Jacob MorrisonFullback · Pirates867 m · 17 line breaks
Rounds 1–6 · Form team
Ruck Report presents
Statistical XIII
The competition's top performer in every jersey, selected from all six rounds leading into Magic Round.
Going into
2026Magic Round
Chaz DingoWing · Bulls1,224 m · 29 line breaks
Tikka BoomCentre · Pirates2 tries · 31 tackles
Michael LeasiCentre · Kings491 m · 11 line breaks
Jai KoloneWing · Thunder1,055 m · 23 line breaks
Lucas DuseFive-eighth · Marlins4 tries · 18 goals
Ryzhen RivazHalfback · Renegades8 try assists · 1,133 kick m
Luke MalkusProp · Thunder1,063 m · 137 tackles
Calare BurtonHooker · Wedgetails934 m · 120 tackles
Sione Tevita-SemisiProp · Kings940 m · 114 tackles
Tyler KeenSecond row · Renegades1,025 m · 16 line breaks
Caleb JeffSecond row · Wedgetails95 tackles · 5 try assists
Luke DriscollLock · Thunder4 tries · 132 tackles
How the XIII was selected
The model combines every individual player performance from all 24 matches across Rounds 1–6. Eligibility follows each player's latest published numbered team list. For Brisbane and Western Sydney, whose Round 6 lists were not separately supplied, their Round 5 result lineups provide the latest confirmed jersey positions.
The rating uses the categories reported throughout all six rounds. Backs are rewarded for metres, line breaks, scoring and reliability; halves for creation, kicking, work rate and control; forwards for metres, tackles, contact wins and scoring impact.
14–19
Six-player bench
The two next-best forwards, backs and halves outside the starting XIII.
14. Aka Tank
1,051 metres, 82 tackles, seven tries and four try assists.
15. Danger McGee
968 metres, 144 tackles, 16 line breaks and four try assists.
16. Joshua Simopoulos
963 metres, 28 line breaks, two tries and two try assists.
17. Mark Lee
822 metres, 73 tackles, 21 line breaks and four try assists.
18. Jye McCartney
Four tries, six try assists, 105 tackles and 26 conversions.
19. Aaron White
832 metres, four try assists, 947 kick metres and 24 conversions.
Dingo flies, Burton drives the middle
Chaz Dingo produces the standout edge-running profile of the opening six rounds: 1,224 running metres, 29 line breaks, four tries and only eight missed tackles. The Bulls winger is the most explosive outside back in the side.
Calare Burton is the middle's statistical anchor, combining 934 metres, 120 tackles, 26 tackle breaks, 15 line breaks, six try assists and three tries. Luke Malkus and Luke Driscoll add another 269 tackles and 1,994 metres to a formidable pack.
Lucas Duse and Ryzhen Rivaz control the team after combining for seven tries, 12 try assists and more than 2,200 kick metres. The final XIII represents all six rounds, with every starter judged in the jersey number published for the run into Magic Round.
Selection based on official VPRL postgame player screens supplied to The Ruck Report. Cutoff: every match from Round 1 through Round 6.