Obviously it's nothing to worry too much about but the four Wire players I thought might have had a shout to get in were:

Hill, J. Monaghan, Higham and Grix.

Pretty sure Leeds have won a grand final at least once without a single player in the Dream Team.

WOT no "Giants"

Does this argument about "not turning up against Widnes" hold for other years too?

When Cullen was coach we would have about 10 or 12 games a season when we didn't turn up (often including against Widnes).

Can we retrospectively claim some league titles if we count those as wins if we'd turned up?

I struggle to think of anything I give less of a toss about than the SL Dream Team (just enough to post on it). A few names stand out as being odd inclusions, Laughable Matty Smith being one. This isn't a Wigan thing either - Charnley has been one of the best players in the league this year and is a genuine try scoring threat regardless of where he is on the field, or whether he's in a hotel room with his todger out and a camera phone (allegedly).

The most eye catching thing is the nationality. If the players vote for it, then fine. But, if the press vote for it and its part of some idea to "big up" national players ahead of the World Cup a la Sinfield's Golden Boot then I dispair. The Sinfield pick was clearly for policitcal reasons. And again, this isn't an anti Leeds thing - Kevin Sinfield is an absolutely superb captain and player for Leeds. But he isn't the best player in the World and these 13 aren't the best players in Superleague.