2026 NRL Ineffective Tackles per Tackle leaders

Ineffective tackles divided by completed tackles. Contact that does not stop the play-the-ball keeps the attack alive, so a low rate here means a defender controls what they hit. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Hugo Peel, Edward Kosi, Matt Dufty.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 448 with at least 5 games.

Rank	Player	Team	Ineffective Tackles per Tackle
1	Hugo Peel	Storm	0.38
2	Edward Kosi	Rabbitohs	0.29
3	Matt Dufty	Rabbitohs	0.24
4	Jensen Taumoepeau	Titans	0.21
5	Jeral Skelton	Wests Tigers	0.21
6	Tom Trbojevic	Sea Eagles	0.21
7	Bailey Simonsson	Eels	0.17
8	Jye Gray	Rabbitohs	0.16
9	Dominic Young	Knights	0.15
10	Jonah Pezet	Eels	0.14
11	Lehi Hopoate	Sea Eagles	0.14
12	Savelio Tamale	Raiders	0.14
13	Alofiana Khan-Pereira	Warriors	0.13
14	Daniel Tupou	Roosters	0.13
15	Kaeo Weekes	Raiders	0.13
16	Sione Katoa	Sharks	0.13
17	Heamasi Makasini	Wests Tigers	0.12
18	Luke Hanson	Warriors	0.12
19	Moses Leo	Storm	0.12
20	Taine Tuaupiki	Warriors	0.12
21	Ashton Ward	Rabbitohs	0.11
22	Chanel Harris-Tavita	Warriors	0.11
23	Ethan King	Cowboys	0.11
24	Fletcher Hunt	Knights	0.11
25	Hayze Perham	Broncos	0.11
26	Isaiah Iongi	Eels	0.11
27	Jed Stuart	Raiders	0.11
28	Josiah Karapani	Broncos	0.11
29	Junior Tupou	Wests Tigers	0.11
30	Keano Kini	Titans	0.11
31	Rex Bassingthwaite	Roosters	0.11
32	Clint Gutherson	Dragons	0.10
33	Dean Ieremia	Titans	0.10
34	Jack Howarth	Storm	0.10
35	Jamayne Isaako	Dolphins	0.10
36	Jason Saab	Sea Eagles	0.10
37	Joash Papalii	Eels	0.10
38	Sunia Turuva	Wests Tigers	0.10
39	Blake Wilson	Sea Eagles	0.09
40	Daniel Atkinson	Dragons	0.09
41	Deine Mariner	Broncos	0.09
42	Greg Marzhew	Knights	0.09
43	Jack Wighton	Rabbitohs	0.09
44	Jesse Arthars	Broncos	0.09
45	John Radel	Rabbitohs	0.09
46	Jonathan Sua	Bulldogs	0.09
47	Josh Addo-Carr	Eels	0.09
48	Nick Meaney	Storm	0.09
49	Starford To'a	Wests Tigers	0.09
50	Stephen Crichton	Bulldogs	0.09

Related stats

Season totals

Try Saves Try Debits Tackles Missed Tackles Ineffective Tackles

Per-game averages

Try Saves per Game Try Debits per Game Tackles per Game Missed Tackles per Game Ineffective Tackles per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Tackle Efficiency Missed Tackles per Tackle

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