Bradman Best (Project Punt styled)

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Bradman Best#4 · Newcastle KnightsNEW

4 tries all year, yet only 2 NRL players did more per touch than Bradman Best

314 NRL players, every touch counted. Best: something big every 5.8.

By Kelvin27 Oct 20264 min readNumbers to the 2026 Grand Final

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Impact per 100 touches, every NRL player of 2026

314 players · 10+ games and 150+ touches · regular season

Bradman BestJohnston and Mitchellcentreswingers and fullbackseveryone elsemedian

Note: 26 of the top 30 are centres, wingers or fullbacks. Impact: tries, try assists, line breaks and line-break assists. A touch is every time a player receives the ball. Hover or tap the bars to read any player; the full table is under Show the numbers.Source: Punt's database, read 27 October 2026.

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Rank	Player	Club	Position	Games	Touches	Tries	Try assists	Line breaks	Line-break assists	Per 100 touches
1	Alex Johnston	SOU	Winger	21	392	30	7	41	4	20.9
2	Latrell Mitchell	SOU	Centre	11	272	12	9	11	19	18.8
3	Bradman Best	NEW	Centre	14	227	4	15	4	16	17.2
4	Casey McLean	PEN	Centre	18	318	11	10	12	16	15.4
5	Robert Toia	SYD	Centre	20	310	12	12	14	9	15.2
6	Dominic Young	NEW	Winger	23	415	20	5	36	1	14.9
7	Alofiana Khan-Pereira	WAR	Winger	17	264	16	2	18	3	14.8
8	Ali Leiataua	WAR	Centre	20	254	6	7	8	12	13.0
9	Tolutau Koula	MAN	Centre	19	349	9	9	16	11	12.9
10	Tallis Duncan	SOU	2nd row	21	365	12	8	16	10	12.6
11	Thomas Jenkins	PEN	Winger	24	574	30	7	35	0	12.5
12	Clayton Faulalo	MAN	Fullback	14	339	8	11	8	15	12.4
13	Simi Sasagi	CBR	Centre	16	316	7	11	10	11	12.3
14	Arama Hau	GLD	2nd row	21	155	7	0	9	3	12.3
15	Fletcher Hunt	NEW	Bench	18	297	13	5	12	6	12.1
16	Greg Marzhew	NEW	Winger	23	452	24	0	26	3	11.7
17	Moses Leo	MEL	Winger	17	242	11	1	16	0	11.6
18	Billy Smith	SYD	Winger	14	324	12	5	16	3	11.1
19	Valentine Holmes	SGI	Centre	24	404	10	8	16	10	10.9
20	Selwyn Cobbo	DOL	Winger	18	409	17	3	23	1	10.8
21	Tom Trbojevic	MAN	Fullback	14	400	8	12	11	12	10.8
22	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	WAR	Winger	21	382	20	1	19	1	10.7
23	Ronaldo Mulitalo	CRO	Winger	15	295	12	3	15	1	10.5
24	Sualauvi Faalogo	MEL	Fullback	24	777	18	15	23	24	10.3
25	Patrick Herbert	WST	Centre	13	177	1	7	3	7	10.2
26	Adam Pompey	WAR	Centre	16	258	5	6	5	10	10.1
27	Herbie Farnworth	DOL	Centre	23	501	13	7	13	17	10.0
28	Jacob Preston	CBY	2nd row	20	281	7	4	14	3	10.0
29	Jake Averillo	DOL	Centre	10	221	6	5	7	4	9.9
30	Mark Nawaqanitawase	SYD	Winger	19	422	15	6	16	5	9.9
31	Jack Bostock	DOL	Centre	14	314	5	11	5	10	9.9
32	Daniel Tupou	SYD	Winger	14	260	13	2	10	0	9.6
33	Dane Gagai	NEW	Centre	22	442	5	10	9	18	9.5
34	Dylan Lucas	NEW	2nd row	16	211	10	1	9	0	9.5
35	Sione Katoa	CRO	Winger	18	380	16	0	19	1	9.5
36	Lehi Hopoate	MAN	Winger	23	548	19	4	23	5	9.3
37	Liam Martin	PEN	2nd row	16	208	7	2	7	3	9.1
38	Heilum Luki	NQL	2nd row	24	286	11	1	14	0	9.1
39	Braidon Burns	NQL	Winger	20	441	15	2	19	4	9.1
40	Hugo Savala	SYD	Centre	19	387	8	10	6	11	9.0
41	Moses Suli	SGI	Centre	15	212	4	5	2	8	9.0
42	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	WAR	Fullback	14	327	12	2	13	2	8.9
43	Campbell Graham	SOU	Winger	18	361	13	1	15	3	8.9
44	Matthew Dufty	SOU	Fullback	14	400	3	7	12	13	8.8
45	Haumole Olakau'atu	MAN	2nd row	21	425	9	6	13	9	8.7
46	Samuela Fainu	WST	2nd row	16	210	4	4	5	5	8.6
47	Cody Ramsey	SYD	Bench	12	294	2	7	10	6	8.5
48	Tyrell Sloan	SGI	Winger	18	353	12	2	14	2	8.5
49	Jamayne Isaako	DOL	Winger	24	547	21	2	22	1	8.4
50	Tom Chester	NQL	Centre	23	445	11	2	20	4	8.3
51	Jojo Fifita	GLD	Centre	20	317	8	4	11	3	8.2
52	Izack Tago	PEN	Centre	15	184	3	3	4	5	8.2
53	Will Warbrick	MEL	Winger	18	356	16	2	11	0	8.2
54	James Tedesco	SYD	Fullback	17	605	11	14	15	9	8.1
55	Leka Halasima	WAR	2nd row	20	235	8	2	7	2	8.1
56	William Kennedy	CRO	Fullback	24	656	10	16	11	16	8.1
57	Jacob Laban	WAR	2nd row	23	274	8	3	10	1	8.0
58	Kalyn Ponga	NEW	Fullback	15	611	5	14	10	20	8.0
59	Josh Curran	CBY	Bench	16	151	6	1	4	1	8.0
60	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	WAR	Winger	10	204	2	5	5	4	7.8
61	Reuben Garrick	MAN	Centre	23	436	11	4	11	8	7.8
62	Jason Saab	MAN	Winger	23	463	15	4	15	2	7.8
63	Ben Trbojevic	MAN	2nd row	21	336	5	4	9	8	7.7
64	Brian To'o	PEN	Winger	22	492	15	0	22	1	7.7
65	Murray Taulagi	NQL	Winger	17	353	11	1	10	5	7.7
66	Connelly Lemuelu	DOL	2nd row	22	302	6	4	9	4	7.6
67	Will Penisini	PAR	Centre	12	198	4	1	6	4	7.6
68	Jesse Ramien	CRO	Centre	14	225	6	2	8	1	7.6
69	Jethro Rinakama	CBY	Winger	10	227	7	0	10	0	7.5
70	KL Iro	CRO	Centre	21	365	12	2	10	3	7.4
71	Sean Russell	PAR	Centre	18	246	4	5	4	5	7.3
72	Kotoni Staggs	BRI	Centre	21	331	9	2	7	6	7.3
73	Kelma Tuilagi	PAR	2nd row	17	207	5	1	6	3	7.3
74	Bronson Xerri	CBY	Centre	16	236	3	5	4	5	7.2
75	Sitili Tupouniua	CBY	Bench	15	195	4	2	3	5	7.2
76	Nicholas Hynes	CRO	Halfback	20	937	7	23	12	25	7.2
77	Xavier Savage	CBR	Winger	19	338	13	1	10	0	7.1
78	Jack Howarth	MEL	Centre	17	273	6	3	5	5	7.0
79	Paul Alamoti	PEN	Centre	21	345	4	4	9	7	7.0
80	Jaxon Purdue	NQL	Centre	24	672	9	11	15	11	6.8
81	Grant Anderson	BRI	Winger	12	237	4	2	5	5	6.8
82	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	DOL	Fullback	19	713	13	10	11	14	6.7
83	Isaiah Iongi	PAR	Fullback	13	389	5	6	7	8	6.7
84	Jesse Arthars	BRI	Winger	10	166	5	1	5	0	6.6
85	Ezra Mam	BRI	Five-eighth	22	705	10	12	13	11	6.5
86	Enari Tuala	CBY	Centre	19	370	5	2	14	3	6.5
87	Kaeo Weekes	CBR	Fullback	24	721	14	7	13	12	6.4
88	Jordan Samrani	PAR	Centre	15	267	8	1	8	0	6.4
89	Kodi Nikorima	DOL	Five-eighth	20	760	4	16	5	23	6.3
90	Matthew Timoko	CBR	Centre	19	333	6	2	9	4	6.3
91	Josh Addo-Carr	PAR	Winger	23	381	8	1	15	0	6.3
92	Jye Gray	SOU	Fullback	15	398	4	6	9	6	6.3
93	David Fifita	SOU	2nd row	16	287	6	2	7	3	6.3
94	Setu Tu	SGI	Winger	19	436	10	3	13	1	6.2
95	Te Maire Martin	WAR	Halfback	11	599	6	12	7	12	6.2
96	Cody Walker	SOU	Five-eighth	23	1183	9	26	11	27	6.2
97	Braydon Trindall	CRO	Five-eighth	21	1070	9	30	6	21	6.2
98	Sebastian Kris	CBR	Centre	15	244	4	0	7	4	6.2
99	Josiah Karapani	BRI	Winger	22	472	8	1	20	0	6.1
100	Siale Faeamani	GLD	Winger	10	182	5	1	4	1	6.0
101	Mathew Feagai	SGI	Winger	18	252	5	0	9	1	6.0
102	Jack Wighton	SOU	Centre	18	303	4	5	3	6	5.9
102	Siosifa Talakai	CRO	Bench	21	202	5	1	3	3	5.9
104	Scott Drinkwater	NQL	Fullback	24	1184	10	23	8	29	5.9
104	Stephen Crichton	CBY	Centre	20	592	7	9	8	11	5.9
106	Adam Doueihi	WST	Halfback	14	663	8	9	9	13	5.9
106	Jeral Skelton	WST	Winger	13	255	8	0	7	0	5.9
108	Kurtis Morrin	GLD	Bench	22	290	7	2	6	2	5.9
109	Ethan Strange	CBR	Five-eighth	21	632	7	10	10	10	5.8
110	Jahrome Hughes	MEL	Halfback	18	910	3	23	6	21	5.8
111	Hamish Stewart	SGI	2nd row	24	449	5	9	5	7	5.8
112	Luke Garner	PEN	2nd row	17	156	3	1	4	1	5.8
113	Hudson Young	CBR	2nd row	14	316	5	6	4	3	5.7
114	Joe Chan	MEL	2nd row	18	194	2	1	6	2	5.7
115	Tom Dearden	NQL	Halfback	13	711	2	14	6	18	5.6
116	Viliame Kikau	CBY	2nd row	15	198	2	2	5	2	5.6
117	Reece Walsh	BRI	Fullback	16	721	6	11	7	16	5.5
118	Nick Meaney	MEL	Centre	20	325	5	3	8	2	5.5
119	Deine Mariner	BRI	Winger	18	273	4	3	7	1	5.5
120	Brian Kelly	PAR	Winger	22	513	5	8	9	6	5.5
121	Fletcher Sharpe	NEW	Five-eighth	22	899	12	11	11	15	5.5
122	Sunia Turuva	WST	Winger	21	390	5	2	13	1	5.4
123	Teig Wilton	CRO	2nd row	21	279	8	0	7	0	5.4
124	Savelio Tamale	CBR	Winger	15	317	7	1	8	1	5.4
125	Billy Burns	CRO	Bench	24	299	6	2	7	1	5.3
126	Nathan Cleary	PEN	Halfback	21	1331	6	27	14	24	5.3
127	Cameron Murray	SOU	Lock	19	435	5	5	7	6	5.3
128	Jake Clifford	NQL	Five-eighth	23	877	9	14	11	12	5.3
129	Beau Fermor	GLD	2nd row	23	364	4	1	6	8	5.2
130	AJ Brimson	GLD	Centre	22	503	6	6	8	6	5.2
131	Jacob Kiraz	CBY	Winger	20	489	9	2	9	5	5.1
132	Dylan Edwards	PEN	Fullback	21	901	11	10	8	17	5.1
133	Zac Laybutt	NQL	Centre	19	295	2	2	6	5	5.1
134	Jahream Bula	WST	Fullback	21	672	6	9	6	13	5.1
135	Kitione Kautoga	PAR	2nd row	19	258	2	3	4	4	5.0
136	Phillip Sami	GLD	Winger	24	622	15	1	14	1	5.0
137	Liam Henry	PEN	Bench	15	222	4	1	6	0	5.0
138	Briton Nikora	CRO	2nd row	19	224	3	1	4	3	4.9
139	Jed Stuart	CBR	Winger	17	287	6	2	5	1	4.9
139	Kurt Capewell	WAR	2nd row	13	164	2	2	3	1	4.9
141	Matt Burton	CBY	Five-eighth	23	823	9	7	11	13	4.9
142	Daine Laurie	CBR	Bench	15	312	4	3	6	2	4.8
143	Jayden Campbell	GLD	Five-eighth	22	1000	12	11	12	13	4.8
144	Mawene Hiroti	CRO	Centre	11	167	2	1	4	1	4.8
145	Taine Tuaupiki	WAR	Fullback	20	592	6	5	14	3	4.7
146	Salesi Foketi	SYD	Bench	22	172	3	0	3	2	4.7
147	Keano Kini	GLD	Fullback	24	1033	3	13	18	14	4.7
148	Oregon Kaufusi	CRO	Bench	20	152	1	2	2	2	4.6
149	Euan Aitken	SOU	2nd row	18	240	6	0	5	0	4.6
150	Sam Walker	SYD	Halfback	21	1266	10	21	7	20	4.6
151	Blaize Talagi	PEN	Five-eighth	19	656	5	8	6	11	4.6
152	Erin Clark	WAR	Lock	24	571	6	6	8	6	4.5
153	Tanah Boyd	WAR	Halfback	10	562	3	10	3	9	4.5
154	Ray Stone	DOL	Bench	19	158	3	1	2	1	4.4
155	Chanel Harris-Tavita	WAR	Five-eighth	20	908	8	14	5	13	4.4
156	Thomas Duffy	BRI	Five-eighth	10	319	1	6	2	5	4.4
157	Samuel Stonestreet	CRO	Winger	12	230	4	2	4	0	4.3
158	Zac Hosking	CBR	2nd row	21	280	6	1	4	1	4.3
159	Cooper Bai	GLD	Bench	23	235	2	1	5	2	4.3
160	Isaiah Papali'i	PEN	2nd row	23	425	3	5	3	7	4.2
161	Kurt Donoghoe	DOL	Bench	15	357	2	5	3	5	4.2
162	Jermaine McEwen	NEW	2nd row	20	293	2	3	5	2	4.1
163	Jarome Luai	WST	Five-eighth	20	907	4	14	5	14	4.1
164	Jackson Ford	WAR	Prop	14	260	4	0	6	0	3.9
165	Oryn Keeley	MEL	2nd row	14	183	2	1	3	1	3.8
166	Jordan Riki	BRI	2nd row	22	298	5	0	4	2	3.7
167	Luciano Leilua	SGI	2nd row	14	217	2	0	3	3	3.7
168	Mitchell Moses	PAR	Halfback	19	1117	3	15	4	18	3.6
169	Jack Williams	PAR	Prop	24	339	2	3	5	2	3.5
170	Clinton Gutherson	SGI	Fullback	17	679	3	5	4	12	3.5
171	Ronald Volkman	PAR	Five-eighth	19	883	8	10	8	5	3.5
172	Ben Talty	BRI	Bench	20	171	2	1	2	1	3.5
173	Lyhkan King-Togia	SGI	Five-eighth	10	374	1	5	1	6	3.5
174	Lachlan Galvin	CBY	Halfback	24	1651	10	16	9	22	3.5
175	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	GLD	Prop	21	408	2	3	4	5	3.4
176	Trey Mooney	NEW	Prop	22	310	5	0	5	0	3.2
177	Jaeman Salmon	CBY	Lock	24	466	3	3	6	3	3.2
178	Ativalu Lisati	MEL	2nd row	10	156	3	0	1	1	3.2
179	Isaiya Katoa	DOL	Halfback	20	1162	2	17	1	17	3.2
180	Joash Papalii	PAR	Fullback	13	443	5	2	4	3	3.2
181	Ethan Sanders	CBR	Halfback	23	1393	3	18	6	17	3.2
182	Connor Tracey	CBY	Fullback	22	761	4	5	9	6	3.1
183	Cameron Munster	MEL	Five-eighth	19	953	4	11	5	10	3.1
184	Luca Moretti	PAR	Prop	18	161	1	0	4	0	3.1
185	Xavier Willison	BRI	Prop	24	355	7	0	4	0	3.1
186	Lachlan Ilias	GLD	Halfback	13	520	1	7	1	7	3.1
187	Alec MacDonald	MEL	Bench	19	163	2	0	2	1	3.1
188	Jamal Fogarty	MAN	Halfback	22	1331	4	23	4	9	3.0
189	Stefano Utoikamanu	MEL	Prop	24	334	3	1	5	1	3.0
190	Kobe Hetherington	MAN	Prop	17	170	1	0	3	1	2.9
191	Dylan Brown	NEW	Halfback	15	864	2	11	4	8	2.9
192	Addin Fonua-Blake	CRO	Prop	21	346	2	1	3	4	2.9
192	Kulikefu Finefeuiaki	DOL	2nd row	22	346	3	1	5	1	2.9
194	Lindsay Smith	PEN	Prop	24	489	3	3	2	6	2.9
195	Ashton Ward	SOU	Halfback	13	854	1	10	1	12	2.8
196	Tyran Wishart	MEL	Bench	18	606	6	1	10	0	2.8
197	Jason Taumalolo	NQL	Prop	23	393	2	3	3	3	2.8
198	Dylan Walker	PAR	Bench	22	467	4	2	3	4	2.8
199	Moses Leota	PEN	Prop	24	327	1	2	2	4	2.8
200	Sandon Smith	NEW	Halfback	21	1357	1	14	2	19	2.6
201	Daly Cherry-Evans	SYD	Five-eighth	23	1246	6	11	5	11	2.6
202	Max King	CBY	Prop	20	304	2	0	4	2	2.6
203	Heamasi Makasini	WST	Centre	14	239	1	1	3	1	2.5
204	Zane Harrison	GLD	Halfback	11	559	0	6	1	7	2.5
205	Payne Haas	BRI	Prop	17	281	3	0	4	0	2.5
206	Dylan Egan	SGI	2nd row	16	204	2	1	2	0	2.5
207	Isaah Yeo	PEN	Lock	18	411	2	2	1	5	2.4
208	Thomas Hazelton	CRO	Bench	22	249	2	0	3	1	2.4
209	Jayden Sullivan	SOU	Bench	14	377	1	3	3	2	2.4
210	Thomas Flegler	DOL	Prop	19	168	2	0	2	0	2.4
211	Luke Brooks	MAN	Five-eighth	15	856	2	7	3	8	2.3
212	Trent Toelau	MEL	Bench	11	472	1	4	3	3	2.3
213	Demitric Vaimauga	WAR	Bench	20	265	1	1	1	3	2.3
214	Daniel Atkinson	SGI	Five-eighth	21	1046	1	11	4	7	2.2
215	Angus Crichton	SYD	2nd row	13	183	2	0	1	1	2.2
216	Junior Paulo	PAR	Prop	17	277	1	2	1	2	2.2
217	Gehamat Shibasaki	BRI	Centre	16	237	3	0	2	0	2.1
218	Billy Phillips	PEN	Bench	21	193	2	0	1	1	2.1
219	Lachlan Hubner	SOU	Bench	23	293	1	2	2	1	2.0
220	Mitchell Barnett	WAR	Prop	15	294	1	3	0	2	2.0
221	Adam Reynolds	BRI	Halfback	14	598	3	5	1	3	2.0
222	James Fisher-Harris	WAR	Prop	21	402	3	1	3	1	2.0
223	Cameron McInnes	CRO	Lock	17	302	1	0	2	3	2.0
224	Siua Wong	SYD	2nd row	23	354	4	1	1	1	2.0
225	Mat Croker	NEW	Lock	24	426	1	1	1	5	1.9
226	Reuben Cotter	NQL	Lock	21	267	3	0	2	0	1.9
227	Ethan Bullemor	MAN	Bench	16	163	1	0	1	1	1.8
228	Ben Hunt	BRI	Bench	18	873	2	6	2	6	1.8
229	Cooper Clarke	MEL	Bench	24	274	2	0	2	1	1.8
230	Brad Schneider	DOL	Bench	13	715	2	4	1	6	1.8
231	Taniela Paseka	MAN	Prop	20	282	2	0	2	1	1.8
232	Jock Madden	WST	Halfback	15	809	1	6	1	6	1.7
233	Patrick Carrigan	BRI	Lock	18	414	1	2	1	3	1.7
234	Tyson Frizell	NEW	Bench	21	237	2	0	1	1	1.7
235	Alex Seyfarth	WST	Bench	23	297	2	1	2	0	1.7
236	Francis Molo	DOL	Prop	20	181	0	1	2	0	1.7
237	Chris Randall	GLD	Lock	21	364	1	1	2	2	1.6
238	Brandon Smith	SOU	Hooker	16	929	3	4	4	4	1.6
239	Wayde Egan	WAR	Hooker	23	2251	3	12	6	14	1.6
240	Jacob Saifiti	NEW	Prop	18	194	1	1	0	1	1.6
241	Trent Loiero	MEL	Lock	21	400	2	1	2	1	1.5
242	Nat Butcher	SYD	Bench	22	334	1	1	2	1	1.5
243	Jesse Colquhoun	CRO	Lock	21	340	3	0	2	0	1.5
244	Nathan Brown	MAN	Bench	19	344	0	1	1	3	1.4
245	Blayke Brailey	CRO	Hooker	19	2453	3	15	4	13	1.4
246	Tallyn Da Silva	PAR	Hooker	24	1995	12	3	9	4	1.4
247	Moeaki Fotuaika	GLD	Prop	24	362	1	0	2	2	1.4
248	Keaon Koloamatangi	SOU	Prop	24	508	2	1	3	1	1.4
249	Harry Grant	MEL	Hooker	21	2403	6	10	9	8	1.4
250	Josh King	MEL	Prop	24	292	2	0	2	0	1.4
251	Owen Pattie	CBR	Hooker	15	990	4	4	3	2	1.3
252	Jack Cogger	PEN	Bench	16	634	1	6	0	1	1.3
253	Jamie Humphreys	SOU	Bench	17	879	2	6	0	3	1.3
254	Kyle Flanagan	SGI	Halfback	21	1045	1	7	1	4	1.2
255	Harrison Graham	NEW	Bench	16	732	2	2	3	2	1.2
256	Max Plath	DOL	Hooker	19	1074	4	1	7	1	1.2
257	Latu Fainu	WST	Bench	13	248	0	1	1	1	1.2
258	Sean Keppie	SOU	Bench	17	168	1	0	1	0	1.2
259	Corey Horsburgh	CBR	Prop	22	422	2	1	1	1	1.2
260	Sione Fainu	WST	Bench	23	259	2	0	1	0	1.2
261	Oliver Pascoe	GLD	Hooker	20	1790	5	3	5	7	1.1
262	Harry Hayes	CBY	Bench	21	180	0	0	1	1	1.1
263	Connor Watson	SYD	Bench	23	652	1	2	0	4	1.1
264	Tom Gilbert	DOL	Bench	23	280	1	0	2	0	1.1
265	Reed Mahoney	NQL	Hooker	21	1703	4	4	6	4	1.1
266	Sam Verrills	GLD	Hooker	13	779	1	3	1	3	1.0
267	Soni Luke	NQL	Bench	18	882	2	2	2	3	1.0
268	Coen Hess	NQL	Bench	24	199	1	0	1	0	1.0
269	Sam Healey	WAR	Bench	21	708	2	1	4	0	1.0
270	Alex Twal	WST	Lock	16	308	0	1	0	2	1.0
271	Victor Radley	SYD	Lock	16	318	1	0	0	2	0.9
272	Kurt Mann	CBY	Bench	18	326	0	1	2	0	0.9
273	Morgan Knowles	DOL	Lock	23	327	1	0	2	0	0.9
274	Peter Mamouzelos	SOU	Bench	10	657	0	2	1	3	0.9
275	Ryan Couchman	SGI	Lock	20	336	1	0	1	1	0.9
275	Tevita Tatola	SOU	Prop	24	336	2	0	1	0	0.9
277	Thomas Cant	NEW	Bench	16	228	0	1	0	1	0.9
278	Scott Sorensen	PEN	Bench	23	232	0	0	2	0	0.9
279	Jake Simpkin	MAN	Bench	24	1908	0	6	2	7	0.8
280	Brandon Wakeham	MAN	Hooker	17	929	2	2	0	3	0.8
281	Terrell May	WST	Prop	23	536	1	0	3	0	0.8
282	Ata Mariota	CBR	Bench	24	272	1	0	1	0	0.7
283	Reece Robson	SYD	Hooker	19	1939	3	4	4	3	0.7
284	Jacob Liddle	SGI	Bench	14	839	2	0	2	2	0.7
285	Tom Starling	CBR	Hooker	23	1417	2	3	2	3	0.7
286	Joseph Tapine	CBR	Prop	24	443	1	0	1	1	0.7
287	Apisai Koroisau	WST	Hooker	19	2248	3	4	6	2	0.7
288	Jeremy Marshall-King	DOL	Hooker	16	1502	3	1	4	2	0.7
289	Saxon Pryke	PAR	Bench	10	151	0	0	0	1	0.7
290	Ryley Smith	PAR	Hooker	10	619	2	1	0	1	0.7
291	Emre Guler	SGI	Prop	16	161	1	0	0	0	0.6
292	Fonua Pole	WST	Prop	24	323	1	0	1	0	0.6
293	Jake Trbojevic	MAN	Lock	24	333	1	0	1	0	0.6
294	Toby Couchman	SGI	Prop	22	352	0	1	0	1	0.6
295	Freddy Lussick	PEN	Hooker	20	1882	4	1	4	1	0.5
296	Griffin Neame	NQL	Bench	22	195	0	0	0	1	0.5
297	Naufahu Whyte	SYD	Prop	23	411	0	0	2	0	0.5
298	Bailey Hayward	CBY	Hooker	24	2529	0	5	1	6	0.5
299	Phoenix Crossland	NEW	Hooker	22	1693	3	1	1	3	0.5
300	Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga	SGI	Prop	18	235	0	0	1	0	0.4
301	Damien Cook	SGI	Hooker	23	1977	2	3	1	2	0.4
302	Hohepa Puru	CRO	Bench	12	533	1	0	1	0	0.4
303	Tanner Stowers-Smith	WAR	Bench	19	268	0	0	1	0	0.4
304	Leo Thompson	CBY	Prop	19	280	0	0	0	1	0.4
305	Cory Paix	BRI	Hooker	18	1345	2	0	1	0	0.2
306	Bronson Garlick	SOU	Hooker	11	530	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Harrison Edwards	PAR	Bench	13	414	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Jack De Belin	PAR	Lock	18	174	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Jayden Brailey	CBR	Bench	16	394	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Klese Haas	GLD	Bench	23	198	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Morgan Smithies	CBR	Bench	21	213	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Sam Tuivaiti	PAR	Bench	14	150	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Spencer Leniu	SYD	Bench	20	183	0	0	0	0	0.0
306	Thomas Mikaele	NQL	Bench	21	295	0	0	0	0	0.0

Why?

A follower sent us a DM about bang for buck: not who scores the most, but who gets the most done for the number of times they get the ball. I counted every touch of the 2026 NRL regular season to find out, and every try, line break and assist that came from them. Near the top of 314 players was a name already in the news.

Now: Best is on about $700,000 to $750,000 a season, Michael Carayannis said on SEN in August.
21 October: the Knights reportedly offered about $4 million over 4 years,News Corp reported.
1 November: Best's deal runs to the end of 2027, so from 1 November other clubs can talk to Best.

Four office workers over a cubicle wall: two fuming, two smiling with a thumbs up

Half the office is fumingThe other half know the value

Bradman Best in the Knights number 4 jersey, shrugging, a ball at the feet

4 tries all yearThe try list counts who finished it

Bradman Best in the Knights number 4 jersey, ball under one arm, a hand on the hip, grinning

15 try assistsThe most by any centre

Bradman Best on the phone, surprised, with a yellow sticky note reading NOV 1, phone's open

The phone's openOther clubs can call from 1 November

The sales board

The try list only counts who put the ball down. Count the setting up too, and Best's 2026 reads like this:

4tries15try assists4line breaks16line-break assists39big moments

39big moments227touches10017.2per 100 touches

227touches39big moments1 in 5.8touches

31 of the 39 were for someone else, of them try assists. Something big every 5.8 touches. The typical NRL player, the middle of the 314, needs 23: Best does about 4 times as much with the ball. Only 2 players did more per touch:

Rank	Player	Club	Per 100 touches	One every
1	Alex Johnston	SOU	20.9	4.8 touches
2	Latrell Mitchell	SOU	18.8	5.3 touches
3	Bradman Best	NEW	17.2	5.8 touches
4	Casey McLean	PEN	15.4	6.5 touches
5	Robert Toia	SYD	15.2	6.6 touches

Alex Johnston's 30 tries are in the try-scorer race. Latrell Mitchell played 11 games, so with a 12-game minimum Best is 2nd of 296.

Less ball, more done

Centres are the fair comparison: same spot on the field, same kind of ball. 38 played 10 or more games in the 3 or 4 jersey.

Figure 2

Best got the ball less than the average centre and did about 1.9 times as much with it

38 centres · games in jersey 3 or 4 only · 2026 regular season

Bradman Bestmore per touch than the average centreless

Note: The dashed lines are the 38 centres together: 17.8 touches a game and 9.0 per 100 touches. Hover or tap a dot for each centre.Source: Punt's database, read 27 October 2026.

Show the numbers

Rank	Centre	Club	Games at centre	Touches a game	Tries	Try assists	Line breaks	Line-break assists	Per 100 touches
1	Latrell Mitchell	SOU	10	26.1	12	8	11	18	18.8
2	Bradman Best	NEW	14	16.2	4	15	4	16	17.2
3	Robert Toia	SYD	20	15.5	12	12	14	9	15.2
4	Casey McLean	PEN	17	17.6	9	10	11	15	15.1
5	Tolutau Koula	MAN	15	17.5	7	7	14	7	13.4
6	Ali Leiataua	WAR	19	12.8	5	7	7	12	12.7
7	Simi Sasagi	CBR	14	20.4	5	11	8	11	12.2
8	Hugo Savala	SYD	15	19.2	8	9	6	10	11.5
9	Valentine Holmes	SGI	24	16.8	10	8	16	10	10.9
10	Matt Burton	CBY	10	20.6	6	4	4	8	10.7
11	Herbie Farnworth	DOL	23	21.8	13	7	13	17	10.0
12	Patrick Herbert	WST	10	14.2	0	6	2	6	9.9
13	Dane Gagai	NEW	22	20.1	5	10	9	18	9.5
14	Moses Suli	SGI	14	14.3	4	5	2	8	9.5
15	Jack Bostock	DOL	13	22.4	3	11	4	9	9.3
16	Tom Chester	NQL	23	19.3	11	2	20	4	8.3
17	Jojo Fifita	GLD	20	15.9	8	4	11	3	8.2
18	Bronson Xerri	CBY	13	16.5	3	5	4	5	7.9
19	Enari Tuala	CBY	12	19.0	4	1	11	2	7.9
20	Adam Pompey	WAR	13	16.6	3	4	3	7	7.9
21	Reuben Garrick	MAN	23	19.0	11	4	11	8	7.8
22	Will Penisini	PAR	11	16.6	4	1	5	4	7.7
23	Jesse Ramien	CRO	14	16.1	6	2	8	1	7.6
24	Jaxon Purdue	NQL	17	22.5	7	5	11	5	7.3
25	Kotoni Staggs	BRI	21	15.8	9	2	7	6	7.3
26	KL Iro	CRO	20	17.3	12	1	10	2	7.3
27	Sean Russell	PAR	14	13.9	3	4	3	4	7.2
28	AJ Brimson	GLD	18	20.6	6	6	8	6	7.0
29	Jack Howarth	MEL	17	16.1	6	3	5	5	7.0
30	Paul Alamoti	PEN	18	16.2	2	4	7	7	6.9
31	Sebastian Kris	CBR	11	16.2	4	0	5	3	6.7
32	Jordan Samrani	PAR	14	18.2	8	1	8	0	6.7
33	Matthew Timoko	CBR	18	18.2	6	2	9	4	6.4
34	Nick Meaney	MEL	17	16.5	5	3	7	2	6.0
35	Jack Wighton	SOU	18	16.8	4	5	3	6	5.9
36	Stephen Crichton	CBY	10	20.6	4	2	2	3	5.3
37	Heamasi Makasini	WST	11	16.4	1	1	2	1	2.8
38	Gehamat Shibasaki	BRI	13	16.5	2	0	2	0	1.9

Best got the ball 16.2 times a game, against 17.8 for the average centre, and did about 1.9 times as much with it: 17.2 per 100 touches against 9.0. Only Latrell Mitchell did more per touch, on 26.1 touches a game.

Centre	Games	Try assists	Line-break assists
Bradman Best	14	15	16
Robert Toia	20	12	9
Jack Bostock	13	11	9
Simi Sasagi	14	11	11

15 try assists is the most by any centre. line-break assists is 4th, behind Dane Gagai (18), Latrell Mitchell (18), Herbie Farnworth (17).

Not a one-off

Before the chart, a guess: in how many of Best's 18 games of 2026, finals included, did Best set up at least one try?

Figure 3

Every Bradman Best game of 2026: drag the line

try assists, all 18 games, finals included · Knights wins marked under the columns

Over 0.5: 12/18 games · Knights won: 8/12 games

Finals

0.5

↕ Drag the yellow line up or down (or use this slider) to count the games above it

Note: The line starts at 0.5, so every column above it is a game with a try assist. Best wore 4 in every one.Source: Punt's database, read 27 October 2026.

Show the numbers

Date	Round	Opponent	Touches	Tries	Try assists	Line breaks	Line-break assists	Knights
28 Feb 2026	1	v NQL	20	1	0	0	0	W 28-18
15 Mar 2026	2	at MAN	19	0	2	1	1	W 36-16
21 Mar 2026	3	v WAR	14	0	1	0	1	L 12-38
28 Mar 2026	4	at CBY	13	0	0	0	0	W 24-16
5 Apr 2026	5	v CBR	7	0	1	0	1	W 32-12
3 May 2026	9	v SOU	17	0	3	1	3	W 42-38
9 May 2026	10	at SGI	16	1	3	0	3	W 44-10
19 June 2026	16	v SGI	19	0	1	0	0	W 22-20
28 June 2026	17	v WST	19	1	0	1	1	W 12-6
17 July 2026	20	at CRO	17	0	2	0	1	L 18-20
24 July 2026	21	v SYD	18	1	0	0	0	L 22-23
1 Aug 2026	22	at BRI	16	0	1	0	1	W 30-6
22 Aug 2026	25	v MAN	15	0	0	1	0	L 24-44
30 Aug 2026	26	at WAR	17	0	1	0	4	L 32-46
11 Sept 2026	Final (28)	at SOU	25	0	0	0	0	W 20-10
20 Sept 2026	Final (29)	at WAR	17	0	1	1	0	W 12-10
27 Sept 2026	Final (30)	at PEN	20	0	1	1	0	W 22-14
4 Oct 2026	Final (31)	at SYD	16	0	1	0	1	L 18-19

With the line at half a try assist, 12 of 18 games clear it, 3 of them finals on the way to the 19-18 Grand Final loss to the Roosters. Drag it up to 1.5 and 4 games are left; the most in a game was 3, twice.

Drag the line on any NRL playerThe same line, on every player's game log in Punt.Open Bradman Best

A different job

2025 was good already: 10.7 per 100 touches, 22nd of 297. 2026 was a different shape.

Figure 4

Best's own tries and breaks went down; the set-ups per touch went from 5.5 to 13.7

per 100 touches · regular season · the rank is of that season's crowd

202522nd of 297

5.25.510.7

20263rd of 314

3.513.717.2

Best's own: tries and line breaksset up: try assists and line-break assiststypical player

Note: The same rules both years: 10+ games and 150+ touches, 297 players in 2025 and 314 in 2026. The dashed line is the 2026 median.Source: Punt's database, read 27 October 2026.

Show the numbers

Season	Games	Touches	Tries	Line breaks	Try assists	Line-break assists	Own per 100	Set up per 100	Per 100 touches	Rank
2025	18	347	6	12	7	12	5.2	5.5	10.7	22nd of 297
2026	14	227	4	4	15	16	3.5	13.7	17.2	3rd of 314

Fewer of Best's own tries and breaks, and more than twice the set-ups per touch: 5.5 to 13.7.

	2025	2026
Games	18	14
Touches a game	19.3	16.2
Tries	6	4
Line breaks	12	4
Try assists	7	15
Line-break assists	12	16
Per 100 touches	10.7	17.2

Less ball, fewer of Best's own tries, and the ball going to someone else at the right time.

So what's Best worth?

The numbers can't put a price on a centre. They don't see defence, size or the injury history Zero Tackle's Scott Pryde called the main question about Best's value.

The Knights went 9-5 in the regular-season games Best played and 5-5 in the 10 without, a small sample that settles nothing on its own.

Figure 5

The Knights' 24 regular-season games, Best's 14 filled

won or lost · round underneath

W1W2L3W4W5L6L7L8W9W10W11W13L14W16W17W18L19L20L21W22W23W24L25L26

wonlostBest played: filledBest out: outline

Note: Regular season only. Hover a box for the opponent and score.Source: Punt's database, read 27 October 2026.

Show the numbers

Round	Opponent	Knights	Best played
1	v NQL	W 28-18	Yes
2	at MAN	W 36-16	Yes
3	v WAR	L 12-38	Yes
4	at CBY	W 24-16	Yes
5	v CBR	W 32-12	Yes
6	at WST	L 22-42	No
7	at SYD	L 24-38	No
8	v PEN	L 12-44	No
9	v SOU	W 42-38	Yes
10	at SGI	W 44-10	Yes
11	at GLD	W 36-12	No
13	v PAR	W 28-22	No
14	at MEL	L 30-32	No
16	v SGI	W 22-20	Yes
17	v WST	W 12-6	Yes
18	v DOL	W 13-12	No
19	at SOU	L 24-26	No
20	at CRO	L 18-20	Yes
21	v SYD	L 22-23	Yes
22	at BRI	W 30-6	Yes
23	at CBR	W 30-24	No
24	v GLD	W 36-26	No
25	v MAN	L 24-44	Yes
26	at WAR	L 32-46	Yes

One camp sees 4 tries and a reported offer of about $1 million a season. The other sees 31 set-ups and the 3rd-best impact per touch in the NRL.

14 games is a short season, and whether 17.2 holds up over a full one is what this can't say. I'll run the same count when 2027 is 10 rounds old, wherever Best is playing.

Summary

Per 100 touches: 4.3the typical player17.2Bradman Best, 3rd of 314
Try assists by a centre: 12Robert Toia, next best15Bradman Best, the most
2025 to 2026: 10.72025, 22nd17.22026, 3rd

The working

Definitions, sources and when the numbers were read

Impact: Tries + try assists + line breaks + line-break assists, as the NRL feed records them. Impact per 100 touches is impact ÷ touches × 100; one every N touches is touches ÷ impact. Both derived.
Touches: The feed's receipts: every time a player receives the ball, dummy-half takes included.
Window: NRL 2026 regular season, rounds 1 to 27: 204 complete games, the last on 6 Sept 2026. The 9 finals are left out of every table, because only 8 clubs play them; Best's 4 are in Figure 3 only.
The crowd: Every player with 10 or more games on the field and 150 or more touches: 314. A player who changed clubs is one row. With a 12-game minimum instead, 296 players and Best 2nd.
Median: The middle of the 314 rates, 4.3 per 100 touches, so one every 23. Derived.
Centres: Players with 10 or more games in jersey 3 or 4, counted from those games only: 38. The average centre is the 38 pooled: total impact over total touches, total touches over total games. Positions come from the jersey worn each game, recorded for every 2026 game.
2025: The same rules on the 2025 regular season: 297 players. Best's 18 games, 347 touches.
Knights: Regular-season results from the final scores: 9-5 in the 14 games Best played, 5-5 in the 10 without.
Contract: Current deal and 1 November: Michael Carayannis on SEN's Kick Off, reported by SEN, 27 August 2026. The offer of about $4 million over 4 years: reported by News Corp, viaZero Tackle, October 2026, not confirmed by the club. Injury history: Zero Tackle, 14 August 2026.
Read: 27 October 2026, from Punt's database.
Sources: The competition's own record is at nrl.com.
Not in this article: Defence, kicks, minutes, what Best will be paid, and prices.
Sources and terms: Every source Punt uses, with its licence, is on Credits. The terms are defined in the Glossary, and the methodology page sets out where every number comes from and the rules it follows.

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Rank

Player

Club

Position

Games

Touches

Tries

Try assists

Line breaks

Line-break assists

Per 100 touches

Alex Johnston

SOU

Winger

392

20.9

Latrell Mitchell

SOU

Centre

272

18.8

Bradman Best

NEW

Centre

227

17.2

Casey McLean

PEN

Centre

318

15.4

Robert Toia

SYD

Centre

310

15.2

Dominic Young

NEW

Winger

415

14.9

Alofiana Khan-Pereira

WAR

Winger

264

14.8

Ali Leiataua

WAR

Centre

254

13.0

Tolutau Koula

MAN

Centre

349

12.9

Tallis Duncan

SOU

2nd row

365

12.6

Thomas Jenkins

PEN

Winger

574

12.5

Clayton Faulalo

MAN

Fullback

339

12.4

Simi Sasagi

CBR

Centre

316

12.3

Arama Hau

GLD

2nd row

155

12.3

Fletcher Hunt

NEW

Bench

297

12.1

Greg Marzhew

NEW

Winger

452

11.7

Moses Leo

MEL

Winger

242

11.6

Billy Smith

SYD

Winger

324

11.1

Valentine Holmes

SGI

Centre

404

10.9

Selwyn Cobbo

DOL

Winger

409

10.8

Tom Trbojevic

MAN

Fullback

400

10.8

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

WAR

Winger

382

10.7

Ronaldo Mulitalo

CRO

Winger

295

10.5

Sualauvi Faalogo

MEL

Fullback

777

10.3

Patrick Herbert

WST

Centre

177

10.2

Adam Pompey

WAR

Centre

258

10.1

Herbie Farnworth

DOL

Centre

501

10.0

Jacob Preston

CBY

2nd row

281

10.0

Jake Averillo

DOL

Centre

221

9.9

Mark Nawaqanitawase

SYD

Winger

422

9.9

Jack Bostock

DOL

Centre

314

9.9

Daniel Tupou

SYD

Winger

260

9.6

Dane Gagai

NEW

Centre

442

9.5

Dylan Lucas

NEW

2nd row

211

9.5

Sione Katoa

CRO

Winger

380

9.5

Lehi Hopoate

MAN

Winger

548

9.3

Liam Martin

PEN

2nd row

208

9.1

Heilum Luki

NQL

2nd row

286

9.1

Braidon Burns

NQL

Winger

441

9.1

Hugo Savala

SYD

Centre

387

9.0

Moses Suli

SGI

Centre

212

9.0

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

WAR

Fullback

327

8.9

Campbell Graham

SOU

Winger

361

8.9

Matthew Dufty

SOU

Fullback

400

8.8

Haumole Olakau'atu

MAN

2nd row

425

8.7

Samuela Fainu

WST

2nd row

210

8.6

Cody Ramsey

SYD

Bench

294

8.5

Tyrell Sloan

SGI

Winger

353

8.5

Jamayne Isaako

DOL

Winger

547

8.4

Tom Chester

NQL

Centre

445

8.3

Jojo Fifita

GLD

Centre

317

8.2

Izack Tago

PEN

Centre

184

8.2

Will Warbrick

MEL

Winger

356

8.2

James Tedesco

SYD

Fullback

605

8.1

Leka Halasima

WAR

2nd row

235

8.1

William Kennedy

CRO

Fullback

656

8.1

Jacob Laban

WAR

2nd row

274

8.0

Kalyn Ponga

NEW

Fullback

611

8.0

Josh Curran

CBY

Bench

151

8.0

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

WAR

Winger

204

7.8

Reuben Garrick

MAN

Centre

436

7.8

Jason Saab

MAN

Winger

463

7.8

Ben Trbojevic

MAN

2nd row

336

7.7

Brian To'o

PEN

Winger

492

7.7

Murray Taulagi

NQL

Winger

353

7.7

Connelly Lemuelu

DOL

2nd row

302

7.6

Will Penisini

PAR

Centre

198

7.6

Jesse Ramien

CRO

Centre

225

7.6

Jethro Rinakama

CBY

Winger

227

7.5

KL Iro

CRO

Centre

365

7.4

Sean Russell

PAR

Centre

246

7.3

Kotoni Staggs

BRI

Centre

331

7.3

Kelma Tuilagi

PAR

2nd row

207

7.3

Bronson Xerri

CBY

Centre

236

7.2

Sitili Tupouniua

CBY

Bench

195

7.2

Nicholas Hynes

CRO

Halfback

937

7.2

Xavier Savage

CBR

Winger

338

7.1

Jack Howarth

MEL

Centre

273

7.0

Paul Alamoti

PEN

Centre

345

7.0

Jaxon Purdue

NQL

Centre

672

6.8

Grant Anderson

BRI

Winger

237

6.8

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

DOL

Fullback

713

6.7

Isaiah Iongi

PAR

Fullback

389

6.7

Jesse Arthars

BRI

Winger

166

6.6

Ezra Mam

BRI

Five-eighth

705

6.5

Enari Tuala

CBY

Centre

370

6.5

Kaeo Weekes

CBR

Fullback

721

6.4

Jordan Samrani

PAR

Centre

267

6.4

Kodi Nikorima

DOL

Five-eighth

760

6.3

Matthew Timoko

CBR

Centre

333

6.3

Josh Addo-Carr

PAR

Winger

381

6.3

Jye Gray

SOU

Fullback

398

6.3

David Fifita

SOU

2nd row

287

6.3

Setu Tu

SGI

Winger

436

6.2

Te Maire Martin

WAR

Halfback

599

6.2

Cody Walker

SOU

Five-eighth

1183

6.2

Braydon Trindall

CRO

Five-eighth

1070

6.2

Sebastian Kris

CBR

Centre

244

6.2

Josiah Karapani

BRI

Winger

472

6.1

100

Siale Faeamani

GLD

Winger

182

6.0

101

Mathew Feagai

SGI

Winger

252

6.0

102

Jack Wighton

SOU

Centre

303

5.9

102

Siosifa Talakai

CRO

Bench

202

5.9

104

Scott Drinkwater

NQL

Fullback

1184

5.9

104

Stephen Crichton

CBY

Centre

592

5.9

106

Adam Doueihi

WST

Halfback

663

5.9

106

Jeral Skelton

WST

Winger

255

5.9

108

Kurtis Morrin

GLD

Bench

290

5.9

109

Ethan Strange

CBR

Five-eighth

632

5.8

110

Jahrome Hughes

MEL

Halfback

910

5.8

111

Hamish Stewart

SGI

2nd row

449

5.8

112

Luke Garner

PEN

2nd row

156

5.8

113

Hudson Young

CBR

2nd row

316

5.7

114

Joe Chan

MEL

2nd row

194

5.7

115

Tom Dearden

NQL

Halfback

711

5.6

116

Viliame Kikau

CBY

2nd row

198

5.6

117

Reece Walsh

BRI

Fullback

721

5.5

118

Nick Meaney

MEL

Centre

325

5.5

119

Deine Mariner

BRI

Winger

273

5.5

120

Brian Kelly

PAR

Winger

513

5.5

121

Fletcher Sharpe

NEW

Five-eighth

899

5.5

122

Sunia Turuva

WST

Winger

390

5.4

123

Teig Wilton

CRO

2nd row

279

5.4

124

Savelio Tamale

CBR

Winger

317

5.4

125

Billy Burns

CRO

Bench

299

5.3

126

Nathan Cleary

PEN

Halfback

1331

5.3

127

Cameron Murray

SOU

Lock

435

5.3

128

Jake Clifford

NQL

Five-eighth

877

5.3

129

Beau Fermor

GLD

2nd row

364

5.2

130

AJ Brimson

GLD

Centre

503

5.2

131

Jacob Kiraz

CBY

Winger

489

5.1

132

Dylan Edwards

PEN

Fullback

901

5.1

133

Zac Laybutt

NQL

Centre

295

5.1

134

Jahream Bula

WST

Fullback

672

5.1

135

Kitione Kautoga

PAR

2nd row

258

5.0

136

Phillip Sami

GLD

Winger

622

5.0

137

Liam Henry

PEN

Bench

222

5.0

138

Briton Nikora

CRO

2nd row

224

4.9

139

Jed Stuart

CBR

Winger

287

4.9

139

Kurt Capewell

WAR

2nd row

164

4.9

141

Matt Burton

CBY

Five-eighth

823

4.9

142

Daine Laurie

CBR

Bench

312

4.8

143

Jayden Campbell

GLD

Five-eighth

1000

4.8

144

Mawene Hiroti

CRO

Centre

167

4.8

145

Taine Tuaupiki

WAR

Fullback

592

4.7

146

Salesi Foketi

SYD

Bench

172

4.7

147

Keano Kini

GLD

Fullback

1033

4.7

148

Oregon Kaufusi

CRO

Bench

152

4.6

149

Euan Aitken

SOU

2nd row

240

4.6

150

Sam Walker

SYD

Halfback

1266

4.6

151

Blaize Talagi

PEN

Five-eighth

656

4.6

152

Erin Clark

WAR

Lock

571

4.5

153

Tanah Boyd

WAR

Halfback

562

4.5

154

Ray Stone

DOL

Bench

158

4.4

155

Chanel Harris-Tavita

WAR

Five-eighth

908

4.4

156

Thomas Duffy

BRI

Five-eighth

319

4.4

157

Samuel Stonestreet

CRO

Winger

230

4.3

158

Zac Hosking

CBR

2nd row

280

4.3

159

Cooper Bai

GLD

Bench

235

4.3

160

Isaiah Papali'i

PEN

2nd row

425

4.2

161

Kurt Donoghoe

DOL

Bench

357

4.2

162

Jermaine McEwen

NEW

2nd row

293

4.1

163

Jarome Luai

WST

Five-eighth

907

4.1

164

Jackson Ford

WAR

Prop

260

3.9

165

Oryn Keeley

MEL

2nd row

183

3.8

166

Jordan Riki

BRI

2nd row

298

3.7

167

Luciano Leilua

SGI

2nd row

217

3.7

168

Mitchell Moses

PAR

Halfback

1117

3.6

169

Jack Williams

PAR

Prop

339

3.5

170

Clinton Gutherson

SGI

Fullback

679

3.5

171

Ronald Volkman

PAR

Five-eighth

883

3.5

172

Ben Talty

BRI

Bench

171

3.5

173

Lyhkan King-Togia

SGI

Five-eighth

374

3.5

174

Lachlan Galvin

CBY

Halfback

1651

3.5

175

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

GLD

Prop

408

3.4

176

Trey Mooney

NEW

Prop

310

3.2

177

Jaeman Salmon

CBY

Lock

466

3.2

178

Ativalu Lisati

MEL

2nd row

156

3.2

179

Isaiya Katoa

DOL

Halfback

1162

3.2

180

Joash Papalii

PAR

Fullback

443

3.2

181

Ethan Sanders

CBR

Halfback

1393

3.2

182

Connor Tracey

CBY

Fullback

761

3.1

183

Cameron Munster

MEL

Five-eighth

953

3.1

184

Luca Moretti

PAR

Prop

161

3.1

185

Xavier Willison

BRI

Prop

355

3.1

186

Lachlan Ilias

GLD

Halfback

520

3.1

187

Alec MacDonald

MEL

Bench

163

3.1

188

Jamal Fogarty

MAN

Halfback

1331

3.0

189

Stefano Utoikamanu

MEL

Prop

334

3.0

190

Kobe Hetherington

MAN

Prop

170

2.9

191

Dylan Brown

NEW

Halfback

864

2.9

192

Addin Fonua-Blake

CRO

Prop

346

2.9

192

Kulikefu Finefeuiaki

DOL

2nd row

346

2.9

194

Lindsay Smith

PEN

Prop

489

2.9

195

Ashton Ward

SOU

Halfback

854

2.8

196

Tyran Wishart

MEL

Bench

606

2.8

197

Jason Taumalolo

NQL

Prop

393

2.8

198

Dylan Walker

PAR

Bench

467

2.8

199

Moses Leota

PEN

Prop

327

2.8

200

Sandon Smith

NEW

Halfback

1357

2.6

201

Daly Cherry-Evans

SYD

Five-eighth

1246

2.6

202

Max King

CBY

Prop

304

2.6

203

Heamasi Makasini

WST

Centre

239

2.5

204

Zane Harrison

GLD

Halfback

559

2.5

205

Payne Haas

BRI

Prop

281

2.5

206

Dylan Egan

SGI

2nd row

204

2.5

207

Isaah Yeo

PEN

Lock

411

2.4

208

Thomas Hazelton

CRO

Bench

249

2.4

209

Jayden Sullivan

SOU

Bench

377

2.4

210

Thomas Flegler

DOL

Prop

168

2.4

211

Luke Brooks

MAN

Five-eighth

856

2.3

212

Trent Toelau

MEL

Bench

472

2.3

213

Demitric Vaimauga

WAR

Bench

265

2.3

214

Daniel Atkinson

SGI

Five-eighth

1046

2.2

215

Angus Crichton

SYD

2nd row

183

2.2

216

Junior Paulo

PAR

Prop

277

2.2

217

Gehamat Shibasaki

BRI

Centre

237

2.1

218

Billy Phillips

PEN

Bench

193

2.1

219

Lachlan Hubner

SOU

Bench

293

2.0

220

Mitchell Barnett

WAR

Prop

294

2.0

221

Adam Reynolds

BRI

Halfback

598

2.0

222

James Fisher-Harris

WAR

Prop

402

2.0

223

Cameron McInnes

CRO

Lock

302

2.0

224

Siua Wong

SYD

2nd row

354

2.0

225

Mat Croker

NEW

Lock

426

1.9

226

Reuben Cotter

NQL

Lock

267

1.9

227

Ethan Bullemor

MAN

Bench

163

1.8

228

Ben Hunt

BRI

Bench

873

1.8

229

Cooper Clarke

MEL

Bench

274

1.8

230

Brad Schneider

DOL

Bench

715

1.8

231

Taniela Paseka

MAN

Prop

282

1.8

232

Jock Madden

WST

Halfback

809

1.7

233

Patrick Carrigan

BRI

Lock

414

1.7

234

Tyson Frizell

NEW

Bench

237

1.7

235

Alex Seyfarth

WST

Bench

297

1.7

236

Francis Molo

DOL

Prop

181

1.7

237

Chris Randall

GLD

Lock

364

1.6

238

Brandon Smith

SOU

Hooker

929

1.6

239

Wayde Egan

WAR

Hooker

2251

1.6

240

Jacob Saifiti

NEW

Prop

194

1.6

241

Trent Loiero

MEL

Lock

400

1.5

242

Nat Butcher

SYD

Bench

334

1.5

243

Jesse Colquhoun

CRO

Lock

340

1.5

244

Nathan Brown

MAN

Bench

344

1.4

245

Blayke Brailey

CRO

Hooker

2453

1.4

246

Tallyn Da Silva

PAR

Hooker

1995

1.4

247

Moeaki Fotuaika

GLD

Prop

362

1.4

248

Keaon Koloamatangi

SOU

Prop

508

1.4

249

Harry Grant

MEL

Hooker

2403

1.4

250

Josh King

MEL

Prop

292

1.4

251

Owen Pattie

CBR

Hooker

990

1.3

252

Jack Cogger

PEN

Bench

634

1.3

253

Jamie Humphreys

SOU

Bench

879

1.3

254

Kyle Flanagan

SGI

Halfback

1045

1.2

255

Harrison Graham

NEW

Bench

732

1.2

256

Max Plath

DOL

Hooker

1074

1.2

257

Latu Fainu

WST

Bench

248

1.2

258

Sean Keppie

SOU

Bench

168

1.2

259

Corey Horsburgh

CBR

Prop

422

1.2

260

Sione Fainu

WST

Bench

259

1.2

261

Oliver Pascoe

GLD

Hooker

1790

1.1

262

Harry Hayes

CBY

Bench

180

1.1

263

Connor Watson

SYD

Bench

652

1.1

264

Tom Gilbert

DOL

Bench

280

1.1

265

Reed Mahoney

NQL

Hooker

1703

1.1

266

Sam Verrills

GLD

Hooker

779

1.0

267

Soni Luke

NQL

Bench

882

1.0

268

Coen Hess

NQL

Bench

199

1.0

269

Sam Healey

WAR

Bench

708

1.0

270

Alex Twal

WST

Lock

308

1.0

271

Victor Radley

SYD

Lock

318

0.9

272

Kurt Mann

CBY

Bench

326

0.9

273

Morgan Knowles

DOL

Lock

327

0.9

274

Peter Mamouzelos

SOU

Bench

657

0.9

275

Ryan Couchman

SGI

Lock

336

0.9

275

Tevita Tatola

SOU

Prop

336

0.9

277

Thomas Cant

NEW

Bench

228

0.9

278

Scott Sorensen

PEN

Bench

232

0.9

279

Jake Simpkin

MAN

Bench

1908

0.8

280

Brandon Wakeham

MAN

Hooker

929

0.8

281

Terrell May

WST

Prop

536

0.8

282

Ata Mariota

CBR

Bench

272

0.7

283

Reece Robson

SYD

Hooker

1939

0.7

284

Jacob Liddle

SGI

Bench

839

0.7

285

Tom Starling

CBR

Hooker

1417

0.7

286

Joseph Tapine

CBR

Prop

443

0.7

287

Apisai Koroisau

WST

Hooker

2248

0.7

288

Jeremy Marshall-King

DOL

Hooker

1502

0.7

289

Saxon Pryke

PAR

Bench

151

0.7

290

Ryley Smith

PAR

Hooker

619

0.7

291

Emre Guler

SGI

Prop

161

0.6

292

Fonua Pole

WST

Prop

323

0.6

293

Jake Trbojevic

MAN

Lock

333

0.6

294

Toby Couchman

SGI

Prop

352

0.6

295

Freddy Lussick

PEN

Hooker

1882

0.5

296

Griffin Neame

NQL

Bench

195

0.5

297

Naufahu Whyte

SYD

Prop

411

0.5

298

Bailey Hayward

CBY

Hooker

2529

0.5

299

Phoenix Crossland

NEW

Hooker

1693

0.5

300

Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga

SGI

Prop

235

0.4

301

Damien Cook

SGI

Hooker

1977

0.4

302

Hohepa Puru

CRO

Bench

533

0.4

303

Tanner Stowers-Smith

WAR

Bench

268

0.4

304

Leo Thompson

CBY

Prop

280

0.4

305

Cory Paix

BRI

Hooker

1345

0.2

306

Bronson Garlick

SOU

Hooker

530

0.0

306

Harrison Edwards

PAR

Bench

414

0.0

306

Jack De Belin

PAR

Lock

174

0.0

306

Jayden Brailey

CBR

Bench

394

0.0

306

Klese Haas

GLD

Bench

198

0.0

306

Morgan Smithies

CBR

Bench

213

0.0

306

Sam Tuivaiti

PAR

Bench

150

0.0

306

Spencer Leniu

SYD

Bench

183

0.0

306

Thomas Mikaele

NQL

Bench

295

0.0

Why?

Now: Best is on about $700,000 to $750,000 a season, Michael Carayannis said on SEN in August.

21 October: the Knights reportedly offered about $4 million over 4 years,News Corp reported.

1 November: Best's deal runs to the end of 2027, so from 1 November other clubs can talk to Best.

The sales board

The try list only counts who put the ball down. Count the setting up too, and Best's 2026 reads like this:

4tries15try assists4line breaks16line-break assists39big moments

39big moments227touches10017.2per 100 touches

227touches39big moments1 in 5.8touches

Rank	Player	Club	Per 100 touches	One every
1	Alex Johnston	SOU	20.9	4.8 touches
2	Latrell Mitchell	SOU	18.8	5.3 touches
3	Bradman Best	NEW	17.2	5.8 touches
4	Casey McLean	PEN	15.4	6.5 touches
5	Robert Toia	SYD	15.2	6.6 touches

Alex Johnston's 30 tries are in the try-scorer race. Latrell Mitchell played 11 games, so with a 12-game minimum Best is 2nd of 296.

Rank

Centre

Club

Games at centre

Touches a game

Tries

Try assists

Line breaks

Line-break assists

Per 100 touches

Latrell Mitchell

SOU

26.1

18.8

Bradman Best

NEW

16.2

17.2

Robert Toia

SYD

15.5

15.2

Casey McLean

PEN

17.6

15.1

Tolutau Koula

MAN

17.5

13.4

Ali Leiataua

WAR

12.8

12.7

Simi Sasagi

CBR

20.4

12.2

Hugo Savala

SYD

19.2

11.5

Valentine Holmes

SGI

16.8

10.9

Matt Burton

CBY

20.6

10.7

Herbie Farnworth

DOL

21.8

10.0

Patrick Herbert

WST

14.2

9.9

Dane Gagai

NEW

20.1

9.5

Moses Suli

SGI

14.3

9.5

Jack Bostock

DOL

22.4

9.3

Tom Chester

NQL

19.3

8.3

Jojo Fifita

GLD

15.9

8.2

Bronson Xerri

CBY

16.5

7.9

Enari Tuala

CBY

19.0

7.9

Adam Pompey

WAR

16.6

7.9

Reuben Garrick

MAN

19.0

7.8

Will Penisini

PAR

16.6

7.7

Jesse Ramien

CRO

16.1

7.6

Jaxon Purdue

NQL

22.5

7.3

Kotoni Staggs

BRI

15.8

7.3

KL Iro

CRO

17.3

7.3

Sean Russell

PAR

13.9

7.2

AJ Brimson

GLD

20.6

7.0

Jack Howarth

MEL

16.1

7.0

Paul Alamoti

PEN

16.2

6.9

Sebastian Kris

CBR

16.2

6.7

Jordan Samrani

PAR

18.2

6.7

Matthew Timoko

CBR

18.2

6.4

Nick Meaney

MEL

16.5

6.0

Jack Wighton

SOU

16.8

5.9

Stephen Crichton

CBY

20.6

5.3

Heamasi Makasini

WST

16.4

2.8

Gehamat Shibasaki

BRI

16.5

1.9

Centre

Games

Try assists

Line-break assists

Bradman Best

Robert Toia

Jack Bostock

Simi Sasagi

Date

Round

Opponent

Touches

Tries

Try assists

Line breaks

Line-break assists

Knights

28 Feb 2026

v NQL

W 28-18

15 Mar 2026

at MAN

W 36-16

21 Mar 2026

v WAR

L 12-38

28 Mar 2026

at CBY

W 24-16

5 Apr 2026

v CBR

W 32-12

3 May 2026

v SOU

W 42-38

9 May 2026

at SGI

W 44-10

19 June 2026

v SGI

W 22-20

28 June 2026

v WST

W 12-6

17 July 2026

at CRO

L 18-20

24 July 2026

v SYD

L 22-23

1 Aug 2026

at BRI

W 30-6

22 Aug 2026

v MAN

L 24-44

30 Aug 2026

at WAR

L 32-46

11 Sept 2026

Final (28)

at SOU

W 20-10

20 Sept 2026

Final (29)

at WAR

W 12-10

27 Sept 2026

Final (30)

at PEN

W 22-14

4 Oct 2026

Final (31)

at SYD

L 18-19

Season

Games

Touches

Tries

Line breaks

Try assists

Line-break assists

Own per 100

Set up per 100

Per 100 touches

Rank

2025

347

5.2

5.5

10.7

22nd of 297

2026

227

3.5

13.7

17.2

3rd of 314

2025

2026

Games

Touches a game

19.3

16.2

Tries

Line breaks

Try assists

Line-break assists

Per 100 touches

10.7

17.2

Round

Opponent

Knights

Best played

v NQL

W 28-18

Yes

at MAN

W 36-16

Yes

v WAR

L 12-38

Yes

at CBY

W 24-16

Yes

v CBR

W 32-12

Yes

at WST

L 22-42

at SYD

L 24-38

v PEN

L 12-44

v SOU

W 42-38

Yes

at SGI

W 44-10

Yes

at GLD

W 36-12

v PAR

W 28-22

at MEL

L 30-32

v SGI

W 22-20

Yes

v WST

W 12-6

Yes

v DOL

W 13-12

at SOU

L 24-26

at CRO

L 18-20

Yes

v SYD

L 22-23

Yes

at BRI

W 30-6

Yes

at CBR

W 30-24

v GLD

W 36-26

v MAN

L 24-44

Yes

at WAR

L 32-46

Yes