Quote: nottinghamtiger "I think we need to remember that his early season form was outstanding. He was leading the points-based system by quite some way, and his points were coming against the top teams (Wigan, St Helens, Warrington). With everything that’s happened, it’s easy to forget that the season existed before Covid, and he was outstanding in that part of the year.
Since then he’s picked up points as our standout player. I don’t think he has been the best since the re-start (I’d say that has been Bevan French), but he’s still been very good every week.
If the award was just for performances since lockdown, I would say French has been better. But as a season overall, I think McShane!s early-season form and his consistency (in a fairly poor team) has earned him the award.'"
Would this be the same early season when French and Farrell were also outstanding for the team that entered lockdown in first position? You over emphasise the fact that he was good for you and not necessarily better than French or Farrell. He was leading the points race for exactly the same reasons pointed out elsewhere.
Since lockdown, when twice the number of games have been played than pre lockdown, he hasn't come close to French or Farrell (or the other nominees for that matter). I like McShane but MOS? Come on! Not even a died in the wool Cas fan such as yourself can believe he deserves it for being as good as the others for half a dozen games but not quite as good for almost two thirds of the season, surely?