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⚡ Strong Signals — Round Preview

20 signals identified this round — showing top 3. Positions where attacking team ranks top-5 AND opponent ranks 12+ for conceding.

Match	Position	Team (Att)	Att Rank	Def Rank
Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Left Centre 🔥 Strong	Newcastle Knights	#3	#17
Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Left Winger 🔥 Strong	Newcastle Knights	#3	#17
Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys	Right Winger 🔥 Strong	Warriors	#2	#16

Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Right Winger	Newcastle Knights	#1	#14
Bulldogs vs Manly Sea Eagles	Left Winger	Manly Sea Eagles	#4	#16
Bulldogs vs Manly Sea Eagles	Front Row	Manly Sea Eagles	#3	#15
Gold Coast Titans vs Penrith Panthers	Halves	Penrith Panthers	#4	#16
Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders	Right Centre	Canberra Raiders	#2	#14
Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks	Left Centre	Cronulla Sharks	#2	#14
Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Left 2nd Row	Newcastle Knights	#2	#13
Wests Tigers vs Dolphins	Right Winger	Dolphins	#3	#14
Bulldogs vs Manly Sea Eagles	Right 2nd Row	Bulldogs	#2	#12
Gold Coast Titans vs Penrith Panthers	Fullback	Penrith Panthers	#3	#13
Gold Coast Titans vs Penrith Panthers	Left Winger	Penrith Panthers	#2	#12
Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys	Halves	Warriors	#3	#13
Wests Tigers vs Dolphins	Left Centre	Dolphins	#4	#14
Wests Tigers vs Dolphins	Interchange	Wests Tigers	#5	#14
Gold Coast Titans vs Penrith Panthers	Left Centre	Penrith Panthers	#4	#12
Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks	Halves	Sydney Roosters	#4	#12
Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys	Right Centre	Warriors	#5	#13

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Try Rate (For)

Average tries scored at this position per game. Higher = more dangerous attacking channel.

Rank

Green = Top 5 · White = Mid · Red = Bottom 5. Compared to all 16 NRL teams.

Opp Rate (Against)

Tries the opponent concedes at this position per game. Higher = leakier defence.

Strong Signal

Highlighted in gold when the attacking team ranks top-5 AND the opponent ranks 12th or worse for conceding — a structural mismatch.

Positions

#1 Fullback · #2/#5 Wingers · #3/#4 Centres · #6/#7 Halves · #9 Hooker · #8/#10 Front Row · #11/#12 2nd Row.

Heatmaps

Dots show where tries were scored this season. Left = left channel, Right = right channel, Middle = centre field.

📊 Featured Game: Newcastle Knights vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Newcastle Knights's Left Centre is an top-5 attacking position this season, averaging 0.58 tries/game (ranked #3 league-wide). They face St George Illawarra Dragons, who rank #17 — the weakest in the league for conceding here (0.78 t/g). Back Newcastle Knights's Left Centre for anytime tryscorer.

Rank 1–5 (strong)Rank 6–11 (mid)Rank 12–16 (weak)Gold bold = strong signal

Try Location Heat Map · 2026 season

L 45% · M 29% · R 26%

L 20% · M 55% · R 25%

L 31% · M 31% · R 38%

L 45% · M 28% · R 28%

FullbackWingerCentreHalvesHookerForwardInterchange

Position	Newcastle Knights					St George Illawarra Dragons
Position	Players	Rate (For)	Rank	Opp Rate	Opp Rank	Players	Rate (For)	Rank	Opp Rate	Opp Rank
Fullback	HUNT, PONGA	0.25	14	0.58	13	GUTHERSON, SLOAN	0.17	16	0.67	16
Right Winger	YOUNG	1.17	1	0.83	14	TU, TUIPULOTU, FEAGAI, SLOAN	0.50	10	0.67	11
Right Centre	GAGAI	0.17	14	0.33	8	HOLMES	0.33	11	0.25	4
Right Edge Combined		1.33	3	1.17	14		0.83	11	0.92	6
Left Centre	HUNT, BEST, SHARPE	0.58	3	0.67	17	SULI	0.17	14	0.33	6
Left Winger	MARZHEW	1.25	3	1.58	17	TU, TUIPULOTU	0.42	16	0.50	5
Left Edge Combined		1.83	3	2.25	17		0.58	17	0.83	4
Wingers Total		2.42	1	2.42	17		0.92	12	1.17	6
Centres Total		0.75	8	1.00	12		0.50	16	0.58	5
Halves	SHARPE, BROWN	0.25	16	0.50	7	ATKINSON	0.08	17	0.83	15
Hooker	CROSSLAND	0.17	3	0.17	10	COOK	0.17	3	0.25	13
Front Row	MOONEY	0.42	2	0.08	3	GULER, STEWART	0.17	7	0.50	17
Right 2nd Row		0.00	17	0.42	16	SU'A	0.08	15	0.25	9
Left 2nd Row	LUCAS	0.50	2	0.33	13	LEILUA	0.17	8	0.08	2
2nd Row		0.50	9	0.75	15		0.25	16	0.33	3
Interchange	FRIZELL, HUNT, GRAHAM	0.42	2	0.25	9	LIDDLE, STEWART	0.17	13	0.25	9

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