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NRL Round 2 Matchup Edge: Every Fixture, Every Position
Which club leaks points to which position, matched against the players actually named opposite them in Round 2. Free, and rebuilt every time the team lists move.
The standouts in Round 2
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.
Broncos halves vs Eels
Eels concede 71.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 11.9 above the competition average of 59.2 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Ezra Mam (five-eighth), Adam Reynolds (halfback)
Storm fullbacks vs Dragons
Dragons concede 74.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.9 above the competition average of 64.5 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Sualauvi Faalogo (fullback)
Raiders hookers vs Warriors
Warriors concede 43.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 7.2 below the competition average of 50.3 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Tom Starling (hooker)
Rabbitohs fullbacks vs Roosters
Roosters concede 55.3 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.2 below the competition average of 64.5 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Jye Gray (fullback)
Sea Eagles fullbacks vs Knights
Knights concede 73.6 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.1 above the competition average of 64.5 across 23 player-games.
Named there: Tom Trbojevic (fullback)
Broncos vs Eels
Thursday Night · 12 March · Suncorp StadiumBroncos halves vs Eels
Eels concede 71.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 11.9 above the competition average of 59.2 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Ezra Mam (five-eighth), Adam Reynolds (halfback)
Eels middle forwards vs Broncos
Broncos concede 51.5 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 2.9 below the competition average of 54.4 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Jack Williams (prop), Junior Paulo (prop), Jack De Belin (lock)
Warriors vs Raiders
Friday Night · 13 March · Go Media StadiumRaiders hookers vs Warriors
Warriors concede 43.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 7.2 below the competition average of 50.3 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Tom Starling (hooker)
Raiders halves vs Warriors
Warriors concede 52.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 6.8 below the competition average of 59.2 across 43 player-games.
Named there: Ethan Strange (five-eighth), Ethan Sanders (halfback)
Roosters vs Rabbitohs
Friday Night · 13 March · Allianz StadiumRabbitohs fullbacks vs Roosters
Roosters concede 55.3 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.2 below the competition average of 64.5 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Jye Gray (fullback)
Rabbitohs wingers vs Roosters
Roosters concede 46.6 SuperCoach points a game to opposing wingers, 10.5 below the competition average of 57.1 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Alex Johnston (winger), Campbell Graham (winger)
Wests Tigers vs Cowboys
Saturday Day · 14 March · Leichhardt Oval
Wests Tigers hookers vs Cowboys
Cowboys concede 57.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 6.8 above the competition average of 50.3 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Apisai Koroisau (hooker)
Cowboys hookers vs Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers concede 56.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 5.8 above the competition average of 50.3 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Reed Mahoney (hooker)
Dragons vs Storm
Saturday Evening · 14 March · WIN StadiumStorm fullbacks vs Dragons
Dragons concede 74.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.9 above the competition average of 64.5 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Sualauvi Faalogo (fullback)
Dragons centres vs Storm
Storm concede 68.4 SuperCoach points a game to opposing centres, 9.7 above the competition average of 58.7 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Moses Suli (centre), Valentine Holmes (centre)
Panthers vs Sharks
Saturday Night · 14 March · Carrington Park
Sharks wingers vs Panthers
Panthers concede 47.0 SuperCoach points a game to opposing wingers, 10.1 below the competition average of 57.1 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Sione Katoa (winger), Samuel Stonestreet (winger)
Panthers halves vs Sharks
Sharks concede 52.0 SuperCoach points a game to opposing halves, 7.2 below the competition average of 59.2 across 43 player-games.
Named there: Blaize Talagi (five-eighth), Nathan Cleary (halfback)
Sea Eagles vs Knights
Sunday Day · 15 March · 4 Pines ParkSea Eagles fullbacks vs Knights
Knights concede 73.6 SuperCoach points a game to opposing fullbacks, 9.1 above the competition average of 64.5 across 23 player-games.
Named there: Tom Trbojevic (fullback)
Knights middle forwards vs Sea Eagles
Sea Eagles concede 52.0 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 2.4 below the competition average of 54.4 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Jacob Saifiti (prop), Trey Mooney (prop), Tyson Frizell (lock)
Dolphins vs Titans
Sunday Evening · 15 March · Suncorp Stadium
Dolphins middle forwards vs Titans
Titans concede 58.3 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.9 above the competition average of 54.4 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Tom Gilbert (prop), Thomas Flegler (prop), Morgan Knowles (lock)
Titans wingers vs Dolphins
Dolphins concede 46.9 SuperCoach points a game to opposing wingers, 10.2 below the competition average of 57.1 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Sialetili Faeamani (winger), Phillip Sami (winger)
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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