It’s some achievement to be an ever-present over the course of the season, avoiding injuries, suspensions and of course ensuring you’re still performing well enough to warrant selection week in, week out.
This season though, there’s more than meets the eye to being an ever-present, with coaches and clubs now having to contend with the match limits introduced at the beginning of the campaign.
Dependent on their age and position, each player now has a limit on the number of minutes they’re able to play in a calendar year.
These limits can be exceeded, but at some point down the line, all the figures need to level themselves out – for the sake of the player.
We examine the Super League’s ever-presents thus far this season below. Every player who hasn’t missed a league game is listed, broken down by team. There are 52 total on the list after Round 12.
Please take note that this only applies to Super League games; Challenge Cup matches, for example, are not taken into account.
Of course, after 12 rounds, most teams have played 12 league games in 2024. The only anomalies are Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards, who have each played 11 league games. That’s due to Wigan’s involvement in the World Club Challenge back in February, which saw the neighbours’ Round 2 clash in Super League postponed.
A new date is yet to be set for that fixture, but in the context of the below breakdown, the duo’s ever-presents are those to have featured in all 11 of their Super League games so far this year.
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