, or how many did you have in your line up for '94 and '95 Cup finals?....
I agree with a lot of what you have posted. There is one factor you haven't taken in to account and that's the way history tends to remember things in a better way than more recent events. When making a subjective assessment like this it's got to be a huge factor.

Nobody will ever call a current team "the greatest ever", even Wigan had to contend with being compared to the great Hudds team of the 50's.
All I'd say is that the Leeds team of 2004 was as good a club side as I have ever seen, 2008 and 2009 vintage wasn't bad either.

"Best team ever" - can't be said.

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Quote: DHM "All I'd say is that the Leeds team of 2004 was as good a club side as I have ever seen, 2008 and 2009 vintage wasn't bad either.

"Best team ever" - can't be said.'"


I agree, the Leeds team of 04 is criminally underrated IMO.

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Except that its not. Your post is in fact completely ignorant of the difference between Super League and the NFL in terms of structure, namely that each of the respective NFL teams do not play every twice. That is the whole point of the play off system - to cater for the nuances in the schedules.'"


Nope I'm not ignorant to the differences - my point was made on the similarities that a team can be consistent all year but fall at the final hurdle. Regardless of the structure, I think it's a valid comparison. Probably even more so because the Patriots had already played and beaten the Giants in the regular season..... only to lose to them in the final.

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As for Leeds 'best team ever.' Not close. The Wigan 1994/95 side and Saints 2000 sides were markedly better in my opinion and oozed class. Quite how the OP team can compare a team that finishes 5th to those teams is quite frankly barmy.'"


And well done you've missed the point. Sinfield's Leeds won the league again - finishing 5th doesn't change that.

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As for Leeds 'best team ever.' Not close. The Wigan 1994/95 side and Saints 2000 sides were markedly better in my opinion and oozed class. Quite how the OP team can compare a team that finishes 5th to those teams is quite frankly barmy.'"


And that is the schoolboy error that all the other sides keep making. While they FINISH, Leeds carry on and win the trophy.

Leeds FINISHED as Champions. End of story.

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