The three-peat was achieved by the Penrith Panthers in 2023, in one of the most tightly-contested competitions of the modern era.
The opening third of the season saw some incredibly close margins, with the dominant teams starting to open the gaps on their opponents towards the back end of the year.
The Dolphins won plenty of fans in their inaugural NRL year in a season that many would not have predicted to be as successful.
The Warriors were adopted as many fans' 'second-favourite' team, with many riding the 'Wahs Wave', feeling affection for the Shaun Johnson-led side that arguably endured the hardest journey in and out of the COVID-affected period.
The NRL set new records for viewership and attendance in 2023, and it was a year where so many teams were still mathematically in finals contention until the final few rounds.
There was a plethora of encounters that we had to consider when finalising our top ten games of the year. Did we get them right? Were there any matches that you would have included?
8. Round 12 - Dragons vs Roosters: A new coach, a dramatic comeback and a thrilling finish
They say the most dangerous time to play a struggling team is immediately after a coach is sacked, and nothing was more true of this Anzac Day rematch in Round 12 on a Friday night at Kogarah.
There might have only been a tick over 9,000 fans in attendance, but it was a party on the hill as the last play of the game brought with it a Mat Feagai try that sealed two critical competition points for the Red V.
They had run away to an early lead through tries to Moses Suli and Ben Hunt, but had the brakes put on then by the Roosters, who found a run of points after halftime to take the lead.
The game then ebbed and flowed, as the lead swapped hands with tries to Jaydn Su'A and then James Tedesco, but it was Hunt setting up Feagai that set off raucous scenes at Kogarah.
