So what does everyone reckon the dream team will look like this season?

I'll go with:

Hardaker
Makinson
Shenton
Moon
Carney
Brown/Burns
Smith? Would probably have been Walsh but he's been injured a fair bit. Sneyd has been good too, but to be honest there's a dirge of quality halfs in SL at the moment.
Hill
Clarke
Peacock
Ablett
Whitehead
Westerman

Hardaker
Makinson
Shenton
Moon
Monaghan
Brown
Sneyd
Peacock
Clark
Huby
Ablett
Whitehead
O'Loughlin

Hardaker won't be in it though because of the ban, so Bowen at FB.

I'd bet that Hardaker has missed less games than Bowen has this season.

I think I'd have Escare over Bowan baced on this seasons form. I don't think he's a better player but he's had a better season overall.

It's not the missing of games, it's why. Similarly hard to pick Carney.

Don't see why they miss their games should come into. They've been outstanding this season.

Escare
Makinson
Shenton
Moon
Hall
Burns
Sneyd
Hill
Clark
Peacock
Whitehead
Bateman
Westerman

Have you seen Escare make a tackle this season?

I would go with that

Escare
Makinson
Shenton
Moon
Monaghan
Sneyd
Walsh
Hill
Clark
Peacock
Whitehead
Ablett
Farrell

Escare
Makinson
Moon
Shenton
Carney
Brown
Smith
Hill
Clark
Peacock
Ablett
Millington
Whitehead

Bench-
Lynch
Hodgeson
Bateman
Westerman

I haven't heard anyone sing or play this dirge, have you?

How does it sound? Can you sing or hum it?

1. Hardaker
2. Makinson
3. Shenton
4. Moon
5. Carney
6. Brough
7. Sneyd
8. Hill/Huby (can't decide).
9. Clark
10. Peacock
11. Millington
12. Whitehead
13. Westerman.

Judging by what’s been on show this season, the “Dream Team” is looking a little average.

Those multiple combinations would struggle to beat The Sharkies

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From the ne’er-do-wells & mercenaries, to a smattering of class, albeit most at the wrong end of their careers, is this the best we can do?

Anyone putting Moon in their dream team can barely have seen him play. What Leeds would give for a Keith Senior or a Brad Godden or a Craig Innes now. Hell, with Ryan Hall outside them anyone who can just sodding draw and pass! The CC semi was probably his best game but his poor service to the wingers makes him IMO the weakest element of the All Star Backline - of which, undoubtedly, Hardaker has had the best season, measured purely by on-field contribution.

1. Dorn

2. Makinson
3. Monaghan (I really struggled to think of a stand out centre other than Shenton)
4. Shenton
5. Carney

6. Sneyd
7. Walsh

8. Hill
9. Clark
10. Peacock

11. Whitehead
12. Hauraki
13. Millington

14. Hodgson
15. Westerman
16. Lynch
17. Huby/Taylor/Weyman(slight club bias. He's been cracking for us)

Can't remember if he had a good game against you but he's been good and bad in equal measure, some awful games and can't get through a game without throwing stupid passes on the 1st tackle or in our own 20m. In my opinion he's been the weak link in our pack and the one I'm not disappointed to see leaving. I think he'll be luck to make our cup final team.

When a run of the mill Club standard player like Moon is named in several teams you have to wonder how high the standard is.

As you say these nominated Dream teams would be lucky to beat the bottom half of the NRL teams.

Yes, Cas are having a great season, but 9 of their players in your 17?!

Second this! Cas have had a good season, but not even the all conquering saints 2006 team had that many in!

For me:

1. Bowen (Hardakers antics rule himself out, and I think Bowen is carrying Wigan at times this year)
2. Makinson (winger should score tries - this is what he does)
3. Shenton (good to see he rejuvenated the more the better)
4. Moon (the standout in the Leeds backline, which though it hasn't been as effective as it perhaps should, is a plaudits in itself)
5. J Monaghan (ditto makinson)
6. Brough (not hit the form he had last year, but still enough)
7. Walsh (which is sad, given how much time he's injured)
8. Peacock (even if sky go ott in their praise sometimes, he's still one of the best out there)
9. Roby (Clark has had a great season, but Roby is literally dragging this saints team over the line)
10. Hill (if Roby is carrying saints, hill is carrying Warrington)
11. Millington (had a great year simply, it's a shame he got injured)
12. Bateman (wasn't expecting much, but played beyond his years)
13. Westerman (SOL hasn't been as effective this year imo, and westerman has literally been the only good player for hull this year)

1. Hardaker

2. Makinson
3. Shenton
4.
5. Carney

6. Sneyd
7. Walsh

8. Hill/Huby
9. Clark
10. Peacock

11. Millington
12. Whitehead
13. Westerman

I really couldn't think of a second stand-out centre . . . . .

Both Hill and Huby have been outstanding this year, I couldn't split them.

From a club perspective, Gareth Ellis has been excellent for us this year, I'd like to think he wouldn't be far away from a place in the back-row.

Bowen
Carney
Shenton
Moon
Monaghan
Burns/Sneyd
Walsh
Hill
Clarke
Peacock
Whitehead
Bateman
Westerman

1. Hardaker
2. Carney
3. Watkins
4. Monaghan
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Walsh
8. Huby
9. Clark
10. Peacock
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. O'Loughlin

1. Hardaker
2. Carney
3. Shenton
4. Moon
5. Monaghan
6. Smith
7. Walsh
8. Hill
9. Roby
10. Peacock
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. Westerman

Others who are very close:
Bowen
Hall
Makinson
Sneyd
Burns
Brown
Huby
Clark
Millington
O'Loughlin
Ablett

Also been very impressed with Mariano. Looked big, strong and fast.

No way will Roby get in the dream team ahead of Clark.

Why? Roby is one of the few genuinely world class players still in Super League - he's had a "quiet year" relative to usual, yet still had a hand in 24 of saints tries (5 tries 19 assists) compared to 18 Clark has had, made 1063 tackles, missing 31 compared to Clarks 685 tackles and 31 misses and made 2612 metres compared to Clarks 2637 metres. He is our only senior playmaker left, and has single handedly carried us at times.

Clark has had a great year no doubt, but he's not head and shoulders above Roby to so arrogantly assume he automatically gets in ahead of Roby...