Tongue in cheek!! I just hope the most deserving player wins it. As you say it doesn't always follow.

Leeds fan? Nope. Sorry to kick that chair from under you lad.

I haven't underestimated Brough's value to the Giants. I've put it into conyext, with stats to back it up against all those you think he is better than.

So I've laid your stats argument to rest & you are referring to one game.

Give it up. Back your team & it's players, but don't make a fool of yourself doing it.

I quite clearly stated Brough was not the type of half who took the line on. I said he's a second phase type player who relies on a platform.

Rangi Chase isn't a forward. Look at his carry stats compared to Brough. Takes the line on and looks to make breaks.

Take the pack from in front of Brough & he's anonymous. Chase won MoS for being the type of line leading half that goes at defences.

You clearly have to make up things to try & win an argument.

I haven't missed out any kicks at all. A downfield kick isn't what lays the platform, it's the chase & first up tackle.

Brough has performed well. It is utterly facile to compare his performances to Peacock when considering the team he has had around him, to those of Peacock who has led a side missing it's main playmakers & kicker, plus several first 17 players for large parts of the season.

Honestly do those going for Brough, Hudds & Hull fans actually have any appreciation or knowledge of the game?

Don't listen to Eddie & Stevo. look at the stats, watch the players in action 7 look at the results achieved with the teams they lead.

Christ, the Brough love-in on this thread is making me nauseous.

Yet he has taken on the line many times very successfully to score or put someone through.


That's because he's playing in a one man team.


Take the pack from any half back and you'll find they'll struggle. Take the half backs from any pack and you'll see very few wins. It's a team game with different roles. Without good halves, teams don't win games. Hull had great forwards for years and won next to nothing.


You haven't missed any kicks, but then state one you missed straight away. Brilliant.
And yes it does lay a platform. The chase and first tackle will be nothing without the kick!


And again, you can't pick the MOS because one plays in an injury hit squad. It's not Brough's fault his players stayed fit!


Clearly by saying that Brough doesn't take on the line, break tackles or that good downfield kicks don't lay a platform, you haven't been watching or understand the game.

Look, you're obviously a Leeds fan, so I can understand why you'd pick Peacock. He's had a great season and is a worthy choice. But your arguments come to nothing when you trash the other player who clearly is up there as one of the best. Argue FOR Peacock, not AGAINST Brough (and if you're going to do the latter, at least don't exaggerate!)

Had Brough not thrown his toys out of his pram with regards to England selection, he wouldn’t have been so high on peoples radar and we wouldn’t be having this collective man-crush. But he is a ready made excuse for people to criticise McNamara so his performances have been elevated to something they weren’t.

Please furnish us with the facts. What happened between Brough and McNamara? Why did Brough "throw his toys out of the pram"?

Why can't you judge a performance in context? It seems entirely appropriate to do so.

I don’t know why Brough did it. He is an idiot is the most likely reason.

Listen Mr. Patronising, I and many other fans have probably been following Rugby League for far longer than you (me personally for over 60 years) so don't try teaching your grandma to suck eggs. You've got your opinion and we've got ours, live with it. The voting for MOS will not be affected by what you or we say.

Brough makes 1 clean break every 2 games. He has scored 7 tries in 27 games. Giants are 3rd on tries scored.

Got any stats on these vital kicks you say aren't recorded? Brough sits behind a pack & kicks for position, that's his game. And he kicks a few goals. Those attributes don't make him anywhere near fit to be MoS in my opinion.

Peaccock doesn't just play, he leads,inspires & gets the best out of those around him. That's why Leeds finished 3rd despite all the long term injuries. I have never seen Danny Brough produce anything that does such things. I've never seen him produce a piece of play that's lifted a crowd.

Look at what happened to Hudds when injuries hit last year, they crumbled. Where was Brough? In the pile of rubble with the rest of the team!!

Brough is up there in whose minds? Giants & a Hull fan who still love him for his goal kick at Cardiff?

Not a Leeds fan, sorry to disappoint

To be fair he's done both in his post.

You use the word sensational to describe Brough's performances. That's where you're going wrong. Nothing backs that claim up.

1 clean break every 2 games. 7 tries. he's top goalkicker in 2013, nothing else.