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2026 NRL Lock Post-Contact Metres leaders

Metres gained after the first defender makes contact. Post-contact metres are the pure power stat: they show who keeps driving forward when they are hit, and the leaders are the hardest players in the competition to bring down. 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.

RankPlayerTeamPost-Contact Metres
1Erin ClarkWarriors1,141
2Nat ButcherRoosters929
3Ata MariotaRaiders801
4Loko Jnr Pasifiki TongaDragons763
5Patrick CarriganBroncos762
6Jaeman SalmonBulldogs741
7Cameron MurrayRabbitohs724
8Lindsay SmithPanthers700
9Trent LoieroStorm625
10Mat CrokerKnights610
11Alex TwalWests Tigers579
12Reuben CotterCowboys577
13Alex SeyfarthWests Tigers565
14Chris RandallTitans495
15Morgan KnowlesDolphins489
16Connor WatsonRoosters469
17Cameron McInnesSharks446
18Victor RadleyRoosters438
19Jake TrbojevicSea Eagles433
20Saxon PrykeEels245
21Bronson GarlickRabbitohs34

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedKick 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