Six Again | NRL Supercoach Round 12, everything you need to know

Magic Round 2026 has come and gone, and dare I say, from a Supercoach perspective, it was pretty underwhelming.

To be fair, we have been treated to some absolutely insane Supercoach scoring over the last month, so this felt like a real crash back to reality, to where 1300+ was par.

It wasn’t due to a lack of points scored, with six sides scoring 32+ points, but the monster Supercoach scores just did not come.

Moving on, with Origin’s squads named yesterday, we finally have some further clarity on who will and won’t be available for this tough round 12 major bye round.

Let’s just say, some teams may be using all three trades Supercoach has gifted us this week…

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NRL ROUND 11 RAPID RECAP

In case you didn’t get to catch much footy last week, here is my rapid recap of Magic Round.

Going in chronological order:

An important Sharks bounce-back win led by none other than Nicho Hynes (116). Mulitalo (80) crossed for a double in his first game back from injury. Preston (84) the best for the Dogs.

A big Phins win over the Rabbits led by Supercoach royalty Herbie Farnworth (140). Popular trade in Bostock (85) also impressed once again. Atiken (98) and Duncan (83) the best for the Rabbits.

A Manly demolition led by Ola (130), Saab (130), and Faulalo (126). Terrel May (82) and KPP (80) very solid in a losing side.

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A low-scoring affair in a narrow win for the Cows over the Roosters. Braidon Burns (113) and Connor Watson (94) led their respective sides. A quiet night for Drinky (55), but nowhere near as quiet as Tedesco (21).

The Storm make it two on the trot with an eventual convincing victory over the Eels. The big boys of Munster (127) and Grant (96) led the way.

The Knights got the job done against the Titans, but it was their right side that led the way this time with Gagai (123) and Young (100) both going big. Oliver Pascoe (99) the shining light for the Titans.

A massive Wahs win over Brisbane, led by DWZ (107) and Erin Clark (85). A quiet afternoon for all Broncos players, with Carrigan (67) top-scoring.

Penrith cruised to victory over the Dragons, led by Jenkins (109) and IPap (101). Cleary (77) undwhelmed as the overwhelmingly most popular captain option of the week. Toby Couchman (94) immense performance despite the loss.

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NRL ROUND 12 PREVIEW

The first major bye round of the year has arrived and will kick off at 7:50pm AEST, Thursday, the 21st of May, with the Raiders hosting the Dolphins.

Round 12 will see SEVEN teams on the bye, including the Broncos, Eels, Knights, Panthers, Roosters, Sharks, and Tigers.

Out of the teams playing, the most obvious matchups to target are the Wahs vs Dragons and Manly vs Titans.

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KEY AVAILABILITY WATCH

Each week, we will list players whose injury statuses have changed in the week prior.

Keep your eyes out for Team Lists on a Tuesday afternoon, where we will know a lot more about most of these injuries.

Remember that players selected for State of Origin will not be playing this week.

Braidon Burns (NQC): Picked up a hamstring injury vs the Roosters and is in doubt for this weekend, awaiting further news.

Jaydn Su’a (STG): Expected to return this week after a lengthy suspension.

Kade Reed (STG): Suffered a hand injury and is expected to miss 2-3 months.

Bradman Best (NEW): Suffered a calf injury in training and is expected to miss the next few weeks.

Alex Johnston (STH): Missed last week’s clash due to an earlier suffered PCL injury, will be assessed on a week-to-week basis.

Latrell Mitchell (STH): Ruled out of Origin 1 due to aggravating lower back issue, timeline unknown for now.

Daniel Tupou (SYD): Suffered a calf strain and is expected to miss anywhere between 2-6 weeks, pending severity.

Moses Leo (MEL): Left the field vs the Eels due to a knee issue, awaiting further news.

Tanah Boyd (NZL): Yet to be confirmed, but suspected to have suffered an ACL injury that would rule him out for the rest of the season.

Taylan May (WST): Re-dislocated his shoulder, awaiting further news, but expected to miss around 6 weeks, if not more, if surgery is required.

Alex Twal (WST): Missed last week due to a knee issue, but is expected to be available next round after the Tigers’ bye.

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NRL SUPERCOACH BREAKEVENS

Breakevens are the score required for the player to either make money or lose money.

Generally speaking, when looking at who to trade in, heavily consider the players with low breakevens, as they will help make your team money.

Similarly, if you have some players with high breakevens in your team, maybe it’s time to consider cutting ties to ensure your team doesn’t lose too much value.

NRL SUPERCOACH RISERS

Player	Breakeven	Price	Position	Team
Oliver Pascoe	-38	$433,500	HOK	GCT
Dominic Young	-36	$562,100	CTW	NEW
Cody Ramsey	-30	$251,900	CTW/FLB	SYD
Jason Saab	-28	$381,900	CTW	MNL
Te Maire Martin	-28	$235,600	5/8/HFB	NZL
Bradman Best	-26	$631,300	CTW	NEW
Cameron Munster	-23	$553,700	5/8	MEL
Luke Hanson	-22	$201,400	HFB	NZL
Araz Nanva	-21	$201,400	CTW/FLB	PAR
Harry Grant	-18	$698,700	HOK	MEL
Patrick Herbert	-18	$300,900	CTW	WST
Luke Laulilii	-14	$512,100	CTW	WST

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NRL SUPERCOACH FALLERS

Player	Breakeven	Price	Position	Team
Luke Metcalf	143	$613,500	HFB	NZL
Kayal Iro	141	$793,400	CTW	SHA
Latrell Mitchell	135	$1,053,800	CTW	STH
Mark Nawaqanitawase	135	$702,100	CTW	SYD
Isaiah Iongi	135	$598,600	FLB	PAR
James Tedesco	134	$859,600	FLB	SYD
Reece Walsh	131	$603,700	FLB	BRO
Scott Drinkwater	129	$723,000	FLB	NQC
Grant Anderson	129	$523,400	CTW	BRI
Simi Sasagi	128	$763,600	2RF/CTW	CBR
Matthew Dufty	128	$425,100	FLB	STH

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED IN (top 10%)*

Player	Trades In	Price	Position	Team
Te Maire Martin	2,546	$235,600	5/8/HFB	NZL
Oliver Pascoe	1,711	$433,500	HOK	GCT
Jackson Ford	1,444	$840,300	FRF	NZL
Toby Couchman	917	$685,300	2RF/FRF	STG
Joseph Tapine	898	$610,000	FRF	CBR
Jahrome Hughes	654	$628,500	HFB	MEL
Jack Bostock	600	$589,700	CTW	DOL
Scott Drinkwater	561	$723,000	FLB	NQC
Erin Clark	510	$679,400	2RF	NZL
Reuben Garrick	501	$635,600	CTW	MNL

*as of 19/05/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED OUT (top 10%)*

Player	Trades In	Price	Position	Team
Latrell Mitchell	2,009	$1,053,800	CTW	STH
Jonah Pezet	1,673	$363,900	5/8	PAR
James Tedesco	1,344	$859,600	FLB	SYD
Simi Sasagi	1,106	$763,600	2RF/CTW	CBR
Brandon Smith	1,095	$266,000	HOK	STH
Isaah Yeo	678	$662,600	2RF	PEN
Nathan Cleary	595	$936,600	HFB	PEN
Trey Mooney	568	$623,300	2RF/FRF	NEW
Xavier Willison	472	$608,700	2RF/FRF	BRO
Sialetili Faeamani	408	$466,300	CTW	GCT

*as of 19/05/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST CAPTAINED (top 10%) *

Player	Captained %	Vice Captained %	Price	Position	Team
Jackson Ford	18.0	5.2	$840,300	FRF	NZL
Sua Fa’alogo	10.1	14.4	$637,900	FLB	MEL
Herbie Farnworth	9.4	36.1	$794,600	CTW	DOL
Scott Drinkwater	4.5	1.9	$723,000	FLB	NQC
Jahrome Hughes	1.8	0.4	$628,500	HFB	MEL
Jamayne Isaako	1.6	5.3	$801,800	CTW	DOL
Toby Couchman	1.4	0.5	$685,300	2RF/FRF	STG

*as of 19/05/2026