With the surprising news that Halifax won the Championship side of the year was this a fan voting award or a panel award if it was the later i think the panel has been drinking too much of the sponsers product !! To determine that the eagles are the true side of the year. I have decided to allocate points based on the following 4 Competitions

League - I have divided each teams points total by 3 and awarded an additional
20 points for League Leader
10 points for Runner Up
5 Points for 3rd Place Team

Playoffs -
30 Points for Winner
20 Points for Runner Up
10 Points for Qualifing Semi Final Loss
5 Points for Prem Semi Final Loss

Challenge Cup -
20 Points beating a Super League Team
10 Points for losing to a Super league Team by 12 points or less
10 Points for beating a Championship side by 12 Points or more
5 Points for beating a Championship side (0 points for beating team from lower division)

Northern Rail Trophy -
20 Points for Winner
10 Points for Runner Up
5 Points for Semi Final Loss

1st Sheffield 32 30 20 10 Total 92
2nd Featherstone 43 10 10 Total 63
3rd Batley 19 20 10 5 Total 54
4th Halifax 26 10 10 Total 46
5th Leigh 19 5 20 Total 44
6th Doncaster 14 5 Total 19
6th Dewsbury 14 5 Total 19
8th Workington 13 5 Total 18
9th Whitehaven 12 Total 12
10th Swinton 11 Total 11
10th Keighley 11 Total 11
10th Barrow 11 Total 11
13th Hunslet 10 Total 10
14th York 9 Total 9

It's not just an 'on the pitch' award.

Yeah, I agree. There's no way supporters can have enough information to say whether it's the right or wrong decision.

It's a good job because Fax did nothing on it.