With the off-season comes the usual troupes.
Talk of expansion, the divisions talk, player movements and of course post-season rankings.
Today we're here to focus on the rankings. More specifically, the NRL centres rankings from 2023.
Please keep in mind that these rankings are based only on 2023. Both NRL and Origin performances will be taken into account. Not specifically who is the best centre outright.
Before we start, I'm going to take a moment to answer some of the usual questions to appear in the comments to any sort of rankings.
Do I even watch football? Yes, every game.
Are my eyes painted on? No. That would be funny though.
Who am I? Just a fan.
With that said, below are the top 10 NRL centres based purely and totally on 2023:
Honourable mentions: Valentine Holmes, Will Penisini, Euan Aitken, Tolutau Koula
9. Matthew Timoko
Matt Timoko was Canberra's best in 2023 and I will stand and argue with anyone who suggests otherwise.
He may be the most difficult centre in the competition to tackle one on one. It's frightening that he is still only 23 year's of age.
Across 25 games for the Green Machine he broke 118 tackles, scored 11 tries, made 14 line breaks and ran for over 150 metres per game.
He was as close to an automatic selection for the Kiwis as you could find. He was brilliant on debut.
