50 best players in the NRL

[Chook Norris]

As compiled by Bigpond

BigPond Sport's top 50 players in the NRL

50. Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs)
49. Gareth Widdop (Storm & England)
48. Darius Boyd (Knights, Queensland & Australia)
47. Jason Nightingale (Dragons & New Zealand)
46. Matt Gillett (Broncos & Queensland)
45. Nate Myles (Titans & Queensland)
44. Nathan Merritt (Rabbitohs)
43. Ben Hannant (Broncos & Queensland)
42. Sika Manu (Storm & New Zealand)
41. Terry Campese (Raiders)

40. Akuila Uate (Knights, NSW & Australia)
39. Brent Tate (Cowboys & Queensland)
38. Kurt Gidley (Knights)
37. Feleti Mateo (Warriors)
36. Brett Morris (Dragons & NSW)
35. Shaun Johnson (Warriors & New Zealand)
34. Anthony Watmough (Sea Eagles, NSW & Australia)
33. Corey Parker (Broncos & Queensland)
32. Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels)
31. Josh Morris (Bulldogs & NSW)

30. Dave Taylor (Rabbitohs, Queensland & Australia)
29. Greg Bird (Titans & NSW)
28. Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs & England)
27. Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles & New Zealand)
26. Issac Luke (Rabbitohs & New Zealand)
25. Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers & England)
24. Tariq Sims (Cowboys)
23. Matt Scott (Cowboys, Queensland & Australia)
22. Tony Williams (Sea Eagles & NSW)
21. Luke Lewis (Panthers, NSW & Australia)

20. Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles & NSW)
19. James Graham (Bulldogs & England)
18. Ben Barba (Bulldogs)
17. Sam Thaiday (Broncos, Queensland & Australia)
16. Jarryd Hayne (Eels & NSW)
15. Matt Bowen (Cowboys)
14. Justin Hodges (Broncos, Queensland & Australia)
13. James Tamou (Cowboys, NSW & Australia)
12. Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles & Australia)
11. Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles)

10. Glenn Stewart (Sea Eagles, NSW & Australia)
9. Robbie Farah (West Tigers & NSW)
8. Todd Carney (Sharks & NSW)
7. Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers & New Zealand)
6. Cooper Cronk (Storm, Queensland & Australia)
5. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys, Queensland & Australia)
4. Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs, Queensland & Australia)
3. Paul Gallen (Sharks, NSW & Australia)
2. Cameron Smith (Storm, Queensland & Australia)
1. Billy Slater (Storm, Queensland & Australia)

http://www.bigpondsport.com/the-best...2/default.aspx

Would've probably put Thurston as number 1, but otherwise a fair list

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**The one club to miss out on a single entry in the list is the Sydney Roosters.

Discuss.

[Guest]

I stopped reading at 40 when I saw the likes of Uate, Merritt, Sika Manu and Campese above Nate Myles.
Hahaha, please..

[Chook Norris]

I stopped reading at 40 when I saw the likes of Uate, Merritt, Sika Manu and Campese above Nate Myles.
Hahaha, please..

There are always going to be contentious selections as the list goes down, but i was more interested in this:

*The one club to miss out on a single entry in the list is the Sydney Roosters.

Obviously not an official list but when not one player from our club makes a best of 50 list....

[Guest]

There are always going to be contentious selections as the list goes down, but i was more interested in this:



Obviously not an official list but when not one player from our club makes a best of 50 list....

Can you think of any of our players that deserve to be there? I can't..

[Chook Norris]

Did i imply there should be anyone there...............? I'm taking aim at our recruitment policy..

[Guest]

I counted 29 players that played in this years origin series in that list ... pearce , buhera and grant are the only ones i can think of that didnt make that 50 ... not sure the others


PS .. not sure how a list like that is made .. you have gidley who has been injured for most the year in the list ..so his picked on reputation as well as campese same circumstances as gidley ... yet they pick reynolds whos pretty much in his debut season

[kurtsherlock6]

Who actually decided/voted on this? "As compiled by Bigpond sport" tells us sweet FA.

[kurtsherlock6]

Can you think of any of our players that deserve to be there? I can't..

Bwaith!

[Guest]

Thurston should be number one by a fair margin.

[Guest]

James Graham in the top 20...fark off

[Guest]

Pearce and Leilua should be there.

[Guest]

Campese is there although he's only played 4 games this season and 7 last year. Oh and experts rated Pearce 46

[Guest]

Pearce is a top 30 player regardless of what some clowns on here and in the news ltd media think.


A few years ago JWH was rated as a top 20 player when he'd done absolutely nothing which goes to show how much value the things have (none).

[Guest]

So based upon this list Adam Reynolds should be NSW halfback as the top rated eligible player in that position?

Right on, good luck against #5 and #6.

[Rooster_6]

Too many laughs in that list to take it seriously.