Tomkins
Charnley
Cudjoe(rather not but that's how poor we are)
Watkins
Hall
Widdop
Chase
Hill
Sinfield
S Burgess
Hock
Westwood
Ellis

Higham/Lunt
Farrell
G Burgess
Graham

Reed has been ruled out and not sure if Myler or O'Loughlin will make it due to injury

Hardaker (safer under the bomb than Tomkins and just as good a broken field runner)
Charnley (knows his way to the line)
Watkins (excellent line breaker)
Cudjoe (would have prefered Reed as he seemed to be scoring a few of late in a poor Broncos team and would have kept right hand side safe. Leeroy is teh best of teh rest)
Hall (WBW)
Sinfield (Mr. Organization personified - also a very good conversion/penalty taker)
Myler (come on lots this season)
Hill (solid if a little prone to the red mist)
Houghton (doesn't seem to make mistakes and super solid in defense)
Graham (great hands and now knows how to crack an NRL line)
Westwood (solid and aggressive)
Hock (aggressive and if intersted can change a game)
Sam Burgess (Big line breaking unit who has no fear of an Ozzie)

Crabtree (makes good metres and rarely misses a tackle - only 7 all season!)
Peacock (Super leagues's top metre maker - are there two Peacock's on the field?)
Higham (Micky's played a blinder this season)
O'Loughlin (gives a lot to the team and can provide cover the the back line)

You can't leave Tomkins out. You just can't. I also would move Sam B to the second row and start O'Loughlin. Rest of your team I agree with. Front row is excellent. Peacock has retired though.

not bad:
Hardaker to miss out completley for Tomkins. Though I fully understand your logic (and hardaker Like Tomkins cant play anywhere else other than fullback)
I'm struggling to find any decent s at the minute so i'll go with your very average two
Roby In for Houghton... tough call though
I'd stick Burgess in the Second row alongside Benny drop Hock to the Bench and stick O'loughlin at 13
unfortunately I dont think Peacock is for Chaninging his mind so thats him out for George Burgess

no place for the injured widdop and Salford Superstar Rangi Chase

Tomkins

Charnley
Watkins
Cudjoe (Assuming Reed is injured)
Hall

Sinfield
Chase (I'm basing this on Myler not getting the game time before the start of the WC)

Graham
Roby
Hill
Westwood
Ellis
S Burgess (Assuming O'Loughlin not fit, otherwise S Burgess to prop for Hill)

G Burgess
T Burgess
Hock
Higham/Widdop/Ratchford

I struggled with the last bench spot to be honest, I'm unsure whether to go conventional and have an out and out hooker on the bench, or bring in someone like Widdop or Ratchford who can cover positions 1 to 7 and rotate Sinfield at hooker if Roby needs the break.

Tom Burgess seems to have been making Souths 1st 17 each week since his debut - I haven't seen him play NRL so I'm basing it more on reports than my own knowledge. I could be convinced to move Crabtree in his place...

George burgess has GOT to be in the 17. I'm struggling(like everybody it seems)to find somebody to put in the centre over the average cudjoe. Can't hardaker play at centre? I'd have him all day over cudjoe. Higham should also make the bench in my opinion, but i very much doubt that he will.

Hardaker has played at centre quite a lot. I seem to remember him contributing to one of our defeats to Leeds when he played in the centre.

O'Loughlin is injured, touch and go if he'll be available.

That's surprisingly close to what I'd have. Except I'd swap Hock and Peacock for Tom Burgess and O'Loughlin (at 13, shifting Sam to prop probably). And although I rate Houghton, I don't think he offers much from the bench so would probably just about give it to Roby.

Tomkins
Charnley
Watkins
Cudjoe
Hall
McGuire
Myler
Hill
Higham
Graham
Westwood
Burgess (Sam)
Sinfield

Burgess (George)
Burrow
Crabtree
Farrell

Its getting hard to tell there is even a world cup coming. I fear rl will once again shoot her own foot! I sense a real opportunity is gonna pass us by.
rl looks doomed to be forever in the shadow of international union.

Thats because those are actual quality players.

Some of the names that people are picking on here are absolute jokes. They will never get near the Aussies within a million years.