Man of Steel: Sam Tomkins, Ben Westwood & James Roby get nod

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Wigan Warriors full-back Sam Tomkins

Sam Tomkins, Ben Westwood and James Roby have been nominated for the 2012 Super League Man of Steel award.

Full-back Tomkins, who helped Wigan to the League Leaders' Shield, was on the three-man shortlist in 2011 but lost out to Castleford's Rangi Chase.

England hooker Roby, winner of the award in 2007, has had another impressive year with St Helens.

And first-time nominee Westwood has been in fine form in the second row for Challenge Cup winners Warrington.

Every Super League player gets the chance to vote for the winner, with the final results announced at a dinner in Manchester on 1 October.

Bradford second row John Bateman, Leeds full-back Zak Hardaker and St Helens utility back Josh Jones have all been shortlisted to win the Young Player of the Year award.

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  • Comment posted by Fuzzy Duck, at 09:00 25 Sep 2012

    I'd have gone for Richard Silverwood, he's been outstanding for Leeds this season.

  • Comment posted by PeteH, at 21:07 24 Sep 2012

    All I ask is for fairness as the three nominated are good players but when can anyone remember a Rhino being nominated and tell me why -super league is the best and no one can tell me that Burrow is not right up there

  • Comment posted by PeteH, at 20:16 24 Sep 2012

    Never a Rhino lol Burrows the best and deserved man of steel but he's not a Wigan player and McGuire leading all time try scorer lol lot Sinfield all time points lol c'mon is this bias Mr Clark or not so can someone explain to me why Rhinos the best most consistent team over the last five years nevertheless never get applause from self anointed guardians of super league Stevo and Clark get real

  • Comment posted by U14535016, at 18:58 24 Sep 2012

    Can I vote for the whole of the EPL for the Man of Cotton Wool Award please.

  • Comment posted by George Liam, at 23:21 26 Sep 2012

    Sinfield is consistant and so are many leeds players but at the end of the day he is not the best player in super over a year if it was over a decade or 5 years then i would agree with you but it is the consistantcy of him that makes him outstanding. That is the same about many of your players

  • Comment posted by brandonoboyle, at 22:38 26 Sep 2012

    how sinfield gets over looked yet again is a joke!! ablett has also out played westwood all season!! hense why he got called upto england squad not westwood

  • Comment posted by HULMESY, at 12:28 26 Sep 2012

    Strange how Rhino's fans are suggesting that McGuire's ban has been influenced by Wigan, when it is arguably Wigan's best player this season (McLorum) who has been banned (and rightly so) for all the games during the playoff's.

  • Comment posted by Penboy, at 09:09 26 Sep 2012

    #4 ‘2 forwards and one poncey back’!

    Do you watch RL? There are now only 4 specialist positions; dummy half, specialist playmaker/kicker (of which there are at least two sometime three in a team), wing and full back. The differential between forwards and backs ended years ago and IMO the sport is much poorer for it. Tomkins for MOS incidenatlly.

  • Comment posted by George Liam, at 21:04 25 Sep 2012

    PeteH - yeah because Thaler has not piggy back leeds to a challenge cup final and semi final this year. Dont forget McIlorum is banded for the final aswell. Wat is would say is Super League is ridiculously inconcistant on these matters

  • Comment posted by PeteH, at 19:47 25 Sep 2012

    Lol was I right about the pathetic Super RL Committee Wigan Board making sure another threat ie McGuire is banned lol One rule for Wigan or Saints another for Rhinos It stinks

  • Comment posted by U12541684, at 15:44 25 Sep 2012

    Good luck to superben

    I think a nomination has been a long time coming and he has deserved this !!!

    If any of these three win it I don't think many RL fans would argue.

  • Comment posted by Widnes08, at 14:02 25 Sep 2012

    Tomkins is a very skillful player. It's questionable whether full-back is his best position. I occasionally go to watch Wigan play some of the better SL teams. I often see Tomkins drop high "bombs" and make other "silly" defensive errors, for example in Wigan's last game of the season against Saints. I therefore do not believe Tomkins should be Man of Steel. Roby and Westwood are good candid.

  • Comment posted by westy_warrior_i wanta150thread, at 12:42 25 Sep 2012

    i'm sure there are loads of players that have scored more than mcguire lol, Boston scored over 400 for wigan. You lad isnt even half way there.

  • Comment posted by PeteH, at 12:38 25 Sep 2012

    Lol Look at Super League and of course Bevan scored more He died in 1991 sadly but in Super League if you are in the modern age it's a Rhino His name is Mcgiure and I bet the Wigan committee will give him a one match ban to help there own team out this Friday

  • Comment posted by westy_warrior_i wanta150thread, at 10:46 25 Sep 2012

    Peter H - really showing your RL knowlegde there, do you really think McGuire is the all time leading try scorer? Or do you think RL started in 1996??

  • Comment posted by U15017434, at 10:19 25 Sep 2012

    PeteH: Whilst I agree that Burrow, McGuire and Sinfield are great players, the MOS award is based on form during the current season only. Like last season, Leeds had key players missing for much of it and as a team lacked consistency throughout. Thats why they finished fifth and have no nominations in the shortlist.

  • Comment posted by U15434695, at 22:48 24 Sep 2012

    Other than being a gifted and dedicated player, Sam Tomkins has had to face the wrath of both opposing players and fans who have gone out of their way to distract and intimidate him, but to no avail - he's thrived on it and come through to show what a great and resillient player he is, only great players can use things like this to their benefit.

  • Comment posted by PeteH, at 21:29 24 Sep 2012

    Watch out Wigan Bad Call Rhinos are up for it Friday because they will be the Team of Steel

  • Comment posted by deleted, at 19:48 24 Sep 2012

    Bit predictable. Tomkins is the better player, but Roby coming back changed coincided with Saints improving early on.

    I'd have gone for Gaz Hock myself.

  • Comment posted by George Liam, at 18:07 24 Sep 2012

    Roby all the way, he is the best english play left in england. Tomkins is very nice to watch going forward but good kickers like Sinfield have made him look like a five year old.Westwood is good but is to inconsistant for me.

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