NRL Top 50: The best tacklers of the modern era

These are the best of the best. The workhorses who have put their bodies on their line each and every week in the NRL. Five players have notched more than 10,000 tackles with one breaking the 15,000 barrier.

Top 50 tacklers of the modern era.

We love a big hit that brings the crowd to its feet. It can change the course of a game. We also love the workhorses that get up and go again, tackle after tackle and leave nothing out on the field.

With Cameron Smith (who else?) leading the way we bring you the top 50 tacklers of the modern era, with stats courtesy of Fox Sports Lab.

And a back even scrapes on to the list.

Top 50 Tacklers of the Modern Era

Player	Games	Tackles	Average
C. Smith	424	15576	36.7
N. Hindmarsh	330	12023	36.4
J. Friend	260	10524	40.5
C. Parker	347	10464	30.2
A. McCullough	268	10246	38.2
R. Farah	303	9547	31.5
S. Mannering	301	9280	30.8
P. Gallen	348	9266	26.6
N. Friend	242	8645	35.7
G. Cooper	319	8499	26.6
A. Tolman	272	8383	30.8
L. Priddis	295	8238	27.9
A. Watmough	303	8211	27.1
A. Ryan	291	8192	28.2
M. Ennis	273	8027	29.4
D. Johnson	222	7960	35.9
L. Douglas	263	7946	30.2
M. Ballin	220	7931	36.1
C. Heighington	338	7851	23.2
A. Harrison	276	7800	28.3
L. Bailey	269	7756	28.8
A. Blair	327	7700	23.5
S. Thaiday	304	7620	25.1
C. Fitzgibbon	263	263	28.8
J. Morris	300	7551	25.2
I. Luke	282	7159	25.4
R. Hoffman	325	7141	22.0
D. Buderus	256	7041	27.5
B. Kite	313	6975	22.3
M. Luck	226	6949	30.7
K. Proctor	250	6864	27.5
P. Civoniceva	309	6696	21.7
J. McGuire	225	6664	29.6
B. Hannant	245	6663	27.2
D. Stagg	206	6650	32.3
J. Sutton	336	6611	19.7
M. Aubusson	301	6522	21.7
A. Tongue	220	6520	29.6
E. Taylor	183	6417	35.1
N. Myles	233	6402	27.5
N. Cayless	258	6390	24.8
G. Stewart	203	6330	31.2
S. Fensom	176	6284	35.7
A. Laffranchi	204	6239	30.6
L. Stuart	242	6182	25.5
A. Glenn	264	6164	23.3
L. Lewis	324	6156	19.0
D. Young	209	6156	29.5
C. Cronk	372	6155	16.5
J. Jackson	197	6143	31.2

Top 50 tacklers of the modern era.