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 Patrick Carrigan, Alex Twal, Erin Clark.

All positionsCentreFive-EighthFullbackHalfbackHookerLockPropSecond RowWing

Showing players 1 to 21 of 21 with at least 5 games listed as Lock.

RankPlayerTeamHit-Ups per Game
1Patrick CarriganBroncos8.0
2Alex TwalWests Tigers7.9
3Erin ClarkWarriors6.8
4Trent LoieroStorm6.4
5Nat ButcherRoosters6.0
6Cameron MurrayRabbitohs5.8
7Loko Jnr Pasifiki TongaDragons5.6
8Lindsay SmithPanthers5.2
9Saxon PrykeEels5.2
10Cameron McInnesSharks4.9
11Morgan KnowlesDolphins4.7
12Ata MariotaRaiders4.5
13Jake TrbojevicSea Eagles4.2
14Alex SeyfarthWests Tigers3.8
15Reuben CotterCowboys3.7
16Victor RadleyRoosters3.6
17Mat CrokerKnights3.5
18Jaeman SalmonBulldogs3.4
19Chris RandallTitans3.2
20Connor WatsonRoosters1.1
21Bronson GarlickRabbitohs0.1

Related stats

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