2026 NRL Hooker Ineffective Tackles leaders

A tackle that makes contact but does not stop the ball carrier, who then offloads or gets the ball away. Ineffective tackles sit between completed and missed: they show effort without control, and the offload they allow can be as costly as a miss. This page ranks Hooker players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Oliver Pascoe, Bailey Hayward, Apisai Koroisau.

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

Rank	Player	Team	Ineffective Tackles
1	Oliver Pascoe	Titans	47
2	Bailey Hayward	Bulldogs	45
3	Apisai Koroisau	Wests Tigers	33
4	Phoenix Crossland	Knights	31
5	Reed Mahoney	Cowboys	31
6	Harry Grant	Storm	29
7	Blayke Brailey	Sharks	26
8	Tallyn Da Silva	Eels	23
9	Brandon Wakeham	Sea Eagles	20
10	Damien Cook	Dragons	20
11	Reece Robson	Roosters	19
12	Samuel Healey	Warriors	17
13	Wayde Egan	Warriors	17
14	Jeremy Marshall-King	Dolphins	15
15	Owen Pattie	Raiders	15
16	Billy Walters	Broncos	13
17	Brandon Smith	Rabbitohs	13
18	Cory Paix	Broncos	13
19	Hohepa Puru	Sharks	11
20	Jacob Liddle	Dragons	11
21	Ryley Smith	Eels	8
22	Harrison Graham	Knights	7
23	Benaiah Ioelu	Roosters	5
24	Josese Lanyon	Wests Tigers	5
25	Mitch Kenny	Panthers	5
26	Luke Sommerton	Titans	3
27	Zach Dockar-Clay	Sea Eagles	1

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2026 NRL Hooker Ineffective Tackles leaders

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