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2026 NRL Second Row Hit-Up Metres per Game leaders

Hit-up metres divided by games played. How much ground a forward wins against set defence every week, and the truest per-game measure of front-row impact. This page ranks Second Row players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include David Fifita, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Oryn Keeley.

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

RankPlayerTeamHit-Up Metres per Game
1David FifitaRabbitohs70.4
2Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins69.9
3Oryn KeeleyStorm65.0
4Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles61.1
5Tyson FrizellKnights55.0
6Isaiah Papali'iPanthers53.0
7Jack WilliamsEels47.5
8Zac HoskingRaiders43.0
9Jordan RikiBroncos40.1
10John BatemanCowboys39.6
11Ativalu LisatiStorm39.4
12Hudson YoungRaiders36.6
13Jeremiah NanaiCowboys36.6
14Ben TrbojevicSea Eagles34.8
15Brendan PiakuraBroncos34.1
16Max PlathDolphins32.9
17Kitione KautogaEels31.9
18Tony SukkarWests Tigers31.6
19Oryn KeeleyDolphins30.0
20Kurtis MorrinTitans28.9
21Hamish StewartDragons28.1
22Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaWarriors27.9
23Teig WiltonSharks26.1
24Sione FainuWests Tigers26.0
25Siua WongRoosters26.0
26Heilum LukiCowboys25.6
27Jermaine McEwenKnights25.3
28Shawn BloreStorm24.2
29Kurt CapewellWarriors24.0
30Liam MartinPanthers23.9
31Viliame KikauBulldogs23.5
32Egan ButcherRoosters23.3
33Adam ElliottRabbitohs23.1
34Salesi FoketiRoosters20.8
35Dylan EganDragons20.3
36Dylan LucasKnights19.6
37Samuela FainuWests Tigers19.3
38Jacob LabanWarriors19.2
39Brian PouniuDolphins18.0
40Jacob PrestonBulldogs16.3
41Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers15.6
42Noah MartinRaiders14.2
43Billy BurnsSharks14.1
44Matty NicholsonRaiders13.5
45Jaiyden HuntBroncos13.4
46Angus CrichtonRoosters13.0
47Briton NikoraSharks12.9
48Josh PatstonTitans10.9
49Francis ManuleleuaKnights7.8

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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 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