The prop forwards. Not a position that draws the attention of the halfback role, or even the modern-day fullback, but just as important.
They say that Origin is won in the forwards. It's hard to name a brilliant halfback who stars with any sort of consistency whilst playing behind a beaten forward pack.
In 2022 we are spoilt when it comes to middle forwards. The shortlist here was 18, without even deep diving for names that didn't come to mind right away.
Some super-performing props are going to miss out here, but here are the 10 props I believe performed best in 2022.
Only 2022 is taken into account. To qualify a player must have played more games in the front row than elsewhere. There may be some crossover with the lock position, but we'll cross that if and when we come to it.
3. Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Considering the career he has enjoyed to date, this may be a big statement, but I believe Campbell-Gillard produced a career best season in 2022.
150 metres run per game, 39 tackle breaks, 17 offloads and a tackle efficiency of 92.4% only goes part the way to describing his efforts this year.
Parra's forward pack, lead by RCG and the aforementioned Paulo, was a top two pack all season. RCG was the pick of a marvellous lot.
He was so dominant that he became a must pick at both Origin and international level. At 29 year's of age we may be seeing the peak of a very handy career.
Personally, I would have dropped David Klemmer for Jordan McLean, but I can’t really grumble about that list.