Whilst the obvious choice is Holmes there were signs that D'ath is getting back to form so for that reason alone he gets my vote based on that; rather than the obvious and well merited choice of Holmes.
Holmes tracking back to win the ball from their player who was in on goal, who had a good head start on Holmes and then turned with the ball and made up 50 yds the other way was a great and defining memory of the game. For that alone Holmes should be player of the year.
I was really hoping that moment featured on the highlights.