No top scorer does not make him MOS, but surely you can see what makes him a top class player? Miles better than David Hodgson.

LeOn PrYcE.

Missed a few games due to injury but Greg Eastwood gives good value as one of the best imports.

I've been very impressed in the games I've seen of him. Doesn't seem to do many minutes though.

Top 3 for me but haven't seen enough games to back it up and will have forgot loads -

Cunningham, Morley, J Tomkins

Contenders -

Brown, Mason, O'Loughlin, Scrutton, Peacock, Graham, Roby

Players playing well also-

Amos, Eastmond, Monaghan, Pryce (shaping up again), S Tomkins, Witt,

Players i'd like at Wakefield - All of the above...

True. But I don't think there are that many contenders and in terms of consistency since Day 1 of the season Pat has been right up there. We shall see but personally I don't think the award will go to any forward this year. If Cunningham wins it it'll be a token gesture award just like when Ryan Giggs won the football effort. He has been an awesome player for Saints but not enough this season to be man of steel.

Pat Richards by a mile!

Pat's not just a points machine though. He's also Wigan's top meter maker, second only to James Graham in the rest of super league. Not bad going for a winger/fullback

He'll be a top contender for man of lard, with Solomona and Feka fighting with him for it.

Don't be daft, Eastwood would win this contest easily, especially now Feka has lost too much weight to be considered.

Having proven he's better than Westwood and Paul Wood last week, I think we can safely say he wins the award for best wood in SL as well.

Daniel Holdsworth

Holdsworth is having a tremendous season.

But it's still Leon Pryce. Best in SL by a distance as wide as the English channel.

Big chance to prove it this saturday on telly aginst leeds - although his Mini Me is back to steal the thunder!

SL players won't vote for Leon Pryce!
No chance!

Exactly my point. Makes a farce of the whole thing. It's ridiculous, it's now the 'SL popularity contest'.

James Roby was the last true Man of Steel, the award given to the player who has impacted most on the season.

It's been devalued immensly now.

The award was changed exactly for that reason. All the players have said that the award that means most is the Player's Player award. Roby only won it that year because the Journos didn't want to award to an Aussie who'd come over for his first year and torn SL apart. There's nobody on here with a sensible head who can say Roby was a better player that Barrett that year. It's not a popularity contest it's recognition from your peers that you have been the best player of any given season.

Sorry but thats utter tripe. If they didn't want to give it to an Aussie in his first year, then why did Lyon win it in his first year? Lyon did rip SL apart, Barrett was very good but he never ripped SL apart like you say.

Im not saying Roby was the better player but he had the bigger impact on the SL season. Barrett was great for a team that finished 6th, well below expectations wheras Roby had a big influence on the team that finished top.

All the players? You mean Barrett said that because he lost out to Roby



As for the bit about an aussie tearing SL apart, Barrett did nothing of the sort. Jamie Lyon did and hence why he won the man of steel.

He (Barrett)might have torn the super league competition apart according to you.But he didnt tear the challenge cup competition apart in a certain semi final against Catalans.Roby did it in ALL matches.

Barrett should of won it that year, it was a disgrace he didn't get it

James Roby should get it again this year. Just utterly superb this term.

Robys having a great season from what ive seen.
Is it me or does he appear to have a different role in the side this year? Hell, i've even seen him take drives in

James Roby is on fire. If he carries on playing like he has been until the end of the season, even the goal kicker, Pat Richards wont come anywhere close to him in the man of steel stakes.

Roby's been outstanding, especially in the last two months.