Best Players After Round Eleven

TOP FRONT ROWERS
Keven Mealamu (BLU) - 303 ><
Bismarck du Plessis (SHK) - 276 >
Ti'i Paulo (CRU) - 275 <
Andrew Hore (HUR) - 271 ><
Tatafu Polatu-Nau (WAR) - 261 *

Bismarck du Plessis rises to second, still trailing Mealamu, and only a single point ahead of Paulo (though the latter is likely to be benched this week to accomodate Corey Flynn). Although he's been injured, Polatu-Nau makes a return in fifth position at the expense of Gary Botha.

TOP LOCKS
Andries Bekker (STM) - 268 ><
Dean Mumm (WAR) - 236 ><
Nathan Sharpe (FOR) - 211 ><
Michael Paterson (HUR) - 175 >
Anthony Boric (BLU) - 160 <

A big week from Nathan Sharpe sees him close the gap on Mumm but there's little significant activity among the locks. The only movement sees Boric and Paterson swap places for the third week running at the bottom of the top five.

TOP LOOSIES
Pierre Spies (BUL) - 322 ><
Rocky Elsom (BRM) - 247 >
Cobus Grobbelaar (LIO) - 228 *
Adam Thomson (HGH) - 224 >
Victor Vito (HUR) - 218 *

Cobus Grobbelaar and Victor Vito make their first appearances after a series of impressive scores in recent weeks, but Spies still rules the roost, even if his performance against the Lions last week wasn't as rampant as many expected.

TOP HALVES
Quade Cooper (RED) - 378 >
Morne Steyn (BUL) - 344 >
Will Genia (RED) - 343 <
Daniel Carter (CRU) - 267 >
Stephen Brett (BLU) - 266 *

There's a lot of movement among the halves, as Cooper reclaims the top spot from Daniel Bowden, Morne Steyn slips ahead of Genia by a single point, and another point is all the separates Carter and Brett at the bottom of the five.

TOP CENTRES
James O'Connor (FOR) - 368 ><
Wynand Olivier (BUL) - 281 >
Adam Ashley-Cooper (BRM) - 264 >
Luke McAlister (BLU) - 236 <
Isaia Toe'ava (BLU) - 235 ><

There is little meaningful change among the centres as Luke McAlister's early withdrawal sees him slip to fourth. Olivier rediscovered some of his early form against the Lions and rises back to second place.

TOP BACKS
Israel Dagg (HGH) - 355 ><
Sitiveni Sivivatu (CHF) - 340 ><
Drew Mitchell (WAR) - 309 ><
Joe Rokocoko (BLU) - 288 *
Digby Ioane (RED) - 284 <

Joe Rokocoko enters the top five after some impressive performances of late. He does so at the expense of his Blues teammate Rene Ranger, whose been benched the last couple of weeks, but I'd expect him to start this week and against the Cheetahs he has a great chance at jumping back up the rankings.