2023 was a year of big changes right across the NRL.

From a new team, to the improvement of the Warriors and Knights, to other teams like the Rabbitohs, Eels and Cowboys being on a slippery slope to the bottom, there was plenty to keep track of week to week.

A season like that is always going to bring contrasting ideals for a number of players, and there were some who made major leaps forward on their careers.

For some, it has already new contracts signed, while for others, potential has been fulfilled. For one, you could argue it was a career-saving season.

Here are the ten most improved players from the 2023 NRL season.

9. Wayde Egan (New Zealand Warriors)

Some will probably suggest improved is the wrong word for Egan - he was excellent for the Warriors in 2022 and among their best during that final difficult COVID-impacted season.

But 2023 saw the dummy half go to another level.

There is little doubt that in the modern game you can't go close to winning a premiership without a dominant number nine, and Egan was just that. He was, without a shadow of a doubt, in the top couple of number nines in the competition.

While his defence was among the best, it was his attack where he shone, linking beautifully time and time again with Shaun Johnson and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. The trio made the Warriors something of a powerhouse, and the Andrew Webster-coached side wound up with a preliminary final to show for it.