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NRL Round 18 Matchup Edge: Every Fixture, Every Position
Which club leaks points to which position, matched against the players actually named opposite them in Round 18. Free, and rebuilt every time the team lists move.
The standouts in Round 18
Ranked by how far each club sits from the competition average at that position, not by raw points, so a tight position is not crowded out by a high-scoring one. One per game.
Sea Eagles halves vs Eels
Eels concede 70.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 11.6 above the competition average of 58.5 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Joey Walsh (Five-Eighth), Jamal Fogarty (Halfback)
Wests Tigers fullbacks vs Dragons
Dragons concede 72.9 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.7 above the competition average of 63.2 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Jahream Bula (Fullback)
Knights middle forwards vs Dolphins
Dolphins concede 57.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.9 above the competition average of 53.5 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Jacob Saifiti (Prop), Trey Mooney (Prop), Mat Croker (Lock), Cody Hopwood (Prop)
Rabbitohs wingers vs Panthers
Panthers concede 46.2 SuperCoach points a game to opposing wingers, 9.9 below the competition average of 56.1 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Dayne Jennings (Winger), Edward Kosi (Winger)
Sharks middle forwards vs Broncos
Broncos concede 50.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.4 below the competition average of 53.5 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Thomas Hazelton (Prop), Jesse Colquhoun (Prop), Cameron McInnes (Lock)
Panthers vs Rabbitohs
Friday Night · 3 July · CommBank StadiumRabbitohs wingers vs Panthers
Panthers concede 46.2 SuperCoach points a game to opposing wingers, 9.9 below the competition average of 56.1 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Dayne Jennings (Winger), Edward Kosi (Winger)
Panthers hookers vs Rabbitohs
Rabbitohs concede 55.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 5.1 above the competition average of 50.0 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Freddy Lussick (Hooker)
Dragons vs Wests Tigers
Saturday Evening · 4 July · Jubilee OvalWests Tigers fullbacks vs Dragons
Dragons concede 72.9 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.7 above the competition average of 63.2 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Jahream Bula (Fullback)
Dragons hookers vs Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers concede 55.5 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 5.5 above the competition average of 50.0 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Damien Cook (Hooker)
Broncos vs Sharks
Saturday Night · 4 July · Suncorp StadiumSharks middle forwards vs Broncos
Broncos concede 50.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.4 below the competition average of 53.5 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Thomas Hazelton (Prop), Jesse Colquhoun (Prop), Cameron McInnes (Lock)
Broncos halves vs Sharks
Sharks concede 51.5 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 7.0 below the competition average of 58.5 across 43 player-games.
Named there: Thomas Duffy (Five-Eighth), Ben Hunt (Halfback)
Eels vs Sea Eagles
Sunday Day · 5 July · CommBank StadiumSea Eagles halves vs Eels
Eels concede 70.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 11.6 above the competition average of 58.5 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Joey Walsh (Five-Eighth), Jamal Fogarty (Halfback)
Sea Eagles centres vs Eels
Eels concede 63.5 SuperCoach points a game to opposing centres, 6.0 above the competition average of 57.5 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Clayton Faulalo (Centre), Reuben Garrick (Centre)
Knights vs Dolphins
Sunday Day · 5 July · McDonald Jones StadiumKnights middle forwards vs Dolphins
Dolphins concede 57.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.9 above the competition average of 53.5 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Jacob Saifiti (Prop), Trey Mooney (Prop), Mat Croker (Lock), Cody Hopwood (Prop)
Dolphins fullbacks vs Knights
Knights concede 72.0 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 8.8 above the competition average of 63.2 across 23 player-games.
Named there: Trai Fuller (Fullback)
Round 18 reading
NRL Round 18 Preview & Tips
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Our season tracker through Round 17, plus a full read on Panthers v Rabbitohs to open Round 18.
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Our full Round 18 GameDay Squad Primetime team, position by position, for the Thursday and Friday night-only competition.
Starter Squad to Beat — Round 18
Our full Round 18 GameDay Squad benchmark side - the Starter Squad to Beat, broken down pick by pick across every position.
How the edges are worked out
For each of the seven positional groups we take the SuperCoach points every club has conceded per game this season, then measure how far a club sits from the competition average at that position in standard deviations. Only clubs more than one deviation out are listed, so a position where every side is much of a muchness never produces a row. Players come from the published team lists, so an edge is only shown when someone is actually named opposite it. Bench and reserve names are excluded. The same numbers drive the full matchup strength table.
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