NRL Player Ratings - Hooker
See how fans rate the best current NRL hookers, based on live votes from our NRL Player Rater. These real-time rankings highlight the top hookers in the NRL right now, based on performance, consistency and fan opinion.
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Overall | Fullback | Winger | Centre | Five-eighth | Halfback | Hooker | Prop | Second-row | Lock
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 | Harry Grant | 85.13% | 2,292.5 |
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| 2 | Wayde Egan | 63.36% | 1,915.4 |
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| 3 | Blayke Brailey | 63.58% | 1,862.1 |
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| 4 | Apisai Koroisau | 62.32% | 1,795.3 |
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| 5 | Jeremy Marshall-King | 65.07% | 1,762.2 |
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| 6 | Brandon Smith | 59.26% | 1,760.5 |
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| 7 | Connor Watson | 65.74% | 1,760.3 |
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| 8 | Reed Mahoney | 66.13% | 1,756.0 |
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| 9 | Mitch Kenny | 67.95% | 1,712.3 |
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| 10 | Phoenix Crossland | 62.92% | 1,712.2 |
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| 11 | Billy Walters | 61.14% | 1,702.5 |
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| 12 | Damien Cook | 65.40% | 1,688.7 |
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| 13 | Tom Starling | 64.41% | 1,678.5 |
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| 14 | Reece Robson | 66.24% | 1,669.6 |
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| 15 | Jayden Brailey | 55.28% | 1,625.7 |
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| 16 | Samuel Healey | 49.78% | 1,555.3 |
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| 17 | Owen Pattie | 47.82% | 1,495.7 |
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| 18 | Oliver Pascoe | 36.77% | 1,485.3 |
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| 19 | Jake Simpkin | 45.39% | 1,483.3 |
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| 20 | Soni Luke | 51.28% | 1,481.0 |
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| 21 | Peter Mamouzelos | 44.53% | 1,479.6 |
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| 22 | Freddy Lussick | 51.41% | 1,478.5 |
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| 23 | Jacob Liddle | 59.75% | 1,462.8 |
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| 24 | Bailey Hayward | 43.84% | 1,445.4 |
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| 25 | Cory Paix | 56.18% | 1,422.5 |
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| 26 | Ryley Smith | 47.94% | 1,407.8 |
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| 27 | Tallyn Da Silva | 50.60% | 1,381.7 |
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| 28 | Sam Verrills | 50.78% | 1,345.6 |
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| 29 | Bronson Garlick | 41.28% | 1,338.8 |
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| 30 | Blake Mozer | 38.12% | 1,311.2 |
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| 31 | Benaiah Ioelu | 36.04% | 1,308.1 |
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| 32 | Zach Dockar-Clay | 33.32% | 1,300.2 |
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| 33 | Jayden Berrell | 27.49% | 1,286.8 |
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| 34 | Billy Scott | 26.56% | 1,236.7 |
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| 35 | Luke Sommerton | 27.37% | 1,201.9 |
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| 36 | Tristan Hope | 24.29% | 1,142.1 |
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| 37 | Matt Arthur | 22.01% | 1,116.0 |
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| 38 | Jake Turpin | 33.06% | 1,069.3 |
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| 39 | Zaidas Muagututia | 16.39% | 1,029.1 |
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| 40 | Patrick Young | 17.30% | 986.1 |
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July 2026
July 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Harry Grant | 89.57% | 2,251.8 | — |
| 2 | Wayde Egan | 73.49% | 1,899.2 | 🔼 2 |
| 3 | Blayke Brailey | 72.70% | 1,852.9 | — |
| 4 | Apisai Koroisau | 60.82% | 1,769.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 5 | Jeremy Marshall-King | 67.16% | 1,752.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 6 | Brandon Smith | 49.31% | 1,751.4 | 🔼 5 |
| 7 | Connor Watson | 56.93% | 1,750.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 8 | Reed Mahoney | 60.53% | 1,750.3 | — |
| 9 | Mitch Kenny | 63.50% | 1,710.7 | — |
| 10 | Phoenix Crossland | 55.33% | 1,705.5 | 🔼 4 |
| 11 | Billy Walters | 50.56% | 1,692.8 | 🔽 1 |
| 12 | Damien Cook | 49.30% | 1,681.6 | 🔼 1 |
| 13 | Tom Starling | 53.18% | 1,672.3 | 🔽 1 |
| 14 | Reece Robson | 68.02% | 1,665.6 | 🔽 8 |
| 15 | Jayden Brailey | 54.03% | 1,622.0 | 🔼 4 |
| 16 | Samuel Healey | 51.02% | 1,558.5 | 🔼 4 |
| 17 | Owen Pattie | 49.10% | 1,498.2 | 🔼 8 |
| 18 | Oliver Pascoe | 47.01% | 1,490.0 | 🔼 16 |
| 19 | Soni Luke | 55.19% | 1,488.7 | 🔼 2 |
| 20 | Peter Mamouzelos | 43.71% | 1,486.9 | 🔼 3 |
| 21 | Jake Simpkin | 47.72% | 1,486.8 | 🔼 3 |
| 22 | Freddy Lussick | 45.99% | 1,476.7 | 🔽 7 |
| 23 | Jacob Liddle | 54.41% | 1,469.8 | 🔽 7 |
| 24 | Bailey Hayward | 52.08% | 1,452.6 | 🔼 2 |
| 25 | Cory Paix | 53.87% | 1,430.9 | 🔽 7 |
| 26 | Ryley Smith | 47.31% | 1,415.5 | 🔼 3 |
| 27 | Tallyn Da Silva | 50.59% | 1,390.5 | 🔽 5 |
| 28 | Sam Verrills | 53.29% | 1,353.9 | 🔽 11 |
| 29 | Bronson Garlick | 44.48% | 1,349.7 | 🔽 1 |
| 30 | Blake Mozer | 44.28% | 1,321.8 | 🔼 1 |
| 31 | Benaiah Ioelu | 42.94% | 1,319.5 | 🔽 4 |
| 32 | Zach Dockar-Clay | 40.84% | 1,312.7 | 🔽 2 |
| 33 | Jayden Berrell | 37.80% | 1,296.8 | 🔼 2 |
| 34 | Billy Scott | 30.34% | 1,246.7 | 🔼 2 |
| 35 | Luke Sommerton | 27.59% | 1,213.2 | 🔽 3 |
| 36 | Tristan Hope | 24.46% | 1,155.3 | 🔽 3 |
| 37 | Matt Arthur | 25.32% | 1,129.0 | 🔼 2 |
| 38 | Jake Turpin | 41.67% | 1,081.9 | 🔽 1 |
| 39 | Zaidas Muagututia | 20.93% | 1,045.6 | 🔽 1 |
| 40 | Patrick Young | 21.05% | 1,001.0 | — |
June 2026
June 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Harry Grant | 80.78% | 2,326.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 2 | Apisai Koroisau | 49.40% | 1,971.4 | 🔽 1 |
| 3 | Blayke Brailey | 51.61% | 1,918.4 | — |
| 4 | Wayde Egan | 46.20% | 1,785.3 | 🔼 2 |
| 5 | Connor Watson | 61.74% | 1,738.7 | 🔼 7 |
| 6 | Reece Robson | 50.77% | 1,699.5 | 🔼 1 |
| 7 | Jeremy Marshall-King | 55.49% | 1,695.2 | 🔽 3 |
| 8 | Reed Mahoney | 63.23% | 1,687.5 | 🔽 3 |
| 9 | Mitch Kenny | 59.01% | 1,673.8 | 🔼 1 |
| 10 | Billy Walters | 65.81% | 1,656.9 | 🔼 9 |
| 11 | Brandon Smith | 63.11% | 1,642.0 | 🔼 4 |
| 12 | Tom Starling | 66.88% | 1,629.8 | 🔽 3 |
| 13 | Damien Cook | 66.12% | 1,627.6 | 🔽 5 |
| 14 | Phoenix Crossland | 64.08% | 1,593.0 | 🔽 3 |
| 15 | Freddy Lussick | 63.59% | 1,529.1 | 🔼 12 |
| 16 | Jacob Liddle | 62.85% | 1,523.4 | 🔼 5 |
| 17 | Sam Verrills | 49.40% | 1,504.5 | 🔼 9 |
| 18 | Cory Paix | 57.52% | 1,498.3 | 🔽 2 |
| 19 | Jayden Brailey | 59.33% | 1,463.7 | 🔼 9 |
| 20 | Samuel Healey | 57.43% | 1,454.6 | 🔼 9 |
| 21 | Soni Luke | 55.82% | 1,431.5 | 🔽 7 |
| 22 | Tallyn Da Silva | 54.39% | 1,419.0 | — |
| 23 | Peter Mamouzelos | 45.23% | 1,405.5 | 🔽 10 |
| 24 | Jake Simpkin | 46.05% | 1,398.9 | 🔽 6 |
| 25 | Owen Pattie | 52.53% | 1,395.6 | 🔼 7 |
| 26 | Bailey Hayward | 41.18% | 1,393.4 | 🔽 2 |
| 27 | Benaiah Ioelu | 35.25% | 1,383.3 | 🔼 3 |
| 28 | Bronson Garlick | 41.99% | 1,366.7 | 🔽 3 |
| 29 | Ryley Smith | 48.19% | 1,354.8 | 🔽 12 |
| 30 | Zach Dockar-Clay | 33.65% | 1,334.6 | 🔼 4 |
| 31 | Blake Mozer | 39.33% | 1,325.0 | 🔽 11 |
| 32 | Luke Sommerton | 27.40% | 1,318.1 | 🔽 1 |
| 33 | Tristan Hope | 26.94% | 1,302.9 | — |
| 34 | Oliver Pascoe | 45.14% | 1,296.2 | 🔽 11 |
| 35 | Jayden Berrell | 31.07% | 1,292.8 | 🔼 1 |
| 36 | Billy Scott | 34.09% | 1,253.6 | 🔽 1 |
| 37 | Jake Turpin | 34.28% | 1,225.0 | — |
| 38 | Zaidas Muagututia | 21.72% | 1,201.6 | 🔼 2 |
| 39 | Matt Arthur | 24.56% | 1,162.7 | 🔽 1 |
| 40 | Patrick Young | 20.25% | 1,123.8 | 🔽 1 |
May 2026
May 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Apisai Koroisau | 86.48% | 2,069.2 | 🔼 2 |
| 2 | Harry Grant | 88.32% | 1,925.9 | 🔽 1 |
| 3 | Blayke Brailey | 79.92% | 1,865.8 | 🔽 1 |
| 4 | Jeremy Marshall-King | 74.83% | 1,767.2 | 🔼 2 |
| 5 | Reed Mahoney | 75.28% | 1,764.5 | 🔼 7 |
| 6 | Wayde Egan | 80.13% | 1,748.7 | 🔼 2 |
| 7 | Reece Robson | 82.93% | 1,729.7 | — |
| 8 | Damien Cook | 73.45% | 1,724.3 | 🔼 5 |
| 9 | Tom Starling | 66.23% | 1,683.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 10 | Mitch Kenny | 77.63% | 1,668.6 | 🔽 6 |
| 11 | Phoenix Crossland | 66.74% | 1,648.6 | 🔼 3 |
| 12 | Connor Watson | 74.62% | 1,622.2 | 🔽 7 |
| 13 | Peter Mamouzelos | 43.65% | 1,568.4 | 🔼 5 |
| 14 | Soni Luke | 45.33% | 1,553.2 | 🔼 7 |
| 15 | Brandon Smith | 59.74% | 1,551.4 | 🔽 6 |
| 16 | Cory Paix | 55.73% | 1,544.1 | 🔼 1 |
| 17 | Ryley Smith | 47.33% | 1,495.6 | 🔼 7 |
| 18 | Jake Simpkin | 43.92% | 1,490.2 | 🔼 12 |
| 19 | Billy Walters | 63.30% | 1,483.3 | 🔽 8 |
| 20 | Blake Mozer | 31.43% | 1,467.3 | 🔼 7 |
| 21 | Jacob Liddle | 57.77% | 1,457.6 | 🔽 6 |
| 22 | Tallyn Da Silva | 45.43% | 1,452.4 | 🔽 6 |
| 23 | Oliver Pascoe | 29.02% | 1,446.6 | 🔼 10 |
| 24 | Bailey Hayward | 39.96% | 1,433.3 | 🔼 2 |
| 25 | Bronson Garlick | 40.40% | 1,431.9 | 🔽 3 |
| 26 | Sam Verrills | 46.43% | 1,418.4 | 🔽 7 |
| 27 | Freddy Lussick | 45.70% | 1,415.0 | 🔽 2 |
| 28 | Jayden Brailey | 52.63% | 1,375.3 | 🔽 8 |
| 29 | Samuel Healey | 42.95% | 1,370.5 | 🔽 6 |
| 30 | Benaiah Ioelu | 31.63% | 1,332.6 | 🔽 1 |
| 31 | Luke Sommerton | 23.97% | 1,330.9 | — |
| 32 | Owen Pattie | 43.33% | 1,320.9 | 🔽 4 |
| 33 | Tristan Hope | 23.35% | 1,320.4 | 🔼 1 |
| 34 | Zach Dockar-Clay | 28.44% | 1,318.0 | 🔽 2 |
| 35 | Billy Scott | 20.45% | 1,244.3 | 🔼 3 |
| 36 | Jayden Berrell | 20.99% | 1,237.3 | 🔼 1 |
| 37 | Jake Turpin | 30.27% | 1,235.8 | 🔽 2 |
| 38 | Matt Arthur | 19.46% | 1,233.3 | 🔽 2 |
| 39 | Patrick Young | 14.19% | 1,187.9 | — |
| 40 | Zaidas Muagututia | 10.05% | 1,064.4 | — |
April 2026
April 2026 Rankings
| Player | Win % | Rating | ||
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| 1 | Harry Grant | 93.35% | 2,036.1 |
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| 2 | Blayke Brailey | 84.11% | 1,980.1 |
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| 3 | Apisai Koroisau | 89.21% | 1,946.3 |
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| 4 | Mitch Kenny | 77.20% | 1,812.5 |
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| 5 | Connor Watson | 70.16% | 1,796.4 |
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| 6 | Jeremy Marshall-King | 71.13% | 1,771.4 |
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| 7 | Reece Robson | 76.15% | 1,770.3 |
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| 8 | Wayde Egan | 76.69% | 1,767.9 |
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| 9 | Brandon Smith | 60.26% | 1,655.9 |
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| 10 | Tom Starling | 66.67% | 1,654.3 |
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| 11 | Billy Walters | 59.38% | 1,649.9 |
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| 12 | Reed Mahoney | 66.31% | 1,639.6 |
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| 13 | Damien Cook | 68.72% | 1,625.5 |
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| 14 | Phoenix Crossland | 62.82% | 1,596.8 |
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| 15 | Jacob Liddle | 60.38% | 1,592.4 |
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| 16 | Tallyn Da Silva | 49.47% | 1,556.9 |
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| 17 | Cory Paix | 56.14% | 1,543.5 |
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| 18 | Peter Mamouzelos | 44.87% | 1,507.3 |
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| 19 | Sam Verrills | 55.39% | 1,503.4 |
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| 20 | Jayden Brailey | 52.26% | 1,501.0 |
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| 21 | Soni Luke | 46.71% | 1,487.2 |
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| 22 | Bronson Garlick | 38.72% | 1,451.8 |
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| 23 | Samuel Healey | 43.01% | 1,435.1 |
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| 24 | Ryley Smith | 48.58% | 1,421.4 |
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| 25 | Freddy Lussick | 41.15% | 1,405.9 |
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| 26 | Bailey Hayward | 46.02% | 1,401.3 |
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| 27 | Blake Mozer | 38.36% | 1,394.1 |
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| 28 | Owen Pattie | 43.60% | 1,389.9 |
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| 29 | Benaiah Ioelu | 36.64% | 1,386.5 |
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| 30 | Jake Simpkin | 44.09% | 1,384.2 |
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| 31 | Luke Sommerton | 30.46% | 1,299.7 |
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| 32 | Zach Dockar-Clay | 32.03% | 1,256.6 |
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| 33 | Oliver Pascoe | 22.57% | 1,246.2 |
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| 34 | Tristan Hope | 20.75% | 1,230.4 |
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| 35 | Jake Turpin | 27.59% | 1,204.5 |
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| 36 | Matt Arthur | 17.98% | 1,200.4 |
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| 37 | Jayden Berrell | 20.49% | 1,187.2 |
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| 38 | Billy Scott | 17.23% | 1,160.9 |
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| 39 | Patrick Young | 12.98% | 1,087.0 |
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| 40 | Zaidas Muagututia | 10.79% | 1,017.9 |
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How The NRL Hooker Ratings Work
The NRL Player Ratings for hookers 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 hookers, 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 hooker, rather than mixing players across different roles. So if you're looking for the best hooker, 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 hookers.
If you're searching for the best NRL hooker, 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.
