Methodology and data source

Data source

All player statistics come from the public Champion Data feed used across the NRL's digital platforms. The feed is the official source for the competition's stats and carries play-by-play detail, which is how every game log can show tries, run metres and tackles per match.

Each completed match is ingested once, in full: the score, the scoring sequence and the individual stats of every player on the field. Stats are not estimated or projected anywhere on this site.

Stat families

• Season totals: the raw counts for the whole season, e.g. 1,500 run metres. Volume stats reward the players who do the job most often.
• Per-game averages: the season total divided by games played. These level the field between players who have played different numbers of games, and come with a minimum-games qualifier (5 by default) so a single big game cannot top the board.
• Ratios and efficiency: one stat divided by another, e.g. metres per run, tackle efficiency, conversion accuracy. These measure the quality of the work, not just the quantity.

Notes on the numbers

• Stats are per game, not per minute: FootyIndex does not track minutes played, so per-game averages are the rate unit used across the site.
• Every player is bucketed by one current position for all leaderboards and season stats: the position they have played most often in 2026, with the most recent game breaking ties. Bench-only players are included in player profiles and team tables but excluded from the positional leaderboards.
• Game logs keep the position from each match's official team sheet, so a player who filled in elsewhere shows the position they actually played in that game.
• Team colours and logos are for identification only; colours are close approximations of the clubs' official brand palettes.
• All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), the NRL's home timezone.

Attribution

FootyIndex is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with the National Rugby League, any club, or Champion Data. Club logos are used for identification under fair dealing; they remain the property of their owners.