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| Quote: Phuzzy "Fair comments FTV although I would add that Smithies has had the better of him overall in our meetings this season.
I know it comes across that I don't rate Knowles, but that's not the case at all. I think he's a good, solid player and a grafter. I just don't think he's more than that. He certainly doesn't warrant the hype he gets. It's interesting that not a single person on your own site has him anywhere near player of the season and none of the LRL journalists have him in their dream team (one did have Smithies) yet we have the likes of Wilkin coming out with his infamous quote. Beggars belief really.'"
Had you asked the question last year a lot of Saints fans would have had him in. I just think he's not been quite at his best second half of the season whilst we have others who have really stood up and improved (in the ase of Batchelor and Paasi) or surprised (in the case of Hurrell).
I also think he is starting to fall into the Lomax and Roby bracket that you don't even mention him because he does what he always does. I didn't mention Lomax in out POY discussion (I went Batchelor, Paasi, Hurrell) but when I think about it we would have been absoolutely screwed without Lomax and he's had a very good year including playing a chunk of it busted.
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| Quote: Pie_Eyter "Not saying Roby has dropped off or anything but he hasn't been at his usual very high standard this season (though still very good) with that in mind though, as good as Levi is, a 70% Roby at 36/37 is still miles ahead of the rest. Absolute stand out for me in the SL era. Miles ahead of Cunningham who is in turn, miles ahead of anyone else.'"
If you told me I could swap out Levi for Roby for the play-offs, there is a 0% chance that I would and I'd be very surrised if any fan of any team would.
Roby's efforts have just become the accepted norm and therefore don't attract comment anymore.
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| Is there not an argument to work down the man of steel leader board until you’ve covered every position?
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Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_27542.jpg |
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| Quote: NickyKiss "I’d go-
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French Hurrell Lafai Sio
Welsby Croft
Paasi Levi Hill
Batchelor Farrell Smithies
The backs were a pretty easy pick for me, other than maybe Leutele for Hurrell. The forwards were far tougher. Hill has missed a lot of games but has been the best prop in the league when available IMO, so I went him over Walmsley or Oledzki. Chris McQueen or Batchelor was also very tough but Batchelor has been so consistent and absolutely superb against us. Smithies or Yates is tight for the 13 spot. Knowles hasn’t had his best season but I still think he’ll get in, as much in the same way Lockers pinched a spot on occasion, he gets a lot of good press.'"
I’d go with that team only Leutele over one of the centres, Roby over Levi and Marshall over Sio.
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| I think from Wigan the 3 obvious candidates are French, Field & Farrell but I do think Marshall has had a cracking season and should be in consideration
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| Quote: nathan_rugby "Is there not an argument to work down the man of steel leader board until you’ve covered every position?'"
If the rankings are fair the is absolutely no reason that couldn't work.
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| Quote: FearTheVee "Marshall on the wing is a decent shout, had forgotten about him TBH as your mind just immediately goes to French.'"
He's suffered in a sense by the extraordinary exploits of Field and, particularly, French. In my opinion he's been barely behind them all season and won us both the semi and final (along with Smith) of the Challenge cup. Most years he'd have walked into one of the wing positions. You also have to take into consideration he's made said contributions despite most of our attack, for obvious reasons, going down the right flank.
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| Quote: FearTheVee "Had you asked the question last year a lot of Saints fans would have had him in. I just think he's not been quite at his best second half of the season whilst we have others who have really stood up and improved (in the ase of Batchelor and Paasi) or surprised (in the case of Hurrell).
I also think he is starting to fall into the Lomax and Roby bracket that you don't even mention him because he does what he always does. I didn't mention Lomax in out POY discussion (I went Batchelor, Paasi, Hurrell) but when I think about it we would have been absoolutely screwed without Lomax and he's had a very good year including playing a chunk of it busted.'"
In all honesty he isn't in the same bracket as those two. Roby is, quite frankly, one of the best players ever to play Superleague.
I see what your saying in that he quietly goes about his business and does it to good effect on a consistent basis. However, the same could be said of Farrel and, I would argue, the things Farrell does, Knowles couldn't and never will be able to do.
I'm not saying he isn't a good player, but he's in the 'valuable grafter' mould. He's never going to win you games in the way a Roby, Lomax or Welsby can.
In sport, Superstars attract fans. We big up the aforementioned or French or Field for example and when non-rugby league types see them, it's clear as day that they're out if the ordinary. Tell a non-rugby league type that Knowles is 'one of the best players in Superleague ' as has been suggested on numerous occasions and they'll be at a loss as to why.
We do ourselves a disservice as a sport trying to over egg good standard, solid, reliable players into superstars. As I say, I've nothing against him. He's a fine player. But we need to stop the hype.
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"I have this system where I support England first, then the other Home Nations, then the rest of the Commonwealth, then the rest of the World, then France.": |
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| If we went just on derby games this season then Paasi would absolutely stroll into my side. I used to worry about Walmsley - this year I was counting the minutes for him to come back on and get Paasi off the field!
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| Quote: nathan_rugby "Is there not an argument to work down the man of steel leader board until you’ve covered every position?'"
Not when guys like McShane win the overall thing. No one can tell me that Roby wasn't a better player that season. Some players stand out in poor teams (fat boy being a prime example). It doesn't mean they've had a better season that their equivalent at a proper side tho.
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| Quote: CobraCraig "The Superleague dream team gets announced this weekend. I would say Field and French are nailed on for it, Farrell I believe will make it too and is there anyone else in with a chance? Smithies and Harry Smith possibly?'"
When exactly ? Tomorrow or Sunday?
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| Quote: [Gareth] ""I think from Wigan the 3 obvious candidates are French, Field & Farrell but I do think Marshall has had a cracking season and should be in consideration'"
Agreed. He was good tonight again, in a nothing game. which says a lot about him. I still can't see him as an international player, though (but obviously, would love to be proved wrong). But a faIr shout for the Dream Team, certainly.
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| Quote: moto748 "Agreed. He was good tonight again, in a nothing game. which says a lot about him. I still can't see him as an international player, though (but obviously, would love to be proved wrong). But a faIr shout for the Dream Team, certainly.'"
Yeah, I don’t think he’s quite there but he’s not far off, another season or so and he’s in the reckoning for England (must be fairly close now). Makinson is obviously a shoe in and there must be a few fighting over 2 spots for the World Cup squad? Which I think are Marshall, Ryan Hall, Joe Burgess, Ash Handley, Tom Davies and maybe Lewis Murphy could be in with a late shout. Shame Tom Johnstone isn’t more durable/lucky with injuries as he would definitely be starting and I guess you could say the same with Manfredi.
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| Quote: thesaint62 "When exactly ? Tomorrow or Sunday?'"
Not too sure, just read it was this weekend.
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27542_1296773722.jpg RICHARDS IS SUPERMAN!!!!
Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_27542.jpg |
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| Matt Shaw has gone with Smithies
Perhaps my most controversial selection as I know many will go with Morgan Knowles. I'm a huge fan of Knowles but it's impossible to ignore what Smithies has done this year. He has been, simply, superb. If you compare the stats of the two, Smithies has outperformed Knowles in almost every department. He has made more carries and more tackles despite playing three games fewer than his Saints counterpart. Despite making more tackles, he has missed less and given away fewer penalties. His tackle completion rate is 97.8% which is just outrageous. Knowles has more attacking qualities but Smithies has earned his place this season.
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