NRL.com's Top 50 Players

[Big Pete]

Worth stressing that this wasn't decided purely on 2014 form.

1. Cam Smith
2. Jarryd Hayne
3. Sam Burgess
4. Johnathan Thurston
5. Greg Inglis
6. Cooper Cronk
7. James Graham
8. Paul Gallen
9. Daly Cherry-Evans
10. Billy Slater
11. Robbie Farah
12. Corey Parker
13. Matt Scott
14. Kieran Foran
15. Sonny Bill Williams
16. Brett Stewart
17. Shaun Johnson
18. Greg Bird
19. Nate Myles
20. Jamie Lyon
21. Jesse Bromwich
22. George Burgess
23. Josh Dugan
24. Brett Morris
25. Anthony Milford
26. Andrew Fifita
27. Trent Merrin
28. Aaron Woods
29. Sam Thaiday
30. Justin Hodges
31. Anthony Watmough
32. Ryan Hoffman
33. Beau Scott
34. Gareth Widdop
35. Boyd Cordner
36. Josh Morris
37. Josh Reynolds
38. Matt Gillett
39. Sam Tomkins
40. Simon Mannering
41. Jake Friend
42. James Tamou
43. Ben Hunt
44. Steve Matai
45. Aidan Guerra
46. Trent Hodkinson
47. James Segeyaro
48. Jamie Soward
49. Luke Lewis
50. Shaun Fensom

 

[Super Freak]

A top 50 that doesn't include Michael Jennings..interesting.

 

[Harry Sack]

Segyaro way too low imo. I think they've got the 50 players pretty well right, just a few issues with placing for mine. No.1 is bang on though.

 

[theshed]

Here's their top team team going by that list. (Without moving them out of their preferred position)

1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Brett Morris
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Josh Dugan
5. --- (only 1 specialist winger picked)
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Sam Burgess
9. Cam Smith
10. James Graham
11. Sonny Bill Williams
12. Paul Gallen
13. Corey Parker

14. Daly Cherry-Evens
15. Matt Scott
16. Greg Bird
17. Nate Myles.

 

[Ari Gold]

If you only go on preferred position only one of Sam, Gallen and Parker can start.

 

[Broncoman]

No Matt Moylan? bit odd to leave out probably the best up and coming talent in the game.

 

[Foordy]

No Matt Moylan? bit odd to leave out probably the best up and coming talent in the game.

They didn't ... He is number 25 on the list

 

[Mr Fourex]

Here's their top team team going by that list. (Without moving them out of their preferred position)

1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Brett Morris
3. Jamie Lyon
4. Josh Dugan
5. --- (only 1 specialist winger picked)
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Sam Burgess
9. Cam Smith
10. James Graham
11. Sonny Bill Williams
12. Paul Gallen
13. Corey Parker

14. Daly Cherry-Evens
15. Matt Scott
16. Greg Bird
17. Nate Myles.

Thought it wasn't supposed to be 2014 form related?

 

[Unbreakable]

Worth stressing that this wasn't decided purely on 2014 form.

1. Cam Smith
2. Jarryd Hayne
3. Sam Burgess
4. Johnathan Thurston
5. Greg Inglis
6. Cooper Cronk
7. James Graham
8. Paul Gallen
9. Daly Cherry-Evans
10. Billy Slater
11. Robbie Farah
12. Corey Parker
13. Matt Scott
14. Kieran Foran
15. Sonny Bill Williams
16. Brett Stewart
17. Shaun Johnson
18. Greg Bird
19. Nate Myles
20. Jamie Lyon
21. Jesse Bromwich
22. George Burgess
23. Josh Dugan
24. Brett Morris
25. Anthony Milford
26. Andrew Fifita
27. Trent Merrin
28. Aaron Woods
29. Sam Thaiday
30. Justin Hodges
31. Anthony Watmough
32. Ryan Hoffman
33. Beau Scott
34. Gareth Widdop
35. Boyd Cordner
36. Josh Morris
37. Josh Reynolds
38. Matt Gillett
39. Sam Tomkins
40. Simon Mannering
41. Jake Friend
42. James Tamou
43. Ben Hunt
44. Steve Matai
45. Aidan Guerra
46. Trent Hodkinson
47. James Segeyaro
48. Jamie Soward
49. Luke Lewis
50. Shaun Fensom

 

[theshed]

Thought it wasn't supposed to be 2014 form related?

I was just going off there list. Hayne ranked higher than GI so he was at fb.

 

[Big Pete]

As filthy as it makes me, I can live with Josh Reynolds over Ben Hunt...for now.

Ben has only just emerged onto the scene after being one of those players only Broncos fans or hardcores would know or care about. Was basically the 2013 version of Phil Lee in regards to his fame - the only thing he had going for him was that he happened to be pretty good in the juniors.

If I was compiling a list, the 40s mark would be right.

I actually don't have a big problem outside of including Gallen on that list. I suppose the ASADA investigation had yet to conclude at that point but even so I believe the lack of club football would have limited him to the teens. Factor in ASADA and he shouldn't be on the list - you don't deserve any accolades for breaking the rules.