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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 Keaon Koloamatangi, Naufahu Whyte, Jason Taumalolo.

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Showing players 1 to 45 of 45 with at least 1 game listed as Prop.

RankPlayerTeamMetres Gained
1Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs3,762
2Naufahu WhyteRoosters3,743
3Jason TaumaloloCowboys3,279
4Terrell MayWests Tigers3,250
5Joseph TapineRaiders3,130
6Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans2,959
7Stefano UtoikamanuStorm2,930
8Toby CouchmanDragons2,913
9James Fisher-HarrisWarriors2,853
10Xavier WillisonBroncos2,796
11Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks2,698
12Fonua PoleWests Tigers2,689
13Tevita TatolaRabbitohs2,562
14Taniela PasekaSea Eagles2,526
15Payne HaasBroncos2,491
16Moses LeotaPanthers2,368
17Max KingBulldogs2,322
18Moeaki FotuaikaTitans2,304
19Mitchell BarnettWarriors2,243
20Tom GilbertDolphins2,226
21Trey MooneyKnights2,226
22Josh KingStorm2,203
23Jackson FordWarriors2,158
24Leo ThompsonBulldogs1,906
25Coen HessCowboys1,884
26Junior PauloEels1,749
27Liam HenryPanthers1,716
28Jacob SaifitiKnights1,703
29Nathan BrownSea Eagles1,681
30Griffin NeameCowboys1,619
31Spencer LeniuRoosters1,593
32Thomas FleglerDolphins1,315
33Lindsay CollinsRoosters1,224
34Luca MorettiEels1,216
35Toby RudolfSharks1,182
36Emre GulerDragons1,155
37Sam TuivaitiEels1,128
38Blake LawrieDragons857
39Simione LaiafiSea Eagles757
40Josh Papali'iRaiders700
41Preston RikiBroncos671
42Corey JensenBroncos605
43Sam HughesBulldogs525
44John RadelRabbitohs302
45Taylor LosaluRoosters155

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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