NRL Player Ratings - Five-eighth
See how fans rate the best current NRL five-eighths, based on live votes from our NRL Player Rater. These real-time rankings highlight the top five-eighths in the NRL right now, based on performance, consistency and fan opinion.
Overall | Fullback | Winger | Centre | Five-eighth | Halfback | Hooker | Prop | Second-row | Lock
Season Ratings
Season 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Cameron Munster | 72.36% | 1,969.9 |
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| 2 | Dylan Brown | 62.37% | 1,904.6 |
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| 3 | Ethan Strange | 62.59% | 1,863.9 |
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| 4 | Luke Metcalf | 62.96% | 1,794.2 |
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| 5 | Kodi Nikorima | 58.06% | 1,793.7 |
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| 6 | Braydon Trindall | 62.28% | 1,785.4 |
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| 7 | Matt Burton | 64.54% | 1,764.8 |
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| 8 | Chanel Harris-Tavita | 60.56% | 1,743.2 |
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| 9 | Te Maire Martin | 52.53% | 1,709.7 |
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| 10 | Blaize Talagi | 59.06% | 1,706.7 |
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| 11 | Jarome Luai | 68.88% | 1,699.7 |
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| 12 | Fletcher Sharpe | 62.77% | 1,683.8 |
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| 13 | Cody Walker | 57.81% | 1,660.4 |
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| 14 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 58.99% | 1,617.2 |
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| 15 | Luke Brooks | 48.75% | 1,603.9 |
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| 16 | Sandon Smith | 50.77% | 1,542.0 |
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| 17 | Tyson Gamble | 34.24% | 1,378.4 |
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| 18 | Ezra Mam | 56.64% | 1,376.2 |
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| 19 | Jayden Sullivan | 36.37% | 1,373.0 |
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| 20 | Latu Fainu | 45.99% | 1,324.2 |
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| 21 | Jack Cole | 34.09% | 1,310.8 |
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| 22 | Daniel Atkinson | 41.56% | 1,298.5 |
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| 23 | Trent Toelau | 31.46% | 1,180.1 |
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| 24 | Josh Rogers | 28.11% | 1,106.8 |
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| 25 | Jye Linnane | 23.60% | 1,088.9 |
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| 26 | Lyhkan King-Togia | 30.41% | 1,084.0 |
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| 27 | Zac Herdegen | 18.41% | 1,036.4 |
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| 28 | Jake Elliott | 22.11% | 1,011.7 |
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July 2026
July 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Cameron Munster | 79.00% | 1,938.1 | — |
| 2 | Dylan Brown | 70.45% | 1,874.4 | 🔼 2 |
| 3 | Ethan Strange | 73.24% | 1,833.7 | 🔽 1 |
| 4 | Kodi Nikorima | 57.17% | 1,764.3 | 🔽 1 |
| 5 | Luke Metcalf | 49.60% | 1,763.8 | 🔼 4 |
| 6 | Braydon Trindall | 55.13% | 1,754.9 | 🔼 8 |
| 7 | Matt Burton | 55.22% | 1,738.1 | 🔽 2 |
| 8 | Chanel Harris-Tavita | 51.20% | 1,717.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 9 | Te Maire Martin | 48.29% | 1,680.2 | 🔼 2 |
| 10 | Blaize Talagi | 46.60% | 1,678.7 | 🔼 3 |
| 11 | Jarome Luai | 57.72% | 1,675.8 | 🔽 1 |
| 12 | Fletcher Sharpe | 51.91% | 1,657.0 | 🔽 4 |
| 13 | Cody Walker | 49.40% | 1,633.6 | 🔽 6 |
| 14 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 48.08% | 1,591.1 | 🔽 2 |
| 15 | Luke Brooks | 48.47% | 1,577.4 | — |
| 16 | Sandon Smith | 46.54% | 1,517.0 | 🔼 1 |
| 17 | Tyson Gamble | 45.36% | 1,370.6 | 🔼 6 |
| 18 | Ezra Mam | 52.60% | 1,366.7 | 🔽 2 |
| 19 | Jayden Sullivan | 46.15% | 1,364.9 | 🔼 1 |
| 20 | Latu Fainu | 48.98% | 1,327.8 | 🔽 1 |
| 21 | Jack Cole | 44.63% | 1,309.2 | — |
| 22 | Daniel Atkinson | 51.01% | 1,298.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 23 | Trent Toelau | 41.79% | 1,187.7 | 🔽 1 |
| 24 | Josh Rogers | 34.82% | 1,116.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 25 | Jye Linnane | 32.93% | 1,099.1 | 🔽 7 |
| 26 | Lyhkan King-Togia | 40.72% | 1,092.3 | 🔽 1 |
| 27 | Zac Herdegen | 25.89% | 1,049.0 | 🔼 1 |
| 28 | Jake Elliott | 30.00% | 1,023.3 | 🔽 1 |
June 2026
June 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Cameron Munster | 64.66% | 2,026.5 | — |
| 2 | Ethan Strange | 52.91% | 1,957.6 | 🔼 2 |
| 3 | Kodi Nikorima | 58.44% | 1,853.0 | 🔼 6 |
| 4 | Dylan Brown | 42.26% | 1,761.4 | 🔽 1 |
| 5 | Matt Burton | 61.50% | 1,746.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 6 | Chanel Harris-Tavita | 60.56% | 1,740.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 7 | Cody Walker | 57.37% | 1,734.6 | 🔼 4 |
| 8 | Fletcher Sharpe | 62.15% | 1,670.0 | — |
| 9 | Luke Metcalf | 59.57% | 1,665.6 | 🔼 3 |
| 10 | Jarome Luai | 62.36% | 1,662.4 | 🔽 8 |
| 11 | Te Maire Martin | 57.89% | 1,650.3 | 🔼 9 |
| 12 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 55.75% | 1,643.0 | 🔽 7 |
| 13 | Blaize Talagi | 61.27% | 1,613.8 | — |
| 14 | Braydon Trindall | 61.07% | 1,546.7 | 🔼 1 |
| 15 | Luke Brooks | 50.97% | 1,479.5 | 🔽 5 |
| 16 | Ezra Mam | 51.75% | 1,432.9 | 🔽 2 |
| 17 | Sandon Smith | 50.86% | 1,400.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 18 | Jye Linnane | 29.63% | 1,317.5 | 🔼 10 |
| 19 | Latu Fainu | 45.54% | 1,315.2 | 🔽 2 |
| 20 | Jayden Sullivan | 38.99% | 1,304.3 | 🔼 3 |
| 21 | Jack Cole | 35.98% | 1,289.8 | — |
| 22 | Trent Toelau | 36.31% | 1,276.5 | 🔼 4 |
| 23 | Tyson Gamble | 36.11% | 1,260.1 | 🔽 1 |
| 24 | Daniel Atkinson | 42.03% | 1,256.1 | 🔽 8 |
| 25 | Lyhkan King-Togia | 33.04% | 1,175.6 | 🔽 6 |
| 26 | Josh Rogers | 34.55% | 1,134.1 | 🔽 2 |
| 27 | Jake Elliott | 28.97% | 1,045.6 | 🔽 2 |
| 28 | Zac Herdegen | 24.77% | 1,035.2 | 🔽 1 |
May 2026
May 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Cameron Munster | 81.44% | 1,891.4 | — |
| 2 | Jarome Luai | 80.16% | 1,883.6 | — |
| 3 | Dylan Brown | 78.38% | 1,777.4 | — |
| 4 | Ethan Strange | 76.99% | 1,740.1 | — |
| 5 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 71.28% | 1,698.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 6 | Matt Burton | 69.60% | 1,689.0 | 🔼 4 |
| 7 | Chanel Harris-Tavita | 66.60% | 1,654.6 | 🔼 7 |
| 8 | Fletcher Sharpe | 69.36% | 1,648.9 | 🔼 3 |
| 9 | Kodi Nikorima | 57.91% | 1,630.5 | 🔼 4 |
| 10 | Luke Brooks | 44.86% | 1,576.7 | 🔼 8 |
| 11 | Cody Walker | 63.35% | 1,555.7 | 🔽 6 |
| 12 | Luke Metcalf | 70.51% | 1,553.9 | 🔽 5 |
| 13 | Blaize Talagi | 62.34% | 1,549.6 | 🔽 1 |
| 14 | Ezra Mam | 65.05% | 1,532.1 | 🔽 5 |
| 15 | Braydon Trindall | 65.83% | 1,493.4 | 🔽 7 |
| 16 | Daniel Atkinson | 36.61% | 1,482.9 | 🔼 5 |
| 17 | Latu Fainu | 44.09% | 1,433.3 | — |
| 18 | Sandon Smith | 50.42% | 1,426.8 | 🔽 2 |
| 19 | Lyhkan King-Togia | 23.73% | 1,396.5 | 🔼 5 |
| 20 | Te Maire Martin | 48.19% | 1,383.4 | 🔽 5 |
| 21 | Jack Cole | 28.09% | 1,380.2 | 🔼 1 |
| 22 | Tyson Gamble | 27.97% | 1,374.4 | 🔽 3 |
| 23 | Jayden Sullivan | 28.81% | 1,292.6 | 🔽 3 |
| 24 | Josh Rogers | 21.06% | 1,262.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 25 | Jake Elliott | 13.23% | 1,220.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 26 | Trent Toelau | 19.61% | 1,186.1 | 🔽 3 |
| 27 | Zac Herdegen | 12.34% | 1,169.4 | 🔼 1 |
| 28 | Jye Linnane | 15.98% | 1,111.1 | 🔽 1 |
April 2026
April 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Cameron Munster | 87.50% | 1,917.3 |
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| 2 | Jarome Luai | 79.48% | 1,852.3 |
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| 3 | Dylan Brown | 73.76% | 1,802.7 |
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| 4 | Ethan Strange | 77.34% | 1,790.1 |
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| 5 | Cody Walker | 61.72% | 1,755.1 |
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| 6 | Daly Cherry-Evans | 63.62% | 1,750.6 |
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| 7 | Luke Metcalf | 74.80% | 1,738.1 |
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| 8 | Braydon Trindall | 68.10% | 1,729.2 |
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| 9 | Ezra Mam | 60.96% | 1,711.5 |
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| 10 | Matt Burton | 74.19% | 1,708.4 |
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| 11 | Fletcher Sharpe | 68.51% | 1,668.5 |
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| 12 | Blaize Talagi | 64.75% | 1,646.7 |
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| 13 | Kodi Nikorima | 58.44% | 1,638.5 |
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| 14 | Chanel Harris-Tavita | 64.09% | 1,635.2 |
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| 15 | Te Maire Martin | 51.99% | 1,533.0 |
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| 16 | Sandon Smith | 55.15% | 1,518.7 |
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| 17 | Latu Fainu | 45.58% | 1,487.4 |
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| 18 | Luke Brooks | 49.09% | 1,480.6 |
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| 19 | Tyson Gamble | 26.26% | 1,357.1 |
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| 20 | Jayden Sullivan | 29.58% | 1,306.5 |
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| 21 | Daniel Atkinson | 36.36% | 1,295.2 |
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| 22 | Jack Cole | 26.15% | 1,289.4 |
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| 23 | Trent Toelau | 24.95% | 1,208.7 |
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| 24 | Lyhkan King-Togia | 23.06% | 1,205.2 |
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| 25 | Josh Rogers | 19.79% | 1,173.8 |
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| 26 | Jake Elliott | 14.71% | 1,120.9 |
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| 27 | Jye Linnane | 13.83% | 1,070.3 |
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| 28 | Zac Herdegen | 9.83% | 1,049.1 |
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How The NRL Five-eighth Ratings Work
The NRL Player Ratings for five-eighths rank the best players in the NRL based on fan votes from the NRL Player Rater. Every player is matched head-to-head against other five-eighths, allowing fans to directly compare and decide who is better in each matchup.
Because all comparisons are position-specific, these rankings provide a true reflection of the best NRL five-eighth, rather than mixing players across different roles. So if you're looking for the best five-eighth, this list is built only on fair, like-for-like matchups.
Our system uses an Elo-style rating algorithm, where every player starts on the same rating and gains or loses points after each vote. Beating a higher-ranked opponent results in a bigger increase, while losing to a lower-ranked player leads to a larger drop.
These ratings are live and constantly updating, meaning they reflect current form and momentum across the NRL season. Players can climb quickly with standout performances, but staying at the top requires consistently outperforming other elite five-eighths.
If you're searching for the best NRL five-eighth, these fan-driven rankings provide a clear and up-to-date view of who is leading the way right now.
Have your say! Head to the NRL Player Rater and start voting today.
