Carl Ablett (Leeds Rhinos, Hunslet Parkside)
Ryan Bailey (Leeds Rhinos, Milford)
Tom Briscoe (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)
Garreth Carvell (Warrington Wolves, Stanningley)
Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers, Dannevirke Tigers)
Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)
Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers, Lock Lane)
James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)
Chris Heighington (Wests Tigers, Umina Bunnies)
Ben Jones-Bishop (Leeds Rhinos, Milford)
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens, Orrell St James)
Michael McIlorum (Wigan Warriors, Queens)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Jamie Peacock (captain) (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Jack Reed (Brisbane Broncos, South Logan Magpies)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors. Wigan St Pats)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton)
Gareth Widdop (Melbourne Storm, King Cross)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull)
Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, Myton Warriors)



No Bridge, Burrow, O'Loughlin, Burgess through injury, Joel Tomkins omitted too after being asked to not be considered.

Bailey to room with Wilkin

No Danny Brough?? How can Hull have more players in the squad than the Giants??

No Brough? Interesting, he's one of a few "organising 7s" we have, unless he plays Sinfield at 13 to organise? One thing this team has is options.

Danny McGuire?

Ryan Bailey. Oh dear.

For me, on form, McGuire nor Brough deserve a call up over Sinfield, Lomax, Chase or Widdop.

With no Burrow, I am very surprised that Luke Robinson has been overlooked... looks like McIlorum is the reserve/interchange hooker

From that squad, I would go with

Tomkins
Hall
Reed
Yeaman
Briscoe
Widdop
Chase
Peacock
Roby
Graham
Ellis
Westwood
Sinfield


Carvell
Morley
Heighington
McIlorum

Lomax went missing in the GF. How will he fair against Aus at Wembley? Brough is a big game player with the best kicking game we have in this country.

Squad picks itself imo.

Tomkins
Briscoe Yeaman Reed Hall
Chase Lomax
Graham Roby Carvell
Westwood Ellis
Sinfield

McIlorum, Morley, JJB, Peacock

edit: Actually, can't decide between JJB and Heighington..

A lack of centres looks like the theme for this years tournament. Sinfield coming off the bench seems like a good bet, though could Lomax play a bench utility role?

Really surprised no Brough (kicking game) or Burrow (game changer from the bench)

Bailey just brings niggle and Sinfield has never turned up at international level IMO

In what way is Brough "a big game player"?

No point having McIlorum on the bench with Roby there. Robinson or Burrow, yes, but McIlorum not exactly a new threat to attack the opposition.

Atkins over Yeaman at centre for me. Can see Ablett taking the 4th bench spot as he covers so many positions. Would have been J.Tomkins in normal circumstances and could also be JJB.

Tomkins
Hall, Reed, Yeaman, Briscoe
Widdop, Chase
Graham, Roby, Peacock
Westwood, Ellis
Sinfield

Lomax, Carvell, Morley, Wilkin

Burrow is injured!!!!!!!!!

It picks itself if you leave out the stand-off from the team who finished top of the NRL ladder. I would have Widdop at 6 without doubt

and I would take Heighington over JJB

Carl Abblett vs Ryan Atkins is the strangest decision for me...

my team

1. sam tomkins
2. ryan hall
3. carl ablett (why split up a grand final winning partnership to select jack reed?)
4. kirk yeaman
5. tom briscoe
6. gareth widdop
7. rangi chase
8. jamie Peacock
9. james Roby
10. jamesGraham
11. gareth Ellis
12. ben Westwood
13. kev Sinfield

14. gareth Carvell
15. adrian Morley
16. jon wilkin
17. jonny lomax

He generaly plays well in big games.

why? Ablett has been a revelation at centre for leeds this season. Its easy for ryan atkins to look like a beast when the rest of his team are ripping the opposition to shreds for most of the season.

Looks mostly OK but would have had Atkins, Brough and Robinson in there in place of Ablett, Lomax and Mcilorum.

I still don't understand the fuss about Lomax, Gaskell to me looks the better player. Lomax will probably turn into something with time but shouldn't be in the 17 now.

Bit harsh on Sinfield. When he's been played as a replacement hooker he's looked decent. At 6 or 13 he's struggled.

Hardly in the same league as Atkins.

Ablett

Position 4
Shirt number 12
Appearances 24
Tries 4
Try assists 10
Goals 0
Drop Goals 0
Meters 2054
Carries 292
Tackles 524
Offloads 24
Attacking Kicks 5
Runs from dummy half 14
Tackle Busts 27
Marker tackles 54
Clean Breaks 14
Forty twenty 0
Kicks in general play 5
Missed goals 0
Missed tackles 32
Errors 21
Penalties 13
Red cards 0
Yellow cards 0


Atkins

4 Position
23 Shirt number
23 Appearances
21 Tries
12 Try assists
0 Goals
0 Drop Goals
2113 Meters
244 Carries
278 Tackles
22 Offloads
6 Attacking Kicks
15 Runs from dummy half
61 Tackle Busts
38 Marker tackles
20 Clean Breaks
0 Forty twenty
6 Kicks in general play
0 Missed goals
10 Missed tackles
34 Errors
4 Penalties
0 Red cards
0 Yellow cards

Atkins is a proven failure at international level though.