With Kevin Sinfield lucky enough in some peoples eyes to receive a nomination to this top award will Sean O'Loughlin go one step further and actually win the thing?



All that Kevin Sinfield has done to deserve this award is lead Leeds Rhinos to a third consecutive (Sean O'Loughlin is capable of better) grand final win and a top of the table finish. Not to mention all the individual awards he’s won this season including man of the match (If Sean O'Loughlin wasn’t injured he would of got that) aweard against the kiwis and the Harry Sunderland (something Sean O'Loughlin should of got these last three years if it wasn’t for losing against Kevin Sinfield’s Leeds twice and saints once in the semi's) at Old Trafford



What You Think?

I think you need to get over the fact that some people think SOL is a good player.

I think your going fishing again, but Sinfield has played most of his International footy this series at 9, not at 13.

I accept he’s a good player. But he’s no where near Kevin Sinfield at the moment. However there’s always room for improvement

Sinfield has been playing well this series while at dummy half..........

what do you base your judgement on?

Sinfield could single handedly score 7 tries on saturday and beat the aussies and people would still go ''eh! sinfield? what did he do'' when he won MOM.

I have never been a fan of Sinfield, especially as I am a Cas fan. But I have to admit he was absolutely brilliant for us on Saturday. Mr Sinfield I doff my cap to you sir!

Actually a great deal of people were praising Sinfield, including plenty people who previously felt he was overrated. Seems like you'd need a fairly big chip on your shoulder to off the back of that come and have a sly dig at Sean. Mind you it is Damo

At all angles.



Sinfield has been the best 13 at club level for the past three years in super league as shown by the points he’s amassed and winning the big award. He’s also been instrumental in the international set up - not always I will admit that.



Sean O'Loughlin in comparison has just looked good in a few super league regular round games and you might want to chuck in a few challenge cup games and maybe the odd (not that anything really stands out) international.



Sinfield is an all round class act for both county and club level at the moment just like the Melbourne Storm lads who’ve been nominated rightly for the golden boot. Anyone who thinks Sean O'Loughlin is a better player I respect they opinion but they over glorifying him into something he’s not.

Different players.

This for me is the first time i've seen Sinfield stand up and be counted on the international stage and as someone pointed out, from 9.

It's been a masterstroke from Smith to play him there as he's better than Diskin or Moore in the position.

He's never going to give you the workrate O'Lockers gives you though.



Both very good clubmen, i'd take either at wire

And so he should be praised.



Maybe this is a sly dig at Sean but I’m waiting for those Sean fans to come out of the clockworks and give me a reasonable debate why O'Loughlin is better than Sinfield. Wigan fans throughout this season have gone on how much better he is.