Halfback is the most important position in the NRL. I don't think anyone can dispute that statement.
We saw how drastically the Sharks' performances improved with the arrival of a class halfback. Meanwhile, those sides struggling to find a star number seven very rarely play finals footy.
Luckily for fans, there seems to be a plethora of talented number sevens in the game right now. Ranking them was very, very difficult and I'm sure will be met with nothing but positivity in the comments.
As with other lists, this is based purely on 2022. It's not necessarily the best players in this position overall.
To qualify a player must have played halfback more often than not. There will be one technical exception as we saw with the five-eights.
8. Adam Reynolds
Across the opening two months of the competition, Reynolds was in arguably career-best form. The questions aimed toward the Souths brass were being fired in thick and fast.
Unfortunately, much like Brisbane as an entity, the form of Reynolds dropped away dramatically as the Broncos failed to qualify for the Finals.
That said, Reynolds arrival completely transformed Brisbane. If he had a more stable halves partner and regular fullback, Brisbane finish in the eight.
Despite the uncertainties in the spine positions he produced 19 try assists, scored six himself, forced 15 drop outs and kicked for almost 450 metres per game. A brilliant effort, justifying the club's decision to bring him in.
