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2026 NRL Post-Contact Metres leaders

Metres gained after the first defender makes contact. Post-contact metres are the pure power stat: they show who keeps driving forward when they are hit, and the leaders are the hardest players in the competition to bring down. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Phillip Sami, Naufahu Whyte, Haumole Olakau'atu.

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

RankPlayerTeamPost-Contact Metres
1Phillip SamiTitans1,848
2Naufahu WhyteRoosters1,624
3Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles1,586
4Greg MarzhewKnights1,516
5Brian To'oPanthers1,487
6Herbie FarnworthDolphins1,465
7Thomas JenkinsPanthers1,409
8Keano KiniTitans1,356
9Tom ChesterCowboys1,354
10Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs1,303
11Jason TaumaloloCowboys1,299
12Brian KellyEels1,282
13Sualauvi Fa'alogoStorm1,276
14Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins1,275
15Terrell MayWests Tigers1,239
16Dylan EdwardsPanthers1,228
17Tolutau KoulaSea Eagles1,222
18KL IroSharks1,218
19Kaeo WeekesRaiders1,196
20Dominic YoungKnights1,187
21Lehi HopoateSea Eagles1,185
22Joseph TapineRaiders1,183
23Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans1,180
24Stefano UtoikamanuStorm1,179
25Braidon BurnsCowboys1,177
26Xavier WillisonBroncos1,171
27Jamayne IsaakoDolphins1,159
28Mark NawaqanitawaseRoosters1,155
29Erin ClarkWarriors1,141
30Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks1,120
31Isaiah Papali'iPanthers1,100
32Toby CouchmanDragons1,084
33Jacob KirazBulldogs1,064
34Fonua PoleWests Tigers1,063
35Selwyn CobboDolphins1,063
36Payne HaasBroncos1,059
37Beau FermorTitans1,058
38Matt DuftyRabbitohs1,054
39Taniela PasekaSea Eagles1,051
40Matt TimokoRaiders1,039
41Simi SasagiRaiders1,038
42Siua WongRoosters1,035
43Thomas MikaeleCowboys1,028
44Paul AlamotiPanthers1,022
45Taine TuaupikiWarriors1,018
46Josiah KarapaniBroncos1,016
47Setu TuDragons1,015
48Josh Addo-CarrEels1,007
49Hamiso Tabuai-FidowDolphins1,003
50Heilum LukiCowboys992

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedKick 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