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2026 NRL Five-Eighth Metres per Kick Return leaders

Kick return metres divided by returns. The stat that separates safe fullbacks from dangerous ones: the leaders turn defensive kicks into attacking field position. This page ranks Five-Eighth players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Chanel Harris-Tavita, Clayton Faulalo, Ezra Mam.

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Showing players 1 to 23 of 23 with at least 5 games listed as Five-Eighth.

RankPlayerTeamMetres per Kick Return
1Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors20.50
2Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles11.19
3Ezra MamBroncos11.13
4Jayden CampbellTitans9.67
5Fletcher SharpeKnights9.16
6Stephen CrichtonBulldogs8.50
7Cameron MunsterStorm7.50
8Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters7.50
9Jack CoggerPanthers6.33
10Joey WalshSea Eagles6.00
11Jake CliffordCowboys5.00
12Ronald VolkmanEels5.00
13Luke BrooksSea Eagles4.60
14Jarome LuaiWests Tigers4.40
15Luke HansonWarriors3.00
16Braydon TrindallSharks–
17Ethan StrangeRaiders–
18Jack ColePanthers–
19Jake AverilloDolphins–
20Kodi NikorimaDolphins–
21Liam SuttonCowboys–
22Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons–
23Reece FoleyRoosters–

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedPost-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 RunPost-Contact Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs