You could look at it in another way in why should a player who couldn't qualify for the play-offs be in with a chance, you can only paper over the cracks with the challenge cup for so long ,we were gash in the league all season bar a small part when smith took over we started bad and finished the same way we started.
Morley would have won it if we had finished in the top 3,his team mates let him down imo he was consistent all season just that everyone else under performed for the majority of the season !

in answer to your question it's man of steel not man who finished in the playoffs

For Agar, see James Lowes.

They'll struggle again unless they start terribly and replace him like we did this year.

fair enough our league form was bad..but we made up for it by winning the challenge cup but would you swap it for what hull kr or wakey or wigan have achieved...i would`nt...if saints lose on saturday they`ll be potless for once..we wont

Had the biggest impact on Super league, which is what the Man of Steel award is for, not the best.

Better change your sig then.