I know I say this about every position, but the lock forward role may be my favourite in rugby league.

These blokes are required to do the defensive work of a front rower, while often being asked to play bigger minutes.

The instructions for our 13s are simple: Make your 40 tackles a game, oh and we need some try assists too. Easy, right?

Truthfully, this may have been the most difficult position to rank.

There were some genuine standout performances that were hard to split, while filling the final two spots was a bit of a chore.

As always, the below list is compiled using only 2025 performances and it not a flat chat top ten locks in the game.

Below are the top ten locks from the 2025 season:

5. Trent Loiero

Trent Loiero is yet another story of Craig Bellamy discovering a young footballer and developing him into an Origin-level talent.

Loiero won't grab the headlines in a side consisting of names such as Munster, Hughes and Grant, but he was every bit as important this year.

25 games for the Storm saw him score four tries, produce 23 offloads, run for over 100 metres per game and tackle at 96%.

His Origin series was way better than critics will represent. He was massive in games two and three as the starting lock for the Maroons.