You could make a radio show getting fans to air their views out of this!

Stats whore.

How embarrassing, I did know Dobson is Australian and as soon as I saw your post I went 'I knew that'! I am clearly getting myself in a muddle and mixing him up in my brain with someone else in terms of nationality, but can't for the life of me think who!

No Diskin either ?!?!? A travesty ...what with all his past GF medals too.

If he'd been given the game time given to Buderus I am sure he'd have been in there.

Had Diskin been given every second of every game I find it exceedingly hard to believe he would have out-performed Roby and Monaghan this year.

Totally agree. SOL has more pace than Sinfield, the one area where Sinny is distinctly ordinary.

We;ll never know. What we do know is when Buderus broke his leg last year in July and Diskin was given back the pivotal role that had gained us great success we never lost a game, romped to the LLS and the GF.

This year, the Lion's share of the playing time has been Buderus's.

All very true, I suppose I just don't rate him as highly as Roby/Monaghan, but there's no doubting his contribution to Leeds.

You remind me of those x factor contestants that are genuinely shocked when they're confronted with the horrible truth.

Well done at least for the correct use of an apostrophe in relation to Buderus ...although you don't necessarily need the extra " s ...

Far too diplomatic ! !

Buderus would of course have made it into the dream team but for having to " share " his role on an equal basis with an inferior product that ate into his game time

But yet you fail to see the talents of the only Captain in RL history to win 4 premierships.

No need to be like that with McShane, he's only a young lad.

I don't remember McShane ever sharing the same game with the anointed one.....but if I am wrong then yeah I apologise. He like Diski might be a real sensitive soul and really care a hoot what I or any other character on here thinks.. : )

By the way back on topic of course Roby deserves his place as the season's best

Laughable ommission

The voting rules put pay to Danny not been selected as voters had to effectively choose between him & Tomkins for 6, even then he ran Tomkins close in the voting apparently! As such, that is also the reason Wellens gets in at 1, because Tomkins couldn't be!

‎This would be my team:

1-Tomkins
2-Richards
3-Atkins
4-King
5-Hall
6-McGuire
7-Dobson
8-Graham
9-Monaghan
10-JP
11-Tomkins
12-Westwood
13-Sinfield

Morley is extremley unlucky to miss out but any 2 of the 3 props would be fitting.
Monaghan just edges Roby for me and I'm in love with Sir Kevin so he has to be in.

Although I don't like him myself, he has had a very good season for Wigan.

Unfortunately, you can't select Tomkins at FB if you follow the rules!

You could equally same the same had Buderus had the game time given to Diskin.

Under todays rules that suddenly make Willie Manu English as well as Fasavalu (sp) i'm sure we could get him in an England shirt alongside Pat Richards who apparantly is Irish. If we are going to get foreigners to play for England at least make them good ones!!

Tony Caroll played for both NZ and Oz so anything is possible with RL's judgement of a players nationality.

That wouldn't surprise me except the player still has a say in which national team (if any) they wish to be considered for. I guess theirs is the final say once all other obstacles, grandparents, residency or whatever have been cleared.

IIRC Richards (for instance) has been sounded out by the England management and refused point blank to consider it. Going back a few years I recall Alan Tait doing the same after some soul searching.

Not so much needed in thje forwards, but I'd bet there are a few English-qualified backs in the NRL who wouldn't get near a rep side in Aus but would be at least as good as some of the English players.

The other thing that strikes me about the MOS/Dream Team and Leeds is that I would have thought the selections suggest a general belief that Leeds are a team where the whole is better than the sum of the parts, rather than a team full of stars.

Ah right i see... seems a bit daft. As both those lads should be in (Tomkins & Mcguire)