daily telegraph top 50 players

[isaiah]

I read the story this morning and have worked out the top 25 to be published tomorrow. just one question, who of TLL or campese will not be top 25 and therefore not among the top 50 of the game.

the top 25 in no particular order will be:
brett morris, farah, benji, inglis, burgess, luke, idris, jennings, lockyer, thaiday, dugan, shillington, prince, carney, slater, cronk, cameron smith, m.scott, thurston, gidley, uate, gallen, hayne, watmough, and either TLL or campese.

that means missing from the top 50 are waterhouse, anasta, hannant, frank-paul, perrett, parker, blair, harrison, lafranchi, and either campese or TLL.

also that means that 16 qlders and not many kiwis are easily outnumbered by lots of ordinary new south welshmen, in one journalist's opinion

 

[Eels Dude]

If the top 50 is decided by Phil Rothfield like it was last year, who gives a flying f**k. It's just a talking point for the Tele to get people's knickers in a knot and respond to his blog.

 

[Nevan_]

I'd stake my left nut on the list being full of overrated hacks.

 

[besthalfbackPEARCE]

Surprised he didn't put more sharks.

 

[Big Pete]

Here is the current order for anybody interested

26. Mitchell Pearce
27. Nathan Hindmarsh
28. Ben Creagh
29. Frank Pritchard
30. Josh Morris
31. Fui Fui Moi Moi
32. Jamie Lyon
33. Luke Lewis
34. Chris Lawrence
35. Michael Ennis
36. Darius Boyd
37. Gareth Ellis
38. Justin Hodges
39. Dave Taylor
40. Mark Gasnier
41. Jamie Soward
42. Greg Bird
43. Nate Myles
44. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
45. Petero Civoniceiva
46. Manu Vatuvei
47. Brett Stewart
48. Michael Gordon
49. Nathan Gardner
50. Lote Tuqiri

 

[cleary89]

lol

 

[Charlie124]

I saw Petero's name and then started reading up the list at the names of the "better" players than him. I lol'd.

 

[NIGHTMARE-HITTER]

The best winger in the game at 46 ???

 

[SoftSydney]

The best winger in the game at 46 ???

Brett Morris #1

 

[aqua_duck]

Lol@ nathan Gardner that's almost as good as his Blake Ferguson last year. Btw if Josh Morris, Nathan Hindmarsh, Fui, Frank Pritchard and Michael Ennis are better than Boyd and Vatuvei then the pope

 

[Big Pete]

Full List

1. Benji Marshall
2. Greg Inglis
3. Billy Slater
4. Cam Smith
5. Sam Burgess
6. Jarryd Hayne
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Paul Gallen
9. Jonathan Thurston
10. David Shillington
11. Todd Carney
12. Josh Dugan
13. Sam Thaiday
14. Scott Prince
15. Issac Luke
16. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
17. Anthony Watmough
18. Michael Jennings
19. Kurt Gidley
20. Robbie Farah
21. Jamal Idris
22. Akuila Uate
23. Mat Scott
24. Darren Lockyer
25. Brett Morris
26. Mitchell Pearce
27. Nathan Hindmarsh
28. Ben Creagh
29. Frank Pritchard
30. Josh Morris
31. Fui Fui Moi Moi
32. Jamie Lyon
33. Luke Lewis
34. Chris Lawrence
35. Michael Ennis
36. Darius Boyd
37. Gareth Ellis
38. Justin Hodges
39. Dave Taylor
40. Mark Gasnier
41. Jamie Soward
42. Greg Bird
43. Nate Myles
44. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
45. Petero Civoniceiva
46. Manu Vatuvei
47. Brett Stewart
48. Michael Gordon
49. Nathan Gardner
50. Lote Tuqiri

 

[Big Pete]

Stand outs to me are...

Burgess: A top 5 player? Top 20, maybe but 5 is really pushing it.

Watmough: Too inconsistent to be a top 20 player.

Kidley: Would barely make top 30, if top 40 for me. Just doesn't have the skill-set for those big games to be a top 20 player.

Jennings: 2nd best centre in the game? Please, Lyon is before him.

Idris: Similar sentiment, but I don't think he'd make my top 50.

Pritchard: When did he become a top 30 player?! I agree he's a tad underated (largely because he hasn't lived up to expectations, but I still think he's a handy player and was a valuable asset for the Panthers) but top 30? Guy would struggle to make my 50, I'd definitely have Jeremy Smith before him.

Kenny-Dowall, Lewis, Lyon, Vatuvei, Myles, Boyd and Civo should all be much higher.

Gardner being infront of Coote is a joke, let alone Campese, Hannant, Smith, Nightingale etc.

 

[broncos70]

lollerskate at this 50. what a joke

 

[WestsRobbo]

So i guess the muppet at macca's at 3.00am last sunday morning was wrong

1. Benji Marshall
24. Darren Lockyer

 

[umina panther]

5. Burgess
8. Gallen

33. Lewis

Hahahah yeah right

 

[umina panther]

21. Idris

Hahahahahahahahahah

 

[snoozer]

5. Burgess
8. Gallen

33. Lewis

Hahahah yeah right

way too high for lewis and gallen should be at 2 behind THE DUGAN!!!

 

[Raider_69]

funny stuff, dude should take that list on tour

meh

 

[_snafu_]

There must be a mistake - Dugan should be #1.

 

[Ladmate]

Burgess 30 spots ahead of Ellis? Please.