We are absolutely blessed in the year 2024.
The level of talent across each and every NRL position has never been better.
The current crop of NRL five-eights though is downright special.
This was a very difficult list to compile. You'll soon see but one of the game's elite players missed out.
A reminder that this is a list based purely on 2024 efforts.
With that said, below are the top 10 five-eights from 2024:
Honourable Mention: Cameron Munster
2. Tom Dearden
Tom Dearden enjoyed a majestic 2024 season that saw him emerge as the next man up for Queensland and the Kangaroos.
If you want to argue he should be number one here, I'll push back but it won't be through his lack of ability or performance.
24 games saw him score nine tries, lay on 13 try assists, provide 17 line-break assists, break 77 tackles, tackle at almost 90% and run for just under 100 metres per game.
Dearden celebrated his wonderful season with a try on debut for the Kangaroos.
