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2026 NRL 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 players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Phillip Sami, Thomas Jenkins, Greg Marzhew.

All positionsCentreFive-EighthFullbackHalfbackHookerLockPropSecond RowWing

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 56 with at least 1 game listed as Wing.

RankPlayerTeamRun Metres
1Phillip SamiTitans5,080
2Thomas JenkinsPanthers4,421
3Greg MarzhewKnights4,185
4Brian To'oPanthers3,936
5Dominic YoungKnights3,707
6Brian KellyEels3,701
7Lehi HopoateSea Eagles3,680
8Jamayne IsaakoDolphins3,612
9Braidon BurnsCowboys3,477
10Jacob KirazBulldogs3,343
11Selwyn CobboDolphins3,164
12Josiah KarapaniBroncos3,077
13Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWarriors3,018
14Mark NawaqanitawaseRoosters2,999
15Jason SaabSea Eagles2,922
16Alex JohnstonRabbitohs2,869
17Josh Addo-CarrEels2,837
18Sione KatoaSharks2,812
19Enari TualaBulldogs2,790
20Campbell GrahamRabbitohs2,598
21Xavier SavageRaiders2,502
22Will WarbrickStorm2,483
23Murray TaulagiCowboys2,431
24Billy SmithRoosters2,096
25Moses LeoStorm2,096
26Ronaldo MulitaloSharks2,094
27Daniel TupouRoosters1,996
28Alofiana Khan-PereiraWarriors1,939
29Mat FeagaiDragons1,886
30Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadWarriors1,847
31Tyrell SloanDragons1,800
32Fletcher HuntKnights1,772
33Zac LaybuttCowboys1,764
34Jeral SkeltonWests Tigers1,730
35Jethro RinakamaBulldogs1,661
36Jed StuartRaiders1,632
37Tevita NaufahuDolphins1,414
38Grant AndersonBroncos1,326
39Luke Laulili'iWests Tigers1,301
40Sialetili FaeamaniTitans1,293
41Christian TuipulotuDragons1,247
42Junior TupouWests Tigers897
43Siulagi Tuimalatu-BrownStorm891
44Jonathan SuaBulldogs831
45Jensen TaumoepeauTitans816
46Bailey SimonssonEels735
47Dean IeremiaTitans659
48Robert DerbyCowboys300
49David FaleDragons256
50Blake WilsonSea Eagles251

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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