As the noughties come to an end, who would be your player of the decade for the Rhinos?
Who would it be excluding the Rhinos?
For me it would be Keith Senior for the Rhinos. Sinfield would be a very close second for me tho.
Keiron Cunningham for the rest.
I've looked at players who played the majority of their career in the period & excluded those who've only recently started playing.

For Leeds, as you say either Senior or Sinfield

Other than that I'd probably go for Morley. Although Cunningham and Peacock are close.

Sinny all the way for me. A truly brilliant captain and a great player. We are so lucky to have him in our team.

got to be Sinfield.

When you consider the whole decade it's a pretty tough choice.
For the Rhinos i'd go for Sinfield but Senior is very very close imo.
As for the rest Peacock and Cunningham and i can't decide between the 2.

It has to be a saints player right?

Player of the decade = Sinfield

Overseas player of the decade = Big Ali

Without any shadow of any doubt, Richie Spedding!

Case closed!









After him, to single out anyone player is tough. We have been privileged to watch players of the caliber of Burrow, Webb, McGuire, McDermott, Sinfield, Senior, Lauitiiti, Harris, Ellis, Peacock, and Morley all ply their trade at Headingley in their prime over the last 10 years, but would they have had the same impact in Superleague without the players around them who don't get the recognition like Furner, Ward, Walker, Mathers, Bailey, Ablett, Diskin, JJB, Donald, Hall, and Smith. The players towards the end of that list have have been mainstays in the side over the course of the recent successes!

Sinfield.

Toni Carroll for me. Some might be suprised but I was so exited knowing I was going to Headingley to watch him in action. Sensational payer. Sinfield 2nd and Keith in 3rd.

Overall I think it's probably Sculthorpe, such as dirty player but there's no doubting his skills.

No, but as arguably the most or second most successful team of the decade then to choose a Saints player isn't off the wall.
This is not serious just a bit of fun so lighten up eh?

(I think it was a tongue in cheek reference to the man of steel awards...)

Oh sorry, not experienced Sgt Wilko's irony previously.
I do know his dad tho.

Leeds : Sinny

SL : JP

Leeds : Sinfield

SL : Lesley Vainikolo

Leeds: Senior

Saints: KC

York: Lee Jackson

What about the overall non-leeds SL player of the noughties?
Not just Saints, who would that be?
If TVOC was on here he'd be able to tell us which team was the most successful over the decade.

Oh well in that case... The overall non-leeds SL player of the noughties - KC

FWIW in the absence of TVOC I've analysed the dream teams from 2000 to 2009.
On that basis JP is the player of the decade with 8 nominations - 5 SR, 3 at prop- followed by KC with 6.
Sinfield & Senior have 4
4 - Farrell, 3 at L-F, 1 at prop.
3 - Radlinski, Wellens, Lam, Burrow, Fielden, O'Connor, Sculthorpe.
On that basis JP has to be overall MVP.

Senior, for both Leeds and SL.

Sinny,end of.

Its an hard one between JP, Keith Senior, Kevin Sinfield and Kieran Cunningham.

Personally I’d have to say Jamie Peacock. He’s been consistent were it matters all decade long. In second place I’d have joint Kevin Sinfield and Kieran Cunningham followed with Keith Senior in third place.

LEEDS: Sinfield, closely followed by Peacock.

SL: Morley

For consistent performance throughout the decade, Senior is a clear cut winner, for Leeds. For all of SL, close between Senior and KC.

Leeds - Sinfield by a mile

Other - Jamie Lyon the Australian to play anywhere near his true potential - a truly world class player