1. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos – last week: 1st)
17 games, 4 tries, 182.7 metres per game, 1139 post contact metres, 5 line breaks, 83 tackle breaks, 92.7% tackle efficiency
Haas scored the match winning try in Brisbane’s win over Penrith, adding 219 running metres, 12 tackles breaks and 30 tackles without a miss in 61 minutes.
2. Briton Nikora (Cronulla Sharks – 2nd)
19 games, 5 tries, 90 metres per game, 9 line breaks, 47 tackle breaks, 4 try assists, 5 line break assists, 88.2% tackle efficiency
Nikora ran for over 100 metres in Cronulla’s win over the Dragons. He played the full 80 minutes, making two offloads and 26 tackles.
3. Maika Sivo (Parramatta Eels – 3rd)
20 games, 16 tries, 141 metres per game, 883 post contact metres, 15 line breaks, 68 tackle breaks, 83% tackle efficiency
Sivo could not add to his try tally in Parramatta’s big win over the Titans. He was held to under 100 running metres but made five tackles without a miss.
4. Bronson Xerri (Cronulla Sharks – 4th)
18 games, 11 tries, 126.4 metres per game, 12 line breaks, 71 tackle breaks, 5 try assists, 82.3% tackle efficiency
Xerri scored the game winner in Cronulla’s win over the Dragons, capping off an impressive performance in which he ran for 206 metres.
5. Jack Williams (Cronulla Sharks – 7th)
21 games, 1 try, 101.9 metres per game, 689 post contact metres, 3 line breaks, 28 tackle breaks, 89.7% tackle efficiency
Williams came off the bench for 129 metres in 48 minutes in the Sharks’ win, taking his season average to over 100 per game.
6. Reuben Garrick (Manly Sea Eagles – 6th)
21 games, 15 tries, 109.3 metres per game, 552 post contact metres, 11 line breaks, 56 tackle breaks, 60.9% tackle efficiency
Garrick kicked four goals in Manly’s win over the Tigers and ran for 119 metres, set up a try and broke three tackles.
7. Ryan Papenhuyzen (Melbourne Storm – 5th)
17 games, 5 tries, 95.2 metres per game, 9 line breaks, 38 tackle breaks, 4 try assists, 77.8% tackle efficiency
Papenhuyzen came off the bench for just three minutes in Melbourne’s loss to Canberra. He made one run and one tackle.
8. Braden Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla Sharks – 8th)
17 games, 3 tries, 99.7 run metres per game, 572.3 post contact metres, 3 line breaks, 42 tackle breaks, 90.5% tackle efficiency
Hamlin-Uele ran for 115 metres, broke three tackles and made 26 tackles coming off the bench in Cronulla’s victory.
9. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers – not ranked)
12 games, 7 tries, 170.3 metres per game, 611 post contact metres, 56 tackle breaks, 88.3% tackle efficiency
To’o returns to the top 10 after scoring a try, breaking seven tackles and running for a massive 199 metres in Penrith’s loss to Brisbane.
10. Corey Horsburgh (Canberra Raiders – not ranked)
16 games, 95.1 metres per game, 571.3 post contact metres, 7 tackle breaks, 91.4% tackle efficiency
Horsburgh jumps back into the rankings after an impressive 167 metre and 21 tackle performance off the bench in Canberra’s win over Melbourne.
The 18th Man’s Rookie Rankings, released after each round, take into account a player’s previous round performance and their season as a whole.
We are using the NRL’s criteria for Dally M Rookie of the Year; players are eligible for the Rookie of the Year in their debut season and the subsequent two NRL seasons. Once a player plays his fifth NRL Premiership match (or Super League match), he becomes ineligible for the Rookie of the Year in any subsequent seasons.
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