This for me. The O'loughlin selection is as strange as the many accolades he gets from various screen experts. He obviously has talents but has as many cheap shots in his armoury.

O'loughlin seems to get the best of the team when he plays so you can't knock him there, throw another players name in Topou

His ability to motivate is his obvious talent I suppose, but I just don't know how he made the 'dream team'
That said, who gives a monkeys anyway. Not me.

I think a few of your lads would have had a shout. BJB probably would be my third choice (Fonua last season in this country and has carried Hull at times and well you cant leave out the top try scorer)
I like Ashurst and would have him over BMM who has done nothing really the last 10 or so rounds.
Finn been great all year but unfortunate that Gale has been immense from game 1.
The rest probably cant argue with.

The Dream Team is selected by a vote by journalists. I think Wakey have been a bit unlucky but can't see how BJB should have been in there - from what I've seen he still seems to be inconsistent to me and prone to absolute shockers, but I don't see every game so maybe it was just the ones I saw.

Tbf to BJB at one point I'd agree about his inconsistancy etc, but this year he's been very good for us. Also compared to Fonua he's made less errors 31 to 37 and given away less pens 7 to 14 but the main thing is he's scored 20 tries to 11. Anyway BJB and Fonua are different types of players and both offer something different to the other.

Like others have said in the grand scheme of things it matters little. it woud have been great personally for whichever player got in, but like someone else mentioned, I'd prefer Trinity's best players to go a little unnoticed.

The dream team means nothing. It's just a publicity thing.

SOL is in because he's the England captain. I've seen people throw stats about left right and centre, it's generally irrelevant.

Walmsley is the biggest omission for me, and I don't see how BJB was overlooked from your point of view.

I see your point with Fifita, but Walmsley is miles in front of everyone.

Not seen enough of the Huddersfield prop to really comment.

The rest of it seems fair enough.

As a cas fan I'd argue Webster has been better than percival AND Shenton, although again, he's not a fashionable choice. I'd probably say he same for Ashurst. Just a little unfashionable. Which again, is all it really boils down to.

Murdoch Masila was great for about a third of the season. He's vanished into anonymity since about a month before the middle 8s

Would have had Walmsley in based on statistics for the season but Ikahihifo is absolutely brilliant. Would have him at Wakey any day over pretty much anyone in our squad.

It may mean nothing, but it's good publicity, and good publicity is good for any club, especially the smaller and unfashionable ones