Top 100 NRLCEO players from 2015

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 JB

A few drafts have already kicked off but for many of you the best part of the year is still to come. So in the meantime many of you are starting to do your research and plan which guys you are going to target in your drafts.

So where is the best place to start (apart from our 2016 Season Guide of course!)? The tried and trusted of course! So we list the top 100 NRLCEO point scorers from last year for your viewing pleasure. Of course we have even more detailed week by week scoring breakdowns on each of the player profiles on TheBench.com.au too.

So onto the players. Let’s take a look at the top scoring players from 2015.

Can Semi Radradra top the try scoring charts again this year? He’s scored 48 tries in 49 NRL appearances, so the trends say he’s a very good chance, but will playing outside Michael Jennings take his game to a new level? Or will the Origin ball hog hamper his profits? I’m leaning more towards another 18+ try scoring season.

On the other hand Curtis Rona had his first breakout year last year. Despite scoring six tries in seven games at the Cowboys, he just couldn’t get the game time. So when he scored 23 tries in 23 appearances for the Dogs last year it wasn’t unexpected, but second year syndrome has struck many wingers before as highlighted in our Try scoring one hit wonders blog last year. Not one for your high draft rounds.

Hooker Andrew McCullough has become a picture of consistency over the last few seasons scoring 127 in 2015, 117 in 2014 and 110 in 2013. On that basis he might even go bigger again in 2016! The likelihood of that is probably low but he doesn’t play Origin and stays injury free he’s guaranteed a 100+ season once again. Snap him up quickly though as he won’t last deep into the second round.

My personal favourite and “NRLCEO Hall of Famer” Shaun Fensom finally lived up to his promise last season. But wait, I hear you say, he’s always a guaranteed workhorse! That’s true but after seasons of 83 points in 2013 and 88 in 2014 due to a few niggling injuries, his 127 points was a significant increase that put him in the highest echelon of backrowers. This year he also has to contend with Soliola, Papalii and new England recruit Elliott Whitehead for minutes. He’ll go in the first round in a few drafts, but his true value is probably second round.

Round out the top five is James Tedesco. Written off as an injury riddled talent at the start of last year he proved us all wrong playing every possible game for the Tigers in 2015. His return was outstanding with 17 tries and 13 try assists taking him to a highly respectable 124 points. The big question is whether or not he can stay injury free again? I think he will and therefore a worthy second or third round punt if you are looking to take a back early.

Three hookers come in at ranks 6-8 with Cameron Smith, Michael Lichaa and Nathan Peats scoring 117, 114 and 112 points respectively. If the reduced interchanges goes to plan it means that there will be more hookers playing 80 minutes. Smith has lost Hinchcliffe as his backup, Lichaa has lost Cook and I don’t think the Eels will start De Gois meaning that they are all pretty safe. It wouldn’t surprise me if any of these three get snapped up in the first round of your drafts, particularly if someone starts a hooker run.

In #9, Bodene Thompson was a real surprise packet last year. Many, including myself, though the stacked backrow of Thompson, Hoffman and Mannering would mean that Thompson wouldn’t score well. How wrong we were! Thompson and Mannering both finished in the 2015 Dream Team with Thompson pipping his captain by one point for the season. Draft with caution again though and expect him to go in Rounds 4 or 5.

Last, but cetainly not least, at #10 we have the Broncos prodigy Anthony Milford. As a Raiders fan it really hurt to see him go, but as an individual in a poor Raiders side we depended too much on him. Even though he scored 111 points in 2014, he was still better in 2015. With less pressure on him in an outstanding team at the Broncos he shone – scoring 107 points through 11 tries and 15 try assists. On the back of two 100+ point seasons and as a rare half with no kicker points expect him to be the second back taken after Semi Radradra in your league.

Check out the rest of the top 100 players below. If you can’t be bothered doing your own spreadsheet then printing off the below list and crossing them off as they are taken is the least you can do!

2015 Ranking	Player	NRLCEO Points
1	Semi Radradra	138
2	Curtis Rona	128
3	Andrew McCullough	127
4	Shaun Fensom	127
5	James Tedesco	124
6	Cameron Smith	117
7	Michael Lichaa	114
8	Nathan Peats	112
9	Bodene Thompson	108
10	Anthony Milford	107
11	Gavin Cooper	107
12	Jake Granville	107
13	James Maloney	107
14	Simon Mannering	107
15	Alex Johnston	105
16	Johnathan Thurston	103
17	Paul Gallen	103
18	Tohu Harris	103
19	James Segeyaro	102
20	Matt Gillett	102
21	Jesse Bromwich	101
22	Kade Snowden	98
23	Michael Ennis	98
24	Corey Parker	97
25	Ethan Lowe	97
26	Aiden Tolman	96
27	Ben Hunt	95
28	Josh Jackson	95
29	Andrew Fifita	94
30	Jake Friend	94
31	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	92
32	James Roberts	91
33	Luke Lewis	91
34	Issac Luke	90
35	Luke Brooks	90
36	Blake Austin	89
37	Brett Stewart	89
38	Greg Inglis	89
39	Josh Papalii	89
40	Michael Morgan	89
41	Josh Hodgson	88
42	Daly Cherry-Evans	87
43	Wade Graham	87
44	Daniel Tupou	86
45	Mitch Rein	86
46	Elijah Taylor	84
47	Iosia Soliola	83
48	Robbie Farah	83
49	Valentine Holmes	82
50	Alex Glenn	81
51	Benji Marshall	81
52	Gareth Widdop	81
53	Dylan Walker	79
54	Jack Reed	78
55	Kevin Proctor	78
56	Marika Koroibete	78
57	Tuimoala Lolohea	78
58	Tyson Frizell	78
59	Boyd Cordner	77
60	Jack De Belin	77
61	Lachlan Maranta	77
62	Blake Green	76
63	James Graham	76
64	Lachlan Coote	75
65	Shaun Johnson	75
66	Jarrod Croker	74
67	Mike Cooper	74
68	Luke Douglas	73
69	Manu Ma’u	73
70	Ryan James	73
71	Akuila Uate	72
72	Aaron Woods	70
73	George Burgess	70
74	Matt Ballin	70
75	Josh Morris	69
76	Aidan Guerra	68
77	Cooper Cronk	68
78	Nathan Friend	68
79	Dane Gagai	67
80	Edrick Lee	67
81	Kane Linnett	66
82	Jordan Kahu	65
83	Antonio Winterstein	64
84	Ben Matulino	64
85	Dale Finucane	64
86	Kevin Naiqama	64
87	Michael Jennings	64
88	Mitchell Pearce	64
89	Solomone Kata	64
90	Anthony Don	63
91	Kane Elgey	63
92	Shaun Kenny-Dowall	63
93	Trent Merrin	63
94	Manu Vatuvei	61
95	Will Chambers	61
96	Daniel Mortimer	60
97	Jack Bird	60
98	Sam Perrett	60
99	Tariq Sims	60
100	James Tamou	59

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A Founder of NRLCEO. Jamie spends far more time on running the site than his own team and is therefore a perennial struggler, much to the delight of his mates. He is a former Bears, now Raiders tragic. A rangy lock who avoided running the ball at all costs, he once tackled (flopped on) John Hopoate. Web geek by day, web geek by night.

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