Alex Johnston currently has 213 NRL tries in his career, having just broken the all-time competition record.

Quick Scoop: Alex Johnston’s Try Tally

Alex Johnston went into the recent derby at Allianz Stadium on 211 career NRL tries, one behind Ken Irvine’s long‑standing record of 212.

In that game, he scored a double for South Sydney, taking his tally to 213 and moving past Irvine to stand alone as the NRL’s all‑time leading try scorer.

Over his career, every one of those 213 tries has been scored for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he has become their greatest ever tryscorer as well as the competition’s leading one.

Why this is a big deal

  • Ken Irvine’s record of 212 had stood since the 1970s, making it one of rugby league’s most iconic marks.
  • Johnston’s strike rate surged especially from 2020–2023, when he piled on 105 tries in just 92 games, including back‑to‑back 30‑try seasons in 2021 and 2022.
  • He has built this total across 13 seasons with South Sydney, cementing his status as one of the most prolific wingers in NRL history.

In short: Alex Johnston has 213 NRL tries and is now the top try scorer in the competition’s history.

TL;DR: Alex Johnston has scored 213 NRL tries, all for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and has just broken the all‑time NRL try‑scoring record.

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