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2026 NRL Five-Eighth Hit-Up Runs leaders

Carries straight into the teeth of the defence from a standing start, usually the first or second hit-up of a set. Hit-ups are the forwards' trade: head-down, straight-line carries that build a platform for the whole team. This page ranks Five-Eighth players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Jake Averillo, Clayton Faulalo, Stephen Crichton.

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Showing players 1 to 26 of 26 with at least 1 game listed as Five-Eighth.

RankPlayerTeamHit-Up Runs
1Jake AverilloDolphins28
2Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles16
3Stephen CrichtonBulldogs13
4Ezra MamBroncos2
5Fletcher SharpeKnights2
6Jack CoggerPanthers2
7Cameron MunsterStorm1
8Jack ColePanthers1
9Jake CliffordCowboys1
10Braydon TrindallSharks0
11Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors0
12Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters0
13Ethan StrangeRaiders0
14Jai ArrowRabbitohs0
15Jarome LuaiWests Tigers0
16Jayden CampbellTitans0
17Joey WalshSea Eagles0
18Keagan Russell-SmithStorm0
19Kodi NikorimaDolphins0
20Liam SuttonCowboys0
21Luke BrooksSea Eagles0
22Luke HansonWarriors0
23Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons0
24Reece FoleyRoosters0
25Riley PollardSharks0
26Ronald VolkmanEels0

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedPost-Contact MetresKick MetresRunsHit-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 Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs