With just one round of the Super League season to go, we’re just days away from the Super League Dream Team being announced, and that means prediction time.

For the first time ever, Super League fans have been asked to vote, with supporters’ picks comprising 20% of the final Dream Team. Select journalists have 30%, and the Man of Steel Panel will have 50% of the say.

Some players will be ever-present throughout most team selections, but there’s also sure to be some rogue shouts thrown in, as there always is.

Each of our writers has now had their say at picking their own Super League Dream Team, with a brief explanation why also offered, ahead of next week’s official team is confirmed.

The official Dream Team will be released on Sunday, September 13, on Super League’s social media channels.

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Players from Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos dominate, and that’s no surprise as they’ve been the two best and most consistent teams this year.

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Wigan’s Jai Field’s a fantastic rugby league player and just gets the nod ahead of Lachie Miller at full-back. Leeds powerhouse Maika Sivo’s tally of 29 Super League tries in 19 games speaks for itself, and he’d have smashed the competition record but for a broken arm. Zach Eckersley has been really impressive for Wigan and will top the chart plenty of times in the future.

Umyla Hanley, of Leigh, seems to be getting better year on year and he’s joined in the centres by Rhinos’ Ash Handley who is just two years into the role and already one of the best in the business.

Both Rhinos’ halves are in. Brodie Croft gets the nod at stand-off – rather than Bevan French of Wigan – because he’s played most weeks and his 28 tries are a remarkable achievement. At scrum-half, Jake Connor tops Super League for goals, points, try assists, attacking kicks, 40-20s and kicks in general play.

Joe Ofahengaue has had a big year for Leigh, and he’s their second inclusion, at prop alongside the ever-impressive Caleb Hamlin-Uele of Wakefield.

Wigan’s Brad O’Neill is clearly the best hooker in the comp at the moment, while James McDonnell of Leeds and Wakefield’s second pick Isaiah Vagana have been really strong in the second-row. Only one Warrington inclusion might be controversial considering they are third in the table, but Ben Currie sneaks in at loose-forward.

Full-back Jai Field, wingers Maika Sivo and Zach Eckersley, centres Ash Handley and Umyla Hanley,  stand-off Brodie Croft, scrum-half Jake Connor, props Joe Ofahengaue and Caleb Hamlin-Uele, hooker Brad O’Neill, second-rows James McDonnell and Isaiah Vagana, loose-forward Ben Currie.

Pete’s XIII: Jai Field; Maika Sivo, Ash Handley, Umyla Hanley, Zach Eckersley, Brodie Croft, Jake Connor, Joe Ofahengaue, Tyson Smoothy, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, James McDonnell, Isaiah Vagana, Ben Currie

Sam Cook

Starting at full-back and it’s arguably one of the toughest calls to make. Lachie Miller will be an obvious pick for some, whilst Olly Ashall-Bott is also an option, but for me there is no more gamebreaking full-back than Jai Field.

Maika Sivo is an obvious choice for one wing, and there is no need to overthink that, and he’ll be joined by Zach Eckersley, who has had a breakout campaign and established himself as a genuine star. It’s probably also no surprise that each man is joined by their centre partner with Ash Handley and Adam Keighran getting the nod over the likes of Umyla Hanley, who simply hasn’t played enough for me.

On the same logic of why Hanley does not make the cut, neither does Bevan French but in truth Brodie Croft is an obvious option at six and he’s joined by Jake Connor, though Harry Smith deserves a mention. Completing the spine is Brad O’Neill as the bite he brings up front cannot be understated.

It’s been somewhat of a boring team so far with just Wigan and Leeds picks but Leigh’s Joe Ofahengaue starts at prop alongside Wakefield’s Caleb Hamlin-Uele, who could be really exciting if picked for England this year. In the second-row, it’s hard to look past Hamlin-Uele’s teammate Isaiah Vagana and next comes my rogue pick as Chris Hankinson makes it in.

Teammate James McDonnell is unlucky to miss out but Hankinson has been one of the stories of the season, so perhaps it’s a sentimental pick but it certainly holds water. As for loose forward, Oliver Partington would be a lock here if he’d played more games there but second-row injuries prevented him. Instead, it’s Ben Currie who gets the nod.

Sam C’s XIII: Jai Field; Maika Sivo, Ash Handley, Adam Keighran, Zach Eckersley; Brodie Croft, Jake Connor; Joe Ofahengaue, Brad O’Neill, Caleb Hamlin-Uele; Isaiah Vagana, Chris Hankinson; Ben Currie

Sam Brocksom

Like the other guys’ teams, Leeds and Wigan are heavily represented, and rightly so given the seasons that they’ve had. Both Lachie Miller and Jai Field deserve a place in the team, but I’ve gone Miller – just – given he was named top and then third in the first two Man of Steel votes.

The wingers pick themselves. Maika Sivo and Zach Eckersley have scored the most tries this season in that position, with Eckersley excelling both on the wing and at centre. Speaking of centres, Ash Handley has been the stand-out in that role this year, whilst Adam Keighran solidified his place in my selections with a hat-trick against the Rhinos on Saturday. Umyla Hanley hasn’t played enough games this year, in my opinion.

A lack of appearances is also the reason why Bevan French doesn’t make the squad. However, he is the best player in Super League and proved that again at the weekend. Brodie Croft takes the six shirt for his huge try tally, whilst teammate Jake Connor has racked up 43 assists in Super League this season.

The props pick themselves, with Joe Ofahengaue and Caleb Hamlin-Uele the two stand-outs this year. If the latter isn’t in the England World Cup squad at the end of the year, it is a travesty. The hooker spot goes to Tyson Smoothy after the way he has transformed Wakefield on both sides of the ball. He dictates the play from the ruck, and is such an underrated cog in the Trinity machine. He is also the second-top tackler in Super League, and will be a huge miss when he departs for the Perth Bears.

My back row picks are Isaiah Vagana and Oliver Partington. Vagana has been destructive on the right edge for Trinity, whilst Partington needed to be in this team somewhere, and given he has played a fair few games as of late in the back row, can slot in here. Credit needs to be given to Mathieu Jussaume, who narrowly misses out after a stellar season with Toulouse that includes 16 tries.

Ben Currie locks the pack, with the Warrington veteran having his career-best season. He is richly deserving of the new contract signed earlier in the year.

Sam B’s XIII: Lachie Miller; Maika Sivo, Ash Handley, Adam Keighran, Zach Eckersley; Brodie Croft, Jake Connor; Joe Ofahengaue, Tyson Smoothy, Caleb Hamlin-Uele; Oliver Partington, Isaiah Vagana; Ben Currie