The outside backs have grown more and more important in recent years at both ends of the park.
Gone are the days where wingers in the NRL were simply there to finish plays, and long gone are the days when centres were seen as expendable.
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Instead, wingers are required to run the ball, get sets off to a good start, break tackles and be able to pass while having incredible finishing ability.
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Centres are also more important than ever, particularly in defence.
Here is every club's centres and wingers ranked.
15. St George Illawarra Dragons
Wingers: Setu Tu and Christian Tuipulotu
Centres: Moses Suli and Valentine Holmes
Other options: David Fale, Tyrell Sloan, Mathew Feagai, Nathan Lawson, Nick Tsougranis
The Dragons are another club with big questions over their wing and centre combinations heading into the year.
The centres, Moses Suli and Valentine Holmes, are certainly better than this ranking if they were being viewed on their own, but there are still questions defensively and consistency wise for the duo.
The wing is where the Dragons will need large improvements.
Tyrell Sloan dropping out of favour means Setu Tu gets the first start of the year alongside Christian Tupulotu who had major injury issues in 2025.
The Dragons have enough talent in the backline, but it's unclear if Shane Flanagan will be able to get it all together.
” there are issues that need to be addressed though, with Dallin Watene-Zelezniak – not a star by any means, but important to the Warriors – to line up on the other side of the park ”
I’d quibble with your assessment of DWZ as “not a star”. I’d rate him better than plenty of the wingers in clubs that you’ve got higher on the table.