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2026 NRL Times Tackled per Game leaders

Times tackled divided by games played. The rate version of the tackled-with-ball stat, mirroring how often a player runs into contact each week. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Phillip Sami, Keano Kini, Dylan Edwards.

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

RankPlayerTeamTimes Tackled per Game
1Phillip SamiTitans21.8
2Keano KiniTitans19.3
3Dylan EdwardsPanthers18.9
4Brian To'oPanthers17.8
5Isaiah IongiEels17.8
6Connor TraceyBulldogs16.7
7Sione KatoaSharks16.7
8Braidon BurnsCowboys16.6
9Thomas JenkinsPanthers16.6
10Brian KellyEels16.5
11Josiah KarapaniBroncos16.5
12Greg MarzhewKnights16.3
13Jackson FordWarriors16.3
14Lehi HopoateSea Eagles16.2
15Bailey SimonssonEels16.0
16Dean IeremiaTitans16.0
17Jahream BulaWests Tigers16.0
18Mitchell BarnettWarriors16.0
19Matt DuftyRabbitohs15.9
20Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs15.8
21Billy SmithRoosters15.7
22Sualauvi Fa'alogoStorm15.7
23Enari TualaBulldogs15.4
24Jack BostockDolphins15.4
25Selwyn CobboDolphins15.4
26Jamayne IsaakoDolphins15.3
27Jacob KirazBulldogs15.1
28Mark NawaqanitawaseRoosters15.0
29Clint GuthersonDragons14.9
30Murray TaulagiCowboys14.9
31Simi SasagiRaiders14.9
32Will WarbrickStorm14.9
33James Fisher-HarrisWarriors14.8
34Christian TuipulotuDragons14.7
35Jensen TaumoepeauTitans14.6
36Naufahu WhyteRoosters14.6
37KL IroSharks14.5
38Campbell GrahamRabbitohs14.4
39Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins14.4
40Junior TupouWests Tigers14.3
41Roger Tuivasa-SheckWarriors14.3
42Taine TuaupikiWarriors14.3
43Tom ChesterCowboys14.3
44Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles14.2
45Marcelo MontoyaBulldogs14.2
46Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans14.1
47James TedescoRoosters14.0
48Terrell MayWests Tigers14.0
49William KennedySharks14.0
50David FifitaRabbitohs13.9

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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-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 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