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Having analysed all the SL dream teams I've come up with this team of the decade based on the number of times players have been selected in the dream team, using my own judgement/bias where players have the same number of selections.
1. Radlinski
2 Vainikolo
3. Senior
4. Lyon
5. Donald
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Fielden
9. Cunningham
10 O'Connor
11 Peacock
12 Farrell*
13 Sinfield
14 Lam
15 Ellis**
16 Lautiti
17 Anderson
*Bit of licence here because he was never selected in the second row but this is where he made his international debut & I think he's worth a place.
** To cover forwards & backs.
I think that's a pretty decent team
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I reckon most supporters of any team other than Leeds would question the inclusion of 3 or 4 players in that selection
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I'd consider swapping Donald for Vaikona, Harris for Radlinski, Long for Burrow, and Scully P for Sinfield but its all very debatable
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7. Sean Long
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I'd have Bang in there somewhere.
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| Quote ="Wheels"I'd have Bang in there somewhere.'"
I don't think no one understands just how good I am at 6 or 7. |
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| Quote ="Bang"I don't think no one understands just how good I am at 6 or 7.'"
I do. International level coach me. Never even played Superleague either.
I'm the next Wayne Bennett me. |
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| Quote ="Money Mayweather"I'd consider swapping Donald for Vaikona, Harris for Radlinski, Long for Burrow, and Scully P for Sinfield but its all very debatable'"
Did Harris display his best form post-2000? |
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1. Wellens
2 Vainikolo
3. Senior
4. Pryce
5. Albert
6. McGuire
7. Long
8. Fielden
9. Cunningham
10 Vagana
11 Peacock
12 Gilmour
13 Sinfield
14 Sculthorpe
15 Stacey Jones
16 Lauititi
17 Anderson
I deliberately left out Farrell, he was not the player post 2000 he was before, and his "sympathy" MOS award was a complete joke. I went for guys like Vagana, Pryce and Gilmour because they have been players who have contributed consistantly high levels of performance across the entire decade.
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| Quote ="DHM"I went for guys like Vagana, Pryce and Gilmour because they have been players who have contributed consistantly high levels of performance across the entire decade.'"
Consistantly high levels of performance?
Except when it really matters........ |
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| Quote ="RossRhino"Consistantly high levels of performance?
Except when it really matters........'"
9 grand finals and 4 winners rings (not to mention the three CC winners medals with Saints) a Harry Sunderland and Lance Todd award would suggest you don't know what you're talking about. |
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| Quote ="DHM"9 grand finals and 4 winners rings (not to mention the three CC winners medals with Saints) a Harry Sunderland and Lance Todd award would suggest you don't know what you're talking about.'"
Being on the pitch in the grand final and actually producing a 'high level of performance' are totally different things.
I.e. the last 3 Grand Finals how did Leon play?
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What about a Leeds Rhinos team of the decade mine would be
1.Webb
2.Bai
3.Carroll/Walker i cant decide
4.Senior
5.Calderwood
6.McGuire
7.Burrow
8.Peacock
9.Diskin
10.McDermott
11.JJB
12.Ellis
13.Sinfield
14.Lauitiiti
15.Poaching
16.Adanson
17.Leuluai
Really wanted to put Donal and Hall in but I felt Bai & Calders just edged it.
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Leeds Team of the Decade
1. Webb
2. Donald
3. Walker
4. Senior
5. Bai
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Leuluai
9. Diskin
10. Peacock
11. JJB
12. Ellis
13. Sinfield
14. Lauitiiti
15. McDermott
16. Poching
17. Furner
SL Team of the Decade
1. Wellens
2. Vainikolo
3. Pryce
4. Senior
5. Albert
6. McGuire
7. Long
8. Fielden
9. Cunningham
10. Vagana
11. Peacock
12. Sculthorpe
13. Sinfield
14. Lauitiiti
15. Gilmour
16. Paul Anderson
17. Farrell
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| Quote ="BigRob"SL Team of the Decade
1. Wellens
2. Vainikolo
3. [size=150Lyon[/size
4. Senior
5. [size=150Dallas[/size
6. McGuire
7. Long
8. Fielden
9. Cunningham
10. Vagana
11. Peacock
12. Sculthorpe
13. Sinfield
14. Lauitiiti
15. Gilmour
16. Paul Anderson
17. Farrell'"
Swap Leon Pryce for Jamie Lyon and I'd go with more or less same as you have 
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How anyone can pick Pryce above Lyon in the centres is beyond me. Lyon was IMO the best player I saw in SL in the last decade.
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| Quote ="Matt23"How anyone can pick Pryce above Lyon in the centres is beyond me. Lyon was IMO the best player I saw in SL in the last decade.'"
He was in fact the best player I’ve seen this decade in SL. |
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| Quote ="RossRhino"Swap Leon Pryce for Jamie Lyon and I'd go with more or less same as you have
For some reason I have an urge to swap Albert for Brett Dallas.'"
It was a close one for me between Dallas and Albert and went for Albert for no other reason than I remember him chasing back and putting try saving tackles in when we murdered Saints 70-0.
I didn't go for Lyon simply because I didn't think he played here for long enough really. |
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| Quote ="BigRob"It was a close one for me between Dallas and Albert and went for Albert for no other reason than I remember him chasing back and putting try saving tackles in when we murdered Saints 70-0.
I didn't go for Lyon simply because I didn't think he played here for long enough really.'"
I went for Dallas due to the fact Albert played in a winning Saints team and scored 88 tries in 124 games as opposed to Dallas who played in a declining Wigan team and managed 89 tries in 156 games.
Whilst Albert had a better scoring ratio, I just think that would be expected due to the team he played in.
With Lyon, I get he only played 2 seasons but the impression he made in that time was huge (I also just wouldnt have a player who bottles the big occassion more often than actually perform in it like Leon Pryce anywhere near a team of the decade). |
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Strange how many have over looked Vaikona
I always feared him far more than Vainikolo and though his all round game was better
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| Quote ="TDR"I reckon most supporters of any team other than Leeds would question the inclusion of 3 or 4 players in that selection'"
If you re-read my original post, I said that the team was based on the number of times that players were selected in the dream team.
So no place for Long who was only selected twice whereas bot Burrow & Lam have been picked 3 times.
Likewise no place for Pryce another one hit wonder.
Wingers were more difficult since there were 4 picked twice - Vaikona, Vainikolo, Albert & Donald. Here my Leeds bias came into play.
For the remainder I just picked those with the most inclusions in the dream team over the period 2000 -2009 |
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Quote ="Matt23"How anyone can pick Pryce above Lyon in the centres is beyond me. Lyon was IMO the best player I saw in SL in the last decade.'"
An interesting debate could be had regarding Lyon's MOS year, 2005, as to who actually was the best centre in SL, never mind the best player. Senior was devestating that year, not just in his stats ( www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2009), but in his play overall. I doubt there was any way he would have been considered for MOS with the way Lyon was talked up from game 1, but Senior (apart from a few goalkicks) was until his injury, the better player that year.
As for Pryce, he's played the entire decade and won every honour many times - including the Lance Todd trophy and the Harry Sunderland award (not bad for a guy who doesn't turn up to big games). Unless of course you're Eddie Hemmings' Jamie Lyon induced semi of course. |
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An interesting debate could be had regarding Lyon's MOS year, 2005, as to who actually was the best centre in SL, never mind the best player. Senior was devestating that year, not just in his stats ( www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2009), but in his play overall. I doubt there was any way he would have been considered for MOS with the way Lyon was talked up from game 1, but Senior (apart from a few goalkicks) was until his injury, the better player that year.
As for Pryce, he's played the entire decade and won every honour many times - including the Lance Todd trophy and the Harry Sunderland award (not bad for a guy who doesn't turn up to big games). Unless of course you're Eddie Hemmings' Jamie Lyon induced semi of course. | |
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Quote ="DHM"An interesting debate could be had regarding Lyon's MOS year, 2005, as to who actually was the best centre in SL, never mind the best player. Senior was devestating that year, not just in his stats (www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2009), but in his play overall. I doubt there was any way he would have been considered for MOS with the way Lyon was talked up from game 1, but Senior (apart from a few goalkicks) was until his injury, the better player that year.
As for Pryce, he's played the entire decade and won every honour many times - including the Lance Todd trophy and the Harry Sunderland award (not bad for a guy who doesn't turn up to big games). Unless of course you're Eddie Hemmings' Jamie Lyon induced semi of course.'"
Lyon is obviously a class player, but the way he was hyped up as this kind of superman was just stupid, he was a very good player playing very well, but there were several others too. Matt Gidley for instance, who hasnt received the same kind of hype, has looked just as devastating as Lyon did for Saints when they were dominating the league.
Up until Leeds decided enough was enough, brought the cane out of the cupboard and gave them a damn good thrashing of course. |
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Quote ="DHM"An interesting debate could be had regarding Lyon's MOS year, 2005, as to who actually was the best centre in SL, never mind the best player. Senior was devestating that year, not just in his stats (www.superleague.co.uk/statistics ... eason=2009), but in his play overall. I doubt there was any way he would have been considered for MOS with the way Lyon was talked up from game 1, but Senior (apart from a few goalkicks) was until his injury, the better player that year.
As for Pryce, he's played the entire decade and won every honour many times - including the Lance Todd trophy and the Harry Sunderland award (not bad for a guy who doesn't turn up to big games). Unless of course you're Eddie Hemmings' Jamie Lyon induced semi of course.'"
Lyon is obviously a class player, but the way he was hyped up as this kind of superman was just stupid, he was a very good player playing very well, but there were several others too. Matt Gidley for instance, who hasnt received the same kind of hype, has looked just as devastating as Lyon did for Saints when they were dominating the league.
Up until Leeds decided enough was enough, brought the cane out of the cupboard and gave them a damn good thrashing of course. | |
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