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
7. Jacob Kiraz
Although Kiraz did make 11 of his 25 appearances this season in the centres, it was his efforts on the wing that made him one of the NRL's most damaging backline players in 2024.
His 189 run metres per game are skewed by games in the centres. While on the wing he routinely ran over 200 metres. That said, he did record over 300 whilst in the centres against the Storm.
In his 25 games in 2024, Kiraz recorded 11 tries, 111 tackle breaks, 18 line-breaks and the aforementioned 189 run metres per game.
Kiraz monster running game has seen him emerge as a very real candidate for an Origin wing spot moving forward.
