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

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

RankPlayerTeamTimes Tackled
1Fletcher SharpeKnights191
2Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles161
3Stephen CrichtonBulldogs140
4Jayden CampbellTitans139
5Ezra MamBroncos135
6Cameron MunsterStorm124
7Jake AverilloDolphins103
8Ethan StrangeRaiders99
9Jake CliffordCowboys97
10Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters89
11Ronald VolkmanEels81
12Luke BrooksSea Eagles79
13Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors73
14Jarome LuaiWests Tigers69
15Braydon TrindallSharks55
16Kodi NikorimaDolphins53
17Joey WalshSea Eagles49
18Jack CoggerPanthers44
19Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons38
20Liam SuttonCowboys23
21Jack ColePanthers22
22Luke HansonWarriors12
23Riley PollardSharks7
24Reece FoleyRoosters4
25Keagan Russell-SmithStorm2
26Jai ArrowRabbitohs0

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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 Metres

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