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2026 NRL Halfback Offloads leaders

A pass thrown while still being tackled, keeping the ball alive after contact. Offloads are the chaos stat: they create second-phase attack and are a speciality of the best ball-playing forwards, who draw a defender and slip a teammate through the gap. This page ranks Halfback players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Nicho Hynes, Nathan Cleary, Sam Walker.

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Showing players 1 to 30 of 30 with at least 1 game listed as Halfback.

RankPlayerTeamOffloads
1Nicho HynesSharks28
2Nathan ClearyPanthers22
3Sam WalkerRoosters22
4Dylan BrownKnights16
5Lachlan GalvinBulldogs16
6Adam DoueihiWests Tigers13
7Jahrome HughesStorm13
8Sandon SmithKnights11
9Te Maire MartinWarriors11
10Isaiya KatoaDolphins9
11Ethan SandersRaiders8
12Lachlan IliasTitans7
13Ben HuntBroncos5
14Adam ReynoldsBroncos4
15Ashton WardRabbitohs4
16Mitchell MosesEels4
17Jamal FogartySea Eagles3
18Hayden WatsonStorm2
19Kyle FlanaganDragons2
20Tanah BoydWarriors2
21Tom DeardenCowboys2
22Zane HarrisonTitans2
23Coby BlackRaiders1
24Niwhai PuruSharks1
25Toby RodwellRoosters1
26Javon AndrewsWests Tigers0
27Jayden SullivanRabbitohs0
28Jock MaddenWests Tigers0
29Kade ReedDragons0
30Luke MetcalfWarriors0

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Season totals

TriesTry AssistsPointsLine BreaksLine Break AssistsTackle BreaksPossessionsPasses

Per-game averages

Tries per GameTry Assists per GamePoints per GameLine Breaks per GameLine Break Assists per GameTackle Breaks per GameOffloads per GamePossessions per GamePasses per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Passes per PossessionTry Assists per TryOffloads per Possession