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2026 NRL Second Row Metres per Kick Return leaders

Kick return metres divided by returns. The stat that separates safe fullbacks from dangerous ones: the leaders turn defensive kicks into attacking field position. This page ranks Second Row players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Billy Burns, Oryn Keeley, Egan Butcher.

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Showing players 1 to 49 of 49 with at least 5 games listed as Second Row.

RankPlayerTeamMetres per Kick Return
1Billy BurnsSharks15.50
2Oryn KeeleyDolphins15.00
3Egan ButcherRoosters14.50
4Kulikefu FinefeuiakiDolphins14.50
5Jeremiah NanaiCowboys14.00
6Kurt CapewellWarriors12.67
7Jack WilliamsEels12.15
8Sione FainuWests Tigers12.14
9Ativalu LisatiStorm12.00
10Jordan RikiBroncos11.60
11Isaiah Papali'iPanthers11.50
12Tyson FrizellKnights10.83
13Josh PatstonTitans10.82
14Ben TrbojevicSea Eagles10.50
15Brendan PiakuraBroncos10.00
16Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles10.00
17Siua WongRoosters10.00
18Hudson YoungRaiders9.50
19Angus CrichtonRoosters9.00
20Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaWarriors9.00
21Shawn BloreStorm8.00
22Salesi FoketiRoosters7.67
23Heilum LukiCowboys7.50
24Adam ElliottRabbitohs7.33
25Jacob LabanWarriors7.33
26Briton NikoraSharks7.00
27John BatemanCowboys7.00
28Samuela FainuWests Tigers6.67
29Dylan EganDragons6.00
30Liam MartinPanthers6.00
31Oryn KeeleyStorm6.00
32Dylan LucasKnights5.00
33Jacob PrestonBulldogs5.00
34Jaiyden HuntBroncos5.00
35Viliame KikauBulldogs5.00
36David FifitaRabbitohs4.50
37Hamish StewartDragons3.50
38Kai Pearce-PaulWests Tigers3.50
39Brian PouniuDolphins–
40Francis ManuleleuaKnights–
41Jermaine McEwenKnights–
42Kitione KautogaEels–
43Kurtis MorrinTitans–
44Matty NicholsonRaiders–
45Max PlathDolphins–
46Noah MartinRaiders–
47Teig WiltonSharks–
48Tony SukkarWests Tigers–
49Zac HoskingRaiders–

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 GameKick Return Metres per GameTimes Tackled per Game

Ratios and efficiency

Metres per RunMetres per Hit-UpMetres per Normal RunPost-Contact Metres per RunPost-Contact Share of Run MetresHit-Up Share of Runs