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2026 NRL Prop Kick Return Metres per Game leaders

Kick return metres divided by games played. The rate stat for the return game: the leaders flip the most field position off opposition kicks, every single week. This page ranks Prop players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Keaon Koloamatangi, Corey Jensen, Toby Rudolf.

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Showing players 1 to 45 of 45 with at least 5 games listed as Prop.

RankPlayerTeamKick Return Metres per Game
1Keaon KoloamatangiRabbitohs34.3
2Corey JensenBroncos29.1
3Toby RudolfSharks22.6
4Taniela PasekaSea Eagles22.4
5Junior PauloEels22.2
6Trey MooneyKnights22.1
7Leo ThompsonBulldogs22.0
8Mitchell BarnettWarriors21.8
9Coen HessCowboys21.7
10Moses LeotaPanthers21.4
11Jacob SaifitiKnights21.0
12Liam HenryPanthers21.0
13Addin Fonua-BlakeSharks20.4
14James Fisher-HarrisWarriors20.2
15Tom GilbertDolphins20.0
16Stefano UtoikamanuStorm19.8
17Naufahu WhyteRoosters19.7
18Tevita TatolaRabbitohs19.2
19Tino Fa'asuamaleauiTitans18.1
20Moeaki FotuaikaTitans17.8
21Josh Papali'iRaiders17.7
22Fonua PoleWests Tigers17.3
23Josh KingStorm16.9
24Jason TaumaloloCowboys16.4
25Sam TuivaitiEels14.9
26Max KingBulldogs14.8
27Spencer LeniuRoosters14.6
28John RadelRabbitohs14.3
29Lindsay CollinsRoosters14.1
30Emre GulerDragons13.3
31Thomas FleglerDolphins12.9
32Luca MorettiEels12.3
33Jackson FordWarriors11.9
34Griffin NeameCowboys10.5
35Payne HaasBroncos10.5
36Simione LaiafiSea Eagles9.3
37Blake LawrieDragons8.8
38Terrell MayWests Tigers8.8
39Preston RikiBroncos8.3
40Joseph TapineRaiders7.8
41Xavier WillisonBroncos7.7
42Sam HughesBulldogs6.5
43Toby CouchmanDragons5.6
44Nathan BrownSea Eagles4.6
45Taylor LosaluRoosters1.9

Related stats

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 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