If only you could have so much fun on the Wigan board eh? Just like an Arab coming to London to booze, snort white powder and spend time with "escorts". McField should charge for entry.

The Wigan board used to be good sport, until they allowed that little chap Wigan Dave anywhere near the ban button



However, for those who claim that Sinny doesn't have a passing game;

He has the trademark Leeds forward pass

The traditional flat pass with big red cross

and the bulleted one which cuts out 2 defenders and sets up a try

Part of the enjoyment here at Headingley comes from not knowing what is coming...

it's getting more like the wire board every day, people getting banned for having a bit of fun, still not allowed in there after my youtube creation of a Roy Orbison song and Lee Briers crying after their 2010 play off loss

He doesn't pick the team or the position he plays so blaming him for that is ridiculous.

Genius - if your JJB you simply go Oh no not again - crunch!!

Because picking a team involves more than just picking the best 17 players

You still banging that drum

Kev has had a good tournament and played well, there has been a fair bit of criticism of him from other teams, but it's the nothing new, I think he is very underrated by most teams. Not saying he is the best so about but the team seems to be playing well with him in the team, and ultimately this is what is important.

For me not been that impressed with heighton. Not seem much of him in the NRL, but not been massively impressed

I thought he would have been better tbh - he does look better in the NRL but then this is a higher standard so maybe he has been found out and the myth that only supermen can get a game in the NRL is just that a myth.

He's your prototypical Australian back rower - plenty of workrate, runs straight up and down and is relatively solid and mistake free.

Gallen or Watmough without the nasty streak.

Not quite - the typical NRL back rower is a tackling machine - e.g. Gallen, Scott, Thaiday, Lewis, Ellis - Heighington's tackling is poor by comparison.

You obviously didn't watch Saturday's game

If you're going to play at the line as much as Sinfield does for club and country, for every short ball that doesn't come off there's going to be a pass like the one that put Hall in the corner at Wembley, or the inside ball to release Tomkins for Heighington's try in the same game, or the nicely timed ball for Graham's try on Saturday.

Sinfield's set himself some high standards over the years, but for some reason England/GB fans seem to expect him to be a cross between Lockyer, Thurston and Marshall every time he pulls on a jersey.

I know which one of the stand-offs had the more impressive game on Saturday, that's for sure. It wasn't the incumbent international stand-off of the year.

Totally agree AG far too many seem to begrudge giving Sinfield any deserved praise in international games he was deserved M.O.M at the weekend and has fully justified his selection at 6 and i was one of the many wanting to see him back at 13.

I don't get the bagging of Sinfield, what was his role v the Kiwis?

At a guess in going

a) Direct play in attack
b) 5th tackle option, turn the fullback/winger around when in your own half
c) kick goals
d) defend well
e) win game

job done for me, didn't fail on any of those.

Jealousy

I haven't really seen enough NRL season but judging from SOO and the internationals heighton doesn't appear to me to be anywhere near as good as gallen and watmough.


Back to sinfield I think he deserved his MOM award and agree he seems to me to cop unjustified stick. Think he has had a good series

He had a great game saturday,

Heighington is held in very high regard over here in Oz. Gould an co were saying if he was a QLDer he would have played 20 origins. Another bloke others seem to enjoy bagging?

Like I say I haven't seen enough of NRL but from what I have seen in this tournament not massively impressed. Not saying he is bad, but nothing special. He might very well play really well in NRL just going off what I have seen.

I don't think he's given a fair account of himself. But I wouldn't say he's anything too special. But he does well with the tools he has. He (normally) tackles anything that moves and takes absolutely no backward steps in attack. Solid player. I like him

Spot on

He didn't make much of a tackle on "t rex" ..... But then I guess that's what you're hinting at with your use of brackets.

He is one of those unsung players in the mould of Eccles or Clarkson. Still would rather see Ablett at LF for Leeds next season, esp as we now have the successful new international stand off to call upon

Just to add some balance we also know which stand off had the more impressive game at Wembley!!

Eventually if you throw enough passes some of them will come off - law of averages - the question still remains is he an international quality stand off, I guess we will see on Saturday when he is up against one of the best.

What is more of an issue is that a ball playing back row forward he is the best stand off we have available - a very sad indictment of SL.