The 2018 premiership-winning Sydney Roosters have seen their side rewarded for a superb season once again, with six players chosen in the World XIII.
The 2018 World XIII was chosen by 11 journalists and a vote from website TotalRL.com, with each journalist asked to give their five top players in each position, with five points to go to the player they believe were the best in their position, and one point to the man they named in fifth.
Boyd Cordner, James Tedesco, Joseph Manu, Latrell Mitchell, Cooper Cronk and Luke Keary were selected in the side, with seven Australians in the team all up.
Joining Cordner, Tedesco, Mitchell, Cronk and Keary from the green and gold were Valentine Holmes and Damien Cook, with the pair impressing over the 2018 season.
Manu was the only Kiwi in the side, as NRL enforcers Andrew Fifita and Jason Taumalolo represented Tonga in the side.
Three Englishmen made the cut, with Tommy Makinson, Luke Thompson and Elliott Whitehead representing their country in the XIII.
2018 World XIII
- James Tedesco (Australia)
- Tommy Makinson (England)
- Latrell Mitchell (Australia)
- Joseph Manu (New Zealand)
- Valentine Holmes (Australia)
- Luke Keary (Australia)
- Cooper Cronk (Australia)
- Luke Thompson (England)
- Damien Cook (Australia)
- Andrew Fifita (Tonga)
- Boyd Cordner (Australia)
- Elliott Whitehead (England)
- Jason Taumalolo (Tonga)
World Ratings
Fullbacks
James Tedesco
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Billy Slater
Kalyn Ponga
Wingers
Tommy Makinson
Valentine Holmes
Josh Addo-Carr
David Fusitu’a
Blake Ferguson
Centres
Latrell Mitchell
Joseph Manu
Esan Marsters
Joey Leilua
Mark Percival
Five-eighths
Luke Keary
Cameron Munster
Gareth Widdop
Shaun Johnson
James Maloney
Halfbacks
Cooper Cronk
Kodi Nikorima
Daly Cherry-Evans
Nathan Cleary
Johnathan Thurston
Props
Luke Thompson
Andrew Fifita
Siosiua Taukeiaho
James Graham
Jesse Bromwich
Hookers
Damien Cook
James Roby
Cameron Smith
Josh Hodgson
Issac Luke
Second-rowers
Boyd Cordner
Elliott Whitehead
John Bateman
Tyson Frizell
Tevita Pangai Jnr
Locks
Jason Taumalolo
Sam Burgess
Jake Trbojevic
Sean O’Loughlin
Adam Blair
Luke Thompson
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