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2026 NRL Hooker 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 Hooker players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Tallyn Da Silva, Reed Mahoney, Apisai Koroisau.

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Showing players 1 to 27 of 27 with at least 1 game listed as Hooker.

RankPlayerTeamKick Return Metres
1Tallyn Da SilvaEels61
2Reed MahoneyCowboys26
3Apisai KoroisauWests Tigers14
4Samuel HealeyWarriors14
5Phoenix CrosslandKnights10
6Cory PaixBroncos7
7Luke SommertonTitans7
8Hohepa PuruSharks6
9Jeremy Marshall-KingDolphins6
10Harrison GrahamKnights5
11Reece RobsonRoosters5
12Oliver PascoeTitans4
13Jacob LiddleDragons3
14Bailey HaywardBulldogs0
15Benaiah IoeluRoosters0
16Billy WaltersBroncos0
17Blayke BraileySharks0
18Brandon SmithRabbitohs0
19Brandon WakehamSea Eagles0
20Damien CookDragons0
21Harry GrantStorm0
22Josese LanyonWests Tigers0
23Mitch KennyPanthers0
24Owen PattieRaiders0
25Ryley SmithEels0
26Wayde EganWarriors0
27Zach Dockar-ClaySea Eagles0

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Season totals

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