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 winger 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 winger 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 wingers based purely and totally on 2023:
Honourable mentions: Alex Johnston, Xavier Coates & Mikaele Ravalawa
5. Greg Marzhew
Looking back now, it seems beyond belief that Greg Marzhew didn't appear until Round four. He was a monster on the wing for Newcastle, in every sense of the word.
In his 22 games he crossed for 22 tries, made 27 line breaks, ran for 200 metres per game and ... get this, made 177 tackle breaks!
There we multiple games this year where Marzhew was simply unstoppable. His try try, 240 metre game against the Bunnies stands out but Canberra and Dogs fans will still be having nightmares also.
With his wing partner moving on at the end of the season, Marzhew is now the man out wide in the Hunter.
