NRL Player Ratings - Halfback
See how fans rate the best current NRL halfbacks, based on live votes from our NRL Player Rater. These real-time rankings highlight the top halfbacks 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 | Nathan Cleary | 88.05% | 2,161.7 |
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| 2 | Jahrome Hughes | 74.41% | 1,885.8 |
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| 3 | Tom Dearden | 78.56% | 1,856.6 |
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| 4 | Sam Walker | 71.39% | 1,820.8 |
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| 5 | Adam Doueihi | 72.11% | 1,797.1 |
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| 6 | Isaiya Katoa | 77.16% | 1,792.6 |
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| 7 | Mitchell Moses | 79.60% | 1,778.2 |
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| 8 | Tanah Boyd | 69.73% | 1,775.6 |
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| 9 | Jayden Campbell | 72.33% | 1,724.9 |
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| 10 | Jamal Fogarty | 70.21% | 1,708.1 |
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| 11 | Nicho Hynes | 67.05% | 1,688.7 |
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| 12 | Adam Reynolds | 76.85% | 1,680.5 |
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| 13 | Jake Clifford | 59.40% | 1,674.9 |
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| 14 | Ethan Sanders | 52.02% | 1,638.8 |
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| 15 | Jock Madden | 53.82% | 1,561.9 |
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| 16 | Ben Hunt | 65.47% | 1,534.1 |
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| 17 | Tyran Wishart | 55.43% | 1,497.0 |
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| 18 | Joey Walsh | 32.49% | 1,492.3 |
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| 19 | Hugo Savala | 52.53% | 1,460.0 |
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| 20 | Tom Duffy | 41.13% | 1,414.7 |
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| 21 | Jonah Pezet | 45.38% | 1,411.2 |
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| 22 | Lachlan Galvin | 50.77% | 1,407.8 |
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| 23 | Jamie Humphreys | 50.34% | 1,396.0 |
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| 24 | Jack Cogger | 39.30% | 1,372.0 |
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| 25 | Brad Schneider | 35.56% | 1,360.4 |
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| 26 | Ronald Volkman | 33.82% | 1,343.7 |
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| 27 | Lachlan Ilias | 37.54% | 1,282.7 |
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| 28 | Sean O'Sullivan | 32.04% | 1,258.8 |
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| 29 | Kyle Flanagan | 25.28% | 1,235.5 |
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| 30 | Coby Black | 24.33% | 1,234.4 |
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| 31 | Zane Harrison | 17.47% | 1,218.6 |
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| 32 | Niwhai Puru | 19.84% | 1,211.1 |
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| 33 | Toby Rodwell | 15.29% | 1,203.0 |
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| 34 | Mitchell Woods | 25.51% | 1,177.1 |
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| 35 | Kade Reed | 25.89% | 1,090.8 |
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| 36 | Jonah Glover | 20.02% | 1,070.3 |
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| 37 | Onitoni Large | 15.14% | 1,041.1 |
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June 2026 Ratings
June 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Nathan Cleary | 79.69% | 1,880.9 | 🔼 2 |
| 2 | Tanah Boyd | 65.33% | 1,687.2 | 🔼 11 |
| 3 | Sam Walker | 63.51% | 1,668.3 | 🔼 5 |
| 4 | Jayden Campbell | 60.81% | 1,636.8 | 🔼 6 |
| 5 | Nicho Hynes | 57.33% | 1,629.0 | 🔼 6 |
| 6 | Tom Dearden | 45.12% | 1,617.1 | 🔽 2 |
| 7 | Jahrome Hughes | 35.04% | 1,611.5 | 🔽 5 |
| 8 | Jake Clifford | 58.11% | 1,607.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 9 | Jamal Fogarty | 63.38% | 1,606.0 | 🔼 3 |
| 10 | Adam Reynolds | 58.11% | 1,599.3 | 🔽 3 |
| 11 | Ben Hunt | 63.64% | 1,595.9 | 🔼 3 |
| 12 | Ethan Sanders | 56.76% | 1,582.9 | 🔼 5 |
| 13 | Tyran Wishart | 66.25% | 1,575.8 | 🔼 5 |
| 14 | Hugo Savala | 70.27% | 1,574.4 | 🔼 8 |
| 15 | Jock Madden | 50.67% | 1,541.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 16 | Jonah Pezet | 63.16% | 1,536.6 | 🔼 8 |
| 17 | Lachlan Galvin | 60.27% | 1,516.9 | 🔼 4 |
| 18 | Isaiya Katoa | 44.44% | 1,513.3 | 🔽 13 |
| 19 | Tom Duffy | 50.00% | 1,511.4 | 🔼 4 |
| 20 | Mitchell Moses | 49.37% | 1,509.5 | 🔽 14 |
| 21 | Brad Schneider | 56.00% | 1,499.7 | 🔼 6 |
| 22 | Joey Walsh | 43.84% | 1,483.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 23 | Ronald Volkman | 52.00% | 1,475.2 | 🔼 2 |
| 24 | Jack Cogger | 49.35% | 1,466.4 | 🔽 5 |
| 25 | Jamie Humphreys | 47.95% | 1,455.1 | 🔽 10 |
| 26 | Adam Doueihi | 38.27% | 1,439.5 | 🔽 25 |
| 27 | Lachlan Ilias | 44.59% | 1,434.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 28 | Kyle Flanagan | 48.00% | 1,394.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 29 | Sean O'Sullivan | 36.23% | 1,387.5 | 🔽 3 |
| 30 | Coby Black | 37.50% | 1,383.5 | 🔼 6 |
| 31 | Toby Rodwell | 35.94% | 1,364.5 | 🔼 6 |
| 32 | Niwhai Puru | 36.49% | 1,354.1 | 🔼 3 |
| 33 | Zane Harrison | 29.58% | 1,347.4 | 🔽 4 |
| 34 | Mitchell Woods | 28.77% | 1,337.7 | — |
| 35 | Kade Reed | 22.22% | 1,249.1 | 🔽 4 |
| 36 | Jonah Glover | 17.81% | 1,229.9 | 🔽 3 |
| 37 | Onitoni Large | 18.57% | 1,197.1 | 🔽 5 |
May 2026 Ratings
May 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Adam Doueihi | 77.35% | 1,992.5 | 🔼 8 |
| 2 | Jahrome Hughes | 83.33% | 1,861.4 | 🔼 2 |
| 3 | Nathan Cleary | 89.02% | 1,851.6 | 🔽 2 |
| 4 | Tom Dearden | 81.50% | 1,831.7 | 🔼 3 |
| 5 | Isaiya Katoa | 81.36% | 1,791.7 | 🔽 3 |
| 6 | Mitchell Moses | 83.05% | 1,776.4 | 🔽 3 |
| 7 | Adam Reynolds | 79.49% | 1,768.3 | 🔽 2 |
| 8 | Sam Walker | 74.26% | 1,755.3 | — |
| 9 | Jake Clifford | 59.45% | 1,721.2 | 🔼 8 |
| 10 | Jayden Campbell | 75.58% | 1,700.2 | 🔼 1 |
| 11 | Nicho Hynes | 71.55% | 1,693.6 | 🔼 1 |
| 12 | Jamal Fogarty | 72.28% | 1,670.2 | 🔽 6 |
| 13 | Tanah Boyd | 71.73% | 1,658.6 | 🔽 3 |
| 14 | Ben Hunt | 65.61% | 1,625.7 | 🔽 1 |
| 15 | Jamie Humphreys | 49.57% | 1,595.4 | 🔼 6 |
| 16 | Jock Madden | 55.37% | 1,571.5 | — |
| 17 | Ethan Sanders | 51.80% | 1,532.9 | 🔽 3 |
| 18 | Tyran Wishart | 57.05% | 1,507.6 | — |
| 19 | Jack Cogger | 39.66% | 1,462.8 | 🔼 7 |
| 20 | Joey Walsh | 35.43% | 1,440.0 | 🔼 10 |
| 21 | Lachlan Galvin | 46.70% | 1,432.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 22 | Hugo Savala | 49.47% | 1,430.6 | 🔽 7 |
| 23 | Tom Duffy | 42.07% | 1,390.0 | 🔽 1 |
| 24 | Jonah Pezet | 42.89% | 1,365.6 | 🔽 4 |
| 25 | Ronald Volkman | 34.96% | 1,311.3 | 🔼 4 |
| 26 | Sean O'Sullivan | 30.17% | 1,277.4 | 🔽 1 |
| 27 | Brad Schneider | 33.75% | 1,267.6 | 🔽 4 |
| 28 | Lachlan Ilias | 34.73% | 1,265.2 | 🔽 4 |
| 29 | Zane Harrison | 17.71% | 1,264.3 | 🔼 7 |
| 30 | Kyle Flanagan | 25.16% | 1,262.9 | 🔼 2 |
| 31 | Kade Reed | 25.37% | 1,252.6 | 🔽 3 |
| 32 | Onitoni Large | 15.55% | 1,242.7 | 🔼 5 |
| 33 | Jonah Glover | 18.30% | 1,230.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 34 | Mitchell Woods | 22.15% | 1,214.3 | 🔽 7 |
| 35 | Niwhai Puru | 16.52% | 1,205.7 | 🔽 2 |
| 36 | Coby Black | 19.70% | 1,146.9 | 🔽 5 |
| 37 | Toby Rodwell | 13.68% | 1,133.1 | 🔽 2 |
April 2026 Ratings
April 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Nathan Cleary | 91.39% | 2,081.3 |
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| 2 | Isaiya Katoa | 78.47% | 1,966.5 |
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| 3 | Mitchell Moses | 81.12% | 1,923.3 |
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| 4 | Jahrome Hughes | 85.89% | 1,901.7 |
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| 5 | Adam Reynolds | 77.05% | 1,856.3 |
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| 6 | Jamal Fogarty | 69.23% | 1,826.5 |
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| 7 | Tom Dearden | 81.16% | 1,824.4 |
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| 8 | Sam Walker | 69.92% | 1,807.9 |
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| 9 | Adam Doueihi | 72.37% | 1,804.4 |
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| 10 | Tanah Boyd | 68.55% | 1,771.7 |
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| 11 | Jayden Campbell | 70.97% | 1,769.4 |
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| 12 | Nicho Hynes | 64.13% | 1,665.0 |
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| 13 | Ben Hunt | 65.61% | 1,642.1 |
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| 14 | Ethan Sanders | 51.52% | 1,544.6 |
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| 15 | Hugo Savala | 52.79% | 1,541.0 |
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| 16 | Jock Madden | 52.63% | 1,516.1 |
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| 17 | Jake Clifford | 59.63% | 1,493.7 |
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| 18 | Tyran Wishart | 52.30% | 1,491.1 |
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| 19 | Lachlan Galvin | 53.25% | 1,473.1 |
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| 20 | Jonah Pezet | 45.27% | 1,461.4 |
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| 21 | Jamie Humphreys | 51.80% | 1,461.3 |
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| 22 | Tom Duffy | 38.81% | 1,368.3 |
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| 23 | Brad Schneider | 34.38% | 1,362.2 |
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| 24 | Lachlan Ilias | 39.16% | 1,352.1 |
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| 25 | Sean O'Sullivan | 33.47% | 1,303.8 |
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| 26 | Jack Cogger | 37.16% | 1,297.4 |
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| 27 | Mitchell Woods | 28.34% | 1,256.6 |
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| 28 | Kade Reed | 26.92% | 1,255.6 |
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| 29 | Ronald Volkman | 29.92% | 1,243.1 |
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| 30 | Joey Walsh | 27.67% | 1,209.9 |
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| 31 | Coby Black | 26.78% | 1,200.3 |
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| 32 | Kyle Flanagan | 21.96% | 1,182.3 |
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| 33 | Niwhai Puru | 20.46% | 1,127.0 |
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| 34 | Jonah Glover | 22.01% | 1,094.8 |
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| 35 | Toby Rodwell | 13.99% | 1,075.8 |
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| 36 | Zane Harrison | 15.56% | 1,055.6 |
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| 37 | Onitoni Large | 14.23% | 1,004.3 |
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How The NRL Halfback Ratings Work
The NRL Player Ratings for halfbacks 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 halfbacks, 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 halfback, rather than mixing players across different roles. So if you're looking for the best halfback, 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 halfbacks.
If you're searching for the best NRL halfback, 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.

















