Too early?

my candidates
1. Danny Houghton - I think he's a clear winner so far this season has he even missed a game?

2.Chris Sandow - Best half-back in SuperLeague this year? you got to have the best halfback on the shortlist.

3.Luke Dorn - Ok this is why I started this thread, irreplaceable for Cas ,has had another brilliant season.

My candidates are all Hull FC players - Shaul, Taylor and I can't decide between Syned or Houghton.

Jon Wilkin, Michael McIlorum and Zak Hardaker

1. Houghton
2 Dorn
3 Westerman

Gareth Ellis.

There are a few possible candidates from Hull. For me the best of them is Gareth Ellis. The season he's had would have been outstanding anyway. To do it after battling back from an injury that a lot of people thought would probably end his career is something else.

Sneyd, Houghton, Shaul, Taylor. All very good players, but they just don't inspire their teammates the way that Ellis does. He's been the perfect leader.

My 3 (probably in order of how I'd pick them).

Ellis
Sandow
Houghton

Houghton
Ellis
Gidley

would be my 3 picks

I'd give it to Ellis - he's exactly the kind of player I like. Though I think for all the talk of Sandow, to me Gidley is the one that steers the ship and deserves the plaudits.

Shortlist should be Ellis, Gidley, Sneyd for me.

Scott Taylor.

Gareth Ellis by an absolute country mile. There's not one player who makes such a noticeable impact to the entire team when they're on the pitch. A true captain.

Gareth Ellis 100%.

It's strange on these type of threads how many people suggest players from the club they support. Half way through the season I would have said it was between Sandow and Bateman, Sandow got injured and Bateman had his issues since. I don't think there's any obvious candidates that there has been in previous years and we could probably select a shortlist of around a dozen who have a decent shout.