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2026 NRL Centre Post-Contact Metres per Run leaders

Post-contact metres divided by carries. It measures how much of every run comes after first contact: the leaders gain ground after being hit, which is the definition of leg drive. This page ranks Centre players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Tolutau Koula, Ali Leiataua, Robert Toia.

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Showing players 1 to 47 of 47 with at least 5 games listed as Centre.

RankPlayerTeamPost-Contact Metres per Run
1Tolutau KoulaSea Eagles4.74
2Ali LeiatauaWarriors4.02
3Robert ToiaRoosters4.02
4Deine MarinerBroncos4.00
5Leka HalasimaWarriors3.86
6Moses SuliDragons3.84
7Jojo FifitaTitans3.78
8Herbie FarnworthDolphins3.75
9Will PenisiniEels3.74
10Latrell MitchellRabbitohs3.72
11Simi SasagiRaiders3.71
12Tom ChesterCowboys3.68
13Luke GarnerPanthers3.65
14Bradman BestKnights3.60
15Paul AlamotiPanthers3.52
16AJ BrimsonTitans3.46
17Matt TimokoRaiders3.46
18Tyran WishartStorm3.39
19Casey McLeanPanthers3.33
20Beau FermorTitans3.32
21Taylan MayWests Tigers3.29
22Matt BurtonBulldogs3.27
23Tallis DuncanRabbitohs3.27
24Bronson XerriBulldogs3.26
25Dane GagaiKnights3.19
26Mawene HirotiSharks3.16
27Izack TagoPanthers3.13
28Jesse RamienSharks3.09
29Roger Tuivasa-SheckWarriors3.05
30Jaxon PurdueCowboys3.02
31Patrick HerbertWests Tigers3.01
32Jack HowarthStorm3.00
33Josh FeledySea Eagles3.00
34Heamasi MakasiniWests Tigers2.99
35Hugo SavalaRoosters2.99
36Fetalaiga PaugaRoosters2.98
37Adam PompeyWarriors2.93
38Valentine HolmesDragons2.89
39Kotoni StaggsBroncos2.88
40Jordan SamraniEels2.84
41Tommy TalauRoosters2.84
42Jaylan De GrootTitans2.82
43Jack WightonRabbitohs2.71
44Jack BostockDolphins2.68
45Reuben GarrickSea Eagles2.68
46Nick MeaneyStorm2.57
47Riley JonesSharks2.47

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedPost-Contact MetresKick MetresRunsHit-Up RunsHit-Up MetresNormal RunsNormal Run MetresDummy-Half RunsDummy-Half MetresKick ReturnsKick Return MetresTimes Tackled

Per-game averages

Run Metres per GameMetres Gained per GamePost-Contact Metres per GameKick Metres per GameRuns per GameHit-Ups per GameHit-Up Metres per GameNormal Runs per GameNormal Run Metres per GameDummy-Half Runs per GameDummy-Half Metres per GameKick Returns per GameKick Return Metres per GameTimes Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per RunMetres per Hit-UpMetres per Normal RunMetres per Kick ReturnPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs