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.
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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
5. Will Warbrick
Did you know that Will Warbrick won an Olympic silver medal in the Rugby Sevens? Just making sure ...
Fair to say that Warbrick has been one of those more than capable of making the code switch. He quickly became an elite winger in 2024.
Across 24 games for the Storm this year he crossed for 15 tries, broke 74 tackles, had 16 line-breaks and ran for over 160 metres per game.
I'd argue his efforts far surpassed those stats. He was massive in becoming yet another of Craig Bellamy's superstars.
