Matchup Analytics

Position vs Team

How each position scores relative to its average against every opponent — read a player's run before you trade them in.

  Filters 2026 season
  Easiest Matchup
Winger vs Dragons
+11.4 Pts/80 · raw 47.0 · n=24
  Toughest Matchup
Halfback vs Roosters
-10.7 Pts/80 · raw 41.2 · n=12
  Sample
3321
player-games · R1–R14 · Fantasy Points
  Chart 1 — Defense by Position past · R1–R14

How each opponent has defended each position so far. Each cell is Pts/80 vs league average — green = easy matchup (concede more than average), red = tough.

  Chart 2 — Run Home by Team future · next 5 rounds

For each team, how favourable their upcoming fixtures are. Each cell = average of the Chart 1 deltas across that team's next 5 opponents. Green = easy run, red = tough run. Use this to find the best team to buy from at each position.

  Best & Worst Runs Home next 5 rounds
Buy from
TeamPositionAvg ΔFix
Raiders Winger +5.9 4
Raiders Halfback +4.0 4
Sea Eagles Winger +3.7 4
Sea Eagles Halfback +3.6 4
Wests Tigers Fullback +3.4 5
Avoid
TeamPositionAvg ΔFix
Cowboys Halfback -6.2 3
Sharks Winger -5.7 4
Sharks Halfback -4.7 4
Cowboys Fullback -4.0 3
Broncos Halfback -3.5 3
  Position Summary best & worst opponents
Position League Avg Best Matchup Δ Worst Matchup Δ
FB Fullback 45.5 Dragons (54.2) +8.8 Sea Eagles (39.7) -5.8
W Winger 35.6 Dragons (47.0) +11.4 Dolphins (27.3) -8.4
CTR Centre 39.9 Storm (47.5) +7.6 Roosters (34.6) -5.3
FE Five-Eighth 41.8 Raiders (49.1) +7.2 Wests Tigers (35.8) -6.1
HB Halfback 51.9 Dragons (61.0) +9.1 Roosters (41.2) -10.7
LK Lock 62.7 Bulldogs (70.4) +7.7 Wests Tigers (56.4) -6.3
EDG 2nd Row 51.6 Eels (58.1) +6.5 Bulldogs (47.1) -4.5
PR Prop 68.3 Eels (73.1) +4.8 Storm (59.3) -9.1
HOK Hooker 51.1 Bulldogs (57.2) +6.0 Raiders (45.5) -5.6
INT Interchange 28.2 Raiders (30.1) +1.9 Roosters (25.6) -2.6

Chart 1 shows the raw matchup history — measured in Fantasy Points relative to the league average for that position. Chart 2 takes each team and averages the Chart 1 values across their next 5 scheduled opponents, answering "what does this player's run look like?" Starting positions are normalised per 80 minutes. Interchange is normalised to the average bench stint (~37.1 mins) so the cell reflects real contribution, not an impossible full-game extrapolation. Positions come directly from each player's on-field role (NRL). Reserve / Replacement excluded. Players with fewer than 20 minutes are excluded from the averages.