With the off-season comes the usual troupes.

Talk of expansion, the divisions talk, player movements and of course post-season rankings.

Today we're here to focus on the rankings. More specifically, the NRL lock rankings from 2023.

Please keep in mind that these rankings are based only on 2023. Both NRL and Origin performances will be taken into account. Not specifically who is the best lock outright.

Before we start, I'm going to take a moment to answer some of the usual questions to appear in the comments to any sort of rankings.

Do I even watch football? Yes, every game.

Are my eyes painted on? No. That would be funny though.

Who am I? Just a fan.

With that said, below are the top 10 NRL locks based purely and totally on 2023:

Honorable Mention: Victor Radley, Adam Elliott

7. Corey Horsburgh

To say Corey Horsburgh enjoyed a breakout season in 2023 would be putting it very lightly.

"Big Red" was a monster for the Green Machine this year and absolutely deserved his Origin call up. I'm happy to go on record as saying it won't be his last.

Across 22 games he scored three times, made 35 tackle breaks, ran for over 110 metres per game, tackled at 95.5% and had 27 offloads.

Horsburgh looked like a different player this year. The switch has been flicked. Watch out opposing middle forwards.

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