Hardaker

McGillvary

Watkins

Shenton

Burgess

Williams

Kelly

Hill

Roby

Cuthbertson

Taia

Bateman

Minichiello

Todd Carney?

Catalans have often been brilliant at home because of the five players whom I selected. Unfortunately their performances at home and away have been hampered by:



(1) the absence through injury for a majority of matches of Todd Carney;



(2) the presence in the team of the dud Australian imports Benjamin Pomeroy, Villiani Sione Tonga, and Jeffrey Lima.

Hardaker

McGillvary

Watkins

Percival

Burgess

McGuire

Gale

Hill

Aiton

Walmsley

Taia

Bateman

Cuthbertson





To qualify a few decisions-



McGuire- Noticed a lot of people including Williams but McGuires consistency gets it for me. Williams has been great for us in many games but he has had quiet spells also. His dream team time will come though! To play as well as he has on the back of our props is testament to his talent.



Aiton- Roby is probably a victim of his own class here. I see a guy in Roby now who's not quite as effective as once was in terms of being a one man menace. He doesn't make as much ground anymore, as many breaks or score as many try's but he's still a fine player. Again I think Aitons consistency over the full course of the season (until his injury) pips him.

Interesting that so few Wigan players are mentioned... Is this purely down to bias, or does it show that we have a rather good coach who can build a team greater tha the sum of it's parts... Wigan were 2nd in the table last time i looked.... Just Saying

Hardaker



McGillvary

Percival

Watkins

Burgess



McGuire

Kelly



Peacock

Aiton

Hill

Farrell

Wilkin

Cuthbertson

A comment that doesn't really deserve a sensible answer but I will anyway:



Neither IMO. Many Wigan players were close but others pipped them in their respective positions. As you're second maybe the players are all second best too?

as i said, from the games i've seen, carney has been better than burgess, i know burgess is the new darling etc but carney has impressed me more when i've seen him.

probably same as us in that we are where we are due to a team effort, rather than outstanding individuals, when i watch Wigan, they always have 2/3 players that play well consistently, again, a bit like us.

must be me?but i don't get the fuss over williams, he's done ok in the games i've seen but nothing more than many half backs, sure he's a talented player, but i just haven't seen him have many very good games where he has impressed me.

Ye we're second because we've had several players who have been good but not outstanding, whereas other clubs lower down perhaps have 1 or 2 stand out performers but not much quality around them. Even Leeds have only got 2 or 3 players in most people's teams here and they've been the best team by quite a distance this season.



I'd go



1. Hardaker

2. McGilvary

3. Watkins

4. Percival

5. Burgess

6. Williams

7. Maguire

8. Walmsley

9. Roby

10. Hill

11. Whitehead

12. Farrell

13. Cuthbertson

Or paranoia?



Most people seem to have picked Bateman and Burgess, many have picked Williams and a few have mentioned Micky Mac (albeit as missing out to Roby but having been good). That would seem to be about right for a team in 2nd (and out of the cup early on)