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2026 NRL Hooker Metres per Hit-Up leaders

Hit-up metres divided by hit-up carries. Against set defence, nine metres is a good carry and anything over ten is dominant: this is the front-rower's efficiency number. This page ranks Hooker players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Josese Lanyon, Brandon Smith, Samuel Healey.

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Showing players 1 to 26 of 26 with at least 5 games listed as Hooker.

RankPlayerTeamMetres per Hit-Up
1Josese LanyonWests Tigers9.67
2Brandon SmithRabbitohs9.07
3Samuel HealeyWarriors9.00
4Billy WaltersBroncos8.00
5Ryley SmithEels8.00
6Hohepa PuruSharks7.33
7Bailey HaywardBulldogs5.00
8Phoenix CrosslandKnights5.00
9Apisai KoroisauWests Tigers2.00
10Benaiah IoeluRoosters–
11Blayke BraileySharks–
12Brandon WakehamSea Eagles–
13Cory PaixBroncos–
14Damien CookDragons–
15Harrison GrahamKnights–
16Harry GrantStorm–
17Jacob LiddleDragons–
18Jeremy Marshall-KingDolphins–
19Luke SommertonTitans–
20Mitch KennyPanthers–
21Oliver PascoeTitans–
22Owen PattieRaiders–
23Reece RobsonRoosters–
24Reed MahoneyCowboys–
25Tallyn Da SilvaEels–
26Wayde EganWarriors–

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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 Normal RunMetres per Kick ReturnPost-Contact Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs