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:

2. Patrick Carrigan

Honestly, what more can possibly be said about Pat Carrigan?

For club, state and country, he was an absolute behemoth all season long. In any other year, he would have placed first on this list.

25 games for the Broncos saw a return of 32 tackle breaks, 30 offloads, 1300 post contact metres, 157 run metres per game and a tackle efficiency of over 94%.

He is the ultimate middle in the modern game. Big minutes, big impact no matter what level of the game.