have players previously made the dream team whilst also missing a large chunk of the season?

Todd Flanders

Can't be all that many, this season it has been very much if you can keep the spine of your team healthy then you can come up with results. There are lots of players who would have been considered for the dream team having played very well but not accrued enough games for consideration.

These players have been "exceptional" but have missed missed too many games:

Luke Dorn
Tom Johnstone
Mark Percival
Krishnan Inu
Antony Gelling
John Bateman

Hull and Warrington have managed to keep there best forwards and dominate for a large junk of the season to put the half backs on a good footing so the bulk of the dream team pack is coming from them.

There is an interesting question from recent posts. How many games should a player have played in to be considered for the dream team and consequently MOS.

Most players pick up injuries, it's part of the sport, there's 23 league games before the split, another 7 afterwards and potentially 6 cup and play off's.

To miss 10 games or less still means a player had been involved in 2/3rds of the season, I think it's reasonable to consider him.

Good question when you put it like that , sounds worse when you say he's missed a third of the season though , if you missed the games at the start of the season you may possibly go under the radar and have a chance too . don't think cup games will count I wouldn't imagine if its a super league dream team . . I'd say it's over the 30 games
Got to Houghton but still 4 games to go

Only 7 hull players in your 13?Fonua is a strange one as for first half of season he was seen by own fans as waste of an import slot.hes certainly caught eye in back end of season and again was a handful tonight.think Broughton has been very good and Taylor from cats.millington Clark Webster Dorn all must be in running but tbf I think your 13 won't be far wrong

Think Mahe Fonua has played his way in as the season has progressed.
1. Shaul.
2. Manfredi.
3. Fonua.
4. Gelling (though I don't think he has been that good, I can't think of anyone better).
5. Solomona
6. Sandow.
7. Gale.
8. Hill.
9. Houghton.
10. Walmsley
11. Currie.
12. Bateman
13. Ellis.

As its a hypothetical team I just picked the best two halves, even though they both play at 7.
Unlucky to miss out:
Dorn (played too few games - but when he has played he has been excellent).
Clark (he and Houghton have been head and shoulders above other hookers, but there is only room for one).
Scott Taylor.
Sneyd (great kicking game but not at the level of Gale and Sandow with either his passing or running game).
Amor (still makes consistently good metres).

Sneyd over Sandow. Sandows had about 5 good games all season. The rest of the time he looks like some bloke that got lost and ended up in the middle of a game of rugby with no clue what to do

Regards

King James

Shaul
Solomona
Atkins
Fonua
Broughton
Gale
Sneyd
Hill
Houghton
S. Taylor
Currie
Moors
Ellis

I'd have had Bateman over Minichello, and that's about it for changes really.

And before anyone says he missed too many games, Bateman played more than Ellis or Minichello this season.

ellis and mini didnt fight with any teammates though

Even with the eight week internal club suspension by the Wigan club, Bateman has still been the most outstanding player of the the season.

As for the choice of Gidley at Stand Off, how can he be considered ahead of far better players in that position which have included Williams who is among the nominations for young player of the season.

And Ellis has only been selected on sentiment of his long career in the game.

I don't think anyone can argue with the 6 Hull players, but no way should Sneyd be in. He is nowhere near Gale & he isn't a stand off the last time I looked. Grant Millington would have a better call for that position. Like or loathe Wigan, Williams has that position wrapped up.