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2026 NRL Second Row Run Metres leaders

The total distance a player carries the ball across a season. Run metres reward both volume and yardage, and the leaders are the forwards who take the hard carries and the fullbacks who return kicks. The first player to 4,000 metres has carried a heavy load all year. This page ranks Second Row players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Haumole Olakau'atu, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Isaiah Papali'i.

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

RankPlayerTeamRun Metres
1Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles3,443
2Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins3,068
3Isaiah Papali'iPanthers2,717
4Jack WilliamsEels2,594
5Siua WongRoosters2,532
6Heilum LukiCowboys2,416
7Ben TrbojevicSea Eagles2,337
8Jordan RikiBroncos2,143
9David FifitaRabbitohs2,117
10Hamish StewartDragons2,075
11Teig WiltonSharks1,904
12Kitione KautogaEels1,901
13Jermaine McEwenKnights1,890
14Zac HoskingRaiders1,871
15Jacob PrestonBulldogs1,836
16Hudson YoungRaiders1,820
17Dylan LucasKnights1,819
18Jacob LabanWarriors1,767
19Billy BurnsSharks1,733
20Sione FainuWests Tigers1,695
21Tyson FrizellKnights1,691
22Max PlathDolphins1,516
23Kurtis MorrinTitans1,432
24Briton NikoraSharks1,408
25Angus CrichtonRoosters1,390
26Liam MartinPanthers1,315
27Viliame KikauBulldogs1,315
28Salesi FoketiRoosters1,310
29Dylan EganDragons1,296
30Samuela FainuWests Tigers1,277
31Ativalu LisatiStorm1,060
32Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaWarriors1,059
33Kurt CapewellWarriors990
34Brendan PiakuraBroncos967
35Jeremiah NanaiCowboys889
36Oryn KeeleyStorm884
37Egan ButcherRoosters878
38Francis ManuleleuaKnights832
39Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers818
40Shawn BloreStorm812
41Noah MartinRaiders770
42Tony SukkarWests Tigers713
43Josh PatstonTitans629
44Jaiyden HuntBroncos447
45Oryn KeeleyDolphins424
46John BatemanCowboys380
47Brian PouniuDolphins375
48Adam ElliottRabbitohs359
49Matty NicholsonRaiders309

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Season totals

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