2026 NRL 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 players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Payne Haas, Mitchell Barnett, Naufahu Whyte.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 448 with at least 5 games.

Rank	Player	Team	Hit-Up Metres per Game
1	Payne Haas	Broncos	102.0
2	Mitchell Barnett	Warriors	98.2
3	Naufahu Whyte	Roosters	96.0
4	Keaon Koloamatangi	Rabbitohs	95.7
5	Taniela Paseka	Sea Eagles	91.7
6	Jason Taumalolo	Cowboys	88.3
7	Max King	Bulldogs	87.9
8	Terrell May	Wests Tigers	87.7
9	Phillip Sami	Titans	85.8
10	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Titans	83.9
11	Toby Couchman	Dragons	82.8
12	Stefano Utoikamanu	Storm	81.7
13	Joseph Tapine	Raiders	78.1
14	Dean Ieremia	Titans	76.6
15	Siosiua Taukeiaho	Sea Eagles	76.4
16	Tevita Tatola	Rabbitohs	76.1
17	Xavier Willison	Broncos	72.2
18	Thomas Mikaele	Cowboys	71.2
19	David Fifita	Rabbitohs	70.4
20	Kulikefu Finefeuiaki	Dolphins	69.9
21	Liam Henry	Panthers	69.9
22	Patrick Carrigan	Broncos	69.3
23	Alex Twal	Wests Tigers	68.7
24	James Fisher-Harris	Warriors	66.2
25	Addin Fonua-Blake	Sharks	65.5
26	Oryn Keeley	Storm	65.0
27	Fonua Pole	Wests Tigers	64.8
28	Erin Clark	Warriors	62.3
29	Bailey Simonsson	Eels	62.0
30	Haumole Olakau'atu	Sea Eagles	61.1
31	Nathan Brown	Sea Eagles	59.9
32	Josh King	Storm	59.0
33	Greg Marzhew	Knights	57.6
34	Moses Leota	Panthers	57.6
35	Brian To'o	Panthers	57.3
36	Moeaki Fotuaika	Titans	57.2
37	Jackson Ford	Warriors	56.6
38	Brian Kelly	Eels	56.3
39	Tom Gilbert	Dolphins	56.3
40	Marcelo Montoya	Bulldogs	55.2
41	Christian Tuipulotu	Dragons	55.1
42	Tyson Frizell	Knights	55.0
43	Jacob Saifiti	Knights	54.8
44	Trent Loiero	Storm	54.6
45	Will Warbrick	Storm	54.3
46	Corey Horsburgh	Raiders	53.9
47	Leo Thompson	Bulldogs	53.3
48	Isaiah Papali'i	Panthers	53.0
49	Sean Keppie	Rabbitohs	52.4
50	Corey Jensen	Broncos	51.9

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Season totals

Run Metres Metres Gained Post-Contact Metres Kick Metres Runs Hit-Up Runs Hit-Up Metres Normal Runs Normal Run Metres Dummy-Half Runs Dummy-Half Metres Kick Returns Kick Return Metres Times Tackled

Per-game averages

Run Metres per Game Metres Gained per Game Post-Contact Metres per Game Kick Metres per Game Runs per Game Hit-Ups per Game Normal Runs per Game Normal Run Metres per Game Dummy-Half Runs per Game Dummy-Half Metres per Game Kick Returns per Game Kick Return Metres per Game Times Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per Run Metres per Hit-Up Metres per Normal Run Metres per Kick Return Post-Contact Metres per Run Post-Contact Share of Run Metres Hit-Up Share of Runs

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