Should any Chooks be in this list?

[Guest]

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

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)


SKD would get my vote. Also think this list seems off

[roosterproud]

braith for sure.

i wonder if he will win the players choice ;most over rated ; award again

[chook 56]

I don't see Braith on that list

[Guest]

Skd should be there.
Mitchell Pearce is better than Luke and Sika Manu.
Nathan Merritt?

[Headless Chook]

Carney at no. 9 seems a bit high. On his 2010 form he would be in the top 10 but not in his form this year.

[chook 56]

The whole list is subjective.
There a quite a few on that list that shouldn't be there imo.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

James Tamou 13th best??

says it all....

[melon....]

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

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)


SKD would get my vote. Also think this list seems off

To answer your question the obvious answer is NO. We are 12th for a reason - our players are shit.

[ism22]

No real word on what criteria was used so hard to say.

Most are either legends who have been performing for some time or:
a) Guys who have had a good roll of the dice this season.
b) Guys in winning teams who are doing alright.
c) Terry Campese (he's played something ridiculous like 5 games over the past 4 seasons?)

Should any Roosters be in the list? Probably not if what I mentioned above is the criteria:
1) We have no players like Hindmarsh/Gallen who never have a bad game regardless of their team's luck/form/coaching/admin.
2) Nobody has looked all that good this season... partly due to luck, poor performance and injuries. SKD has hardly played this season!
3) As long as we keep losing, we'll keep looking like a bunch of losers.

I keep saying it but that's why we'll losing, we have such a vanilla squad with no household names in it.

Obviously our plan is that Moga, BJ, JWH, Tasi, Cordner, Friend, Pearce, Mortimer... AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE GUYS to be in the list but nobody knows.

I'm waiting for QLD and the Storm to break up a little. IMO that will reveal who's really responsible for their success. Many "stars" can be slotted in/out of such dominant teams and they'll still win. How would Slater play if we signed him? Same with Boyd...

Gallen on the other hand would probably still be man of the match if he signed with us and teams were putting 50 on us every week. He definitely did that when te Sharks were spooners...

[Guest]

5 Cowboys in the top 25 sounds pretty damn good to me

[roosterproud]

as voted by news ltd

[Thirteen]

James Graham at 19 is a joke!
Nate Myles should be much lower.
Glen Stewart is a very good player...but number 10??
Sam Burgess Top 15 for sure!
Pearce should be embarassed not to be on this list.

[Spanner in the works]

No. We have zero star quality.

[Guest]

To answer your question the obvious answer is NO. We are 12th for a reason - our players are shit.

Eels are last and they have 2 people in the top 50