Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:31 pm  

You'd have thought,

Roby
Barba
McShane

I had a tenner on roby before the start of the season. I love McShane for obvious reasons.


Therefore, barba will win it.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:43 pm  

We really are in some rut if Paul McShane is deemed to be the best player in Super League.

The award is of little meaning anymore given the structure of the league and the only 2 games which actually count aren't considered in the vote.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:48 pm  

McShane has no chance, Roby is miles better. Similar with Tupou, good player but despite Sky’s best efforts to make out he deserves it he definitely doesn’t. It has to be a Saints player and I think the final 3 will end up being 1. Roby 2. Barba 3. Bateman. Luke Thompson and Jonny Lomax can both consider themselves unlucky.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:10 pm  

I'll be astonished if Chris Hill doesn't win

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:45 pm  

Bateman by plenty , in the absence of the like of Farrell and SOL for long periods of the season , he has practically carried the Wigan pack singlehandedly at times . A phenomenal seasons work , he may well sign off with another ring , wouldn't be surprised .

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:01 pm  

AS108 wrote:

McShane has no chance, Roby is miles better. Similar with Tupou, good player but despite Sky’s best efforts to make out he deserves it he definitely doesn’t. It has to be a Saints player and I think the final 3 will end up being 1. Roby 2. Barba 3. Bateman. Luke Thompson and Jonny Lomax can both consider themselves unlucky.

McShane with not only the most tackles in super league but a whopping 27 assists.

Roby has been playing in a team with a clean bill of health most of the year, McShane certainly has not.

Lomax ? Give over.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:27 pm  

Tony Gigot is a genuine contender.

Ben Barba was very impressive in the 1st half of the season but hasn’t kept that up over the last few months

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:30 pm  

Towns88 wrote:

McShane with not only the most tackles in super league but a whopping 27 assists.

Roby has been playing in a team with a clean bill of health most of the year, McShane certainly has not.

Lomax ? Give over.

McShane has played more minutes than Roby and Houghton which is why he has more tackles. Assists aren’t the be all and end all otherwise Richie Myler and Jacob Miller would be in contention. Roby has outclassed McShane on 3 occasions this year. McShane getting MOS really would be a sad moment for Super League and an indicator of just how far we’ve fallen. Lomax has been the best stand off by a country mile with 17 try’s and 16 assists. He’s been outstanding and would walk into every SL side on this seasons form.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:32 pm  

Roby, McShane, Bateman couldnt argue against any. Barba was I front but his drop of form around time of his move back to NRL may well count against him.

Re: Man of steel : Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:36 pm  

Rupert Slazenger wrote:

Bateman by plenty , in the absence of the like of Farrell and SOL for long periods of the season , he has practically carried the Wigan pack singlehandedly at times . A phenomenal seasons work , he may well sign off with another ring , wouldn't be surprised .

It would be a joke for the MOS to not come from Saints. Bateman is an excellent player gives 110% and all that but he isn’t a particularly skillful player. Sure he makes metres and tackles everything in sight but in way of try’s or assists he doesn’t contribute a great deal. He’s become overrated and shouldn’t win MOS.