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
2. Zac Lomax
If this list had been compiled just after the Origin series, Lomax is number one by a long, long way. He did have a slight fall-off late on and thus drifts all the way to the second spot.
With his career at a crossroads, Lomax was shifted to the wing and quickly became the elite, Origin-level superstar we all knew he could be.
21 games for the Dragons saw him score 14 tries, lay on five try assists, break 76 tackles, make 14 line-breaks and run for over 171 metres per game.
In a struggling Red V outfit, Lomax was an absolute monster! He should send Shane Flanagan Christmas cards for the rest of his career.
