{"id":148356,"date":"2025-11-22T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/148356\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:41:12","slug":"the-top-ten-props-of-2025-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/148356\/","title":{"rendered":"The top ten props of 2025 – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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How often do we hear it? Halves can’t play behind beaten forward packs!<\/p>\n

NRL<\/a> middles are perhaps the most under appreciated sportspeople on the planet.<\/p>\n

They do all the hard work. They take that first hit up in the big games. They get smashed. They make a mountain of tackles.<\/p>\n

Today we are here to talk about the best of the big men.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for Pat Carrigan, he will be in the locks. Played 13 games at lock, 12 at prop. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui<\/a> lock<\/p>\n

Mitch Barnett, unfortunately, won’t feature due to only playing 11 games, but he was well on track to place very highly.<\/p>\n

As always, this list is purely based on 2025 performance rather than being a flat Top Ten list.<\/p>\n

With that said, below are the Top Ten props from the 2025 season:<\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions: James Fisher-Harris and Fonua Pole<\/p>\n

10. Lindsay Smith<\/p>\n

I still have no idea how Laurie Daley<\/a> overlooked the Penrith middle for Origin duties, given the “efforts” of some of those chosen.<\/p>\n

Smith continues to be the most overlooked prop in the competition. Fans will rush to the comments to be negative here but the bloke has two Kangaroos caps.<\/p>\n

His 2025 season saw him run out 26 times for four tries, 46 tackle breaks, 24 offloads, 964 post-contact metres, 115 run metres per game and a tackle percentage of almost 96%.<\/p>\n

Whether starting or coming off the bench, Smith did absolutely everything asked of him by Ivan Cleary<\/a>. He’s set for a bumper contract extension.<\/p>\n


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