The NRL’s greatest 10 ever players as voted by the experts

[Freakzilla]

Daily Telegraph had a top 50 NRL players from 1998-now. The top 10 in order were:

01. Andrew Johns
02. Cameron Smith
03. Darren Lockyer
04. Johnathan Thurston
05. Brad Fittler
06. Billy Slater
07. Greg Inglis
08. Sonny Bill Williams
09. Gorden Tallis
10. Cooper Cronk

Can’t really argue much with it. I’d probably only swap Lockyer and Fittler and have Shane Webcke ahead of Cronk.

 

[Roll the Bones]

Frawley unlucky to miss out

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Just imagined what it would've been like if we held onto both SBW and JT for atleast a decade... fuck

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

I'd have a prime JT over a prime Lockyer tbh, just personal preference.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Sure this wasn't the Top 10 biggest ***** in Rugby League?

 

[Roll the Bones]

Yeah, I'd probably have Webcke ahead of Cronk too. Swap JT and Lockyer around. Probably wouldn't have Tallis in my top 10 either. Maybe Steve Price, but I might be a bit biased there.

 

[The_Chimpster]

Frawley unlucky to miss out

Frawley and Fred Briggs

 

[Bozzo]

Frawley unlucky to miss out

fck that made me laugh...

 

[Moedogg]

Ricky Stuart was better than Cronk.

 

[FaceBreaker]

Ricky Stuart was better than Cronk.

1998 onwards. Not sure when Stuart retired, either way I think Cronk is better.

 

[Moedogg]

1998 onwards. Not sure when Stuart retired, either way I think Cronk is better.

Ricky retired in 2000. Still think he had a better kicking and passing game.

 

[Freakzilla]

Ricky retired in 2000. Still think he had a better kicking and passing game.

Ricky Stuart is better than Cooper Cronk but before 1998. 1998 onwards Ricky wasn't that good.

 

[speedy2460]

Why isnt Wally Lewis there? He was the best ever.

 

[Freakzilla]

Why isnt Wally Lewis there? He was the best ever.

Are you trolling or just can't read?

 

[maroondog72]

Coke head is the most overrated player of his time lol at no one

 

[bricktamland]

Are you trolling or just can't read?

He’s a god in qld

 

[bcmf]

If Cronk wins one at the chooks he’ll jump a few places.

 

[Wahesh]

Daily Telegraph had a top 50 NRL players from 1998-now. The top 10 in order were:

01. Andrew Johns
02. Cameron Smith
03. Darren Lockyer
04. Johnathan Thurston
05. Brad Fittler
06. Billy Slater
07. Greg Inglis
08. Sonny Bill Williams
09. Gorden Tallis
10. Cooper Cronk

Can’t really argue much with it. I’d probably only swap Lockyer and Fittler and have Shane Webcke ahead of Cronk.

There is NO WAY Lockyer was better than JT. Both in their prime, JT shits on Lockyer from great heights.

SBW are you serious? Out of the game for 5 years, plays 2 very ordinary seasons for the dogs (05 and 07) and yet he's still in there?

Gorden Tallis LMAO!

 

[The Innovator]

What a farce of a list. How can Gordon Tallis’ 5 years in the NRL since 1998 rate him higher than Cooper Cronk’s 15 years ?
Tallis wouldn’t be in my top 20. Smith is a standout number one with JT next.

 

[alchemist]

Daily Telegraph had a top 50 NRL players from 1998-now. The top 10 in order were:

01. Andrew Johns
02. Cameron Smith
03. Darren Lockyer
04. Johnathan Thurston
05. Brad Fittler
06. Billy Slater
07. Greg Inglis
08. Sonny Bill Williams
09. Gorden Tallis
10. Cooper Cronk

Can’t really argue much with it. I’d probably only swap Lockyer and Fittler and have Shane Webcke ahead of Cronk.

on talent alone, SBW belongs there but in his 5 seasons in FG with the Dogs, 2 were interrupted by injury, and one by his walk out... fair enough, he does return to the NRL with the Roosters and wins another premiership but still, no. 8 is too high

Tallis was a bit overrated and i am not sure he deserves to be in the top 10... for example, i think Ben Kennedy was every bit as good as a second rower, and Webcke the premier prop in the game during the same time

Thurston probably deserves to be above Lockyer, although both were great

Cameron Smith unlucky not to be no. 1