With every season, we see players emerge and show everyone that they are not quite the same player that we saw in previous years.
Whether it’s a young star coming of age, or a savvy veteran returning to form, there are always huge improvements every year in the NRL.
The following is a list of the top five most improved players that we saw in the 2018 season.
2. Tariq Sims
The once dynamic young backrower from the Cowboys had fallen off the radar quite heavily after injury struggles and changing clubs.
Sims admits that after his first severe injury he struggled greatly and did not manage well, at one stage weighing up to 120kgs.
However, since making his way back home to Illawarra and playing consistent football, the young Gerringong local has found tremendous form in the 2018 season.
This season, Sims was undoubtedly one of the most damaging defenders in the competition and even made it somewhat of a trait to demolish opposition halves when given the chance.
In the stat department it is also clear that Sims has hit supreme form averaging 23.4 tackles and 2.4 line breaks a game, whilst also crossing the stripe 10 times this season for the Red V.
The 2018 season has seen Tariq Sims go from somewhat of an afterthought to one of the premier edge backrowers in the NRL.
