Four Warriors named in 2024 Dream Team

[Exiled Wiganer]

Honestly, given the choice of anyone in SL, I would pick Field, Marshall, Wardle, French, Smith, Havard, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba and Ellis ahead of anyone else. I can, however, see how long terms injuries for 4 of those give the panel an excuse not to pick them. Smith and Ellis are very unlucky indeed not to be there.

[nathan_rugby]

Honestly, given the choice of anyone in SL, I would pick Field, Marshall, Wardle, French, Smith, Havard, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba and Ellis ahead of anyone else. I can, however, see how long terms injuries for 4 of those give the panel an excuse not to pick them. Smith and Ellis are very unlucky indeed not to be there.

Players who have missed a large chunk won’t get picked.

How can you say Field has been the best fullback this season?

[Exiled Wiganer]

Honestly, given the choice of anyone in SL, I would pick Field, Marshall, Wardle, French, Smith, Havard, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba and Ellis ahead of anyone else. I can, however, see how long terms injuries for 4 of those give the panel an excuse not to pick them. Smith and Ellis are very unlucky indeed not to be there.

Players who have missed a large chunk won’t get picked.

How can you say Field has been the best fullback this season?

My test wasn’t quite that, it was if I was given the choice, who would I pick. I think he has shown his worth in the big games over and over, and is generally a joy to watch. He was superb against Penrith, for instance: without him, we don’t win that game imho.

[nathan_rugby]

Honestly, given the choice of anyone in SL, I would pick Field, Marshall, Wardle, French, Smith, Havard, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba and Ellis ahead of anyone else. I can, however, see how long terms injuries for 4 of those give the panel an excuse not to pick them. Smith and Ellis are very unlucky indeed not to be there.

Players who have missed a large chunk won’t get picked.

How can you say Field has been the best fullback this season?

My test wasn’t quite that, it was if I was given the choice, who would I pick. I think he has shown his worth in the big games over and over, and is generally a joy to watch. He was superb against Penrith, for instance: without him, we don’t win that game imho.

This is a thread about the super league dream team for 2024.

[Firestarter]

think Ellis is unlucky tbh

Very unlucky

[Firestarter]

I think( without bias) that wardle should be mos.I know he wont be due to the poor scoring system.If sneyd wins it then its a joke.No problem if mikey wins it as hes been pretty consistent

[nathan_rugby]

I think( without bias) that wardle should be mos.I know he wont be due to the poor scoring system.If sneyd wins it then its a joke.No problem if mikey wins it as hes been pretty consistent

Has Sneyd not been consistent at Salford?

[moto748]

He's been the best guy in an OK team. And that's what it takes to win. Thems the rules.

[Firestarter]

I think( without bias) that wardle should be mos.I know he wont be due to the poor scoring system.If sneyd wins it then its a joke.No problem if mikey wins it as hes been pretty consistent

Has Sneyd not been consistent at Salford?

Big fish small pond.Has he been as consistently outstanding as wardle?

[morley pie eater]

For the sake of balance:

As the top team it's understandable that we think we have a case for 13 players in the Dream Team. Realistically it's never going to happen, and we did have the biggest contingent.

As Wigan fans we watch our team more often and more intently that we watch others, so, even without conscious bias, we're going to lean towards Wigan. For example, I don't see why Matty Lees is in, other than that someone may have said "You can't have a Dream Team with no Saints player in"! But I have to admit that I've not seen him anywhere near as much as I've seen our men.

Another example is Junior. I'm a massive fan of his, and would gladly put a few quid in a hat towards keeping him away from the NRL. But - and I'll be misunderstood and shot down in flames for this - there's an argument that says Dream Team selection is for performances over the whole season. Junior was clearly still learning his trade in the first half of this season. He's been fantastic throughout for a 19/20 year old, and is now the real deal, but a neutral observer could easily have gone for a more experienced player on the basis of performances through the whole season.