2026 NRL Centre Times Tackled leaders

The number of times a player is tackled with the ball. It is the defensive mirror of runs: it shows how often a player carries into contact, and the leaders are the same forwards who dominate the carries count. This page ranks Centre players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Tom Chester, Beau Fermor, Valentine Holmes.

All positions Centre Five-Eighth Fullback Halfback Hooker Lock Prop Second Row Wing

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 53 with at least 1 game listed as Centre.

Rank	Player	Team	Times Tackled
1	Tom Chester	Cowboys	328
2	Beau Fermor	Titans	296
3	Valentine Holmes	Dragons	279
4	Herbie Farnworth	Dolphins	276
5	Reuben Garrick	Sea Eagles	265
6	Tallis Duncan	Rabbitohs	262
7	Matt Timoko	Raiders	259
8	Dane Gagai	Knights	253
9	Matt Burton	Bulldogs	246
10	Jaxon Purdue	Cowboys	245
11	Paul Alamoti	Panthers	243
12	Simi Sasagi	Raiders	238
13	Casey McLean	Panthers	236
14	Kotoni Staggs	Broncos	230
15	Tolutau Koula	Sea Eagles	228
16	Jack Howarth	Storm	227
17	Jack Bostock	Dolphins	216
18	Nick Meaney	Storm	214
19	Deine Mariner	Broncos	213
20	Jordan Samrani	Eels	208
21	Jack Wighton	Rabbitohs	203
22	Jojo Fifita	Titans	202
23	Adam Pompey	Warriors	188
24	Bronson Xerri	Bulldogs	186
25	Robert Toia	Roosters	186
26	Leka Halasima	Warriors	184
27	Ali Leiataua	Warriors	177
28	Heamasi Makasini	Wests Tigers	176
29	Moses Suli	Dragons	174
30	AJ Brimson	Titans	170
31	Jesse Ramien	Sharks	170
32	Bradman Best	Knights	155
33	Will Penisini	Eels	152
34	Mawene Hiroti	Sharks	149
35	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	Warriors	143
36	Hugo Savala	Roosters	142
37	Izack Tago	Panthers	132
38	Patrick Herbert	Wests Tigers	129
39	Luke Garner	Panthers	120
40	Tyran Wishart	Storm	115
41	Josh Feledy	Sea Eagles	83
42	Taylan May	Wests Tigers	79
43	Jaylan De Groot	Titans	75
44	Latrell Mitchell	Rabbitohs	74
45	Tommy Talau	Roosters	69
46	Solomone Saukuru	Wests Tigers	61
47	Fetalaiga Pauga	Roosters	47
48	Araz Nanva	Eels	36
49	Antonio Verhoeven	Broncos	32
50	Hayden Buchanan	Dragons	20

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Season totals

Run Metres Metres Gained Post-Contact Metres Kick Metres Runs Hit-Up Runs Hit-Up Metres Normal Runs Normal Run Metres Dummy-Half Runs Dummy-Half Metres Kick Returns Kick Return Metres

Per-game averages

Run Metres per Game Metres Gained per Game Post-Contact Metres per Game Kick Metres per Game Runs per Game Hit-Ups per Game Hit-Up Metres per Game Normal Runs per Game Normal Run Metres per Game Dummy-Half Runs per Game Dummy-Half Metres per Game Kick Returns per Game Kick Return Metres per Game Times Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per Run Metres per Hit-Up Metres per Normal Run Metres per Kick Return Post-Contact Metres per Run Post-Contact Share of Run Metres Hit-Up Share of Runs

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