There's a mentality, especially in big games, that the forward pack who wins the battle, ultimately goes on to win the game.
We've seen elite halfbacks shut out of games after seeing their forward pack dominated.
Today we are here to celebrate the competition's elite big men.
Putting together a shortlist for this was incredibly easy. We have some brilliant engine rooms in the competition.
Leaving players out was difficult. That said, we can only name 10. A brilliant brilliant at that.
Again, this list isn't a list of the best ten middles in the game, and it's based purely on 2024 efforts.
Below are the top ten prop forwards from 2024:
2. Joseph Tapine
Selecting the top two spots here was super easy. Ranking those two was very, very difficult as in any other season, the Raiders hitman would be number one.
Tapine was a giant in 2024 in every sense of the word. He walks into literally any side in the world.
His 24 games produced 52 tackle breaks, 28 offloads, 166 run metres per game and a tackle efficiency of over 94%.
The Raiders did not have a great season but Tapine should have swept every single club award he was nominated for, and was an easy selection in the Dally M Team of the Year.
