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2026 NRL Second Row 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 Second Row players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Francis Manuleleua, Jeremiah Nanai, Haumole Olakau'atu.

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Showing players 1 to 49 of 49 with at least 5 games listed as Second Row.

RankPlayerTeamMetres per Run
1Francis ManuleleuaKnights10.27
2Jeremiah NanaiCowboys9.99
3Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles9.95
4Dylan LucasKnights9.78
5Brian PouniuDolphins9.62
6Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins9.47
7Heilum LukiCowboys9.44
8Salesi FoketiRoosters9.10
9Egan ButcherRoosters9.05
10Tyson FrizellKnights9.04
11Ben TrbojevicSea Eagles8.92
12Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaWarriors8.90
13Angus CrichtonRoosters8.85
14John BatemanCowboys8.84
15Sione FainuWests Tigers8.83
16Billy BurnsSharks8.71
17Max PlathDolphins8.71
18David FifitaRabbitohs8.68
19Jack WilliamsEels8.68
20Jacob PrestonBulldogs8.66
21Noah MartinRaiders8.65
22Dylan EganDragons8.58
23Matty NicholsonRaiders8.58
24Jordan RikiBroncos8.54
25Josh PatstonTitans8.50
26Tony SukkarWests Tigers8.49
27Viliame KikauBulldogs8.48
28Shawn BloreStorm8.46
29Jacob LabanWarriors8.45
30Siua WongRoosters8.44
31Oryn KeeleyStorm8.42
32Samuela FainuWests Tigers8.40
33Teig WiltonSharks8.39
34Kitione KautogaEels8.37
35Kurt CapewellWarriors8.32
36Hamish StewartDragons8.30
37Ativalu LisatiStorm8.28
38Hudson YoungRaiders8.20
39Jermaine McEwenKnights8.18
40Zac HoskingRaiders8.17
41Isaiah Papali'iPanthers8.16
42Briton NikoraSharks8.00
43Brendan PiakuraBroncos7.93
44Liam MartinPanthers7.92
45Oryn KeeleyDolphins7.85
46Adam ElliottRabbitohs7.80
47Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers7.72
48Kurtis MorrinTitans7.66
49Jaiyden HuntBroncos6.98

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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