: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:28 pm  

In the light of the revised selection above the team representaton now looks like this:

St Helens: 10

Wigan: 9

Leeds: 5

Bradford: 4

Hull FC: 3

London: 2

Catalans: 1

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:48 pm  

Would have Lowes over Roby

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:53 pm  

chpntpsr wrote:

Would have Lowes over Roby

I think that you would be in a minority on that choice -- even discounting Jimmy Lowes' propensity for a few "afters" every other week.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:19 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

In the light of the revised selection above the team representaton now looks like this:

St Helens: 10

Wigan: 9

Leeds: 5

Bradford: 4

Hull FC: 3

London: 2

Catalans: 1

Interesting that 19 of the top players of SL played in Lancashire, 12 in Yorkshire, and 2 in London.

If we do this again in ten years I am sure that the number of London stars will have increased greatly, thanks to the development policy of the RFL in the south of England. As will the number of French stars, thanks to the inevitable growth of French junior development under the auspices of Les Catalans and Toulouse Super League clubs.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:28 pm  

Dettoriman wrote:

Was Jason Smith ever really that good ? Seemed to spend a lot of time on the sidelines from what i remember - And was good but not the top player when on the field

Biased view would be Adrian Vowles at 13, Former man of steel after all

Jason Smith was awesome when he played and carried a very average Hull side so much, I would say yes, Overall Vowles probabally had a bigger impact the Jason Smith did, but if its based on talent and ability alone id go with Smith.

[Wanderer]

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:29 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

In the light of the criticisms I have received on this thread, I have made some modifications to my selections, notably inserting Richard Swain and Darren Albert in place of Daniel Buderus and Scott Donald, and noting the correct club affiliations of David Fairleigh and Terence O'Connor.

Because Henry Paul was at his career peak in Super League, and Stacey Jones wasn't, I regard the performances of Henry Paul in Super League as superior to those of Stacey Jones. Overall in an evaluation of each person's life career, Stacey may well come in ahead of Henry.

Steve Renouf was not at his career peak in Super League, but still was better than his main rival for the position, Matt Gidley, in my opinion.

Now here is the revised teams:

IMPORTS:

Brent Webb (Leeds)

Leslie Vainikolo (Bradford)
Jamie Lyon (St Helens)
Steve Renouf (Wigan)
Darren Albert (St Helens)

Trent Barrett (Wigan)
Henry Paul (Wigan)

Jason Cayless (St Helens)
Richard Swain (Hull)
David Fairleigh (St Helens)
Jim Dymock (London)
David Furner (Wigan)
Jason Smith (Hull)


Bench:

Joe Vagana (Bradford)
Shaun Berrigan (Hull)
Ali Lauititi (Leeds)
Stacey Jones (Catalans)

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BRITISH:

Kris Radlinski (Wigan)

Jason Robinson (Wigan)
Paul Newlove (St Helens)
Gary Connolly (Wigan)
Martin Offiah (London)

Danny McGuire (Leeds)
Sean Long (St Helens)

Stuart Fielden (Bradford)
Keiron Cunningham (St Helens)
James Graham (St Helens)
Andrew Farrell (Wigan)
Jamie Peacock (Bradford)
Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens)

Bench:

Barrie McDermott (Leeds)
Terry O'Connor (Wigan)
Adrian Morley (Leeds)
James Roby (St Helens)

Still no Shaun Edwards. You have to be joking or sadly mistaken.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:31 pm  

WANDERER wrote:

Still no Shaun Edwards. You have to be joking or sadly mistaken.

Shurely you can't be shurgesting that Edwards wash better than McGuire!

[Wanderer]

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:36 pm  

Is it that obvious?

Oh, yes it is.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:50 pm  

Shaun was a great player prior to Super League, when he was with the only professional club, Wigan.

His Super League days, when he played for the London Broncos and Bradford, were not his best days, and he never shone then the way that Danny McGuire did in recent years.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:54 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Shaun was a great player prior to Super League, when he was with the only professional club, Wigan.

oh dear

Alice's Phallus wrote:

His Super League days, when he played for the London Broncos and Bradford, were not his best days, and he never shone then the way that Danny McGuire did in recent years.

oh dear, oh dear