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2026 NRL Centre Hit-Up Metres per Game leaders

Hit-up metres divided by games played. How much ground a forward wins against set defence every week, and the truest per-game measure of front-row impact. This page ranks Centre players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Tallis Duncan, Will Penisini, Moses Suli.

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

RankPlayerTeamHit-Up Metres per Game
1Tallis DuncanRabbitohs48.7
2Will PenisiniEels45.2
3Moses SuliDragons44.8
4Jack BostockDolphins43.1
5Matt TimokoRaiders43.1
6Paul AlamotiPanthers42.7
7Simi SasagiRaiders42.3
8Jack HowarthStorm41.9
9Beau FermorTitans40.7
10Jordan SamraniEels39.0
11Heamasi MakasiniWests Tigers36.6
12Deine MarinerBroncos34.6
13Herbie FarnworthDolphins33.2
14Jack WightonRabbitohs32.4
15Tom ChesterCowboys32.0
16Jesse RamienSharks28.4
17Nick MeaneyStorm27.5
18Kotoni StaggsBroncos26.8
19Patrick HerbertWests Tigers26.6
20Tolutau KoulaSea Eagles26.4
21Bronson XerriBulldogs24.7
22Casey McLeanPanthers23.9
23Reuben GarrickSea Eagles23.9
24Valentine HolmesDragons23.1
25Jojo FifitaTitans22.7
26Ali LeiatauaWarriors20.3
27Bradman BestKnights19.6
28Leka HalasimaWarriors19.4
29Izack TagoPanthers18.6
30Taylan MayWests Tigers18.6
31Robert ToiaRoosters17.8
32Adam PompeyWarriors17.0
33Latrell MitchellRabbitohs16.7
34Luke GarnerPanthers16.7
35Mawene HirotiSharks16.7
36Tommy TalauRoosters15.5
37Dane GagaiKnights15.1
38Jaylan De GrootTitans13.8
39AJ BrimsonTitans12.6
40Tyran WishartStorm12.2
41Josh FeledySea Eagles12.0
42Matt BurtonBulldogs11.7
43Fetalaiga PaugaRoosters10.7
44Hugo SavalaRoosters10.2
45Roger Tuivasa-SheckWarriors9.3
46Jaxon PurdueCowboys6.7
47Riley JonesSharks4.7

Related stats

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 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 Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs