Quote ="OFFTHECUFF"Edwards,Cunningham,and Sinfield have won a lot in their teams and are all been great for the game.They have also had other great players in their teams to achieve these rewards too.'"
Nobody is talking about who is the greatest player, top players get seen by bigger/stronger clubs, often from a young age so they move on. That happens in every sport, the aim of a club is to win competitions so they build up a side to at least compete and hopefully win something. So why would a team not want to have other great players alongside their other top players?
For instance, Edwards wasn't a great IMO (very few are) but was consistantly very very good, longevity stood him in good stead as well as being fortunate enough to be around in that Wigan team at the right time. That is hardly a fault of Edwards when comparing honours as the sole benchmark here.
Some greats chose a path that gave them little reward, David Topliss was one, spent 13 years at a waning Wakey side wining the Lance Todd in defeat, then went to Hull at 31 and bagged some deserved silverware. He was overlooked for others at test level because he wasn't in a 'popular' or doing well team despite his talents. That is just how life goes, you cannot detract from individuals achievements just because they have have had a certain amount of luck alongside their endeavours throughout their careers.
