NRL Player Ratings - Fullback
See how fans rate the best current NRL fullbacks, based on live votes from our NRL Player Rater. These real-time rankings highlight the top fullbacks 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 | Kalyn Ponga | 76.74% | 2,030.4 |
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| 2 | James Tedesco | 78.64% | 2,025.6 |
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| 3 | Dylan Edwards | 76.24% | 1,974.1 |
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| 4 | Reece Walsh | 75.41% | 1,798.0 |
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| 5 | Tom Trbojevic | 73.19% | 1,785.4 |
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| 6 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | 76.54% | 1,771.7 |
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| 7 | Sua Fa'alogo | 67.78% | 1,736.0 |
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| 8 | Scott Drinkwater | 69.97% | 1,727.5 |
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| 9 | Jahream Bula | 66.39% | 1,713.4 |
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| 10 | Kaeo Weekes | 72.60% | 1,697.9 |
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| 11 | Taine Tuaupiki | 50.00% | 1,611.5 |
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| 12 | Lehi Hopoate | 50.36% | 1,611.5 |
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| 13 | Keano Kini | 60.30% | 1,604.2 |
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| 14 | AJ Brimson | 53.49% | 1,571.6 |
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| 15 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 55.67% | 1,541.9 |
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| 16 | Isaiah Iongi | 54.36% | 1,491.8 |
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| 17 | Jye Gray | 60.02% | 1,486.1 |
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| 18 | William Kennedy | 52.77% | 1,480.4 |
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| 19 | Daine Laurie | 37.99% | 1,412.3 |
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| 20 | Joash Papalii | 37.94% | 1,406.8 |
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| 21 | Trai Fuller | 49.01% | 1,400.8 |
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| 22 | Clayton Faulalo | 25.96% | 1,367.1 |
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| 23 | Connor Tracey | 50.37% | 1,355.5 |
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| 24 | Tyrell Sloan | 31.37% | 1,287.8 |
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| 25 | Cody Ramsey | 26.47% | 1,280.6 |
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| 26 | Clinton Gutherson | 35.98% | 1,245.7 |
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| 27 | Heath Mason | 19.98% | 1,154.4 |
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| 28 | Chevy Stewart | 24.88% | 1,118.7 |
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| 29 | Sione Fonua | 20.28% | 1,103.4 |
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| 30 | Kade Dykes | 17.75% | 1,064.1 |
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| 31 | Liam Ison | 15.06% | 1,061.8 |
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| 32 | Jaxen Edgar | 12.81% | 1,006.9 |
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June 2026 Ratings
June 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Kalyn Ponga | 64.29% | 1,744.1 | 🔼 3 |
| 2 | James Tedesco | 52.82% | 1,741.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 3 | Sua Fa'alogo | 62.12% | 1,708.2 | 🔼 3 |
| 4 | Tom Trbojevic | 65.67% | 1,701.2 | 🔼 4 |
| 5 | Scott Drinkwater | 54.89% | 1,695.1 | — |
| 6 | Jahream Bula | 62.02% | 1,694.4 | 🔼 3 |
| 7 | Dylan Edwards | 58.85% | 1,694.0 | — |
| 8 | Kaeo Weekes | 65.38% | 1,685.0 | 🔼 3 |
| 9 | Taine Tuaupiki | 57.89% | 1,630.7 | 🔼 4 |
| 10 | Lehi Hopoate | 55.73% | 1,628.9 | 🔼 5 |
| 11 | Keano Kini | 60.00% | 1,611.0 | 🔼 6 |
| 12 | AJ Brimson | 54.96% | 1,593.0 | 🔼 7 |
| 13 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 54.55% | 1,557.2 | 🔽 1 |
| 14 | William Kennedy | 60.15% | 1,526.3 | 🔼 9 |
| 15 | Jye Gray | 48.85% | 1,506.7 | 🔽 5 |
| 16 | Reece Walsh | 40.33% | 1,506.2 | 🔽 15 |
| 17 | Isaiah Iongi | 49.62% | 1,506.1 | 🔽 3 |
| 18 | Joash Papalii | 47.76% | 1,477.6 | 🔼 3 |
| 19 | Daine Laurie | 48.09% | 1,473.0 | 🔼 1 |
| 20 | Trai Fuller | 57.58% | 1,472.7 | 🔼 2 |
| 21 | Connor Tracey | 48.00% | 1,457.7 | 🔽 5 |
| 22 | Clayton Faulalo | 45.45% | 1,438.8 | 🔽 4 |
| 23 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | 39.75% | 1,419.7 | 🔽 21 |
| 24 | Tyrell Sloan | 46.15% | 1,397.0 | 🔼 4 |
| 25 | Cody Ramsey | 45.04% | 1,382.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 26 | Clinton Gutherson | 49.62% | 1,370.9 | 🔼 1 |
| 27 | Heath Mason | 30.95% | 1,290.5 | 🔽 2 |
| 28 | Chevy Stewart | 33.33% | 1,249.5 | 🔽 4 |
| 29 | Sione Fonua | 31.78% | 1,234.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 30 | Liam Ison | 28.97% | 1,225.9 | 🔼 2 |
| 31 | Kade Dykes | 25.45% | 1,217.5 | 🔽 2 |
| 32 | Jaxen Edgar | 27.83% | 1,156.4 | 🔽 1 |
May 2026 Ratings
May 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Reece Walsh | 87.78% | 1,963.7 | 🔼 1 |
| 2 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | 81.69% | 1,923.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 3 | James Tedesco | 86.42% | 1,883.9 | 🔽 2 |
| 4 | Kalyn Ponga | 83.58% | 1,873.8 | — |
| 5 | Scott Drinkwater | 72.38% | 1,824.8 | 🔼 4 |
| 6 | Sua Fa'alogo | 70.79% | 1,788.3 | 🔼 5 |
| 7 | Dylan Edwards | 80.51% | 1,768.2 | 🔽 2 |
| 8 | Tom Trbojevic | 75.21% | 1,711.2 | 🔽 1 |
| 9 | Jahream Bula | 65.97% | 1,705.1 | 🔽 1 |
| 10 | Jye Gray | 63.79% | 1,689.9 | 🔼 3 |
| 11 | Kaeo Weekes | 73.89% | 1,687.7 | 🔽 5 |
| 12 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 56.45% | 1,526.7 | 🔼 2 |
| 13 | Taine Tuaupiki | 53.36% | 1,496.6 | 🔼 4 |
| 14 | Isaiah Iongi | 51.05% | 1,495.9 | 🔽 2 |
| 15 | Lehi Hopoate | 48.94% | 1,495.0 | 🔼 1 |
| 16 | Connor Tracey | 46.40% | 1,471.5 | 🔼 3 |
| 17 | Keano Kini | 59.62% | 1,463.7 | 🔽 7 |
| 18 | Clayton Faulalo | 24.36% | 1,452.9 | 🔼 7 |
| 19 | AJ Brimson | 55.08% | 1,434.9 | 🔽 4 |
| 20 | Daine Laurie | 35.88% | 1,431.1 | 🔼 2 |
| 21 | Joash Papalii | 36.97% | 1,429.3 | — |
| 22 | Trai Fuller | 48.20% | 1,401.3 | 🔽 4 |
| 23 | William Kennedy | 49.16% | 1,336.4 | 🔽 3 |
| 24 | Chevy Stewart | 22.53% | 1,304.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 25 | Heath Mason | 17.86% | 1,270.8 | 🔼 3 |
| 26 | Cody Ramsey | 26.16% | 1,265.6 | 🔼 1 |
| 27 | Clinton Gutherson | 35.73% | 1,261.7 | 🔽 4 |
| 28 | Tyrell Sloan | 29.71% | 1,206.0 | 🔽 4 |
| 29 | Kade Dykes | 15.45% | 1,163.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 30 | Sione Fonua | 17.16% | 1,134.6 | 🔽 1 |
| 31 | Jaxen Edgar | 10.34% | 1,096.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 32 | Liam Ison | 11.21% | 1,048.4 | 🔽 1 |
April 2026 Ratings
April 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | James Tedesco | 86.47% | 2,019.0 |
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| 2 | Reece Walsh | 84.31% | 1,969.0 |
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| 3 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | 83.33% | 1,932.4 |
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| 4 | Kalyn Ponga | 77.48% | 1,816.6 |
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| 5 | Dylan Edwards | 80.68% | 1,800.6 |
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| 6 | Kaeo Weekes | 73.28% | 1,757.6 |
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| 7 | Tom Trbojevic | 73.31% | 1,757.0 |
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| 8 | Jahream Bula | 67.95% | 1,741.4 |
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| 9 | Scott Drinkwater | 71.69% | 1,706.0 |
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| 10 | Keano Kini | 61.01% | 1,697.4 |
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| 11 | Sua Fa'alogo | 66.47% | 1,671.9 |
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| 12 | Isaiah Iongi | 58.92% | 1,620.4 |
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| 13 | Jye Gray | 59.44% | 1,574.1 |
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| 14 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 55.22% | 1,564.3 |
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| 15 | AJ Brimson | 51.60% | 1,556.5 |
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| 16 | Lehi Hopoate | 50.30% | 1,516.9 |
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| 17 | Taine Tuaupiki | 44.67% | 1,501.5 |
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| 18 | Trai Fuller | 47.51% | 1,472.7 |
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| 19 | Connor Tracey | 54.79% | 1,472.6 |
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| 20 | William Kennedy | 54.23% | 1,451.0 |
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| 21 | Joash Papalii | 36.22% | 1,374.1 |
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| 22 | Daine Laurie | 37.32% | 1,370.5 |
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| 23 | Clinton Gutherson | 32.68% | 1,363.8 |
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| 24 | Tyrell Sloan | 29.16% | 1,244.8 |
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| 25 | Clayton Faulalo | 22.27% | 1,214.5 |
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| 26 | Chevy Stewart | 24.85% | 1,172.3 |
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| 27 | Cody Ramsey | 21.74% | 1,153.5 |
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| 28 | Heath Mason | 19.14% | 1,149.9 |
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| 29 | Sione Fonua | 20.25% | 1,133.9 |
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| 30 | Kade Dykes | 18.22% | 1,106.3 |
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| 31 | Liam Ison | 15.67% | 1,064.0 |
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| 32 | Jaxen Edgar | 11.59% | 965.1 |
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How The NRL Fullback Ratings Work
The NRL Player Ratings for fullbacks 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 fullbacks, 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 fullback, rather than mixing players across different roles. So if you're looking for the best fullback, 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 fullbacks.
If you're searching for the best NRL fullback, 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.
