2026 NRL Ineffective Tackles leaders

A tackle that makes contact but does not stop the ball carrier, who then offloads or gets the ball away. Ineffective tackles sit between completed and missed: they show effort without control, and the offload they allow can be as costly as a miss. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Jake Simpkin, Oliver Pascoe, Bailey Hayward.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 540 with at least 1 game.

Rank	Player	Team	Ineffective Tackles
1	Jake Simpkin	Sea Eagles	52
2	Oliver Pascoe	Titans	47
3	Bailey Hayward	Bulldogs	45
4	Jake Trbojevic	Sea Eagles	39
5	Chanel Harris-Tavita	Warriors	37
6	Hamish Stewart	Dragons	36
7	Jack Williams	Eels	36
8	Jamal Fogarty	Sea Eagles	35
9	Jordan Riki	Broncos	35
10	Kulikefu Finefeuiaki	Dolphins	35
11	Siua Wong	Roosters	35
12	Cameron Murray	Rabbitohs	34
13	Daniel Atkinson	Dragons	34
14	Apisai Koroisau	Wests Tigers	33
15	Robert Toia	Roosters	33
16	Trey Mooney	Knights	32
17	Victor Radley	Roosters	32
18	Phoenix Crossland	Knights	31
19	Reed Mahoney	Cowboys	31
20	Briton Nikora	Sharks	30
21	Jaxon Purdue	Cowboys	30
22	Nat Butcher	Roosters	30
23	Harry Grant	Storm	29
24	Matt Burton	Bulldogs	29
25	Sandon Smith	Knights	29
26	Billy Burns	Sharks	28
27	Joseph Tapine	Raiders	28
28	Josh King	Storm	28
29	Lachlan Hubner	Rabbitohs	28
30	Patrick Carrigan	Broncos	28
31	Tom Starling	Raiders	28
32	Jaeman Salmon	Bulldogs	27
33	Nathan Cleary	Panthers	27
34	Reuben Cotter	Cowboys	27
35	Valentine Holmes	Dragons	27
36	Xavier Willison	Broncos	27
37	Blayke Brailey	Sharks	26
38	Corey Horsburgh	Raiders	26
39	Keaon Koloamatangi	Rabbitohs	26
40	Teig Wilton	Sharks	26
41	Tom Chester	Cowboys	26
42	Arama Hau	Titans	25
43	Chris Randall	Titans	25
44	Fletcher Sharpe	Knights	25
45	Isaiah Papali'i	Panthers	25
46	Jarome Luai	Wests Tigers	25
47	Leo Thompson	Bulldogs	25
48	Moeaki Fotuaika	Titans	25
49	Tevita Tatola	Rabbitohs	25
50	Ben Hunt	Broncos	24

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2026 NRL Ineffective Tackles leaders

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