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2026 NRL standout performances by fan vote share

Explore the strongest individual match performances in Best on Ground's 2026 fan voting, ranked by share of available points.

2026 regular season · Rounds 1–27 · Independent fan voting

Round 22 · Available-point shareSam WalkerRoosters47.6%Cowboys v Roosters · 14 ballots

Round 7 · Available-point shareLatrell MitchellRabbitohs46.2%Rabbitohs v Dragons · 35 ballots

Round 1 · Available-point shareHarry GrantStorm46.2%Storm v Eels · 74 ballots

4,615ballots cast

142unique voters

198matches with votes

383players picked

The biggest individual shares of a match's points

Raw totals can be dominated by fixtures with more voters. Here we divide a player's weighted 3–2–1 total by all available points in that match. This highlights performances that captured a large share of their own match's voting.

Sam Walker leads this view for Round 22, Cowboys v Roosters: 40 of 84 available points (47.6%) went to them. That performance earned 6 simulated Dally M points.

We require at least 10 ballots per match for this comparison. 170 matches qualify; 28 voted matches fall below the threshold. Ten ballots is a transparent editorial filter, not a guarantee of statistical reliability. Percentages can still move substantially with a few extra votes.

Highest weighted point shares in matches with at least 10 ballots
Player	Match	Ballots	Raw points	Available-point share	Sim pts
Sam WalkerRoosters	R22: Cowboys v Roosters	14	40	47.6%	6
Latrell MitchellRabbitohs	R7: Rabbitohs v Dragons	35	97	46.2%	6
Harry GrantStorm	R1: Storm v Eels	74	205	46.2%	6
Isaiya KatoaDolphins	R12: Raiders v Dolphins	21	58	46.0%	6
Arama HauTitans	R4: Titans v Dragons	40	110	45.8%	6
Adam DoueihiTigers	R4: Warriors v Tigers	43	118	45.7%	6
Braydon TrindallSharks	R1: Sharks v Titans	62	170	45.7%	6
Tanah BoydWarriors	R3: Knights v Warriors	46	126	45.7%	6
Dylan EdwardsPanthers	R8: Knights v Panthers	33	90	45.5%	6
Coby BlackRaiders	R27: Cowboys v Raiders	11	30	45.5%	6
Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles	R11: Tigers v Sea Eagles	20	54	45.0%	6
Sualauvi FaalogoStorm	R2: Dragons v Storm	46	124	44.9%	6
Nathan ClearyPanthers	R4: Panthers v Eels	38	101	44.3%	6
Sualauvi FaalogoStorm	R13: Storm v Roosters	17	45	44.1%	6
Kalyn PongaKnights	R1: Knights v Cowboys	91	240	44.0%	6
Dominic YoungKnights	R4: Bulldogs v Knights	40	105	43.8%	6
Greg MarzhewKnights	R10: Dragons v Knights	23	60	43.5%	6
Nicho HynesSharks	R21: Sea Eagles v Sharks	10	26	43.3%	6
Tanah BoydWarriors	R2: Warriors v Raiders	51	132	43.1%	6
Nathan ClearyPanthers	R2: Panthers v Sharks	46	119	43.1%	6

Why a 50% share is the ceiling

Each ballot distributes six points in total, and any one player can receive at most three. A player picked first on every ballot therefore receives 50% of all available points, not 100%. Their first-choice share would be 100%; those percentages answer different questions.

A high share describes dominance among the people who voted on that match. It is not an estimate of performance relative to every NRL player, and it should not be compared with a first-choice percentage without changing the denominator. Equal percentages are ordered by ballot count, then round and name. See the scoring guide for worked examples.

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