Mickey has played the best rugby of his career this season. Will he get nominated or will it be the usual names from the usual club?

You'd have to be a brave man to have a punt, he deserves it but it's similar to international selection, you have almost all the team picked on reputation and one possibly two picked on form. This season he's been our best player but his only trouble is that he's not 'fashionable', he deserves it but won't get it.

Fashionable, he's got curly hair, what more do you want?

Without wishing to get into the semantics of the "impressive non argument" Higham's form IMO this year is based more on him doing his standard thing exceptionally well rather than doing exceptional things.

He has in the past been damned with faint praise, the "One trick Mick" tag was less than complimentary. Well he's definately upped his game and that has done the trick for us in quite a few games this season. In fact has he had a bad game this year?

This season no player has really stood out for me. Charnley & Joel maybe just for the number of try's both have scored.
I don't think Sam Tomkins has had an outstanding season like last year.

A tag given to him by Wigan fans.... who then replaced him with 'no trick mick'.

You mean Michael McIlldiscipline?

Sean O'Loughlin at Wigan will probably be favourite. Sam Tomkins has been very good but has not had as much game time as last year because of injuries.
Mickey has been very good this year & must be in with a shout.

Joel & Charnley have both been prolific try scorers but to me that should not be the test for MOS. Danny Houghton at Hull has played well all season.

No one has stood out this year but if I were to pick a 1,2,3. Then it would be
1. Sean O'Loughlin
2. Mickey Higham
3. Danny Holdsworth.

I think Danny Houghton will get it.

No doubt it will be the same names though. Tomkins, Roby & A.N Other.

I think Lunt has been better than Houghton

I think Jamie Peacock has been outstanding for Leeds this year and must be in with a shout.

So O'Loughlin, Brough or Peacock for me.

And I do think Higham has had a great season for Wire.

Brough carries on then he has it sewn up, i agree with Rogues about Peacock though. Especially at his age,

Danny Kirmond has to be up there.

My top five his season would be in no particular order:
Higham
Peacock
Brough
Lunt
O'Loughlin

I think old sausages for eyebrows man Danny Brough will get it this year.

Mickey is doing exactly what Roby did for years at Saints, what he built a reputation on and what he is no longer able to do, and is doing it very, very well.

As Mick Monas star sadly wanes, Higham has timed the best rugby of his career very well, and we should be very grateful we've got him thank-you very much.