In a game built on collisions and chaos, Alex Johnston has made a career out of being one of the most talented try-scorers and finishers in rugby league history.

While forwards crash and halves scheme, Johnston simply waits, and then runs, and rarely does he not score.

Since bursting onto the scene in what would be South Sydney Rabbitohs' premiership-winning 2014 season, the Rabbitohs winger has rewritten the record books in a way that felt almost inevitable once you'd watched him long enough.

Last Friday, he crossed for his 213th career try, surpassing Ken Irvine's record that was untouched for 57 years.

He cemented his place not just as the greatest try-scorer in NRL history, but as one of the underrated athletes the game has ever produced.

Here are the ten best tries of Alex Johnston's career.

9. Dummy-half run vs Wests Tigers

Opening up Round 14 of his rookie season, the Rabbitohs played the Wests Tigers at home.

Johnston and Kyle Turner played a significant role in this game, scoring two tries each.

Being up 12-6 in the 44th minute on the third tackle, Alex Johnston would pick up the ball from dummy half around 35 metres out from their line and quickly run through the middle of the Tigers defence and all by himself, extend the lead with his second try of the night.

He scored under the posts, taking the game to 18-6.

It was his seventh try of the season.

The Rabbitohs would end up winning 32-10 and climb up to third position on the ladder, with Johnston showing his speed and ability to break through a tackle attempt from Blake Austin

Johnston would end up scoring 21 tries in the 18 games he played that season, showing his try scoring eability early.