2026 NRL Hooker Tackles per Game leaders
Tackles divided by games played. The defensive workload rate: 30 tackles a game is elite territory for hookers and locks, and the players at the top of this board are the ones their teams cannot replace. This page ranks Hooker players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Phoenix Crossland, Reece Robson, Blayke Brailey.
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Showing players 1 to 26 of 26 with at least 5 games listed as Hooker.
| Rank | Player | Team | Tackles per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Crossland | Knights | 44.1 |
| 2 | Reece Robson | Roosters | 42.9 |
| 3 | Blayke Brailey | Sharks | 42.3 |
| 4 | Apisai Koroisau | Wests Tigers | 41.0 |
| 5 | Bailey Hayward | Bulldogs | 41.0 |
| 6 | Harry Grant | Storm | 39.8 |
| 7 | Oliver Pascoe | Titans | 39.6 |
| 8 | Jeremy Marshall-King | Dolphins | 38.6 |
| 9 | Cory Paix | Broncos | 37.8 |
| 10 | Reed Mahoney | Cowboys | 36.4 |
| 11 | Damien Cook | Dragons | 36.3 |
| 12 | Mitch Kenny | Panthers | 32.9 |
| 13 | Benaiah Ioelu | Roosters | 31.2 |
| 14 | Wayde Egan | Warriors | 31.2 |
| 15 | Tallyn Da Silva | Eels | 29.0 |
| 16 | Billy Walters | Broncos | 28.7 |
| 17 | Ryley Smith | Eels | 28.3 |
| 18 | Brandon Wakeham | Sea Eagles | 27.1 |
| 19 | Owen Pattie | Raiders | 26.7 |
| 20 | Jacob Liddle | Dragons | 26.4 |
| 21 | Brandon Smith | Rabbitohs | 23.6 |
| 22 | Harrison Graham | Knights | 21.1 |
| 23 | Josese Lanyon | Wests Tigers | 17.6 |
| 24 | Hohepa Puru | Sharks | 14.8 |
| 25 | Samuel Healey | Warriors | 11.4 |
| 26 | Luke Sommerton | Titans | 11.2 |
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Ratios and efficiency
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