Straight off the bat, I'm going to admit that ranking the second rowers in 2022 was the most difficult of all lists.
There were so many good performers this season which made narrowing it down to just the ten very difficult.
Ranking them was even more difficult. I very much look forward to the comments, which again I expect only to be complimentary.
Here are the top 10 NRL backrowers from 2022. Only performances this year are taken into account and only players who were named in the back row more often than they were in other positions are eligible.
For the record Liam Martin, Briton Nikora and Jai Arrow were all shortlisted but missed the final cut.
4. Shaun Lane
If not for a player yet to be named, Lane would be the surprise packet in 2022. He's always showed great promise but in 2022 he delivered ... big time!
13 try assists is a crazy stat for a second rower. He produced that, 130 running metres per game, 14 line break assists, seven line breaks and crossed for two tries himself.
38 offloads, 65 tackle breaks and almost 93% of his tackles made round out a marvellous season on both sides of the ball.
I'm shocked he wasn't named for the Kangaroos. I honestly had him in my strongest 17. Based on form he absolutely deserved a shot.
Koloamatangi for me, for consistency.
I was surprised you gave Briton Nikora a place in the shortlist. I don’t rate him as highly as Cronulla compatriots Williams and Wilton (but you’re probably a better judge of Sharks personnel than I am).