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2026 NRL Metres Gained leaders

All metres gained by a player including kicks, whereas run metres counts carries only. Kick metres make up the difference, so this leaderboard leans towards halves and fullbacks who kick long in general play. This page ranks players across the NRL for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Nathan Cleary, Daniel Atkinson, Ethan Sanders.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 540 with at least 1 game.

RankPlayerTeamMetres Gained
1Nathan ClearyPanthers14,301
2Daniel AtkinsonDragons13,081
3Ethan SandersRaiders12,696
4Mitchell MosesEels12,681
5Jamal FogartySea Eagles12,178
6Isaiya KatoaDolphins11,868
7Jayden CampbellTitans11,091
8Braydon TrindallSharks10,874
9Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters10,695
10Jake CliffordCowboys9,676
11Lachlan GalvinBulldogs9,508
12Jahrome HughesStorm8,393
13Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors7,645
14Sandon SmithKnights7,306
15Matt BurtonBulldogs7,150
16Dylan BrownKnights6,966
17Adam DoueihiWests Tigers6,944
18Jock MaddenWests Tigers6,796
19Tanah BoydWarriors6,215
20Scott DrinkwaterCowboys6,192
21Sam WalkerRoosters6,078
22Nicho HynesSharks5,981
23Ashton WardRabbitohs5,967
24Reece WalshBroncos5,637
25Adam ReynoldsBroncos5,524
26Stephen CrichtonBulldogs5,197
27Cody WalkerRabbitohs5,172
28Phillip SamiTitans5,138
29Keano KiniTitans4,845
30Sualauvi Fa'alogoStorm4,820
31Thomas JenkinsPanthers4,643
32Cameron MunsterStorm4,464
33Ben HuntBroncos4,425
34Dylan EdwardsPanthers4,421
35Ronald VolkmanEels4,324
36Greg MarzhewKnights4,300
37Kyle FlanaganDragons4,287
38Kalyn PongaKnights4,155
39Luke BrooksSea Eagles4,095
40Brian To'oPanthers4,033
41Kaeo WeekesRaiders4,001
42Jarome LuaiWests Tigers3,940
43Brian KellyEels3,925
44Connor TraceyBulldogs3,880
45Herbie FarnworthDolphins3,859
46Dominic YoungKnights3,832
47Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs3,762
48Naufahu WhyteRoosters3,743
49Lehi HopoateSea Eagles3,727
50Tom ChesterCowboys3,696

Related stats

Season totals

Run MetresPost-Contact MetresKick MetresRunsHit-Up RunsHit-Up MetresNormal RunsNormal Run MetresDummy-Half RunsDummy-Half MetresKick ReturnsKick Return MetresTimes Tackled

Per-game averages

Run Metres per GameMetres Gained per GamePost-Contact Metres per GameKick Metres per GameRuns per GameHit-Ups per GameHit-Up Metres per GameNormal Runs per GameNormal Run Metres per GameDummy-Half Runs per GameDummy-Half Metres per GameKick Returns per GameKick Return Metres per GameTimes Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per RunMetres per Hit-UpMetres per Normal RunMetres per Kick ReturnPost-Contact Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs