Middle forwards are the players who have the potential to win and lose a game.
It is almost impossible to win a game, no matter who is in your team if the forwards get dominated. If your forwards are dominating, you have to play pretty badly to lose (just ask New Zealand Warriors fans!).
Players seem to be getting better and better, earlier and earlier, and the big boys in the middle are no exception.
So, without further ado, here are the five best middle forwards aged 22 and under in the NRL.
4. Moeaki Fotuaika - 22
I almost missed this one. He wasn't even on the radar when it comes to young stars. Perhaps because he has no markings of a young player. Moeaki Fotuaika rarely makes a mistake.
Having already played and excelled for the QueenslandMaroons, Fotuaika is undoubtedly one of the better props in the NRL.
A cannonball of a man despite standing at 185 centimetres, Fotuaika is an absolute nightmare for defences to handle. Much like Cameron Munster, who just refused to be tackled when everyone else thinks he's held, Fotuaika is the same.
He scraps and claws for every metre, while remaining energetic and busy in defence. Averaging 115 metres and making tackles at above 97 per cent, he does it all.
