Just been in the bookies , Sam Tompkins 2/1 favourite. Whilst I think he may win it , aren't these odds a little too short ???

No not really. He'd probably steal it if they awarded it to someone else anyway.

The journalists have already decided before the game KO that ST is going to win it. I hope they really watch the game and chose the right person rather than their golden boy. If he is the best on the pitch then fair enough but they shouldn't just decide its him just because they think he's always good.

No they havn't.

Shooter McGavin style?

I've got a feeling Danny Buderus is going to have a stormer (hope I'm wrong)

I was talking about this to a lad at work and he said if Leeds win it will because Buderus has had a blinder. What odds is he?

2/1 seems a bit daft.

Finch is pulling all the strings for Wigan at the moment, think he's got every chance and if Leeds are in with a shout tomorrow, Buderus needs to have a great game.

The Lance Todd Trophy award is usually awarded to somebody who did something "stand out" etc a 50 yard brake etc, i doubt the people who choose the winner would even consider players who could have had massive impact on a game such as Buderus, Peacock, O'Loughlin, Sinfield etc as they wouldn't recognise the part they played in the overall scheme of things.

S.Tomkins, BJB , Richard or McGuire for the Lance Todd Trophy imho.

This argument is somewhat undermined by the fact that Sinfield won the trophy in 2005 while playing for the losing side

The exception to the rule.

Another one was Robbie Paul for his hatrick against Saints in the final.

Gary Connolly for Leeds in 2003 too.

While murdering some children... cheat.

Well said. He is the form player without a doubt. But i just got a feeling if he does something brilliant, but has a quiet game he will win it. One to watch for me is Charnley (who was way better than Tomkins in the final), but i feel Leeds hopes rest on Burderus.

Lance Todd voting: Lima 8, Burrow 6, J Tomkins 5, Finch 4, S Tomkins 3, Sinfield 1, Maguire 1


apparently

Eddie , Stevo and Phil Clarke allowed to vote then i guess.

For me i thought Brett Delaney had a very good game and should have been in with a shout

yep....did'nt even get a vote though

McGuire?

Jesus christ. Ablett, Bailey, Delaney, Jones Bishop, and every other Leeds player (bar Brent Webb) should have been ahead of him.

the fact that sam tomkins got 3 goes to show that he already had aload in the bag before kick off and the journos where too stubborn to change their minds...lol

McGuire was directly at fault for for Wigan's 1st and 3rd try, and was mediocre in attack. Whoever voted for him should not be writing abou Rugby League. Hoffman (Wigan) and Burrow (Leeds) were the outstanding players for me, though obviously Bentham and Hicks were MVPs.

I went to the 1996 St.Helens-Bradford scorefest final on a corporate freebie. I was sat bang next to the press box, and got given a Lance Todd voting sheet by a Silk Cut representative, which I dutifully filled in. Perhaps something similar happened today.

I would have gone for Deacon. Organised, consistent and involved every time Wigan went forward.

Jeff Lima becomes the first prop since 1980 to win the lance todd trophy! It wernt just his attack what was key it was some of the huge shots he put on aswell.

probably the best game i've ever seen delaney have for leeds, he's been dump in every other performance i've been to or seen on tv.