Best On Ground

Best on Ground · The season in data

2026 NRL fan team of the year

A starting 13 selected by Best on Ground Dally M simulation points, with position rankings and links to every player's voting history.

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

4,615ballots cast
142unique voters
198matches with votes
383players picked

A starting 13 chosen by the fan-driven simulation

The highest season total does not automatically earn a place if another player at the same position has more points. This selection takes two props, two second-rowers, two centres and two wingers, plus a hooker, lock, five-eighth, halfback and fullback. It rewards season-long accumulation in a defined position.

Nathan Cleary leads the overall standings with 77 points. Across the selected players, the combined total is 473 simulated points. This is a community selection, not the official Dally M team of the year.

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DALLY M SIM

Team of the Year
Best on Ground
FAN-VOTED SEASON STANDINGS2026
Jackson FordWarriors crest30 PTS
Jackson Ford
Prop
Harry GrantStorm crest30 PTS
Harry Grant
Hooker
Naufahu WhyteRoosters crest27 PTS
Naufahu Whyte
Prop
Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles crest31 PTS
Haumole Olakau'atu
Second row
Erin ClarkWarriors crest16 PTS
Erin Clark
Lock
Hudson YoungRaiders crest15 PTS
Hudson Young
Second row
Braydon TrindallSharks crest42 PTS
Braydon Trindall
Five-eighth
Nathan ClearyPanthers crest77 PTS
Nathan Cleary
Halfback
Herbie FarnworthDolphins crest47 PTS
Herbie Farnworth
Centre
Matt BurtonBulldogs crest39 PTS
Matt Burton
Centre
Thomas JenkinsPanthers crest44 PTS
Thomas Jenkins
Wing
Kalyn PongaKnights crest55 PTS
Kalyn Ponga
Fullback
Jamayne IsaakoDolphins crest20 PTS
Jamayne Isaako
Wing
2026 REGULAR SEASON · ROUNDS 1–27SELECTED BY DALLY M SIM POINTS

The next player in each position

The table shows the first player outside each positional allocation. The gap measures simulation points only. Equal totals use first-choice votes, then name. Positions are the current database listings rather than a reconstruction of every match-day role, so players who changed roles can appear in an unexpected slot.

Selection margins by position
PositionLast selectedNext playerPoint gap
PropNaufahu WhyteRoosters crestNaufahu WhyteRoostersJason TaumaloloCowboys crestJason TaumaloloCowboys9
HookerHarry GrantStorm crestHarry GrantStormBlayke BraileySharks crestBlayke BraileySharks13
Second rowHudson YoungRaiders crestHudson YoungRaidersJacob PrestonBulldogs crestJacob PrestonBulldogs3
LockErin ClarkWarriors crestErin ClarkWarriorsAlex TwalTigers crestAlex TwalTigers4
Five-eighthBraydon TrindallSharks crestBraydon TrindallSharksFletcher SharpeKnights crestFletcher SharpeKnights9
HalfbackNathan ClearyPanthers crestNathan ClearyPanthersIsaiya KatoaDolphins crestIsaiya KatoaDolphins40
CentreMatt BurtonBulldogs crestMatt BurtonBulldogsLatrell MitchellRabbitohs crestLatrell MitchellRabbitohs9
WingJamayne IsaakoDolphins crestJamayne IsaakoDolphinsMark NawaqanitawaseRoosters crestMark NawaqanitawaseRoosters2
FullbackKalyn PongaKnights crestKalyn PongaKnightsSualauvi FaalogoStorm crestSualauvi FaalogoStorm8

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