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2026 NRL Five-Eighth Post-Contact Metres per Game leaders

Post-contact metres divided by games played. The rate version of the power stat: the players at the top keep gaining ground after contact in every game, which is what makes them so hard to defend. This page ranks Five-Eighth players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Jake Averillo, Clayton Faulalo, Fletcher Sharpe.

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Showing players 1 to 23 of 23 with at least 5 games listed as Five-Eighth.

RankPlayerTeamPost-Contact Metres per Game
1Jake AverilloDolphins43.1
2Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles40.5
3Fletcher SharpeKnights35.6
4Stephen CrichtonBulldogs33.5
5Jayden CampbellTitans30.0
6Cameron MunsterStorm22.4
7Ezra MamBroncos21.6
8Luke BrooksSea Eagles20.0
9Ronald VolkmanEels19.9
10Ethan StrangeRaiders19.5
11Jake CliffordCowboys18.3
12Jarome LuaiWests Tigers15.6
13Joey WalshSea Eagles14.5
14Liam SuttonCowboys11.7
15Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters10.7
16Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors9.1
17Jack CoggerPanthers7.8
18Kodi NikorimaDolphins7.0
19Braydon TrindallSharks6.5
20Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons5.6
21Luke HansonWarriors5.3
22Jack ColePanthers5.0
23Reece FoleyRoosters0.7

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