Super League Dream Team
The Super League Dream Team is an award given each season to the players deemed to have been the best in their position in the Super League by a panel of journalists and broadcasters.
The inaugural Dream Team was back in 1996 and coincided with the start of Super League and the move to a summer rugby season.
The award is generally devoid of bias towards the big teams, with performers from the lesser teams getting slots in the Dream Team over the years. It also shows no bias towards the large number of Antipodean imports.
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[edit] 2007 Dream Team
| Number | Nationality | Player | Position | 2007 Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Paul Wellens | Fullback | St Helens |
| 2 | |
Kevin Penny | Right Wing | Warrington Wolves |
| 3 |  |
Adam Mogg | Right Centre | Catalans Dragons |
| 4 | |
Jason Demetriou | Left Centre | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| 5 | |
Scott Donald | Left Centre | Leeds Rhinos |
| 6 | |
Trent Barrett | Stand-off | Wigan Warriors |
| 7 | |
Rob Burrow | Scrum-half | Leeds Rhinos |
| 8 | |
Nick Fozzard | Prop | St Helens |
| 9 | |
James Roby | Hooker | St Helens |
| 10 | |
Jamie Peacock | Front Rower | Leeds Rhinos |
| 11 | |
Gareth Ellis | Second Rower 1 | Leeds Rhinos |
| 12 | |
Glen Morrison | Second Rower 2 | Bradford Bulls |
| 13 | |
Stephen Wild | Loose forward | Huddersfield Giants |
[edit] 2008 Dream Team
| Number | Nationality | Player | Position | 2008 Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Clint Greenshields | Fullback | Catalans Dragons |
| 2 | |
Scott Donald | Wing | Leeds Rhinos |
| 3 | |
Matthew Gidley | Centre | St Helens RLFC |
| 4 |  |
George Carmont | Centre | Wigan Warriors |
| 5 | |
Ade Gardner | Wing | St Helens |
| 6 | |
Leon Pryce | Stand-off | St Helens |
| 7 | |
Rob Burrow | Scrum-half | Leeds Rhinos |
| 8 | |
James Graham | Prop | St Helens |
| 9 | |
Keiron Cunningham | Hooker | St Helens |
| 10 | |
Jamie Peacock | Prop | Leeds Rhinos |
| 11 | |
Gareth Ellis | Second-row | Leeds Rhinos |
| 12 | |
Ben Westwood | Second-row | Warrington Wolves |
| 13 | |
Kevin Sinfield | Loose forward | Leeds Rhinos |
[edit] 2009 Dream Team
The 2009 Super League Dream Team was announced on 14 September 2009.[1]
[edit] 2010 Dream team
On 6 September, 2010, the Dream Team of Super League XV was announced. The team boasted four players from league leaders Wigan Warriors; including first appearances for Pat Richards, Sean O'Loughlin and Joel Tomkins, with the latter's brother Sam appearing for the second successive year. Three players came from second and third placed St Helens and Warrington Wolves; those being Paul Wellens, James Roby and James Graham (St Helens) and Matt King, Adrian Morley ad Ben Westwood (Warrington). Two players, left wing partnership Keith Senior and Ryan Hall, were selected from Leeds Rhinos, and the team was completed by Michael Dobson of Hull Kingston Rovers. Only three of the thirteen (Richards, King and Dobson) in 2010 were imports, one of whom (Richards) had switched his allegiance to Ireland in 2008. 2010 also proved to be the first time a set of brothers (the Tomkins') have appeared in the same Dream Team.[2]
| Number | Nationality | Player | Position | 2010 Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Paul Wellens | Fullback | St Helens RLFC |
| 2 |  |
Pat Richards | Wing | Wigan Warriors |
| 3 | |
Matt King | Centre | Warrington Wolves |
| 4 | |
Keith Senior | Centre | Leeds Rhinos |
| 5 | |
Ryan Hall | Wing | Leeds Rhinos |
| 6 | |
Sam Tomkins | Stand-off | Wigan Warriors |
| 7 | |
Michael Dobson | Scrum-half | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| 8 | |
Adrian Morley | Prop | Warrington Wolves |
| 9 | |
James Roby | Hooker | St Helens RLFC |
| 10 | |
James Graham | Prop | St Helens RLFC |
| 11 | |
Ben Westwood | Second-row | Warrington Wolves |
| 12 | |
Joel Tomkins | Second-row | Wigan Warriors |
| 13 | |
Sean O'Loughlin | Loose forward | Wigan Warriors |
[edit] 2011 Dream Team
| Number | Nationality | Player | Position | 2011 Club
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Sam Tomkins | Fullback | Wigan Warriors |
| 2 | |
Tom Briscoe | Wing | Hull FC |
| 3 | |
Kirk Yeaman | Centre | Hull FC |
| 4 | |
George Carmont | Centre | Wigan Warriors |
| 5 | |
Joel Monaghan | Wing | Warrington Wolves |
| 6 | |
Rangi Chase | Stand-off | Castleford Tigers |
| 7 | |
Scott Dureau | Scrum-half | Catalan Dragons |
| 8 | |
James Graham | Prop | St Helens |
| 9 | |
James Roby | Hooker | St Helens |
| 10 | |
Garreth Carvell | Prop | Warrington Wolves |
| 11 | |
Ben Westwood | Second-row | Warrington Wolves |
| 12 | |
Steve Menzies | Second-row | Catalan Dragons |
| 13 | |
Sean O'Loughlin | Loose forward | Wigan Warriors |
[edit] External links
- 2009 Super League Dream Team at superleague.co.uk
- 2008 Super League Dream Team at superleague.co.uk
- 2007 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2006 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2005 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2004 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2003 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2002 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2001 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
- 2000 Super League Dream Team at news.bbc.co.uk
[edit] References
- ^ "Tomkins in Super League dream team". Rugby Football League. 14 September 2009. http://superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15321. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Wigan quartet in Dream Team". skysports.com. 2010-09-06. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_6362493,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
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