Super League Dream Team
The Super League Dream Team is an annually-selected rugby league All Star Team consisting of the players deemed to have been the best in their respective positions in the Super League competition. The team is selected by a panel of journalists and broadcasters at the end of each season.
The inaugural Dream Team was selected in 1996, the competition's first season. The team is traditionally selected following the completion of the regular season, and so does not take play-off matches into account.
1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Brett Hodgson † | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
2 | Peter Fox | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 |
3 | Matthew Gidley | St. Helens | 1 |
4 | Keith Senior | Leeds Rhinos | 4 |
5 | Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
6 | Sam Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
7 | Michael Dobson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 |
8 | Adrian Morley | Warrington Wolves | 3 |
9 | Scott Moore | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
10 | Jamie Peacock | Leeds Rhinos | 8 |
11 | Ben Galea | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 |
12 | Clint Newton | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 |
13 | Kevin Sinfield | Leeds Rhinos | 4 |
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2010
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Paul Wellens | St. Helens | 4 |
2 | Pat Richards † | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
3 | Matt King | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
4 | Keith Senior | Leeds Rhinos | 5 |
5 | Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | 2 |
6 | Sam Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | 2 |
7 | Michael Dobson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 |
8 | Adrian Morley | Warrington Wolves | 4 |
9 | James Roby | St. Helens | 2 |
10 | James Graham | St. Helens | 2 |
11 | Ben Westwood | Warrington Wolves | 2 |
12 | Joel Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
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2011
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2012
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Sam Tomkins † | Wigan Warriors | 4 |
2 | Josh Charnley | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
3 | George Carmont | Wigan Warriors | 3 |
4 | Ryan Atkins | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
5 | Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | 3 |
6 | Brett Finch | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
7 | Scott Dureau | Catalans Dragons | 2 |
8 | Chris Hill | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
9 | James Roby | St. Helens | 4 |
10 | Rémi Casty | Catalans Dragons | 1 |
11 | Ben Westwood | Warrington Wolves | 4 |
12 | Gareth Hock | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 3 |
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2013
Wigan Warriors have four players, three of which, Josh Charnley, Sean O'Loughlin and Sam Tomkins, being the only members of the 2012 Dream Team to be selected in 2013 with Tomkins now selected in the Dream Team five years in a row. The other Wigan player selected was Matty Smith
The remainder of the Dream Team consists of two players from Hull F.C. and one each from Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, who are the only team to have a player in the Dream Team but not involved in the play-offs. Despite finishing second in the table, no players from Warrington Wolves were selected.
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Sam Tomkins | Wigan Warriors | 5 |
2 | Josh Charnley | Wigan Warriors | 2 |
3 | Leroy Cudjoe | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
4 | Ben Crooks | Hull F.C. | 1 |
5 | Tom Lineham | Hull F.C. | 1 |
6 | Danny Brough † | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
7 | Matty Smith | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
8 | Eorl Crabtree | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
9 | Shaun Lunt | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
10 | Jamie Peacock | Leeds Rhinos | 9 |
11 | Brett Ferres | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
12 | Danny Kirmond | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 4 |
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2014
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Zak Hardaker | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
2 | Tommy Makinson | St. Helens | 1 |
3 | Kallum Watkins | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
4 | Michael Shenton | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
5 | Ryan Hall | Leeds Rhinos | 4 |
6 | Kevin Brown | Widnes Vikings | 1 |
7 | Matty Smith | Wigan Warriors | 2 |
8 | Chris Hill | Warrington Wolves | 2 |
9 | Daryl Clark † | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
10 | Jamie Peacock | Leeds Rhinos | 10 |
11 | Elliott Whitehead | Catalans Dragons | 1 |
12 | Carl Ablett | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 5 |
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2015
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Zak Hardaker † | Leeds Rhinos | 2 |
2 | Jermaine McGillvary | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
3 | Kallum Watkins | Leeds Rhinos | 2 |
4 | Michael Shenton | Castleford Tigers | 2 |
5 | Joe Burgess | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
6 | Danny Brough | Huddersfield Giants | 2 |
7 | Luke Gale | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
8 | Alex Walmsley | St. Helens | 1 |
9 | James Roby | St. Helens | 5 |
10 | Jamie Peacock | Leeds Rhinos | 11 |
11 | Zeb Taia | Catalans Dragons | 1 |
12 | Liam Farrell | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
13 | Adam Cuthbertson | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
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2016
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Jamie Shaul | Hull F.C. | 1 |
2 | Denny Solomona | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
3 | Ryan Atkins | Warrington Wolves | 2 |
4 | Mahe Fonua | Hull F.C. | 1 |
5 | Dominic Manfredi | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
6 | Kurt Gidley | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
7 | Luke Gale | Castleford Tigers | 2 |
8 | Chris Hill | Warrington Wolves | 3 |
9 | Danny Houghton† | Hull F.C. | 1 |
10 | Scott Taylor | Hull F.C. | 1 |
11 | Ben Currie | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
12 | Mark Minichiello | Hull F.C. | 1 |
13 | Gareth Ellis | Hull F.C. | 5 |
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2017
Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Zak Hardaker | Castleford Tigers | 3 |
2 | Greg Eden | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
3 | Michael Shenton | Castleford Tigers | 3 |
4 | Mark Percival | St. Helens | 1 |
5 | Mahe Fonua | Hull F.C. | 2 |
6 | Albert Kelly | Hull F.C. | 1 |
7 | Luke Gale † | Castleford Tigers | 3 |
8 | Grant Millington | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
9 | Matt Parcell | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
10 | Sebastine Ikahihifo | Huddersfield Giants | 1 |
11 | Ben Murdoch-Masila | Salford Red Devils | 1 |
12 | Mike McMeeken | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 6 |
2018
The 2018 Dream Team featured eight players making their first appearance. Seven players selected from League Leaders St Helens.Player | Team | Appearance | |
1 | Ben Barba † | St. Helens | 1 |
2 | Thomas Makinson | St. Helens | 2 |
3 | Mark Percival | St. Helens | 2 |
4 | Bill Tupou | Wakefield Trinity | 1 |
5 | Tom Johnstone | Wakefield Trinity | 1 |
6 | Jonny Lomax | St. Helens | 1 |
7 | Danny Richardson | St. Helens | 1 |
8 | Luke Thompson | St. Helens | 1 |
9 | James Roby | St. Helens | 6 |
10 | Rémi Casty | Catalans Dragons | 2 |
11 | John Bateman | Wigan Warriors | 1 |
12 | Matty Ashurst | Wakefield Trinity | 1 |
13 | Sean O'Loughlin | Wigan Warriors | 7 |
- † indicates that year's Man of Steel.
2019
# | Player | Team | Appearance |
1 | Lachlan Coote | St. Helens | 1 |
2 | Thomas Makinson | St. Helens | 3 |
3 | Kevin Naiqama | St. Helens | 1 |
4 | Konrad Hurrell | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
5 | Ash Handley | Leeds Rhinos | 1 |
6 | Blake Austin | Warrington Wolves | 1 |
7 | Jackson Hastings † | Salford Red Devils | 1 |
8 | Liam Watts | Castleford Tigers | 1 |
9 | Daryl Clark | Warrington Wolves | 2 |
10 | Luke Thompson | St. Helens | 2 |
11 | Josh Jones | Salford Red Devils | 1 |
12 | Liam Farrell | Wigan Warriors | 2 |
13 | Morgan Knowles | St. Helens | 1 |
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Appearances by club and country
Club | Appearance | |
1 | Wigan Warriors | 72 |
2 | St. Helens | 62 |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | 52 |
4 | Castleford Tigers | 21 |
5 | Warrington Wolves | 19 |
5 | Bradford Bulls | 19 |
7 | Hull F.C. | 18 |
8 | Huddersfield Giants | 11 |
9 | Catalans Dragons | 8 |
9 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 |
11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 6 |
12 | Salford Red Devils | 4 |
13 | London Broncos | 3 |
14 | Sheffield Eagles | 2 |
14 | Gateshead Thunder | 2 |
16 | Halifax | 1 |
16 | Widnes Vikings | 1 |
14 different countries have seen players appear in the Dream Team. Fiji are the latest country to see a player appear with Kevin Naiqama making the team in 2019 for St. Helens.
Country | Appearance | |
1 | England | 197 |
2 | Australia | 54 |
3 | Wales | 13 |
4 | New Zealand | 11 |
5 | Ireland | 8 |
6 | Tonga | 7 |
7 | Samoa | 6 |
7 | Scotland | 6 |
9 | Papua New Guinea | 4 |
10 | France | 2 |
10 | United States | 2 |
11 | Fiji | 1 |
11 | Italy | 1 |
11 | Cook Islands | 1 |