2016 NRL Team of the Year

[Porthoz]

What is your team of the year based on this season's NRL?

Phil Gould's:
Phil Gould's NRL Team of the Year: Season 2016

Here's mine, probably a bit Broncos biased, and lacking worthy centre candidates to be honest...

1- Darius Boyd (James Tedesco, Ben Barba)
2- Suliasi Vunivalu (Valentine Holmes, Jordan Kahu)
3- Joey Leilua (Jack Bird, ???)
4- Jarrod Croker (Solomone Kata, ???)
5- Corey Oates (Semi Radradra, Josh Mansour)
6- Anthony Milford (James Maloney, Michael Morgan)
7- Johnathan Thurston (Cooper Cronk, Corey Norman)
8- Jesse Bromwich (Josh McGuire, Aiden Tolman)
9- Cameron Smith (Josh Hodgson, Michael Ennis)
10- Aaron Woods (James Graham, Ryan James)
11- Wade Graham (Tohu Harris, Sam Thaiday)
12- Ethan Lowe (Matt Gillett, Josh Jackson)
13- Jason Taumalolo (Simon Mannering, Jake Trbojevic)

 

[Broncoman]

1: James Tedesco
2: Semi Radradra
3: Jack Bird
4: Jarrod Croker
5: Josh Mansour
6: James Maloney
7: Jonathan Thurston
8: Jesse Bronwich
9: Josh Hodgson
10: Aaron Woods
11: Josh Jackson
12: Matt Gillett
13: Paul Gallen

 

[Cult]

What is your team of the year based on this season's NRL?

Phil Gould's:
Phil Gould's NRL Team of the Year: Season 2016

Here's mine, probably a bit Broncos biased, and lacking worthy centre candidates to be honest...

1- Darius Boyd (James Tedesco, Ben Barba)
2- Suliasi Vunivalu (Valentine Holmes, Jordan Kahu)
3- Joey Leilua (Jack Bird, ???)
4- Jarrod Croker (Solomone Kata, ???)
5- Corey Oates (Semi Radradra, Josh Mansour)
6- Anthony Milford (James Maloney, Michael Morgan)
7- Johnathan Thurston (Cooper Cronk, Corey Norman)
8- Jesse Bromwich (Josh McGuire, Aiden Tolman)
9- Cameron Smith (Josh Hodgson, Michael Ennis)
10- Aaron Woods (James Graham, Ryan James)
11- Wade Graham (Tohu Harris, Sam Thaiday)
12- Ethan Lowe (Matt Gillett, Josh Jackson)
13- Jason Taumalolo (Simon Mannering, Jake Trbojevic)

Mine would be similar. I'd swap Thurston for Cronk and Smith for Ennis. Woods hasn't been better than McGuire, Graham, Scott or JWH this year. He has absolutely no impact, he just runs a lot. I also think Gillett gets the second row spot but I'd be ok with Lowe as well. Has Josh Hodgson had a good game against a top 8 team?

1 Darius Boyd
2 Suliasi Vunivalu
3 Joey Leilua
4 Jarrod Croker
5 Corey Oates
6 James Maloney
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Michael Ennis
10 James Graham
11 Matt Gillett
12 Ethan Lowe
13 Jason Taumalolo

 

[Tera]

1. James Tedesco
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Jarrod Croker
4. Joey Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. James Maloney
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Josh Hodgson
10. Ryan James
11. Tohu Harris
12. Elliot Whitehead
13. Jason Taumalolo


8/13 names starting with J.

 

[Black Philip]

1. Boyd
2. Vunivalu
3. Bird
4. Croker
5. Koroibete
6. Maloney
7. Thurston
8. Bromwich
9. Hodgson
10. Scott
11. Gillett
12. Papalii
13. Taumalolo

Gould has rocks in his head not selecting Gillett in his team. He has been immense this season. I don't get the hype around Josh Jackson either to be honest.

 

[Broncoman]

Gould has rocks in his head not selecting Gillett in his team. He has been immense this season. I don't get the hype around Josh Jackson either to be honest.

I think he picked Jackson for his great work rate in both attack and defense, he has had a massive season and probably been the best Bulldog this year. Always makes around 40 tackles and makes some great chargers on the fringes.

 

[Porthoz]

I'm a Gillett fanboy, but I couldn't get past Ethan Lowe, whom has been a revelation at the Cows on that right edge. Jackson definitely deserves a mention, but Gillo would be ahead imo.In fact, he would be my second pick in the second row all together, well ahead of any of the choices on the left edge...

I know Milford has been up and down, but those first 10 weeks of the season count a lot, as well as the fact that he's been instrumental in the Broncos return to form at the business end of the season, even if he is sometimes trying too hard.

@Broncoman Gallen? Like... seriously? Take off the fucking NSW'ker glasses. He shouldn't even rate a mention this season.

 

[Cult]

@Broncoman Gallen? Like... seriously? Take of the fucking NSW'ker glasses. He shouldn't even rate a mention this season.

But he takes a lot of runs!

 

[Broncoman]

I'm a Gillett fanboy, but I couldn't get past Ethan Lowe, whom has been a revelation at the Cows on that right edge. Jackson definitely deserves a mention, but Gillo would be ahead imo.In fact, he would be my second pick in the second row all together, well ahead of any of the choices on the left edge...

I know Milford has been up and down, but those first 10 weeks of the season count a lot, as well as the fact that he's been instrumental in the Broncos return to form at the business end of the season, even if he is sometimes trying too hard.

@Broncoman Gallen? Like... seriously? Take off the ****ing NSW'ker glasses. He shouldn't even rate a mention this season.

Been very good from the games I've seen and I can't think of any other lock

Bit rich to say I'm biased when you put Boyd who was good ahead of Tedesco who light up the competition :laugh:

 

[Cult]

Been very good from the games I've seen and I can't think of any other lock

Bit rich to say I'm biased when you put Boyd who was really good all season ahead of Tedesco who light up the competition sometimes, when he wasn't injured or just doing nothing. :laugh:

Fixed, kinda. I'm not going to fix your shit grammar.

 

[LittleDavey]

Been very good from the games I've seen and I can't think of any other lock

Bit rich to say I'm biased when you put Boyd who was good ahead of Tedesco who light up the competition :laugh:

You wot m8? Are you serious?

 

[Cult]

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[Broncoman]

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[Cult]

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[Fozz]

Allright, some people need to calm down.

Everyone is gonna have a different team but you should be prepared that some players are going to attract more criticism than others.

 

[Porthoz]

Been very good from the games I've seen and I can't think of any other lock

Bit rich to say I'm biased when you put Boyd who was good ahead of Tedesco who light up the competition :laugh:

You can't think of any other lock?

Here are a couple you might have heard of, and were all better than Gallen this season, in no particular order:

Corey Parker
Jason Taumalolo
Siosiua Taukeaiho
Simon Mannering
David Klemmer
Sam Burgess
Jake Trbojevic
Greg Bird
Elijah Taylor
Iosia Soliola
Trent Merrin

Tedesco was very good in several games, but he was injured too often and invisible in games that mattered against top 8 sides.
Besides, everyone knows I never thought Boyd would come good, and he made me eat my words. He was by far the best Fullback in the comp this year, with Barba second imo. If Teddy stays heatlhy, he may well be top dog in 2017 though.

 

[Unbreakable]

Taumalolo has to be Lock of the Year, his metres gained are ridiculous for the minutes he plays.

 

[Broncoman]

You can't think of any other lock?

Here are a couple you might have heard of, and were all better than Gallen this season, in no particular order:

Corey Parker
Jason Taumalolo
Siosiua Taukeaiho
Simon Mannering
David Klemmer
Sam Burgess
Jake Trbojevic
Greg Bird
Elijah Taylor
Iosia Soliola
Trent Merrin

Tedesco was very good in several games, but he was injured too often and invisible in games that mattered against top 8 sides.
Besides, everyone knows I never thought Boyd would come good, and he made me eat my words. He was by far the best Fullback in the comp this year, with Barba second imo. If Teddy stays heatlhy, he may well be top dog in 2017 though.

I'll admit defeat with Gallen, I had one eye on the game and one eye on the forum so I wasn't concentrating. Don't think that many locks were better.

Regarding Tedesco and fullbacks it's always hard with fullbacks as so many top fullbacks perform throughout the year. I went for Tedesco as he was Billy Slater like and was lighting up grounds wherever he went, scoring breathtaking tries making great kick returns and saved many tries as well. I still remember the easter weekend when he stopped Radradra and Jennings one on one and not many can lay claim to that. To play at the level he did after what he went through at the start of his career. Would be a terrible shame if his career was destroyed by injuries. Boyd and Barba did have good years no doubt but I just feel Tedesco was better than them, Barba also looks burn out at this stage.

Each their own this will be a boring place if we all agreed with each other.