Many players have weakened their reputations and others have improved a reputation in these playoffs -- both Super League and NRL



Here is the 23 man squad I would pick as of today:





FB: Sam Tomkins,



FB/CE: Zak Hardaker



WG: Ryan Hall, Tom Briscoe, Josh Charnley



CE: Jack Read, Kallum Watkins,



SO: Gareth Widdop, Kevin Sinfield



HB: Danny McGuire, Rangi Chase



LF: Sean O'Loughlin



LF/2R: Sam Burgess



2R: Gareth Ellis, Ben Westwood, Gareth Hock



PR: James Graham, Jamie Peacock, Eorl Crabtree, Luke Burgess, Chris Hill



HK: James Roby, Rob Burrow





Reserves/Standby: Michael Shenton, Leon Pryce, Adrian Morley,



This team will compete with Australia.

No to those + Peacock retired from international Rugby League already.



Burrow shouldn't be anywhere near the squad at hooker when there's Danny Houghton & Daryl Clark.







If by compete you mean lose by 40, I agree.

Why would Luke Burgess get in the squad now when he couldnt when at Leeds and winning Grand finals?



is it because he plays in the super dooper NRL now?

he has had a strong season in a top 4 NRL team, that's why.

A few of those players I wouldn't have in even if we were in the middle of a injury crisis.



I would select



FB: Tomkins, Hardaker



WG: Hall, Charnley



CE: Watkins, Reed



SO: Widdop



SH: Lomax



General back cover: Ratchford, Makinson



As of yet I am undecided who deserves the other HB role.



LF: Lockers



2R: Ellis, Westwood, Hock, S.Burgess



PR: Graham, Mossop, Hill, L.Burgess, (final prop place is still up for grabs, some good players around)



HK: Roby, McIllorum



players who I would never take:

Sinfield

JJB

Ablett

Tickle

Wilkin



even though i have gone to this effort, we really dont know. there could be a young player that comes from know where next season to grabs a squad place.

Hey, Im a Leeds and Luke Burgess fan and agree he has had a decent solid season in a top 4 side as you say.But IMO he is doing nothing more than he did in a Leeds Shirt and most rival fans would have laughed at the inclusion of him in an England squad a season ago.Obviously playing in the NRL for a season has turned him into a World Class International quality prop so i will wind my kneck in....

Based on the season he's just had, Luke Burgess should be a lock to be in the England squad now. He's improved vastly.

Here's my 23-man-er:



FB - Tomkins, Ratchford.

W - Briscoe, Charnley, Hall.

C - Atkins, Reed, Watkins.

HB - Widdop, Lomax, Pryce, Chase.



P - Burgess, Graham, Crabtree, Lynch, Hill.

H - Roby, Houghton.

BR - Westwood, Ellis, O'Loughlin, Hock.



Just a bit of fun init.

What about Manu?

Chrisy Heighington anyone?? NRL legend and proud englishman!

Bit of fun with squad numbers attached, also 23 depends if he's English next year or not.



1-Sam Tomkins

2-Ryan Hall

3-Jack Reed

4-Ryan Atkins

5-Tom Briscoe

6-Gareth Widdop

7-Rangi Chase

8-Sam Burgess

9-James Roby

10-James Graham

11-Ben Westwood

12-Gareth Ellis

13-Sean O'Loughlin

14-Danny Houghton

15-Adrian Morley

16-Chris Hill

17-Gareth Hock

18-Stefan Ratchford

19-Josh Charnley

20-Eorl Crabtree

21-Garreth Carvell

22-Ben Harrison

23-Willie Manu/Andy Lynch

Tomkins

Hall

Atkins

Watkins

Charnley

Widdop

Brough

Carvell

Roby

Graham

Ellis

Westwood

Burgess



Houghton

Hock

Mossop

Hill



Reserves: Hardacre, Reed, Ratchford, Briscoe, Crabtree, Morley, McClorum, L Burgess, O'Loughlin, Myler