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 prop 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 front rower outright.
If you're looking for Cotter, he played more games as a lock and thus qualifies there.
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 props based purely and totally on 2023:
Honourable mentions: Taniela Paseka, Toafofoa Sipley, Junior Paulo
5. James Fisher-Harris
It's often tough for club mates to both land on a top 10 list given the amount of work taken away from one by the other. There are no such issues here for the second of the Panthers duo.
The Panthers big man is quickly becoming one of the scariest men in the game and one of the game's top enforcers.
Across 23 appearances this year he averaged 130 run metres per game, broke 54 tackles, produced 17 offloads and tackled at 92%.
The Grand Final shifted Penrith's way almost to the second he returned to the field. That is not a coincidence.
