The Leeds team of 2004 doesn't get the credit it deserves. Pre SL there's loads to choose from, the Wigan side of the late 80s-mid 90s. The Wakey and Leeds teams of the 60s, Huddersfield's team in the early 20th century

Sts 06 v Wigan 92(ish) would be a great game!

So you dont think that team were affected at all by the First World War, how strange.

The Leigh team that pipped Hull to the Championship in 1982 (containing the likes of John Woods and Des Drummond) was a fine team.

The last team to be crowned English RL champions with an all English squad.

Wakefield Trinity 1962-3 but had a great team all that decade I was never there but grew up and still to this day hearing from my dad how great that team was. We're still waiting for the good times to come back hopefully they will soon

Psg 95

The year Saints won everything including BBC team of the year.
They where the best team in the world at that time.

I would go for Saints, but not the all conquering 2006 one, this would be the 1966 year when they won every cup going against tough opposition and not like the annual top 4 you get in Superleague.

Didn't win the one that matters - BBC Floodlit Trophy.

Impossible to say, can't compare sides from the full time professional era to the ones that weren't, not a level playing field, you just have to see the all conquering Wigan team of the 80's/90's to see that.

Genuine question for Sts fans - how come Sts 2006 were apparently so much better than the bookend 2005 or 2007 teams? In 2005 they didn't even make the GF, and in 2007 they were mullered by Leeds. TBH don't think that any side can be classed as 'great' based on a single year.

2005 we missed the final after losing Sean Long, Lee Gilmour & Darren Albert before playoff games thanks to Terry Newton and struggled with injuries at the wrong time. 2007 we won CC again, finished top of the league and lost 1 game at OT that meant we missed out on the SL title.

A bit of a flawed argument saying it was based on 1 year when we finished top of the league 2005-2008, showing how consistent we were during that 4 year period and lifted the CC 2006 - 2008. Hardly just a 1 off 2006 season is it.

In comparison, how can Leeds 2004 team (or any recent Leeds team) be considered as they havent won the Challenge Cup?? That is a similar argument is it not??