Quote saint billy="saint billy"Its a very good achievement by Richards to score so many points, but is it really worthy of Man of Steel? '"
A good question. The acheivement was no mean feat, and I don't wish to take away anything from Richards, but....
He's the goal kicker for the club that's top of the table, so normally that guy finishes top point scorer.
He's the no 1 winger for the club that finished top, so probability would lead you to expect him to be top try scorer....
Richards is a good winger, but is he a great player? As an opposition fan, does you heart stop when he gets the ball? Does he frustrate you with awesome defence? Does he lead from front? Does he dominate his opposition physically? Does he show a standard of ability that 90% of SL players simply don't have?
Would you take him over a Darren Albert or a Jason Robinson? Would you take him over a Tom Briscoe, if you had the choice?
Full credit to Richards. When they signed him as a centre, he looked like he was going to flop - he's seriously pulled things round. Dream team, top scorer and MOS contender. He certainly deserves a paaaaaat on the back.