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| Quote: meast "not sure if it's an indication to the selection of the dream team, but looking at the goldthorpe medal table, only 5 of the dream team are in the top 20 of that table,kevin brown at no.2(27 points) daryl clark no.4 (24),matty smith no.10(17) chris hill no.16(13) and elliot whitehead at no.20(12)
no leeds player in the top 20, sinfield is the highest placed leeds player at 24(11)
of the other players
hardaker no.12 (11)
shenton no.29(10)
o'loughlin no.30(10)
peacock no.35 (9)
watkins no.41 (9)
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makinson no.99 (4)
ablett no.190 (1 point)'"
The Goldthorpe medal is misleading. If you have an outstanding half back in a solid team they will more often than not get the 3 points. Whereas a top team has strength across the board so the points are shared out. |
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If Leeds have 5 of the best 13 players in the league, why are they in 6th?
Are the other 8 of their run on team so bad?
Watkins and Peacock deserve their place
None of the others do & Escare is better than Hardacre
The Dream Team loses all credibility. Is MacNamara involved in it's selection?
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| Quote: Code13 "If Leeds have 5 of the best 13 players in the league, why are they in 6th?
Are the other 8 of their run on team so bad?
Watkins and Peacock deserve their place
None of the others do & Escare is better than Hardacre
The Dream Team loses all credibility. Is MacNamara involved in it's selection?'"
6th by a few points - We are however the only team to win a trophy this season.
Also Watkins is the one Leeds player who doesn't really deserve his place. Ablett and Hardaker have been superb. Escare isn't fit to lace his boots but guess we'll see on Saturday... |
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| Quote: LeedsDave "6th by a few points - We are however the only team to win a trophy this season.
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Actually, Saints are the only ones to win a trophy in Super league. Not saying its a trophy worth having, but it is the trophy associated with the league. That is after all the competition this team is supposed to be based on ... |
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| Quote: Magic Superbeetle "Actually, Saints are the only ones to win a trophy in Super league. Not saying its a trophy worth having, but it is the trophy associated with the league. That is after all the competition this team is supposed to be based on ...'"
Fair point.
The dream team should be decided after the playoffs then surely? |
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| Quote: LeedsDave "Fair point.
The dream team should be decided after the playoffs then surely?'"
No they can't do that because you'll get people in it based on how they played in the GF a bit like the golden boot the other year.
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| Quote: Fully "No one is complaining because they are "Leeds players."
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Knobrot! Flip it over and Leeds had no representatives in 2011 and 1 in 2012 and we were SL Champions both years. I can't recall any outcry from anyone then. It means nothing anyway. The selected players have their photo taken in a hideous kit. Whoopee! |
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| Quote: ryano "Knobrot! Flip it over and Leeds had no representatives in 2011 and 1 in 2012 and we were SL Champions both years. I can't recall any outcry from anyone then. It means nothing anyway. The selected players have their photo taken in a hideous kit. Whoopee!'"
But in those 2 years you also had mediocre regular seasons which is what the team is based on so there would be no need for any outcry |
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Yet Catalans and Hull both had 2 representatives in 2011 despite finishing 6th and 8th! The Giants also had no representation and they finished 4th. I'm not querying the Catalans or Hull players inclusion but League position doesn't seem to be a factor. However in 2012 the only representative outside the top 4 was Ryan Hall.
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"I've been rich & I've been poor. Rich is better." DLR: |
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13 English players. Uncanny. Steve Mac has it so easy.
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| Quote: Code13 "If Leeds have 5 of the best 13 players in the league, why are they in 6th?
Are the other 8 of their run on team so bad?
Watkins and Peacock deserve their place
None of the others do & Escare is better than Hardacre
The Dream Team loses all credibility. Is MacNamara involved in it's selection?'"
This has to be the most clueless post on this thread. The only bit you got right is that Peacock deserves his place. (Even as a Rhinos fan I have questions about Watkins inclusion)
Leeds finished 6th because they blew 2 games in preparation for the CC final, then suffered a cup hangover in the following weeks. Hardly a surprise. The Cup had always been the main target this year for a group of players who have won just about everything else on so many occasions. Had they not played in that final (during which both McGuire and Burrow picked up injuries that kept them sidelined for the next 2 games, I am confident they would have been in the top 2. Incidentally, the league table doesn't tell it all. In the games Leeds have lost this season, only two have been by a margin of more than one score.
...and finally, Escare, brilliant though he is in attack, has a long way to go before he has anything like the all-round game of Hardaker. |
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实事求是！: |
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| Quote: Code13 "If Leeds have 5 of the best 13 players in the league, why are they in 6th?
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If saints are top of the league, why are wigan favourites for the title? |
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| Quote: Magic Superbeetle "www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12206/9399410/super-league-st-helens-luke-walsh-out-with-broken-leg'"
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| Quote: Code13 "If Leeds have 5 of the best 13 players in the league, why are they in 6th?
Are the other 8 of their run on team so bad?
Watkins and Peacock deserve their place
None of the others do & Escare is better than Hardacre
The Dream Team loses all credibility. Is MacNamara involved in it's selection?'"
Because League position isn't THAT important. Hopefully that will change next year.
Sometimes, yes
Not sure about Kallum this season but JP was a shoe-in
If Abbo gets in then maybe there's a case for Frogger but it appears a bit Anglocentric. Escare is a show pony and not a patch on Zak defensively.
Did it have any credibility to lose? Looking at the selections I'd say so! |
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