What you adding stuff to my post for?!



Surely if I'd edited it, for example if I'd realised I'd reverted back to "British" players rather than academy products, it would say so?!

I quite like the look of the Leeds all British side put on here, not bad. In fact it gets rid of some deadwood.

We had 16 British players against Wakefield away earlier this year.

It's an elite club with only Leeds and now St Helens as 'official' members.



Please don't attempt to cheapen the brand.



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Correct. Where did Martin Gleeson start in this country (after he returned from being brought up in Australia), born in Wigan but did he come through the Huddersfield system?



Edit: Doesn't matter anyway as Mark Ridell kicked a goal during their win in the 2010 final.

In our 2007 win against Saints Webb, Lauitiiti and Donald all scored tried.



The other years i think you may have right that about the try scorers

If you read carefully what El D actually said you wouldn't have felt the need to make that reply.



I know, I nearly made the same mistake myself earlier in the day but the statement is loose enough to interpret Champions as a unique entity each season rather than the collective of Championships.

Wakefield have also fielded a full 17 uk team this year. Think it was overlooked as the press only interested in wakey bashing all year

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Seriously though I'm sure it was full 17.

Care to narrow it down at all, comp, opposition that kind of thing?



The chances sound a little far-fetched at a club who over the course of the season have fielded combinations of: Motu Tony, Michael Korkidas, Julien Rinaldi, Kevin Henderson, Ben Jeffries, Glenn Morrison, Semi Tadulala, Jeremy Smith and Ryan Tongia.



Well done to Wakefield if it happened but I'll wait for the evidence first if it's all the same to you.

Looks a pretty good team this, as did the Saints team on the weekend!!! Infact im sure Leeds Saints Wigan and Warringon could all field a decent all britsh team and still compete at good level in Super league....makes you wonder why we need overseas players when the talents already in our squads?

I know the year i specified wasn't mentioned in the original post but the comment "How many SL champions can say all their GF points have been scored by products of the academy" wasn't strictly true as we won the GF in 2007 and 3 non academy players scored.



Anyway, still a very impressive stat that 3 of our GF final wins had only academy scorers

It was mid season, I'll try and dig it out

Depends whether you read Champions in the singular ie that season's Champions or as a collective term covering one club but several Championships. The fact the extract of the post you quoted concluded with 'I think it's just us and possibly Wigan in 1998?' led me to apply the former interpretation.



It's not a biggie and I'm fairly sure not many Leeds fans could forget the 2007 GF nor who opened the Leeds try account or who lifted Leeds after his introduction from the bench or who scored one of the greatest SL GF tries that even had Coach Smith on his feet pumping the air with delight.







Doesn't really matter beyond it being a bar-room talking point for nerds and their record books in games where all members of the team (whatever their origins) contributed.



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I must admit I looked through the SL Regular Rounds earlier and didn't spot it.



Wakefield also played at Doncaster in the CC 4th Round (had 3 non Brits playing) before going out in Golden Point Extra Time at home to Castleford in the 5th Round with 4 non Brits.



Fair play to you if you find it.