I'd argue that the role of the winger has never been more important.
Fall from "catch and fall" merchants, wingers now play massive roles in not only scoring freakish tries, but helping out forwards by making mass metres.
Players such as Brian To'o have become extra forwards, routinely running for 150 metres, allowing their big men to use energy elsewhere.
Today we are looking at the top ten wing performers from 2024.
Just to clarify, this isn't a list of best wingers; it's the best performers in 2024.
Players who played across multiple positions will be considered as long as they played more wing than other spots.
With that said, below are the top ten wingers from 2024:
Honourable Mentions: Sunia Turuva and Sione Katoa
8. Tommy Talau
If this was a list of wing performers vs pre-season expectations, Talau would top this list by a long, long way.
He arrived at Manly as a handy option out wide but quickly became one of the Sea Eagles main weapons out wide.
Across his 23 games, 15 of which came on the wing, he scored 18 tries, had five try assists, made 17 line-breaks and ran for 144 metres per game.
Overall, Talau can be over the moon about his efforts in 2024. As a result, he'll remain an important part of Anthony Seibold's setup next season.
