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2026 NRL Five-Eighth Kick Returns per Game leaders

Kick returns divided by games played. How often a back is under the opposition boot each week, and the per-game view of the fullback and winger's return workload. 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 23 of 23 with at least 5 games listed as Five-Eighth.

RankPlayerTeamKick Returns per Game
1Clayton FaulaloSea Eagles3.0
2Fletcher SharpeKnights1.5
3Ezra MamBroncos0.4
4Jarome LuaiWests Tigers0.3
5Luke BrooksSea Eagles0.3
6Jack CoggerPanthers0.2
7Stephen CrichtonBulldogs0.2
8Cameron MunsterStorm0.1
9Chanel Harris-TavitaWarriors0.1
10Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters0.1
11Jake CliffordCowboys0.1
12Jayden CampbellTitans0.1
13Joey WalshSea Eagles0.1
14Luke HansonWarriors0.1
15Ronald VolkmanEels0.1
16Braydon TrindallSharks0.0
17Ethan StrangeRaiders0.0
18Jack ColePanthers0.0
19Jake AverilloDolphins0.0
20Kodi NikorimaDolphins0.0
21Liam SuttonCowboys0.0
22Lyhkan King-TogiaDragons0.0
23Reece FoleyRoosters0.0

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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 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