Edge Analytics NRL — Round 20 Free Preview

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21 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
Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm	Fullback 🔥 Strong	Melbourne Storm	#1	#17
Canberra Raiders vs South Sydney Rabbitohs	Left 2nd Row 🔥 Strong	South Sydney Rabbitohs	#3	#17
Penrith Panthers vs Brisbane Broncos	Interchange 🔥 Strong	Penrith Panthers	#4	#18

Warriors vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Right Winger 🔥 Strong	Warriors	#2	#16
Warriors vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Left Winger 🔥 Strong	Warriors	#3	#17
Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights	Halves	Cronulla Sharks	#2	#15
Dolphins vs North Queensland Cowboys	Right Winger	Dolphins	#5	#18
Gold Coast Titans vs Manly Sea Eagles	Interchange	Gold Coast Titans	#2	#15
Penrith Panthers vs Brisbane Broncos	Fullback	Penrith Panthers	#2	#15
Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights	Right Winger	Newcastle Knights	#3	#15
Gold Coast Titans vs Manly Sea Eagles	Right 2nd Row	Gold Coast Titans	#1	#12
Gold Coast Titans vs Manly Sea Eagles	Right 2nd Row	Manly Sea Eagles	#3	#14
Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights	Left Winger	Newcastle Knights	#5	#15
Dolphins vs North Queensland Cowboys	Right Centre	Dolphins	#2	#12
Gold Coast Titans vs Manly Sea Eagles	Fullback	Manly Sea Eagles	#3	#13
Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm	Right Centre	Sydney Roosters	#3	#13
Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm	Left Centre	Sydney Roosters	#5	#15
Warriors vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Right 2nd Row	Warriors	#4	#14
Cronulla Sharks vs Newcastle Knights	Front Row	Newcastle Knights	#3	#12
Canberra Raiders vs South Sydney Rabbitohs	Left 2nd Row	Canberra Raiders	#4	#12
Warriors vs St George Illawarra Dragons	Halves	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: Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm

Melbourne Storm's Fullback is an elite attacking position this season, averaging 0.81 tries/game (ranked #1 league-wide). They face Sydney Roosters, who rank #17 — the weakest in the league for conceding here (0.43 t/g). Back Melbourne Storm's Fullback 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 35% · M 34% · R 31%

L 40% · M 45% · R 16%

L 21% · M 46% · R 34%

L 36% · M 24% · R 40%

FullbackWingerCentreHalvesHookerForwardInterchange

Position	Sydney Roosters					Melbourne Storm
Position	Players	Rate (For)	Rank	Opp Rate	Opp Rank	Players	Rate (For)	Rank	Opp Rate	Opp Rank
Fullback	TEDESCO	0.40	11	0.38	7	FA'ALOGO	0.81	1	0.67	17
Right Winger	NAWAQANITAWASE, RAMSEY	0.67	8	0.62	9	WARBRICK	0.94	3	0.40	4
Right Centre	TOIA	0.60	3	0.44	13	HOWARTH, WAITERE	0.38	9	0.07	2
Right Edge Combined		1.27	5	1.06	9		1.31	4	0.47	2
Left Centre	SAVALA, SMITH	0.53	5	0.56	15	LEO, MEANEY	0.19	17	0.60	17
Left Winger	TUPOU, SMITH, BASSINGTHWAIGHTE	0.93	6	0.81	12	LEO, MEANEY	0.44	14	0.67	7
Left Edge Combined		1.47	5	1.38	15		0.62	18	1.27	12
Wingers Total		1.60	6	1.44	13		1.38	9	1.07	6
Centres Total		1.13	3	1.00	15		0.56	14	0.67	10
Halves	WALKER, CHERRY-EVANS	0.67	4	0.25	3	MUNSTER, HUGHES, WISHART	0.44	13	0.47	9
Hooker	ROBSON	0.13	4	0.12	8	GRANT, TOELAU	0.38	1	0.07	5
Front Row	COLLINS, RADLEY	0.13	14	0.19	7	KING	0.12	17	0.20	10
Right 2nd Row	WONG	0.13	14	0.69	18	CHAN	0.12	16	0.13	2
Left 2nd Row	CRICHTON	0.13	11	0.19	7	LISATI, CLARKE	0.25	6	0.27	12
2nd Row		0.27	16	0.88	18		0.38	12	0.40	4
Interchange	BUTCHER, RODWELL, WATSON	0.20	11	0.12	3	CLARKE, GRANT, MACDONALD	0.19	13	0.33	14

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