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Message: [QUOTE="Danoz Direct, post: 2773422, member: 8457"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]NRL.com Team of the year 1. James Tedesco (Wests Tigers)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Overcame a shoulder injury and finished the year with a broken jaw but Tedesco still managed to make his Origin debut for the Blues as well as produce 14 tries and over 100 tackle breaks for the Wests Tigers[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Ben Barba (Sharks), Lachlan Coote (Cowboys), Cameron Munster (Storm)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]2. Jordan Rapana (Raiders)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]The Raiders flyer finished second on the NRL's top try scorers list (20) and finished with equal-second most tackle breaks (127) competition-wide while forming a lethal combination with fellow Team of the Year teammate Joey Leilua. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]3. Joey Leilua (Raiders)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Leilua saved his best highlight for last in the regular season when he pulled off the try assist of the year – a spinning flick pass around the back – for Rapana. Scored 11 tries and broke 118 tackles across the season and has been in irresistible form all season. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]4. Jarrod Croker (Raiders)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Croker finished the year as the NRL's highest pointscorer with 276 (17 tries and 104 goals) breaking a club record in the process. To put the Raiders skipper's season into perspective, his personal points tally was just 29 points fewer than what the Newcastle Knights scored collectively. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Euan Aitken (Dragons), Kevin Naiqama (Wests Tigers), Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Roosters)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]5. Josh Mansour (Panthers)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]After making his New South Wales Origin debut this year, Mansour backed it up for the Panthers with 15 tries and a whopping 127 tackle breaks. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Semi Radradra (Eels), Corey Oates (Broncos), Marika Koroibete (Storm), Suliasi Vunivalu (Storm)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]6. Mitch Moses (Wests Tigers)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Moses's incredible back end of the year for the Wests Tigers was the main reason the club stayed in finals contention until the death of the regular season. Moses finished in the top four when it came to try assists (18 – equal with three others). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Corey Norman (Eels), Michael Morgan (Cowboys), Bryce Cartwright (Panthers)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]7. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]One of the best players of all-time, Thurston's form didn't falter throughout 2016. The Cowboys, Queensland and Kangaroos veteran finished equal-first most try assists (23) alongside Melbourne's Cooper Cronk.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Cooper Cronk (Storm), Moses Mbye (Bulldogs), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]8. Jesse Bromwich (Storm)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]The incumbent Kiwis captain Bromwich continued his stellar form as one of the world's best front-rowers. The Storm veteran averaged 144.6 metres and 30.4 tackles per game in 2016. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]9. Cameron Smith (Storm)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]No statistic could measure the influence Melbourne, Queensland and Australian skipper Smith has over the NRL. Smith was the linchpin in the Storm's minor premiership. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Peter Wallace (Panthers), Jake Friend (Roosters), Mitch Rein (Dragons)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]10. James Graham (Bulldogs)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Graham finished the year with the most metres (,4056) across the competition and still managed to average just under 40 tackles per game for the Bulldogs. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Josh McGuire (Broncos), Leilani Latu (Panthers), Aaron Woods (Wests Tigers)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]11. Josh Papalii (Raiders)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Papalii solidified his place as a Queensland Origin star for years to come in 2016. More impressively, the left-edge defence from the Raiders back-rower in protecting the likes of teammates Croker and Aidan Sezer was incredible. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]12. Tohu Harris (Storm)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Harris was thrown around the Storm's 17 but performed best when in his preferred back-rower position. Despite featuring at centre and five-eighth at different points of the year, Harris still managed to average over 130 metres per game. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Matt Gillett (Broncos), Boyd Cordner (Roosters), Ethan Lowe (Cowboys)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]13. Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]Taumalolo was the only other player in the NRL (other than Graham) to break the 4,000-metre mark. The barnstorming Cowboys lock broke over 71 tackles in the regular season.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][I]Notable mentions: Paul Gallen (Sharks), Trent Merrin (Panthers), Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs)[/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]Interchange[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]14. Anthony Milford (Broncos)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]One of six players to play every minute of his team's season, the Broncos five-eighth was in sparkling form early in the season, before overcoming a midseason slump. kicked four field goals in the regular season in a fine sign for Brisbane's upcoming finals campaign. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]15. Ryan James (Titans)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]The season's most prolific try-scoring forward (11 tries) – equalled a record that has stood since 1950. It was his career best season to date and a large reason why the Titans made the NRL Finals.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]16. Andrew Fifita (Sharks)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]The Sharks firebrand continued to impress on the field, helping the Sharks to a 15-match winning streak. Fifita averaged the fifth-most metres per game in 2016 with 169.1. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans][B]17. Josh Hodgson (Raiders)[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans]The main reason the Raiders were able to push themselves to a top two finish on the NRL Telstra Premiership ladder was Hodgson. His 16 try assists in 2016 was just one aspect of where the England international excelled. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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