<p>They say good things come in threes. That sentiment certainly rings true for this lot. No one enjoyed crossing for three (or more) tries in a single game than this list of League legends.</p> <p>Legendary wingers, trailblazing forwards and strike centres are just some of the characters who currently populate the list of players who have the most NRL hat-tricks of all time.</p> <p>Want to keep an eye on the try scoring freaks currently playing in the NRL? Check out our <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/nrl/predictions">weekly NRL tips and predictions</a> to see which players are poised to score a meat pie or three.</p> <p>But for now, check out our list of players who currently have the most NRL hat-tricks of all time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Greg Inglis – 11 (2006 – 2015)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>A modern day great, the man they call GI terrorized opposition defenses during his decade in the NRL.</p> <p>He scored 149 career tries across his time at Melbourne and South Sydney, recording 11 hat-tricks in the process. These exploits see him crack the list of players with the most NRL hat-tricks of all time.</p>

<h2>Steve Renouf – 11 (1988 – 1999)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Pearl was one of the biggest strike weapons of the Brisbane Broncos dynasty during the 1990s and he’s got the receipts to prove it.</p> <p>He crossed for 142 tries in 183 games for the Queensland club, which included 11 hat-tricks.</p> <p>One of those three pieces also came in the 1997 Super League grand final, showing Renouf’s ability to deliver on the biggest stage.</p> <p>As well as being among the players to have the most hat-tricks in NRL history, Renouf remains to this day the Broncos all-time leading try scorer.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Brett Morris – 12 (2009 – 2021)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It didn’t matter if he was playing for the Dragons, the Bulldogs, the Roosters, NSW, or Australia, wherever Brett Morris went, he did one thing – score tries.</p> <p>Morris scored 178 tries and 12 hat-tricks in 281 appearances across three clubs.</p> <p>These line-finding exploits place him among both the highest hat-trick and try scorers in NRL history.</p>

<h2>Harold Horder – 13 (1914 – 1922)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Horder by name, hoarder by nature. Harold was hoarding hatties by the looks of it, 13 to be precise.</p> <p>Unlucky for some, but not for the South Sydney great who is regarded as one of the greatest wingers to ever play the game.</p> <p>He had a strike rate of more tries than games for the Bunnies and his tally of 152 career tries stood as the record for the most in NSWRL history from 1924-1969.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Eddie Lumsden – 14 (1957 – 1966)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>When you’re parked on the wing for a side that wins 11 straight premierships, chances are you’re going to cross for a try or two.</p> <p>Or for 136. That’s what legendary St George winger Eddie Lumsden did in his decade with the Dragons.</p> <p>He won nine of St George’s 11 straight titles, bagging 14 hat-tricks in the process, retiring with one of the most enviable resumes in Rugby League history.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Ray Preston – 14 (1949 – 1956)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Another golden oldie, legendary winger Ray Preston dominated the try-scoring metrics in the 1950s.</p> <p>He had a strike rate of nearly a try a game over his 133 appearances in the NSWRL across both Newtown and Parramatta.</p> <p>Preston also remarkably crossed for 14 hat-trick in this time, proving just how prolific he truly was.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Reg Gasnier – 14 (1959 – 1964)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Six premierships, 127 tries, 14 hat-tricks, Team of the Century, ARL Hall of Fame, Member of the Order of Australia, Rugby League immortality.</p> <p>These are just some achievements of St George deity Reginald William Gasnier.</p> <p>Widely regarded as the Dragon’s greatest ever player, Gasiner actually ended his club career with more tries than games.</p> <p>Therefore, it comes as little surprise that he crossed for as many hat-tricks as he did, or that he has been immortalized in bronze outside of the SCG.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Alex Johnston – 16* (2014 – 2023)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The only active player on this list, Rabbitohs winger Alex Johnston frequently displays his penchant for scoring both tries and hat-tricks in the NRL.</p> <p>Adequately applied with ammunition by the Bunnies lethal left edge, the man they call AJ has scored three or more tries in a single game on 16 occasions and counting* throughout his career so far.</p> <p>These exploits have seen him slide into equal first&nbsp;here and outright second on the <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/nrl/news/most-nrl-tries">Top 10 Highest NRL Try Scorers of All Time.</a></p> <p>Still under 30 years of age and with his current strike rate you’d have to think Johnston will end his career at the top of both lists.</p>

<h2>Ken Irvine – 16 (1959 – 1973)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It’s no surprise that the greatest try scorer in Rugby League history also has the equal most hat-tricks of all time.</p> <p>The late, great Ken Irvine crossed for three or more meat pies in a single match 16 times during his prolific career.</p> <p>His insane ROI of 212 tries in 236 games is still unbeaten as is his record of 16 hat-tricks, it is shared however, with..</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Frank Burge – 16 (1915 – 1927)</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Frank Burge is widely recognized as one of the greatest forwards in Rugby League history. Yes, you read that right, forward.</p> <p>Burge scored a record 16 hat-tricks playing in the forwards. A true trailblazer during Rugby League’s infancy, Burge started playing first-grade footy at age 16.</p> <p>He possessed a unique blend of speed and power that made him a support player without equal.</p> <p>After setting and still holding to this day (nearly 100 years later!) the record for the most hat-tricks in NRL/NSWRL history, Burge went on to become one of the game’s most revered coaches.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fancy a flutter on the footy? Check out our <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/huddle/punter-iq/guide/hot-to-bet-on-nrl">How to Bet on the NRL</a> Punter IQ guide.&nbsp;</p>