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2026 NRL Five-Eighth Kick Returns leaders

Carries returning an opposition kick. Kick returns are the fullback and winger's response to conceding a bomb or a long kick, and every one of them is a chance to flip field position. This page ranks Five-Eighth players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Clayton Faulalo, Fletcher Sharpe, Ezra Mam.

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Showing players 1 to 26 of 26 with at least 1 game listed as Five-Eighth.

RankPlayerTeamKick Returns
1Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles48
2Fletcher SharpeKnights32
3Ezra MamBroncos8
4Jarome LuaiWests Tigers5
5Luke BrooksSea Eagles5
6Stephen CrichtonBulldogs4
7Jack CoggerPanthers3
8Jake CliffordCowboys3
9Jayden CampbellTitans3
10Cameron MunsterStorm2
11Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors2
12Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters2
13Joey WalshSea Eagles2
14Ronald VolkmanEels2
15Luke HansonWarriors1
16Riley PollardSharks1
17Braydon TrindallSharks0
18Ethan StrangeRaiders0
19Jack ColePanthers0
20Jai ArrowRabbitohs0
21Jake AverilloDolphins0
22Keagan Russell-SmithStorm0
23Kodi NikorimaDolphins0
24Liam SuttonCowboys0
25Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons0
26Reece FoleyRoosters0

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Season totals

Run MetresMetres GainedPost-Contact MetresKick MetresRunsHit-Up RunsHit-Up MetresNormal RunsNormal Run MetresDummy-Half RunsDummy-Half MetresKick 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