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SuperCoach NRL Deep Dive: Detailing the goalkicking depth of every club for 2025

The 2025 season is expected to see a number of new sharpshooters take control of the kicking tee across the NRL, we breakdown the goalkicking depth at every club.

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Goalkicking matters in NRL SuperCoach.

Of the top 10 players last year – ranked by points per game with a minimum of 10 games – seven took shots at goal.

The top 10 goalkickers – by total points – added on average 14.3PPG off the tee.

Nathan Cleary is arguably the best player in the NRL and in SuperCoach, but subtract the goalkicking from his scores and he slides from being the number one averaging HFB in 2024 to fourth.

Valentine Holmes would drop from the top averaging CTW in 2024 to number 21, and instead of being number five on the FLB ranks Kalyn Ponga would slide to number 11.

And with that justification for the article out of the way let’s take a look at the contenders to take shots at goal for every team – with a little SuperCoach analysis chucked in for good measure.

Goalkickers are SuperCoach NRL gold.
Goalkickers are SuperCoach NRL gold.

BRONCOS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Adam Reynolds 43/50 (86%)

Kotoni Staggs 18/22 (81.8%)

Reece Walsh 18/20 (90%)

Jock Madden 5/6 (83.3%)

Primary goalkicker

Brisbane halfback Adam Reynolds has kicked the second most goals (1058) in NRL history and has slotted them at a rather spectacular strike rate of 82.5%.

Backup kickers

Staggs (career 73/101 at 72.3%) and Walsh (career 90/116 at 77.6%) are both more than serviceable backups to Reynolds should injury befall the skipper.

Analysis:

It is his boot which makes ‘ARey’ SuperCoach relevant, because while he’s not a huge base rate guy (averaging just 17PPG in base in 2024), once you add goals to that average his ‘base’ rises to a far more respectable 30-35PPG. Seemingly held together by Elastoplast, Reynolds managed just 13 games last season and the decision to rest the skipper from pre-season play is concerning. However, Reynolds has proven quite reliable in the past having played at least 20 games in each of the seven seasons before 2024 and I have tipped the Brisbane veteran to outproduce his starting price in 2025. Even without the kicking job Walsh, who averaged 75PPG in 2024, is already SuperCoach ‘relevant’. With the job full time he would become a borderline must have averaging around 80PPG. Staggs would move into the highly desirable category averaging around 60-65PPG with a great base/kicking floor of 40-45PPG.

RAIDERS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Jamal Fogarty 44/55 (80%)

Jordan Rapana (at Hull FC in 2025) 19/22 (86.4%)

Kaeo Weekes 6/10 (60%)

Chevy Stewart ½ (50%)

Adam Cook 1/3 (33.3%)

Primary goalkicker

Jamal Fogarty, career strike rate of 203/258 (78.7%), is right on the brink of ‘elite’ status as a kicker and because I’m a fan of the man I’m rating him as such.

Backup kickers

The departure of Rapana leaves the backup boot cupboard a little bare. Weekes is the ‘incumbent’ having kicked 3/5 in round 27 last year but Stewart has the better pedigree having kicked 31/40 (77.5%) for Canberra in the NSW Cup in 2023.

Analysis:

In 2021 (59PPG) and 2022 (63PPG), Fogarty was on the borderline of SuperCoach relevancy at his position. In 2023 his output declined significantly (52PPG) as a result of Jarrod Croker taking the majority of the kicks for the team and last year his 55PPG was solid but still 10PPG from where it needs to be to put him on the selection radar.

Stewart comes into 2025 just above bottom-dollar price after making three appearances and if he could secure a starting role (he’s a wing contender this year but feels an injury or two away from really pressing) AND be the goalkicker then he might be worth a go as a quick cash generator – but do you really want to waste a valuable fullback/flex spot on the rookie? That leaves Weekes. My colleague Ian Maybanks is keen on Weekes even without the kicking. I’m not totally on board. But if he were locked in at fullback and had the kicking duties then I’d be tempted to pick Weekes at 5/8.

Matt Burton would benefit if the Bulldogs could score more tries in the middle third of the field. Picture: Getty Images
Matt Burton would benefit if the Bulldogs could score more tries in the middle third of the field. Picture: Getty Images

BULLDOGS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Matt Burton 71/96 (74%)

Toby Sexton 5/8 (62.5%)

Stephen Crichton 1/1 (100%)

Primary goalkicker:

In 2023 Burton slotted 60 kicks from 71 attempts at (84.5%), an enviable accuracy rate which makes his 10% decline in 2024 stand out. However, I have a theory about the decline. Rather than a fault in his kicking style I think the stat exposes a fault in the team. The Bulldogs were very strong out wide in 2024, and rather weak through the middle and as a result Burton took a LOT of conversion attempts from way out wide. The Dogs have added Tom Amone and Zyon Maiu’u to their FRF rotation for 2025 and Ryan Sutton (who did not play a game in 2024 due to injury) is healthy too. None of these players are ‘stars’ but they will improve the Canterbury middle and the team comes into 2025 on the back of a really impressive surge into the finals last year.

Backup kickers:

Sexton is a capable deputy having kicked 46/67 (68.7%) in the NRL and slotting 31/41 (75.6%) in NSW Cup in 2024 but I think Crichton is better – in fact I think there’s an argument to suggest he’s the best kicker at the club. ‘Critta’ kicked 74/94 (78.72%) when covering for Nathan Cleary at the Panthers, 28/36 (77.8%) for Samoa at the World Cup and 5/7 (71.4%) for NSW in Origin. He clearly has the talent to kick at 80% and above if given the job full time.

Analysis:

I think Burton will get just as many shots at goal in 2025 as he did in 2024, and expect a few more of them to come closer to the posts. Burton scored 10.6PPG off the boot last year and I think it’s a fair bet that he can add 2-4PPG to that average this year. I think Luke Metcalf is probably the top 5/8 pick to start the year, but if you were looking to pair him with a premium at the position then Burton is a solid selection. Crichton dropped 11PPG in his move from the Panthers (2023) to the Bulldogs (2024) and starts this season priced at $517k. If he were to take over the kicking duties I would bring him straight into my side.

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SHARKS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Nicho Hynes 54/62 (87.1%)

Braydon Trindall 29/39 (74.4%)

Daniel Atkinson 14/20 (70%)

Primary goalkicker:

Injuries limited Hynes to just 15 games in 2024, and he only kicked in 13 of those but I fully expect him to take the tee for Cronulla in 2025.

Backup kickers:

Trindall serves as a solidly capable deputy for Hynes with a career strike rate of 84/113 (74.3%) and a season best of 36/44 (81.8%) in 2021.

Analysis:

Hynes’ annus horribilis saw him average a massive 20PPG less in 2024 than he did in 2023. But it was not goalkicking that was the problem, rather it was a decline in run numbers and try/linebreak assists. In fact the numbers suggest that Hynes is likely to regress a little with his goalkicking and I expect he may drop a point or two off his PPG from goals in 2025. With that said, I also hope to see Hynes increase his work with the ball in hand which should more than offset any drop off from the tee.

Nicho Hynes had a superb conversion rate in 2024. Picture: Getty Images
Nicho Hynes had a superb conversion rate in 2024. Picture: Getty Images

COWBOYS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Valentine Holmes (at the Dragons in 2025) 95/112 (84.8%)

Scott Drinkwater 6/8 (75%)

Jake Clifford ½ (50%)

Primary/Backup goalkicker

Sharpshooter Valentine Holmes has left the club creating a shootout between a number of contenders to replace him so I will combine the Primary/Backup kicker sections for the club. Scott Drinkwater has a very decent record as a fill in kicker having kicked 31/39 (79.5%) across the past four seasons. But it should be noted that Drinkwater has never attempted more than 14 kicks in any one season. The answer to who kicks may lie more with ‘who wins the race to partner Tom Dearden in the halves?’. Jake Clifford is the most experienced contender with 75 first grade games to his name and a career goalkicking record of 72/109 (66.1%) with a most prolific season of 33/49 (67.4%) for the Knights in 2021. However, Clifford suffered a hernia injury in mid-January and is no certainty to be ready for round one. Rookie half Thomas Duffy has been tearing up the QCup making 42 appearances over the past two seasons and leading the Northern Pride to the 2024 minor premiership. A prolific goalkicker, Duffy has slotted 169 goals (from 218 attempts) across the two seasons at a 77.5% strike rate. Two other possible contenders are Zac Laybutt, who has kicked 10/14 goals for the Townsville Blackhawks and 8/12 for PNG and even Viliami Vailea who has emerged as a potential goalkicking option for the Cowboys after being asked to start practising at training.

Analysis

So clearly coach Todd Payten has plenty of options. SuperCoaches will be desperately hoping it is either Drinkwater or Duffy who wins the job. Drinkwater finished second for points of any fullback in 2023 and 2024, second for PPG average in 2023 and sixth in 2024. Already very much in the SuperCoach conversation, Drinkwater becomes a near must have should he take on the kicking duties. Duffy would have plenty of appeal as a base price rookie if named to start in round one, if named to start AND he’s kicking then again he’s pretty much a must.

Jamayne Isaako will take shots on goal for the Dolphins. Picture: Getty Images
Jamayne Isaako will take shots on goal for the Dolphins. Picture: Getty Images

DOLPHINS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Jamayne Isaako 87/109 (79.8%)

Isaiya Katoa 1/1 (100%)

Kodi Nikorima ½ (50%)

Primary goalkicker:

A stylish kicker, Isaako is not in the very top echelon of goalkickers, but he’s not miles off of that club either.

Backup kickers:

Katoa is the man most likely to be called up should Isaako cop an injury. Isaako’s enviable injury record (he has played every game for the Dolphins since they came into the competition in 2023), combined with the fact that the young half came straight into the NRL and has no NSW Cup/QCup record to speak of, means we’re yet to see Katoa show what he can do when asked to kick for any extended period. Katoa has kicked for Tonga and across nine games (2022-2024) he has slotted 29/40 (72.5%).

Analysis:

After striking them at just 72.3% in 2023, Isaako brought his conversion rate up to a much more impressive 79.8% in 2024 and it would not shock to see an ‘8’ in front of the number in 2025. Goalkicking is a key plank of Isaako’s SuperCoach appeal adding over 300 points to his season total in 2024. Should injury befall Isaako then Katoa certainly becomes more appealing, but he’s quite a long ways off the best at his position and even with the kicking I would prefer to watch and assess than buy.

ROOSTERS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Sam Walker 88/107 (82.2%)

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (playing rugby in 2025) 18/25 (72%)

Luke Keary (at Catalans Dragons in 2025) 3/7 (42.9%)

Primary goalkicker

Sam Walker (ACL) will not be available until mid-season at best and Suaalii is playing rugby union for the foreseeable which leaves the Roosters scratching around for a goalkicker. Sandon Smith appears to be the man most likely to both start in the halves (Luke Keary has also left the club therefore a starting halves pairing of Chad Townsend and Smith is expected for round one) and also kick goals. Smith has limited experience at NRL level having kicked 8/11 (72.7%) across his 30 games in first grade. Smith does have some decent form off the tee in NSW Cup having kicked 46/68 (67.6%) from 18 games across 2023-24.

Backup kickers

New recruit Townsend is a much more experienced kicker with a career record of 167/242 (69%) and a best season of 62/84 (73.8%) back in 2018.

Analysis

For SuperCoaches the best result would undoubtedly be for Smith to be locked in as both starter and goalkicker. His position in the team would appear to hinge on Walker’s return but if goalkicking there’s plenty of time for Smith to make some cash considering he’s starting at just above base price.

TITANS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Jayden Campbell 34/48 (70.8%)

Tanah Boyd (at the Warriors in 2025) 16/22 (72.7%)

Brian Kelly 10/13 (76.9%)

Keano Kini 4/7 (57.1%)

Primary goalkicker

Jayden Campbell surged into SuperCoach relevance with a move to five-eighth in round 14 which coincided with him taking over the goalkicking duties at the club.

Backup kickers

The departure of Tanah Boyd leaves Brian Kelly as arguably the most accomplished backup goalkicker in the team. Yes that’s right, a man with a grand total of 10 goals across 169 games is the backup kicker. Kini had a crack for one game (round 12) last year but that was hardly a raging success. The other name to mention is rugby recruit Carter Gordon. A five-eighth in rugby, Gordon can kick (he has 33 conversions and eight penalties in Super Rugby and five conversions and a single penalty from eight Tests) but he does not kick well. He’s also injured, still learning how to play rugby league and realistically an injury or two to others away from being seriously considered for selection (when fit that is). So Kelly it is.

Analysis

At times sublime – he kicked 11/11 against the Warriors in round 16 – Campbell is still a work in progress when compared to the more seasoned kickers in the league; and he does not get that match practice as the Titans kicked the equal fewest (with South Sydney) goals of any club in 2024. As a result Campbell averaged just 7.2PPG (or 8.3PPG if you wish to exclude those games he played where he was not goalkicking) with the boot. Locked in to the job from round two (they have the bye in round one) I expect Campbell to improve his accuracy rate. I also expect the Titans’ attack to improve meaning more shots for Campbell. I’d love to see Kelly lining up shots full-time. He’s flirted with being a top-tier CTW over the past two seasons averaging 64PPG in 2023 and 60PPG in 2024. A great tackle buster and offloader the goalkicking would add to what is already a decent base. If he could just work on the missed tackles and errors what a ride it would be.

Daly Cherry-Evans is a more than handy backup kicker.
Daly Cherry-Evans is a more than handy backup kicker.

SEA EAGLES

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Reuben Garrick 75/99 (75.8%)

Daly Cherry-Evans 16/20 (80%)

Jamie Humphreys (at the Rabbitohs in 2025) 3/3 (100%)

Primary goalkicker

A superbly reliable SuperCoach stud (Garrick has averaged 71PPG, 71PPG and 70PPG over the past three years), the Manly outside back is not quite in the top tier of kickers in terms of accuracy striking at around 75/76% but he has proven to be durable (having played 20+ games in each of the past four seasons) and thus kicks plenty of volume.

Backup kickers

Cherry-Evans is a very capable backup kicker with a career tally of 186/255 (72.9%) which does not really reflect where his kicking is now later in his career – for reference he has slotted 51/67 (76%) over the past three seasons and has a career best year of 65/83 (78.3%) in 2018.

Analysis

Absent goalkicking Garrick would be a solid CTW option just on the wrong side of being a SuperCoach stud. With the kicking he’s a superbly reliable option who has scored 60+ in better than 60% of games the past three seasons. Conversely Daly Cherry-Evans is often left just on the cusp of the ‘elite SC halfback’ conversations, largely because he is not a primary goalkicker. But have we got it wrong? Over the five seasons 2020-2024 DCE has finished second, first, third, fourth and fourth for most points at his position. And he has finished fourth, second, fifth, fourth and sixth for PPG average. There’s no doubt that with the kicking DCE would be at the very top of the HFB pile, if anything happens to Garrick then he’s a must, and I’ve almost talked myself into him even without the kicking job.

STORM

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Nick Meaney 93/119 (78.2%)

Tyran Wishart 13/18 (72.2%)

Primary goalkicker:

After spending the first few seasons of his career as a backup kicker, Meaney stepped up to be the main man for the Storm and has slotted 197/251 (78.5%) over the past two seasons (finals included).

Backup kickers:

Storm utility Tyran Wishart had a sensational season last year starting at halfback, five-eighth and hooker (and impressing each time) along with a couple of less impressive starts on the wing and then nine excellent appearances off the bench. On top of his general play, Wishart deputised for Meaney slotting his first goals at NRL level. Wishart does not have a deep history as a kicker but he did kick 28/35 (80%) in the QCup for Sunshine Coast in 2023.

Analysis:

Kicking for the Storm is a good job with the Melbourne juggernaut scoring the most tries of any club over the past-five years and being top-five for goals in each of those five seasons. Meaney added 14PPG off the tee to his average in 2023 and 15.2PPG in 2024. Not a prolific worker nor scorer those points lift Meaney into the fringe of SuperCoach desirability but he’s still short of the top tier. Should Wishart secure a starting role at 6, 7 or 9 (tough, as the incumbents at those positions at the Storm are pretty darn good) then Wishart becomes highly desirable. Should injury befall Meaney and Wishart take up the kicking duties AND a starting role then he’s a must.

Kalyn Ponga of the Newcastle Knights. Picture: Getty Images
Kalyn Ponga of the Newcastle Knights. Picture: Getty Images

KNIGHTS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Kalyn Ponga 44/51 (86.3%)

Jackson Hastings 19/24 (79.2%)

Dane Gagai 10/14 (71.4%)

Will Pryce 2/2 (100%)

Primary goalkicker:

Of the leading kickers in 2024 (minimum 40 goals) Ponga produced the second-best strike rate bested only by Nicho Hynes. Somewhat fluky, when he’s hot Ponga is very good as his 2024 numbers attest. But what goes up can come down. In 2019 Ponga struck 48/59 (82.3%) but then he followed up that bumper season with a stone cold 46/70 (65.7%) in 2020.

Backup kickers:

A capable backup kicker, Hastings has kicked 74/102 (72.6%) across his NRL career. He’s never been asked to be the main man though with his most prolific season all the way back in 2016 when he kicked 26/31 (83.9%) when at the Roosters. Dane Gagai is very much a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ kicker. The Maroons star has taken at least one kick in nine of his 14 seasons, yet he has never taken more than 15 attempts in any one season.

Analysis:

He’s far from durable and far from consistent, but Kalyn Ponga’s ‘good’ is pretty much any other player’s ‘great’. Yet to kick 50+ goals in any one season, Ponga is in the selection conversation even without the kicking but with it he’s right near the top of the pile at the uber competitive fullback position.

Mitchel Moses is expected to give up the kicking duties in 2025.
Mitchel Moses is expected to give up the kicking duties in 2025.

EELS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Clint Gutherson (at the Dragons in 2025) 38/53 (71.7%)

Mitchell Moses 19/25 (76%)

Daejarn Asi (at Castleford tigers in 2025) 17/29 (58.6%)

Sean Russell 3/7 (42.8%)

Reagan Campbell-Gillard 1/1 (100%)

Primary goalkicker

The leading goalkicker of 2024 (Clint Gutherson) has left the club and the best goalkicker at the club (Mitchell Moses) is expected to become a backup option. Instead the primary kicker for the Eels in 2025 is tipped to be new recruit Zac Lomax who kicked 63/79 (79.8%) for the Dragons in 2024.

Backup kickers

Despite having kicked 552 goals across his NRL career including 474/604 (78.5%) over his eight seasons at the Eels Mitch Moses will relinquish the lead goalkicking duties and focus on his playmaker and captaincy responsibilities.

Analysis

Giving up the kicking duties pretty much puts a line through Mitch Moses for SuperCoach. Moses averaged 64PPG in 2024, but if you remove the goalkicking points that average drops to 56PPG. Lomax is on my ‘no-go’ list too but that’s for different reasons (coming off career year, new club, new position etc) which I am not meant to cover here...

Dylan Edwards is a decent deputy for Nathan Cleary.
Dylan Edwards is a decent deputy for Nathan Cleary.

PANTHERS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Nathan Cleary 40/47 (85.1%)

Dylan Edwards 31/41 (75.6%)

Paul Alamoti 17/21 (81%)

Brad Schneider 1/1 (100%)

Primary goalkicker:

Nathan Cleary is arguably the best player in the game and best goalkicker too. Sure, Adam Reynolds has slotted more and Nicho Hynes slotted them at a better conversion rate in 2024, but Cleary’s career record of 638/760 (84%) edges out both.

Backup kickers

When Cleary was absent the Panthers had a panoply of backups to call upon and Dylan Edwards was the best of them. Edwards had kicked goals in the NSW Cup (10/13) in 2019 and (10/16) in 2017 so his fine form in 2024 was not a complete shock but I’m happy to admit I was not expecting him to kick quite as well as he did. And in a sign of Penrith’s incredible depth the club’s third string backup, Alamoti, not only kicked at 81% in the NRL in 2024 but also kicked 28/34 (82.4%) in the NSW Cup last year.

Analysis

If Nathan Cleary plays, he kicks. It’s really that simple so no need to go into too much analysis about what would happen if he lost the job. But it is worth noting that if Cleary stays healthy and plays a significant number of games (that’s a fair ‘if’ considering how many regular season games Cleary has missed in the past four seasons) then Edwards’ value takes a hit. Edwards averaged a career-best 86PPG in 2024 and a little better than 6PPG came off the kicking tee. You’re paying a little overs if you start with Edwards in round one – but if Cleary goes down with another injury then he looks more appealing.

Latrell Mitchell is a talented, but erratic, kicker. Picker: Getty Images
Latrell Mitchell is a talented, but erratic, kicker. Picker: Getty Images

RABBITOHS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Latrell Mitchell 33/46 (71.7%)

Fletcher Myers 9/13 (69.2%)

Damien Cook (at Dragons in 2025) 9/14 (64.3%)

Dean Hawkins (at Eels in 2025) 8/12 (66.7%)

Cody Walker 2/6 (33.3%)

Taane Milne 1/3 (33.3%)

Tom Burgess 1/1 (100%)

Jai Arrow 1/1 (100%)

Dion Teaupa 1/1 (100%)

Primary goalkicker

Latrell Mitchell has been South Sydney’s primary goalkicking option for the past three seasons and while he’s been working hard on his fitness in the off-season (a novel idea for a professional athlete eh?) I imagine many Rabbitohs fans are hoping he also found the time to work on his wayward goalkicking because a 71% strike rate is unacceptable for a first-choice kicker in the NRL.

Backup kickers:

English import Lewis Dodd is being talked up as a potential challenger to Mitchell but his statistics are relatively uninspiring. From his five seasons in the Super League, Dodd kicked just 13 goals from 19 attempts.

Analysis

Latrell may have had an average season with the boot, but he was superb with the ball in hand scoring eight tries and setting up 15 from just 11 games. A little more care from the tee would serve to offset any regression in those attacking stats and a little better conditioning may see Latrell stay on the field for a few more games too. A risky buy but a tempting one.

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DRAGONS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Zac Lomax (at Eels in 2025) 63/79 (79.8%)

Kyle Flanagan 11/17 (64.7%)

Primary goalkicker

The departure of Lomax to the Eels is more than offset by the arrival of Valentine Holmes (career 398/499 (79.8%)).

Backup kickers

As well as Holmes, the Dragons have a couple of quality backups in Clint Gutherson (career 152/213 (71.4%)) and Kyle Flanagan (career 150/196 (76.5%)).

Analysis

I expect Holmes will get less shots on goal at the Dragons than he did at the Cowboys and that has me rating him as a little overpriced to start the season – but I’m a bit of a Dragons hater so am prepared to accept that my moral stance colours the analysis there. Gutherson is another who I think is a little overpriced with his 69PPG average of 2024 boosted by around 6PPG thanks to a kicking role I cannot see him picking up at the Dragons.

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WARRIORS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Shaun Johnson (retired) 29/38 (76.3%)

Adam Pompey 24/31 (77.4%)

Chanel Harris-Tavita 11/18 (61.1%)

Luke Metcalf 9/12 (75%)

Taine Tuaupiki 3/3 (100%)

Primary goalkicker: GG

While Adam Pompey may be the most accomplished kicker at the club I don’t see him in the team’s best 17. Metcalf, locked in a four-way battle to grab one of the two halves spots at the team, seems to have won that race. A decent kicker, Metcalf has kicked 10/14 (71.4%) at NRL level and slotted 49/64 (76.6%) across stints in the NSW Cup with the Warriors and Jets.

Backup kickers

Pompey aside the Warriors also have a couple of experienced kickers in Chanel Harris-Tavita and new recruit Tanah Boyd. CHT has kicked 63/82 (76.8%) across four seasons with his best year being 2019 when he made 24 of 29 attempts (82.8%). Boyd may be the best kicker at the club with the former Titan having a career record of 108/136 (79.4%) in the NRL and a best season of 69/86 (80.2%) in 2023.

Analysis

Metcalf may not have quite the experience that CHT or Boyd do, but he seems to be in front of both in the race to play halfback at the club. Priced at $443K he will likely be the most popular buy in the game if named to start in round one.

Api Koroisau will likely take the tee at the Wests Tigers.
Api Koroisau will likely take the tee at the Wests Tigers.

WESTS TIGERS

2024 Kickers (Finals excluded)

Apisai Koroisau 43/56 (76.8%)

Aidan Sezer (at Hull FC in 2025) 20/23 (87%)

Jayden Sullivan (at Rabbitohs in 2025) 3/5 (60%)

Heath Mason 1/1 (100%)

Primary goalkicker

Api Koroisau looks to be the Tigers best bet off the tee in 2025. A bit of an enigma with the boot Api is one of those players who will slot a shot from out wide in a gale then miss a seeming gimme. Sums up the Wests Tigers to a tee from the tee you could say.

Backup kickers

The departure of Sezer leaves the backup stocks a little bare. Adam Doueihi is the most experienced kicker at the club with a career strike rate of 129/174 (74.1%) and career best of 69/87 (79.3%). Alexander Lobb has a good record in NSW Cup but I don’t have him in the club’s Best 17.

Analysis

Nifty, crafty, Api is a great hooker. But he lacks the workrate, and misses far too many tackles, to be a great hooker in SuperCoach. Koroisau added a little over 6.5PPG to his scores off the tee in 2024 and it would not shock me to see that improve a couple of points were he to take on the job full-time. It also would not shock me to see Doueihi take over the job should Api have a bit of a cold run. Question marks over both for SuperCoach though so no real value here just yet.

Originally published as SuperCoach NRL Deep Dive: Detailing the goalkicking depth of every club for 2025

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