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2026 NRL Lock Metres Gained leaders

All metres gained by a player including kicks, whereas run metres counts carries only. Kick metres make up the difference, so this leaderboard leans towards halves and fullbacks who kick long in general play. This page ranks Lock players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Erin Clark, Nat Butcher, Ata Mariota.

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Showing players 1 to 21 of 21 with at least 1 game listed as Lock.

RankPlayerTeamMetres Gained
1Erin ClarkWarriors3,120
2Nat ButcherRoosters2,603
3Ata MariotaRaiders2,152
4Lindsay SmithPanthers2,112
5Patrick CarriganBroncos2,041
6Loko Jnr Pasifiki TongaDragons2,033
7Jaeman SalmonBulldogs2,003
8Cameron MurrayRabbitohs1,863
9Trent LoieroStorm1,852
10Mat CrokerKnights1,772
11Alex TwalWests Tigers1,763
12Reuben CotterCowboys1,473
13Connor WatsonRoosters1,456
14Alex SeyfarthWests Tigers1,390
15Chris RandallTitans1,301
16Morgan KnowlesDolphins1,301
17Cameron McInnesSharks1,291
18Victor RadleyRoosters1,282
19Jake TrbojevicSea Eagles1,161
20Saxon PrykeEels702
21Bronson GarlickRabbitohs175

Related stats

Season totals

Run MetresPost-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