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NRL Round 3 Matchup Edge: Every Fixture, Every Position
Which club leaks points to which position, matched against the players actually named opposite them in Round 3. Free, and rebuilt every time the team lists move.
The standouts in Round 3
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.
Raiders edge forwards vs Bulldogs
Bulldogs concede 55.2 SuperCoach points a game to opposing edge forwards, 7.6 below the competition average of 62.8 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Hudson Young (Second Row), Noah Martin (Second Row)
Dragons 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: Kyle Flanagan (Five-Eighth), Daniel Atkinson (Halfback)
Knights 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: Phoenix Crossland (Hooker)
Broncos 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: Kotoni Staggs (Centre), Deine Mariner (Centre)
Panthers 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: Dylan Edwards (Fullback)
Raiders vs Bulldogs
Thursday Night · 19 March · GIO StadiumRaiders edge forwards vs Bulldogs
Bulldogs concede 55.2 SuperCoach points a game to opposing edge forwards, 7.6 below the competition average of 62.8 across 44 player-games.
Named there: Hudson Young (Second Row), Noah Martin (Second Row)
Bulldogs edge forwards vs Raiders
Raiders concede 67.5 SuperCoach points a game to opposing edge forwards, 4.7 above the competition average of 62.8 across 46 player-games.
Named there: Viliame Kikau (Second Row), Jacob Preston (Second Row)
Roosters vs Panthers
Friday Evening · 20 March · Allianz StadiumPanthers 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: Dylan Edwards (Fullback)
Panthers 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: Thomas Jenkins (Winger), Brian To'o (Winger)
Storm vs Broncos
Friday Night · 20 March · AAMI ParkBroncos 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: Kotoni Staggs (Centre), Deine Mariner (Centre)
Broncos middle forwards vs Storm
Storm concede 50.7 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.7 below the competition average of 54.4 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Corey Jensen (Prop), Payne Haas (Prop), Patrick Carrigan (Lock)
Knights vs Warriors
Saturday Day · 21 March · McDonald Jones StadiumKnights 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: Phoenix Crossland (Hooker)
Warriors 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: Taine Tuaupiki (Fullback)
Sharks vs Dolphins
Saturday Evening · 21 March · Sharks Stadium
Sharks 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: Sione Katoa (Winger), Samuel Stonestreet (Winger)
Sharks middle forwards vs Dolphins
Dolphins concede 58.1 SuperCoach points a game to opposing middle forwards, 3.7 above the competition average of 54.4 across 66 player-games.
Named there: Addin Fonua-Blake (Prop), Thomas Hazelton (Prop), Jesse Colquhoun (Lock)
Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers
Saturday Night · 21 March · Polytec Stadium
Rabbitohs 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: Bronson Garlick (Hooker)
Wests Tigers hookers vs Rabbitohs
Rabbitohs concede 55.2 SuperCoach points a game to opposing hookers, 4.9 above the competition average of 50.3 across 22 player-games.
Named there: Apisai Koroisau (Hooker)
Eels vs Dragons
Sunday Day · 22 March · CommBank StadiumDragons 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: Kyle Flanagan (Five-Eighth), Daniel Atkinson (Halfback)
Eels 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: Isaiah Iongi (Fullback)
Cowboys vs Titans
Sunday Evening · 22 March · Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Titans 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: Sam Verrills (Hooker)
Cowboys 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: Coen Hess (Prop), Jason Taumalolo (Prop), Reuben Cotter (Lock)
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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