Tuesday 16 September 2008

The Dream Team.

For once, very few complaints with this year's Super League Dream Team. In the past there have been the odd controversial selections which has meant many fans have taken previous teams with a pinch of salt. This year however, sees not so much complete abandonment but rather disagreement. You'll know what I mean when you look at the first name on the fantasy team sheet.

Clint Greenshields has had without a doubt one of his best seasons ever. He is smart in his positioning at full back and is in no way afraid to approach defenders. However, I don't think he is the best full back in Super League. I personally would give that accolade to Brent Webb. He possess all of the qualities that make Greenshields a great player but with the added bonus of having a knowledge of the game that is second to none on this side of the world. He is able to support both halfbacks and hooker all the time therefore giving him the edge.

Onto centres, and I think there must be a shortage of decent centres around at the moment. Yes, Matt Gidley can live up to the Gleeson's and Lyon's of past but is that it? I may have given Carmont's place to Adam Mogg had he not been covering for the injured Casey McGuire for half the year. But the fact is, Gleeson, Senior and Yeaman, three noticable players within the competition have all failed to live up to their very high standards and that worries me weeks before the world cup.

Donald and Gardner were odds on to claim both wing spots, as were Pryce and Burrow in the halfback roles. In the forward pack James Graham has rightfully earned the number eight shirt next to the never-back-down personality of Jamie Peacock. Back row sees Kevin Sinfield take up loose forward, unsurprisingly and will no doubt feature in that position ahead of the Papa new Guinea game. Second rowers see the ever present Gareth Ellis, his last apperance for some time. Contraversial? Maybe but I do feel he has narrowly been outplayed by his partner, Ben Westwood.

I'm not being biased, but Westwood has worked his genetalia off for Warrington this year. he is one of few players who have seen that plane ticket and scrambled to get it. However, the journey is not over to the former-Wakefield centre. With the competition being incredibly hard in Gilmour, Wilkin, Fa'asavalu to name just the Saints players, he will have to impress Tony Smith in camp and against Wales in Doncaster.

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