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NRL pre-contact metres per run

The average number of metres gained before first contact on each run.

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Team pre-contact metres per run — last five matches

Updated through Finals Week 2, 2026.

17 results

  1. Newcastle Knights Team6.9 metres per run Opponents6.4 metres per run
  2. North Queensland Cowboys Team6.4 metres per run Opponents6.2 metres per run
  3. Canberra Raiders Team6.2 metres per run Opponents6.7 metres per run
  4. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Team6.2 metres per run Opponents6.2 metres per run
  5. Parramatta Eels Team6.2 metres per run Opponents6.4 metres per run
  6. Dolphins Team6.2 metres per run Opponents5.7 metres per run
  7. New Zealand Warriors Team6.2 metres per run Opponents6.4 metres per run
  8. Sydney Roosters Team6.1 metres per run Opponents5.6 metres per run
  9. St George Illawarra Dragons Team6.0 metres per run Opponents6.2 metres per run
  10. Gold Coast Titans Team6.0 metres per run Opponents6.6 metres per run
  11. Brisbane Broncos Team5.9 metres per run Opponents6.4 metres per run
  12. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Team5.9 metres per run Opponents6.0 metres per run
  13. Penrith Panthers Team5.8 metres per run Opponents5.6 metres per run
  14. Wests Tigers Team5.7 metres per run Opponents6.3 metres per run
  15. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Team5.7 metres per run Opponents5.6 metres per run
  16. South Sydney Rabbitohs Team5.7 metres per run Opponents5.9 metres per run
  17. Melbourne Storm Team5.5 metres per run Opponents5.8 metres per run

NRL team average: 6.0 metres per run

Newcastle Knights have the highest pre-contact metres per run at 6.9 metres per run, compared with the NRL team average of 6.0 metres per run.

About the data

Rankings use up to each team's five most recent matches or each player's five most recent appearances. The latest season and round included are shown with every result.

A Last 5 result requires at least three available values in that five-match or five-appearance window.

Across more than one match, MatchFit adds the recorded numerator and denominator first, then calculates the rate. It does not average the match-by-match rates.

A result is shown only when the selected period contains at least 10 recorded denominator opportunities.

When MatchFit does not have a value for a match or appearance, that record is left out of the average.

Recent players are those who appeared in one of the latest 5 rounds covered by the data.

Use the club and position filters to narrow the player list. The filters do not change which appearances are used in each player's value.

The season view averages the available current-season matches and appearances.