How they can pick the dream team and MoS BEFORE the semi finals and GF is beyond me! Three most important games of the season aren't considered? Yeah that makes perfect sense. Theses games should be considered with the regular season. The MoS in particular....being a flat track bully all year (see Barba) does not make you the best player.

I always think individual awards in a team game have to be taken slightly with a pinch of salt - even more so "team of the season" style selections. You often see players being picked out of position just to fit them into the team (maybe less so in RL). Locker's probably is the best "proper 13" in the league, but the game's moved on from that. Anyone from Livett to BMM can be utilised at 13 in different ways - how can you have an award for which one is "better" when they're very different players doing vary different roles?

The SL team of the season always seems to contain over-representation of players from the best team(s) that season.

That seems obvious - the best teams usually contain the best players. But there's also a big element of players getting selected simply because they're good players in the best team, rather than being the best players in the competition.

I really like Danny Richardson, and think he's a great player - but as he's been mentioned further up this thread I'll pick on him -

He's 2nd for errors made out of every player in SL.

There are 7 HB's ahead of him for assists.

He's 2nd for missed tackles.

He's kicked the most goals, but Saints have scored the most tries. His kicking success rate is the same a Ratchford's (75%).

The best kickers in the league are Gale (86%), Connor (86%) and Our Tyrone (82%).

Like I say, Richardson is a cracking player, has had a fantastic breakout season, and was a vital cog in the Saints machine. I'd take him here in an instant.

But is he one of the best 2 HBs in the competition? Not a chance. He's a good player in a great team. That's why, as I said, individual awards in a team game have to be taken slightly with a pinch of salt.

Looking at Redvee, plenty of Saints fans would pay his taxi fare.

I don't see Richardson as a cracking player? Great kicker yes. I'm yet to see him run and dictate a game.

Trueman at Cas is far more talented and will go on to be a better player.

Exactly what this guy said

I was calling for Trueman during the rumours of us getting a new halfback - loads of potential. Richardson is one of the better young English half backs but Trueman looks more the part of a classic scrum half that controls a game, whereas Richardson seems to only shine with good players around him.