Keith Senior will forever be my most favourite player to step foot onto the rugby league field. He might not be the best centre of all time but he’s definitely up they with the likes of Greg Inglis, Mal Meninga, Andrew Ettingshausen and Tonie Carroll in my eyes. To Rhinos fans and myself, Keith will forever hold a special place in our memories for his devastating hand offs that followed by blistering pace to the try line. Whilst he may of lost some of that pace in his later years, he has gained the ability to set up many more tries for his winger in return.

My favourite Keith Senior try had to come in the 2009 super league play offs against Hull KR when he turned back the years to run in from 25 metres to score a try. Ok I guess it was a tiered defence but for nostalgic reasons this was the best try in my opinion of Keith Seniors career.

But it wasn’t just his services for the Rhinos where he did me proud. He is one of a select few in the last ten years that have truly shone on the international scene representing Britain or England. I don’t even remember him having a bad game. In fact all I do remember was he improved at club level once he went on international retirement. My best guess to this is that he put so much effort at the end of the season it worn him out for the next season.

Whilst this year has seen a small deterioration of Keith Seniors game at times, I still feel that he has a lot to offer this Rhinos squad for a good few years yet. Age has obviously caught up with him but age catches up with us all and just because Keith isn’t the player that he used to be, it doesn’t mean that he’s not good enough. The fact that he was included in this years dream team proves this point.

So lets lay off Keith Senior for the rest of the career and enjoy what he still has to offer as romanticising over what happened years ago never pleases. All the best Keith and I look forward to you pulling on Blue and amber next season as I’m sure you enjoy me cheering you on.

That’s why Keith is my favourite player to step onto the rugby field.

So whose yours?

It could be a friend, family member or even a professional like Keith Senior.

tony myler fantastic player ruined by injury

Schofield, he was my idol when I was a kid. He changed was a great centre into a superb stand-off.

Ellery Hanley.
No more to say.

Cliff Lyons

Gav!

What's wrong with the thread title

Not Gav, but I've given up correcting Damo's spelling/grammar.

Yeah, probably seconded by me.

Billy Boston.

Lewis Jones

That Benji for New Zealand. Right player him!

Roy Powell

All time, its Cliffy for me too

Ellery Hanley and Andrew Johns are two of my all time favourites. Of the modern day players, Jarryd Hayne and Benji Marshall.

Do you know how much it hurts some of us for you to speak of the first two as not "current day" ?

damo auld lad..i think your getting carried away a bit comparing him to mal meninga

For me, it's either Schofield or Ettinghausen.

Gary Lord.

Ok, seriously it has to be Hanley.

If we're talking "favourite", for me it would have to be our Captain incumbent... Kevin Sinfield.

The man is everything a rugby player should be, both on and off the field.

Off the field he's professional to the hilt, leads by example and will go that extra mile for the club.

On it, he's one of the best passer of the ball the game has seen (an under-rated skill IMO), kicking game to beat any team (on his day), a "Rugby Brain" which has to go down in the top 20 of all time, goal kicking stats over 80% for as long as I can remember (not to mention goal kicking under pressure), and as a Captain and leader of men we couldn't wish for better.

Some memorable "Sinnie" moments would include (and I have the worlds worst memory so these are all pretty recent)...

1) The try saving, and ultimately Grand Final winning, tackle on Kyle Eastmond.
2) The countless sideline conversions (most notably Warrington at Headingley!)
3) Drop Goal Hero (45 metre effort at Warrington this year was a classic)
4) The "Sinfield" restart (10m Grubber from the tee)
5) The pass that sent Donald down the wing, for Scott to then chip it back to McGuire for an under the sticks length of the field try at Headingley. Huge part of that move coming off!
6) The try against Bradford with the spin that left the defence wondering what the hell had happened.
7) The opening try against Wigan just gone. At the time (meaning before we went on to lose the game) that was an awesome effort. Practically everybody in the ground (including Wigan defence) would've put money on him sending Ryan over. He'd effectively worked all season long to be in a position where Wigan were convinced he'd pass.
8[i)[/i The pin point chip at Odsal for McGuire's diving catch and try.

I could go on and on picking out "moments" but moments of brilliance aside, the man is just everything to our club. I'm the same age as Kevin so I've literally grown up watching him. He is certainly my generations "John Holmes" and I hope that when one day the time comes and Kevin goes, the kids of the future appreciate just how much the man has done (and hopefully will continue to do) for our club.

My favourite player of all time by a mile.

Don't get that boring feker round here.

Definitely Will Carling

No, for England has to be David Duckham, then Richard Sharp.

Henderson Gill. not the greatest player but one of the more colourful characters.

Kevin Sinfield for guiding Leeds to the greatest period in their history.

You’re a saints fan so your bound to have a bias conclusion like that. All I said that Keith Senior is up there with the best centres that have graced the game. I never said that he WAS the best centre to grace the game.