Set Restart Impact Dashboard

2026 R1–2 vs 2025 Full Season vs 2021 R1–2 · How the set restart explosion is reshaping fantasy scoring

+66%
Ruck Infringements / Game
-7%
Penalties / Game
+0.1
Avg Match Total
-0.3
Avg Fantasy Pts / Player

Team-Level Changes

2.0 → 3.4
Ruck Infringements / Game
5.8 → 5.4
Penalties / Game
75.6% → 75.7%
Completion Rate
312 → 305
Team Tackles / Game

Points Per Minute by Position

Position Breakdown

Position 21 R1-2 25 Full 26 R1-2 Chg 21 PPM 25 PPM 26 PPM PPM Chg 25 Tries 26 Tries T/Min Chg
Fullback 38.0 36.5 39.3 +2.8 0.490 0.468 0.504 +7.7% 0.383 0.556 +45.1%
Winger 29.8 30.4 32.3 +1.9 0.387 0.388 0.409 +5.2% 0.622 0.658 +4.8%
2nd Row 41.8 41.1 42.3 +1.2 0.577 0.556 0.567 +2.1% 0.240 0.258 +6.7%
Centre 32.3 33.7 33.8 +0.1 0.420 0.432 0.435 +0.8% 0.383 0.352 -7.5%
Five-Eighth 41.6 36.8 35.7 -1.0 0.536 0.470 0.462 -1.8% 0.263 0.240 -7.8%
Halfback 46.0 43.2 41.9 -1.3 0.598 0.555 0.542 -2.3% 0.241 0.209 -12.5%
Hooker 46.3 39.8 38.0 -1.8 0.700 0.628 0.612 -2.6% 0.155 0.148 -2.3%
Prop 39.9 37.6 36.2 -1.4 0.830 0.793 0.761 -4.0% 0.113 0.071 -36.9%
Interchange 26.0 24.3 23.4 -0.8 0.767 0.732 0.702 -4.1% 0.103 0.084 -18.5%
Lock 44.2 41.5 38.6 -2.8 0.764 0.745 0.706 -5.2% 0.130 0.128 -0.2%

The Discipline Tax

Negative Stat Changes by Position

Position Ruck Inf Chg Penalty Chg Missed Tck Chg Error Chg Est. Fpts Impact
Fullback +0.027 +0.032 +0.12 0.00 -0.33
Winger +0.009 -0.004 +0.04 -0.03 -0.03
Centre +0.099 +0.008 +0.22 -0.06 -0.44
Five-Eighth +0.028 -0.037 +0.09 +0.03 -0.20
Halfback +0.161 -0.086 +0.54 -0.03 -1.02
Prop +0.130 -0.034 +0.17 +0.08 -0.56
Hooker +0.058 -0.032 +0.16 -0.02 -0.29
2nd Row +0.146 +0.009 +0.20 +0.06 -0.69
Interchange +0.069 -0.040 +0.11 -0.02 -0.17
Lock +0.071 -0.126 +0.30 +0.02 -0.46

Attacking Stat Changes

Position Tries Line Breaks Try Assists Tackle Breaks Offloads
25 → 26 Chg% 25 → 26 Chg% 25 → 26 Chg% 25 → 26 Chg% 25 → 26 Chg%
Fullback 0.383 → 0.556 +45% 0.481 → 0.541 +12% 0.474 → 0.495 +4% 3.55 → 3.86 +9% 0.62 → 0.67 +7%
Winger 0.622 → 0.658 +6% 0.722 → 0.689 -5% 0.107 → 0.089 -17% 2.73 → 3.22 +18% 0.48 → 0.55 +16%
Centre 0.383 → 0.352 -8% 0.440 → 0.403 -8% 0.278 → 0.281 +1% 2.64 → 2.78 +5% 0.63 → 0.70 +10%
Five-Eighth 0.263 → 0.240 -9% 0.283 → 0.255 -10% 0.607 → 0.638 +5% 1.53 → 1.77 +16% 0.48 → 0.55 +15%
Halfback 0.241 → 0.209 -13% 0.250 → 0.286 +15% 0.686 → 0.735 +7% 1.40 → 1.45 +4% 0.44 → 0.44 +0%
Prop 0.113 → 0.071 -37% 0.127 → 0.099 -21% 0.036 → 0.031 -14% 1.38 → 1.47 +7% 0.61 → 0.58 -5%
Hooker 0.155 → 0.148 -4% 0.191 → 0.168 -12% 0.224 → 0.194 -13% 0.96 → 0.96 0% 0.36 → 0.38 +5%
2nd Row 0.240 → 0.258 +8% 0.244 → 0.293 +20% 0.100 → 0.092 -8% 1.78 → 2.05 +15% 0.64 → 0.71 +11%
Interchange 0.103 → 0.084 -18% 0.110 → 0.106 -3% 0.051 → 0.058 +14% 0.93 → 1.00 +8% 0.28 → 0.31 +10%
Lock 0.130 → 0.128 -2% 0.146 → 0.143 -2% 0.074 → 0.061 -17% 1.24 → 1.31 +6% 0.57 → 0.61 +6%

Key Insights

Biggest Winner: Fullback
PPM up 7.7% (0.468 → 0.504)
Runner Up: Winger
PPM up 5.2% (0.388 → 0.409)
Biggest Loser: Lock
PPM down -5.2% (0.745 → 0.706)

Methodology: 2025 uses full season data as a stable baseline. 2026 and 2021 use Rounds 1–2 only. 2021 is included as a reference — the last time set restart enforcement was at comparable levels. PPM = Total Fantasy Points / Total Minutes Played (aggregated per position). Fantasy impact estimated using scoring weights: Tackles (+1), Missed Tackles (-2), Penalties (-2), Ruck Infringements (-1), Errors (-2). Positions based on PlayerMatchStat named position.