Pat Richards.

Deserved?

well deserved, stand out player all season.

I think out of the ones left in the final 3 then yes he deserved it.

What a mockery of a once great achievement.

Sad state of affairs - how can a very average player win this award - is he really the stand out performer in the competition?

Although they finished badly for me Ben Westwood has been as good as anyone.

Head and shoulders above Morley (well past his best) and Tomkins (hasn't done much yet). No major complaints.

That said, for him to win it and the likes of Gareth Ellis to miss out in the past is a bit of a joke. Sinfield has broken points records in the past and steered Leeds to some pretty important wins, so by the same yardsticks used for Richards I'm surprised he hasn't had it before either.

No arguments here. You can probably always choose your own favourite, but Wigan topped the table and Richards was a major influence on them doing that. Past awards have no real relevance to the question.

If he's an average player, then the fact that he's out performed most others in the competition says little about the standard generally. I think he's better than average personally. I rated him when he was at Wests, back in the days when I still watched any NRL.

Well done to him I reckon.

Out of curiosity when did Sinfield win top try, goal and points scorer in a season?

Thoroughly deserved. The obvious candidate.

well he has captained his team to 4 gf wins in 6 years

Standout player in the benchmark team, with the top manager!

Simples

Deserved IMO, Well done PR

Whilst we are talking about him.......

Was his block on Clarkson for the No try (which was 10 times more likely to be a try than Carmonts) just as cynical as McGuires shirt pull?