Trys.

AGAIN TRENT BARRETT DID THE SAME A FEW SEASONS BACK BUT DIDN'T GET MOS

Tomkins can score a double hat trick against the Aussies, he'll still only be seen as one dimensional and not as good as somebody else.

Well deserved!

Going to be interesting to see if he gets MoS. Plenty have said he won't because some players dislike his attitude. If that is true then long after Tomkins hangs up his boots plenty of top players who deserve it will be denied the award if the players vote for players who they [ilike[/i rather than the best. Shaun Edwards would never have won it if being liked was part of the criteria!

From what I've seen on Twitter he seems to be well liked amongst other players, even Saints players! After the Super Leagues Super Men show lots of tweets went out in support of Sam and congratulating him on a good interview

Trent Barrett didn't get it because the panel of judges "weren't giving it to an old Aussie".

I wonder if Stevo was on the panel, given that he fits that description too.

well deserved!

few players go through what he has this season, few players have his ability.

I think Roby must have come a very close 2nd!!!. Even though Sams not liked its hard to look past his talents with a ball in his hands. Earlier this season IMO he didnt help his popularity by niggling around at the play the ball and winning penalities for us, but some of his tries this season have been breathtaking. Sam and Roby are 2 different types of player and both do things an average player wouldnt be able to do. At the end of a game you walk off the ground in awa wondering just how Roby can put such a solid performace in for the full 80 minutes. Then with Sam after game you wonder how he seems to light up the game with one single opportunity. Both outsanding world class talents in their position and hope they stay fit for the 4 nations as they can both win a game single handedly.

Fully deserved. The kid is a genius.

He's the best player in the league.

Fair play to young Sam. Congratulations on the award Player of the Year is the appropriate recognition IMHO.

He has come on since last year and improved his game all round and settled in his best position.

MOS not too sure about though....think the Warrington halfback might pip him to that one given its voted on by his peers and not the journos.

Briers or Myler haven't got a chance and if you mean the hooker Monaghan he's had a cracking season but I can't see him getting it without being in the dream team.

Top 3 will be-

S Tomkins
Roby
Chase

in that order imo but any order of that 3 wouldn't suprise me.

Yes sorry meant the hooker. For me the stand out player in the stand out team.

Dream Team...pfft.

Great post.

Robes is a class act but even in my eyes it would have been difficult to give it to anyone else but Sam.

Let's hope him and Robes can give it to the Aussies/Kiwis in the four nations.

Like it or not it would seem very unlikely that a player that didn't make the dream team will be picked as man of steel.

As i've said in a few places though i've never seen a player play as Monaghan has this year and not make the dream team but it was the correct call because Roby seems to be half a man and half a machine.

I will stand corrected but doesnt Monagan generally play the full 80 at hooker but Roby usually gets spelled...????