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2026 NRL Possessions leaders

The number of times a player takes the ball into contact or distributes it in a set. Possessions measure involvement: how often a player touches the ball in attack, and the leaders are the players the team structures its attack around. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Bailey Hayward, Blayke Brailey, Harry Grant.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 540 with at least 1 game.

RankPlayerTeamPossessions
1Bailey HaywardBulldogs2,544
2Blayke BraileySharks2,474
3Harry GrantStorm2,452
4Wayde EganWarriors2,270
5Apisai KoroisauWests Tigers2,265
6Damien CookDragons2,007
7Tallyn Da SilvaEels2,000
8Reece RobsonRoosters1,942
9Jake SimpkinSea Eagles1,911
10Freddy LussickPanthers1,894
11Oliver PascoeTitans1,791
12Reed MahoneyCowboys1,732
13Phoenix CrosslandKnights1,703
14Lachlan GalvinBulldogs1,643
15Jeremy Marshall-KingDolphins1,519
16Tom StarlingRaiders1,415
17Ethan SandersRaiders1,401
18Cory PaixBroncos1,355
19Sandon SmithKnights1,348
20Jamal FogartySea Eagles1,341
21Nathan ClearyPanthers1,334
22Sam WalkerRoosters1,265
23Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters1,257
24Scott DrinkwaterCowboys1,182
25Cody WalkerRabbitohs1,177
26Isaiya KatoaDolphins1,165
27Mitchell MosesEels1,144
28Max PlathDolphins1,081
29Braydon TrindallSharks1,058
30Daniel AtkinsonDragons1,049
31Kyle FlanaganDragons1,037
32Jayden CampbellTitans1,005
33Keano KiniTitans1,005
34Owen PattieRaiders988
35Cameron MunsterStorm957
36Nicho HynesSharks940
37Brandon SmithRabbitohs938
38Brandon WakehamSea Eagles921
39Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors913
40Jahrome HughesStorm907
41Fletcher SharpeKnights900
42Jarome LuaiWests Tigers898
43Ronald VolkmanEels892
44Ben HuntBroncos883
45Soni LukeCowboys876
46Dylan EdwardsPanthers875
47Jamie HumphreysRabbitohs873
48Jake CliffordCowboys871
49Dylan BrownKnights863
50Luke BrooksSea Eagles846

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Season totals

TriesTry AssistsPointsLine BreaksLine Break AssistsTackle BreaksOffloadsPasses

Per-game averages

Tries per GameTry Assists per GamePoints per GameLine Breaks per GameLine Break Assists per GameTackle Breaks per GameOffloads per GamePossessions per GamePasses per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Passes per PossessionTry Assists per TryOffloads per Possession