Alongside Thurston and Tuivasa-Sheck www.totalrl.com/revealed-golden-boot-shortlist/

Alongside Thurston and Tuivasa-Sheck www.totalrl.com/revealed-golden-boot-shortlist/

Thurston to win this IMO especially after North Queensland's Grand Final victory,oh and he's also the best player in the World too
Zak will be delighted to be short-listed in such illustrious company

Thirst on clearly is the greatest player in the world at the moment, and probably by a fair distance. Not only is he miles ahead of everyone else in his position, but because he plays in such a pivotal position, he has a huge influence on every game he plays - throw in the fact that he seems a top top professional and an even better bloke (even though I generally hate Queensland) and you really can't argue against any accolades he receives....

However.... Isn't the Golden Boot linked to international performances? And on that note, Australia have only played 1 game this year, and they got beat by the kiwis....

One of the resident idiots on the pie board says Zak has been anonymous for England?

Maybe if he dropped some bombs and got run over like an under 9 he might stand out a bit more.

Leave that argument for their board then.

Congrats to Hardaker, a great honour to be shortlisted. But Thurston is comfortably the best player in the world.

Huge congrats to Zak for making the shortlist but it's Thurston imo and by plenty.

Lets hope he wins it.

Thurston will win it and rightly so.

Nice bit of recognition for Zak and his excellent season. All this nonsense from other fans saying he has been poor this series is off the mark, he has done everything required of him so far, only thing he could perhaps improve on is injecting himself into the line on attack more but the way England have set their stall out all the backs have been shut out so its unfair to single him out imo. Hopefully he has a stormer on saturday and quietens some of the knockers.

Much as I rate Zak as a player for us I can't help but feel that his inclusion is a mere sop to Superleague. JT to win it

Is it a Kiwi's turn to win it this year?

A kiwi is already the current Golden boot holder.

Ah, must be back to the Aussies again then.

Doesn't narrow it down at all really.
Thurston by plenty.

I think it might be an Englishman's turn.

2012 - Sinfield
2013 - Thurston
2014- Johnson

Will not be too difficult for the guys in Brighouse to make the right decision - hopefully!!

Even the most loyal Leeds supporter can't really argue against that - Zac has been very quiet in both tests

As have all the Backs. Master Coaching Skills. "Give it to the Forward and let them run with it, and when they are tired, Wings & Centres are Forwards"

Tuivasa-Sheck has looked no more threatening on attack and less obvious on defence.

Thurston by plenty.

Re Hardaker's test performances, he's barely had the ball and neither has Watkins. Neither of their own doing. #MacbananaOut !

i believe that the judges will again make the correct decision and that jt will win the golden boot

how many previous winners didn't actually deserve this ultimate accolade?

Panface

Is it a case of just the winner or do they do it 1st,2nd,3rd?

Thurston by a lot

I can't wait to see JT in action against us in February as he is without a doubt one of the best ever half backs that the game has ever seen

We have been privileged over the years to see so many top class players that have come over to play the Rhinos in the WCC Games

If we looked through all of the sides that we have played over the years in the WCC then surely we could pick an all star side with some world class players from each club that we have faced

Who wants to go first in picking an All Star 17 side that have played against us in the WCC games?

1 - Billy Slater
2 - Hazim El Masri
3 - Jamie Lyon
4 - Greg Inglis
5 - Israel Folau (mostly a centre but decided to include him as not many top choices in the wing spots)
6 - Kieran Foran
7 - Cooper Cronk
8 - Jesse Bromwich
9 - Cameron Smith
10 - Adam Blair
11 - Sonny Bill Williams
12 - Tony Williams
13 - Glenn Stewart

14 - Matt Ballin
15 - Adam Cuthbertson (forgot he played against us in 2009)
16 - Anthony Watmough
17 - George Rose

I wrote my 17 down late last night before seeing your side, My side is very similar

1 - Billy Slater
2 - Hazim El Masri
3 - Jamie Lyon
4 - Greg Inglis
5 - Israel Folau
6 - Kieran Foran
7 - Cooper Cronk
8 - Jesse Bromwich
9 - Cameron Smith
10 - Adam Blair
11 - Sonny Bill Williams
12 - Anthony Watmough
13 - Braith Anasta

14 - Daly Cherry-Evans
15 - Tony Williams
16 - Glenn Stewart
17 - Aidan Tolman