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:

3. Isaah Yeo

I shouldn't be shocked, but some parts of the NRL online community believe Isaah Yeo had a bad year. If you're one of those few, please just stop it!

Yeo was in everything, yet again, for the Panthers in 2025. They were a Reece Walsh ten-minute masterclass from another Grand Final.

21 games for Penrith saw him average over 125 metres per game and tackle at over 97%. There is no stat for what he does in the middle for Penrith with the ball.

Don't let a few bad Origin returns deter you from what was, again, another brilliant season from the Panthers skipper.