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2026 NRL Five-Eighth 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 Five-Eighth players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Stephen Crichton, Clayton Faulalo, Jake Averillo.

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

RankPlayerTeamPost-Contact Metres per Run
1Stephen CrichtonBulldogs3.85
2Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles3.77
3Jake AverilloDolphins3.56
4Fletcher SharpeKnights3.40
5Jayden CampbellTitans3.33
6Ronald VolkmanEels2.80
7Jake CliffordCowboys2.79
8Joey WalshSea Eagles2.63
9Ezra MamBroncos2.53
10Liam SuttonCowboys2.50
11Ethan StrangeRaiders2.42
12Jack ColePanthers2.41
13Luke HansonWarriors2.31
14Luke BrooksSea Eagles2.29
15Cameron MunsterStorm2.17
16Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors2.02
17Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters1.81
18Jarome LuaiWests Tigers1.78
19Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons1.71
20Jack CoggerPanthers1.69
21Braydon TrindallSharks1.36
22Kodi NikorimaDolphins1.25
23Reece FoleyRoosters1.00

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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