2026 NRL Centre Kick Return Metres leaders

Metres gained returning kicks. The best returners in the game turn opposition kicking games against them, and this leaderboard shows who takes the most out of a defensive kick. This page ranks Centre players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Tolutau Koula, Deine Mariner, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

All positions Centre Five-Eighth Fullback Halfback Hooker Lock Prop Second Row Wing

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 53 with at least 1 game listed as Centre.

Rank	Player	Team	Kick Return Metres
1	Tolutau Koula	Sea Eagles	237
2	Deine Mariner	Broncos	180
3	Roger Tuivasa-Sheck	Warriors	129
4	Tommy Talau	Roosters	124
5	Nick Meaney	Storm	103
6	Paul Alamoti	Panthers	98
7	Luke Garner	Panthers	89
8	AJ Brimson	Titans	79
9	Tom Chester	Cowboys	73
10	Jaxon Purdue	Cowboys	71
11	Heamasi Makasini	Wests Tigers	64
12	Reuben Garrick	Sea Eagles	64
13	Valentine Holmes	Dragons	62
14	Taylan May	Wests Tigers	61
15	Herbie Farnworth	Dolphins	55
16	Adam Pompey	Warriors	54
17	Simi Sasagi	Raiders	51
18	Jaylan De Groot	Titans	50
19	Izack Tago	Panthers	48
20	Beau Fermor	Titans	43
21	Hugo Savala	Roosters	41
22	Bradman Best	Knights	39
23	Dane Gagai	Knights	39
24	Jojo Fifita	Titans	36
25	Fetalaiga Pauga	Roosters	35
26	Mawene Hiroti	Sharks	32
27	Will Penisini	Eels	26
28	Casey McLean	Panthers	25
29	Leka Halasima	Warriors	25
30	Matt Burton	Bulldogs	25
31	Robert Toia	Roosters	25
32	Matt Timoko	Raiders	23
33	Tallis Duncan	Rabbitohs	21
34	Antonio Verhoeven	Broncos	16
35	Jack Bostock	Dolphins	16
36	Josh Feledy	Sea Eagles	16
37	Moses Suli	Dragons	16
38	Jordan Samrani	Eels	15
39	Latrell Mitchell	Rabbitohs	15
40	Ali Leiataua	Warriors	10
41	Araz Nanva	Eels	10
42	Bronson Xerri	Bulldogs	10
43	Jesse Ramien	Sharks	10
44	Jack Howarth	Storm	4
45	Riley Jones	Sharks	4
46	Hayden Buchanan	Dragons	0
47	Jack Wighton	Rabbitohs	0
48	Kotoni Staggs	Broncos	0
49	Michael Gabrael	Sharks	0
50	Patrick Herbert	Wests Tigers	0

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Season totals

Run Metres Metres Gained Post-Contact Metres Kick Metres Runs Hit-Up Runs Hit-Up Metres Normal Runs Normal Run Metres Dummy-Half Runs Dummy-Half Metres Kick Returns Times Tackled

Per-game averages

Run Metres per Game Metres Gained per Game Post-Contact Metres per Game Kick Metres per Game Runs per Game Hit-Ups per Game Hit-Up Metres per Game Normal Runs per Game Normal Run Metres per Game Dummy-Half Runs per Game Dummy-Half Metres per Game Kick Returns per Game Kick Return Metres per Game Times Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per Run Metres per Hit-Up Metres per Normal Run Metres per Kick Return Post-Contact Metres per Run Post-Contact Share of Run Metres Hit-Up Share of Runs

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