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2026 NRL Lock Metres per Run leaders

Run metres divided by carries. The efficiency stat for running the ball: nine metres a carry is elite, and the leaders here are the players who do the most damage with every touch instead of just taking the most carries. This page ranks Lock players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga, Erin Clark, Ata Mariota.

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Showing players 1 to 21 of 21 with at least 5 games listed as Lock.

RankPlayerTeamMetres per Run
1Loko Jnr Pasifiki TongaDragons9.54
2Erin ClarkWarriors9.05
3Ata MariotaRaiders8.86
4Nat ButcherRoosters8.70
5Jaeman SalmonBulldogs8.63
6Reuben CotterCowboys8.51
7Patrick CarriganBroncos8.46
8Alex TwalWests Tigers8.36
9Cameron MurrayRabbitohs8.33
10Morgan KnowlesDolphins8.29
11Alex SeyfarthWests Tigers8.25
12Mat CrokerKnights8.24
13Connor WatsonRoosters8.18
14Chris RandallTitans8.04
15Victor RadleyRoosters8.02
16Trent LoieroStorm7.95
17Jake TrbojevicSea Eagles7.94
18Lindsay SmithPanthers7.81
19Bronson GarlickRabbitohs7.61
20Cameron McInnesSharks7.55
21Saxon PrykeEels7.47

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