Paul McShane has been awarded the man of steel, shows that the 3 point voting system doesn’t work and hopefully it will change moving forward. Unless someone is exceptional I don’t see anyone winning it from a team
finishing in the top 2. I like McShane but he’s not been close to being the best player in the comp, I can think of a few just at Wigan who are more deserving.

The winner was seemingly chosen by Hanley from the top 5

That's just nonsense.

Strange, because all the other nominees picked him to win.
As did Hanley.

Very odd decision imo.

What’s stranger is you lurking in the shadows on a Wigan forum.

He`s here just in case a thread pops up on Hardaker .

I just knew where the moaners would be.
It’s Trent Barrett all over again!

I meant to come on the other day as I though Hardaker was unlucky not to be in the dream team.
Far better than Toby King, performance-wise!

The players didn’t vote

How can the other nominees have voted for him?

Its not hard to stand out at Castleford. Not much competition really so guaranteed points every week. Hes not even best hooker in the league .

Because when they asked the other shortlisted players, all of them said McShane should win.

Do you think he deserves to have won it?

Seriously? That’s your reason? Do you not think they recorded sound bites about all of them?

So you don’t think they’ll have sound bites with McShane describing how good Coote has been etc

French, Hastings, Powell, Farrell, Coote, Walmsley, Knowles, Sezer, Gale, S Tomkins, Handley, Inu, Sarginson and Toby King have all been better imo.