Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:27 am  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

......I have huge respect for Murray, but Davis cup aside he's had a pretty mediocre season by his standards.......

Yes, he only finished as No 2 in the world - poor show!

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:33 am  

Perry wrote:

I'll be voting for Kev Sinfield.

Wouldn't mind if Mo Farah won, but what's the betting the home counties vote for Andy Murray, a man with zero personality.

I,m sure thats changed a bit, when he came into the Olympic team and the current Davis Cup team he seems to have a different persona and shows more emotion when competing for Great Britain. Leeds probably are well up there for the team award more than the individual award.
Would like the winner to be from a "community sport" from athletics, rugby, football, tennis etc not like a limited engagement sport like formula 1, so I wouldn't want Hamilton again. So I,m still sticking for Mo or Murray.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:37 am  

LifeLongHKRFan wrote:

Its nice that an RL player has been recognized but imo Leeds played their best rugby when Sinfield wasn't playing.

You're entitled to your opinion but that is categorically wrong.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:54 am  

LeedsDave wrote:

You're entitled to your opinion but that is categorically wrong.

In your opinion.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:49 pm  

LifeLongHKRFan wrote:

Its nice that an RL player has been recognized but imo Leeds played their best rugby when Sinfield wasn't playing.

Don't agree with that. To start with there haven't been many times that Sinfield's not played and certainly not many big games.
In my opinion we've played our best rugby in some of the playoffs and grand finals and he's been a major part of those performances. I think you see Sinfield's influence more when it's a close game. The 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2015 Grand Finals I think he was a major reason why Leeds won those games.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:02 pm  

Him wrote:

Don't agree with that. To start with there haven't been many times that Sinfield's not played and certainly not many big games.
In my opinion we've played our best rugby in some of the playoffs and grand finals and he's been a major part of those performances. I think you see Sinfield's influence more when it's a close game. The 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2015 Grand Finals I think he was a major reason why Leeds won those games.

I was thinking more last season when the young number 6 (Sutcliffe I think) was playing when Sinfield was dropped.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:21 pm  

It's great for the sport that Sinfield is nominated, but unless there's an uncharacteristic show of non-partisan voting from the RL community, I can't see him winning; we're far too tribal for that.

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:32 pm  

garyhulsefan wrote:

It's symptomatic of the media bias against rugby league that it takes him to have to move to union to be nominated.

This ^
And you can bet that any narrative would reference "Kevin Sinfield, the Headingly Carnegie RU player"

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:53 pm  

murray hot fave to win

ennis hill 2nd

the rest not much of a chance

fury would get my vote

[Wildthing]

Re: Sinfield - 1st ever RL player on the BBC SPOTY shortlist : Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:53 pm  

Murray should win it for me, but I hope Sinfield does.