After such a great season it seems odd but The HJ does not seem like a fortress to me. We lost 7 games all season and 5 of them were at home!
Next Season, make every home game a final.

I wouldn't worry too much.

What leeds did this season is a 1st and probably won't be repeated again for many years.

Do what you did this season and you'll be in the grand final.

The winners will continue to come from the top 2 95% of the time.

Don't know what Monaghan's fitness (or Harrisons for that matter.) I trust Smith judgment much more than I do yours.

I follow the players on Twitter and they seem to eat there quite a bit. Given we finished top of the league and scored over a thousand points your line of thinking should surely bring you to the conculsion that Nandos is a rugby league super food?

On the third point I agree. If we ignore for a moment the fact that Leeds played well I think there was an element of us choking. At the very least I thought we were way of the pace and perhaps the week off did more harm than good.

No disrespect to either Leeds or Saints but I actually had a slight grin on my face on Grand Final night because I still felt as though we were a better team than either of them! And the evidence is provided by how well we played throughout the season, doing the double on both, including Wigan.

However, what makes me laugh even more is that when we lifted back to back CC trophies, a fair few people attempted belittling our achievements as its 'only' one-off knock out rugby, yet in theory, the Playoffs/GF are exactly the same process - peak in a short period and you get the big prize.

As for next season, I'm just hoping we can be as enjoyable to watch as we were this year. So I can only ask for more of the same. Any additional honors that come as a result will be great, and I'm sure some will.

Play the way we did this year but risk losing a few games to blood some youngsters through slowly.

I fully expect Evans to be a regular next year and Gaz O'brien to be thrown in a bit more. Think we may see Laithwaite get a few run outs as well.

I have been more entertained in 2011 watching wire than in any other year watching rugby league. I know this does not sound right but I had a little smile on my face after the Leeds game at the thought of some of the skill, power and determination that has been on show throughout the year. Yes it would have been nice to say we were premiers but Kevin Sinfield mentioned after that match that we play rugby in the right way and to me that is sort of worth more than any trophy. I hope it continues and if the culture of the way we play is engrained in every player through all of the age groups then I am sure there will be many more moments to enjoy over the next few years.