Class number nines can make such a huge different to a team's fortunes.
Cameron Smith, for over a decade, pulled the strings for the Storm. Despite Melbourne losing millions of dollars of talent, they never really dipped thanks mainly to Smith's genius.
2024 saw a host of class hookers emerge. It did make ranking them very tough.
Please remember that these rankings are compiled using 2024's form only. This isn't necessarily a list of the best hookers, per se.
Below are the top 10 hookers from 2024:
1. Harry Grant
Another season, another Harry Grant masterclass across 12 amazing months.
His 23 games for the Storm saw a return of 12 tries, eight try assists, nine line-break assists, four forced dropouts, almost 70 run metres per game and a tackle percentage of almost 92%.
Grant was also breathtaking for the Kangaroos recently and turned in a brilliant Game One for the Maroons.
The Storm number nine is the undisputed king of the role. Despite a brief thought of naming Robson here, Grant again sits atop the best rakes in the game.
