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2026 NRL Prop 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 Prop players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Jackson Ford, Terrell May, Toby Couchman.

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Showing players 1 to 45 of 45 with at least 5 games listed as Prop.

RankPlayerTeamTackles per Game
1Jackson FordWarriors43.6
2Terrell MayWests Tigers41.7
3Toby CouchmanDragons40.5
4Payne HaasBroncos37.4
5Leo ThompsonBulldogs36.3
6Max KingBulldogs36.3
7Liam HenryPanthers36.1
8Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs34.3
9Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans33.5
10Xavier WillisonBroncos32.8
11Tom GilbertDolphins32.7
12Trey MooneyKnights32.4
13Josh KingStorm32.3
14James Fisher-HarrisWarriors32.0
15Joseph TapineRaiders31.4
16Corey JensenBroncos31.3
17Stefano UtoikamanuStorm29.9
18Moeaki FotuaikaTitans29.8
19Mitchell BarnettWarriors27.3
20Tevita TatolaRabbitohs26.7
21Taniela PasekaSea Eagles26.5
22Jacob SaifitiKnights26.4
23Fonua PoleWests Tigers26.2
24Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks25.9
25Coen HessCowboys25.8
26Naufahu WhyteRoosters25.7
27Moses LeotaPanthers25.0
28Lindsay CollinsRoosters24.1
29Preston RikiBroncos23.9
30Emre GulerDragons23.8
31Junior PauloEels23.6
32Sam TuivaitiEels23.0
33Griffin NeameCowboys22.5
34Nathan BrownSea Eagles22.1
35Toby RudolfSharks21.7
36Luca MorettiEels20.5
37Thomas FleglerDolphins20.3
38Jason TaumaloloCowboys19.7
39Sam HughesBulldogs19.1
40Josh Papali'iRaiders18.0
41Spencer LeniuRoosters16.1
42Blake LawrieDragons13.5
43John RadelRabbitohs12.6
44Simione LaiafiSea Eagles11.9
45Taylor LosaluRoosters5.3

Related stats

Season totals

Try SavesTry DebitsTacklesMissed TacklesIneffective Tackles

Per-game averages

Try Saves per GameTry Debits per GameMissed Tackles per GameIneffective Tackles per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Tackle EfficiencyMissed Tackles per TackleIneffective Tackles per Tackle