2026 NRL Hooker Run Metres leaders

The total distance a player carries the ball across a season. Run metres reward both volume and yardage, and the leaders are the forwards who take the hard carries and the fullbacks who return kicks. The first player to 4,000 metres has carried a heavy load all year. This page ranks Hooker players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Damien Cook, Harry Grant, Wayde Egan.

All positionsCentreFive-EighthFullbackHalfbackHookerLockPropSecond RowWing

Showing players 1 to 27 of 27 with at least 1 game listed as Hooker.

RankPlayerTeamRun Metres
1Damien CookDragons1,315
2Harry GrantStorm1,212
3Wayde EganWarriors1,199
4Blayke BraileySharks1,072
5Reece RobsonRoosters1,066
6Oliver PascoeTitans920
7Tallyn Da SilvaEels911
8Apisai KoroisauWests Tigers910
9Samuel HealeyWarriors778
10Brandon SmithRabbitohs733
11Jeremy Marshall-KingDolphins684
12Reed MahoneyCowboys631
13Owen PattieRaiders557
14Harrison GrahamKnights542
15Bailey HaywardBulldogs502
16Jacob LiddleDragons448
17Hohepa PuruSharks440
18Billy WaltersBroncos361
19Brandon WakehamSea Eagles288
20Phoenix CrosslandKnights255
21Cory PaixBroncos231
22Ryley SmithEels225
23Benaiah IoeluRoosters152
24Luke SommertonTitans116
25Mitch KennyPanthers95
26Josese LanyonWests Tigers59
27Zach Dockar-ClaySea Eagles11

Related stats

Season totals

Metres 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 Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs