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2026 NRL Lock 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 Lock players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Ata Mariota, Nat Butcher, Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga.

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Showing players 1 to 21 of 21 with at least 1 game listed as Lock.

RankPlayerTeamKick Return Metres
1Ata MariotaRaiders416
2Nat ButcherRoosters415
3Loko Jnr Pasifiki TongaDragons386
4Lindsay SmithPanthers354
5Jake TrbojevicSea Eagles102
6Patrick CarriganBroncos100
7Reuben CotterCowboys24
8Cameron MurrayRabbitohs18
9Mat CrokerKnights17
10Alex SeyfarthWests Tigers11
11Chris RandallTitans9
12Saxon PrykeEels7
13Jaeman SalmonBulldogs6
14Victor RadleyRoosters6
15Trent LoieroStorm5
16Connor WatsonRoosters2
17Alex TwalWests Tigers0
18Bronson GarlickRabbitohs0
19Cameron McInnesSharks0
20Erin ClarkWarriors0
21Morgan KnowlesDolphins0

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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