Graham only played for half the season, and it's hard to think of any other English players who should be in there, really. It's the Kiwis who should feel aggrieved - Mannering ahead of either of the second rows, Johnson over Milford, and JWH over Scott.

As individual players, the Aussies probably do have the upper hand, but in terms of playing as a team, that's why NZ are number 1.

The World XIII is an exercise in international diplomacy every year. Stretching a point to say that Watkins was one of the best two centres in the world in 2015 IMO.

Interesting to see two players from outside the big three nations represented though, must be a long while since that's happened if ever.

I'm pretty sure Australia would claim them both if there were ever good enough to get into their squad. Which kind of makes their inclusion in this list seem a little suspect.

Looks about right to me.

Disgusting. fix etc...

How dare we have a couple of players in the top 13 that are better than anyone from Aus & NZ.

Bit surprised to see Cordner in there. Always stuck me as, if not a journeyman, no better than plenty in the NRL.

Australian international, nsw origin player, premiership winner, nearly 100 NRL games for 1 club, 23 years old.

I think Friend been injured affected his highlights real and the fact Daley played very negative RL in soo, Scott just trying to attack JT, didn't make him so noticeable but he's one of the most consistent players at both attack and defence I've ever seen at a young age.

Centre and second row didn't really have any stand outs this year.

Watkins didn't have a great international series, but has been good for Leeds all year.

World XIIIRoger Tuivasa-Sheck (New Zealand);

Semi Radradra (Fiji), Kallum Watkins (England), James Roberts (Australia), Jermaine McGillvary (England);

Anthony Milford (Samoa), Johnathan Thurston (Australia);

Jesse Bromwich (New Zealand), Cameron Smith (Australia), Matt Scott (Australia),
Josh Jackson (Australia), Boyd Cordner (Australia),
Corey Parker (Australia).[/i


This team is just ridiculous.

What happened to Jason Taumololo?

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves of NZ was a much better player, esp in the second half of the season before he suffered a terrible injury, than Matt Scott.

Michael Jennings would wipe the floor with Kallum Watkins. The judges were just embarrassed that they could not find enough Englishmen, so they picked Kallum Watkins.

This team makes embarrassing reading.

This is true. As would the ageing Jamie Lyon.

JWH is a myth!

He's nowhere near the top 10 prop forwards in the World

Corey Parker is another myth.

Jennings had an inconsistent season and a poor origin, Ferguson out shone him in the Roosters side.

Lyon had a poor season.

JWH had a purple patch were he was the form prop for a couple of months, but a couple of months shouldn't be enough for the world 13.

Parker was superb, all season. Soo player of the series.