Overall I'd say that the 2023 NRL season was a huge success.

We had an all time great Grand Final, we may have seen the greatest era in the game's history, a multitude of future stars emerging and the introduction of a brand new club.

I'd also like to think that we learned a few things a long the way.

10 things to be exact!

Below are those very ten things that we learned in 2023:

3. The Golden Boot award needs an urgent re-work

The Golden Boot has long been contentious. Awarding the "best player in the world" on minimal, international games is less than ideal.

For the record I think James Fisher-Harris is a magnificent player and under the current set up, a worthy winner.

New Zealand v Samoa - Mens Pacific Championships
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 21: James Fisher-Harris, captain of the Kiwis
is tackled (C) during the Mens Pacific Championships match between New Zealand Kiwis and Toa Samoa at Eden Park on October 21, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Just tweet the name. Best international player this year.

Or better yet, award it in World Cup years, or years where tests are played as more than a post season wind down for those players who didn't need surgery.

Again, this is not a knock at JFH, but the system doesn't work.