DREAM TEAM 2023
Here are the 13 players picked as the cream of this year's Super League crop...
By STEPHEN IBBETSON
JACK WELSBY (ST HELENS)
VOTED as League Express readers' player of the year for 2022, Jack Welsby has only gone from strength to strength in 2023.
As Saints have built momentum in the second half of the season, their ever-present star fullback has come to the fore with a number of matchwinning moments of magic.
His 27 try assists place him behind only Bevan French, while only French and Matt Dufty have made more tackle busts than Welsby's 117.
This is Welsby's third consecutive Dream Team appearance and comes in a third different position, after centre and stand-off.
JOSH CHARNLEY (LEIGH LEOPARDS)
LITTLE over a year ago, Josh Charnley was contemplating his future in the game after being marginalised at Warrington.
Thankfully, for him, Leigh and Rugby League as a whole, he kept going and has enjoyed one of his bestever seasons.
Charnley spent all year locked in a tussle for top try-scorer, finishing with 26, but the 32-year-old has impressed all-round.
His defence has been top-notch and he has contributed heavily with the ball, making 3,262 metres, the thirdbest figure in Super League, and a remarkable 36 clean breaks, ten more than any other player.