Over the next fortnight, Zero Tackle will unveil the next crop of young players coming through the ranks who have yet to play NRL first-grade.
Every NRL star was once just a name on a team sheet, a promising kid waiting for the right moment to shine.
As players age and legends retire, the next generation of the competition's future superstars are slowly making a name for themselves in the lower grades.
In the past 18 months, Blaize Talagi, Lachlan Galvin and Isaiah Iongi are just three players who have earned their debuts and taken the rugby league world by storm... so who's next?
After hours of watching matches from the Harold Matthews Cup to the Mal Meninga Cup to the NSW Cup and QLD Cup competitions, Zero Tackle has compiled a list of the 'Top 100 young players yet to play in the NRL'.
This list will be updated every three months - four times a year - as players continue to progress through the ranks and make their NRL debuts while others continue to impress at their respective clubs and for their schools.
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The following ten players include the younger brother of an NRL star, one of the most talented fullback prospects at the Sydney Roosters and a playmaker who has been a mainstay in the NSW Cup team for the New Zealand Warriors over the past two seasons.
60. Itula Seve (Sydney Roosters)
Age: 18
Team: Sydney Roosters
Position: Prop
Contract Status: 2028
COMPARISON: Felise Kaufusi
59. Nikora Williams (Cronulla Sharks)
Age: 19
Team: Cronulla Sharks
Position: Centre
Contract Status: 2027
COMPARISON: Joseph Manu
58. Pheonix Godinet (Wests Tigers)
Age: 18
Team: Wests Tigers
Position: Second-Row
Contract Status: 2027
COMPARISON: Sitili Tupouniua
57. Mohamed Alameddine (Parramatta Eels)
Age: 19
Team: Parramatta Eels
Position: Wing
Contract Status: 2027
COMPARISON: Josh Addo-Carr
56. Zaidas Muagututia (Manly Sea Eagles)
Age: 18
Team: Manly Sea Eagles
Position: Hooker
Contract Status: 2026
COMPARISON: Apisai Koroisau
55. Ryda Talagi (Parramatta Eels)
Age: 18
Team: Parramatta Eels
Position: Prop
Contract Status: 2027
COMPARISON: Jason Taumalolo
54. Luke Hanson (New Zealand Warriors)
Age: 21
Team: New Zealand Warriors
Position: Five-Eighth
Contract Status: 2025 (MO for 2026)
COMPARISON: Luke Keary
53. Rex Bassingthwaighte (Sydney Roosters)
Age: 17
Team: Sydney Roosters
Position: Fullback
Contract Status: 2028
COMPARISON: James Tedesco
52. Elijah Keung (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Age: 18
Team: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Position: Prop
Contract Status: 2027
COMPARISON: Davvy Moale
51. Wil Sullivan (Newcastle Knights)
Age: 21
Team: Newcastle Knights
Position: Prop
Contract Status: 2028
COMPARISON: David Klemmer
Ethan, this is a pretty ambitious project !
Tell me, please, about the rankings.
Do they represent Zero Tackle’s assessment of how good these kids may _eventually_ be, or how good they _currently_ are, or which are the closest to getting picked for a game in first grade ?