How does the forward pack of your NRL side stand up to the rest of the lot? Take a look at each club and their packs ranked from weakest to strongest.

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Sydney Roosters

8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Victor Radley

Other options: Mitchell Aubusson, Nat Butcher, Lindsay Collins, Craig Garvey, Isaac Liu, Zane Tetevano, Sitili Tupouniua

The reigning Premiers' only change to their forwards stock is the huge addition of Angus Crichton. The NSW Blues' second rower joins his Origin captain in the strongest back-row partnership in the competition. Victor Radley's rise should see him as the starting lock with an enormous work ethic, while Waerea-Hargreaves in his tenth year as a Roosters player and still remains as vital to his team.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Boyd Cordner of the Roosters runs the ball during the round 10 NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and the Parramatta Eels at Allianz Stadium on May 14, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
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12 COMMENTS

  1. I suggest the author of this list is clueless.
    Dogs definitely are the weakest but they should be closely followed by the raiders.
    Storm are no where near third best either.
    Dogs definitely last and are the weakest team from 1-17. The spoon is theirs to lose.

  2. The Cowboys? Granville has been riding off his 2015 season for the last few years, while Gavin Cooper struggled noticeably without Thurston in 2017. McLean hasn’t quite proven himself since he joined the Cowboys either. In my eyes, McGuire, Hess and Taumalolo are their only genuine consistent stars.

  3. You’ve missed Corey Horsburgh with the Raiders. Played for the Qld U20s State of Origin team last year and the Junior Kangaroos in a test where he ran for 174 metres including 64 post contact metres. Was outstanding in the trials for the Raiders. Horsburgh and Emre Guler should be on the bench for the Raiders this season backing up Papalii, Soliola, Sutton, John Bateman, Whitehead and Tapine..

  4. Eels and Tigers definitely have the worst packs in the NRL, not a single rep level player between them. Canterbury’s starting pack is half decent with a couple of origin and international players in there, but they have no front row depth. Bunnies pack for 2019 is overrated when you look at all the mistakes that their forwards make + losing Crichton.