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2026 NRL Hit-Ups per Game leaders

Hit-up carries divided by games played. The rate stat for the front-row workload: the leaders take the first carries of nearly every set, and it is the most physical job in the game. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Mitchell Barnett, Keaon Koloamatangi, Max King.

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

RankPlayerTeamHit-Ups per Game
1Mitchell BarnettWarriors11.4
2Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs10.8
3Max KingBulldogs10.5
4Taniela PasekaSea Eagles10.3
5Payne HaasBroncos10.2
6Terrell MayWests Tigers10.1
7Dean IeremiaTitans9.6
8Phillip SamiTitans9.5
9Tevita TatolaRabbitohs9.5
10Siosiua TaukeiahoSea Eagles9.4
11Naufahu WhyteRoosters9.3
12Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans9.2
13Toby CouchmanDragons8.9
14Joseph TapineRaiders8.8
15Stefano UtoikamanuStorm8.8
16James Fisher-HarrisWarriors8.5
17Liam HenryPanthers8.5
18Jason TaumaloloCowboys8.4
19Xavier WillisonBroncos8.4
20Oryn KeeleyStorm8.0
21Patrick CarriganBroncos8.0
22Alex TwalWests Tigers7.9
23David FifitaRabbitohs7.9
24Bailey SimonssonEels7.6
25Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins7.5
26Thomas MikaeleCowboys7.3
27Brian To'oPanthers7.2
28Greg MarzhewKnights7.2
29Josh KingStorm7.1
30Nathan BrownSea Eagles7.1
31Corey HorsburghRaiders6.9
32Fonua PoleWests Tigers6.9
33Marcelo MontoyaBulldogs6.9
34Billy SmithRoosters6.8
35Brian KellyEels6.8
36Erin ClarkWarriors6.8
37Tom GilbertDolphins6.8
38Sean KeppieRabbitohs6.7
39Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks6.6
40Leo ThompsonBulldogs6.6
41Moses LeotaPanthers6.6
42Junior PauloEels6.4
43Moeaki FotuaikaTitans6.4
44Trent LoieroStorm6.4
45Trey MooneyKnights6.4
46Isaiah Papali'iPanthers6.3
47Jensen TaumoepeauTitans6.3
48Will WarbrickStorm6.3
49Jackson FordWarriors6.2
50Christian TuipulotuDragons6.1

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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-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