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2026 NRL Wing 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 Wing players for the 2026 season. Current leaders include Selwyn Cobbo, Thomas Jenkins, Daniel Tupou.

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Showing players 1 to 50 of 50 with at least 5 games listed as Wing.

RankPlayerTeamKick Return Metres per Game
1Selwyn CobboDolphins44.9
2Thomas JenkinsPanthers43.3
3Daniel TupouRoosters42.1
4Mark NawaqanitawaseRoosters34.9
5Greg MarzhewKnights33.3
6Murray TaulagiCowboys32.4
7Junior TupouWests Tigers30.8
8Jacob KirazBulldogs30.6
9Josiah KarapaniBroncos29.4
10Josh Addo-CarrEels27.9
11Lehi HopoateSea Eagles27.2
12Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadWarriors25.7
13Braidon BurnsCowboys24.7
14Dean IeremiaTitans23.4
15Alex JohnstonRabbitohs22.0
16Brian KellyEels21.4
17Alofiana Khan-PereiraWarriors20.9
18Moses LeoStorm20.7
19Sione KatoaSharks20.0
20Brian To'oPanthers19.7
21Jamayne IsaakoDolphins19.7
22Jethro RinakamaBulldogs19.1
23Ronaldo MulitaloSharks19.0
24Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWarriors18.8
25Will WarbrickStorm18.3
26Jonathan SuaBulldogs18.2
27Luke Laulili'iWests Tigers16.8
28Jason SaabSea Eagles15.9
29Christian TuipulotuDragons15.6
30Tyrell SloanDragons15.0
31Fletcher HuntKnights14.9
32Jeral SkeltonWests Tigers14.8
33Billy SmithRoosters13.9
34Campbell GrahamRabbitohs13.9
35Jensen TaumoepeauTitans13.6
36Tevita NaufahuDolphins13.2
37Phillip SamiTitans11.5
38Enari TualaBulldogs10.9
39Siulagi Tuimalatu-BrownStorm10.8
40Jed StuartRaiders10.0
41Bailey SimonssonEels9.8
42Xavier SavageRaiders9.4
43Dominic YoungKnights7.5
44Grant AndersonBroncos6.8
45Zac LaybuttCowboys6.5
46Rex BassingthwaiteRoosters6.0
47Mat FeagaiDragons5.9
48Sialetili FaeamaniTitans5.2
49Robert DerbyCowboys4.3
50Blake WilsonSea Eagles2.1

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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 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