Three NRL players have won a second consecutive spot in stats guru David Middleton’s Team of the Decade.

Billy Slater, Greg Inglis, and Cameron Smith appeared in Middleton’s last Team of the Decade for years 2000 to 2009. All three have landed a position in his team of the 2010s, released in Big League’s Annual which goes on sale on Friday.

Cronulla legend Paul Gallen couldn’t earn a guernsey in a forward pack boasting international stars Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Matt Scott.

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Round 20

James Maloney played the most NRL games of the decade with 243 for four different clubs - just one more than Cameron Smith.

Fellow journeyman Adam Blair is fourth on the list, behind Canberra’s Jarrod Croker.

Croker scored the most points for the decade with 1948, ahead of Maloney and Smith, while Smith had the most games won in the decade with 176 at 72.7 per cent.

One of the big surprises in Middleton’s stats breakdown is Akuila Uate scoring the most tries for the decade with 118 - three ahead of Croker and 10 ahead of Brett Morris.

Cameron Smith, Greg Inglis and Billy Slater have all doubled up in David Middleton’s Team of the Decade. Source: News Limited

David Middleton’s Team of the Decade

1 Billy Slater

2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

3 Greg Inglis

4 Jamie Lyon

5 Brett Morris

6 Johnathon Thurston

7 Cooper Cronk

8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

9 Cameron Smith

10 Matt Scott

11 Sam Burgess

12 Boyd Cordner

13 Jason Taumalolo