Six Again | NRL Supercoach Round 20, everything you need to know

Just like that, the bye period for the 2026 NRL Supercoach season has come to an end, and we are now officially on the run home.

With injuries continuing to strike all year, it was a very tricky bye period for most managers, with those who did their bye planning rewarded, and those who didn’t punished.

There are just 8 weeks left of the Supercoach season; in other words, it is officially crunch time.

With trades running so extremely low, every single move is important…

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NRL ROUND 19 RAPID RECAP

In case you didn’t get to catch much footy last week, here is my rapid recap of round 19 from a Supercoach perspective.

Going in chronological order:

A dominant win for the Warriors, as the Tigers continue their struggles. TMM (107) might just be the best 5/8 in Supercoach, while AKP (99) picked up a double on return. Are Terrell May (71) and Twal (71) falling off as premium options?

NICHO HYNES YOU BEAUTY!!! A record-breaking 196 points for the great man as the Sharks decimated a depleted Phins side. Ramien (125) and Katoa (98) both picked up doubles for big scores as well. A season low of 36 for Herbie, yuck.

A big win for the Raiders, thanks to a hat trick from…Zac Hosking (130)!!?? The young halfback in Sanders (103) also tonned up while Huddy Young (32) was quiet off the bench. Not much to talk about for the Dogs, Kiraz (34) with his lowest score since round 3, funnily enough against the Raiders as well.

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A win and a hat trick for Tupou (94) to celebrate his milestone game. Outside of that, not much Supercoach relevance in this one; Jack Williams (102) came out as the highest scorer.

The Rabbitohs just held on against Newcastle with the fullbacks leading the way, Dufty (125) just outscoring Ponga (11). Outside of that, it was the 2RFs who stole the show, one of them playing in the centres in Duncan (91), while Fifita (91) and Lucas (100) also had big games.

The Cowboys snuck home in golden point thanks to a Drinkwater (73) field goal and a Braidon Burns (113) double, a serious POD option for anyone searching for one. Ola (90) continues to dominate with another try while it once again felt like a big score gone begging for Turbo (74).

A narrow win for the Storm in a tight affair, with Fa’alogo (78) benefiting from some late points. For the Titans, it was their young spine in Kini (108), Pascoe (89), and Campbell (80) who fought hard.

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NRL ROUND 20 PREVIEW

Round 20 will kick off at 7:50pm AEST, Thursday, the 16th of July, with the Panthers hosting the Broncos.

We are finally back to normal rounds of footy, with eight games and just one team on the bye. This week it’s the Eels who get the rest.

From an NRL perspective, we look to be in store for an exciting week with many close matchups.

From a Supercoach perspective, the matchups to target are probably Penrith vs Brisbane and the Warriors vs Dragons.

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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.

Stephen Crichton (BUL): Suffered an apparent nerve-related injury, with his recovery timeline still very much up in the air.

Jack Bostock (DOL): Suffered a concussion in Origin, but is expected to be named to play on Sunday.

Max Plath (DOL): Suffered an ankle injury, hopefully just a sprain, which would be a relatively quick recovery.

Greg Marzhew (NEW): Suffered a nasty cork to the hip area; should be good to return this week or next.

Euan Aitken (STH): Suffered from reported shortness of breath, but was assessed to be okay, expected to be named.

Dayne Jennings (STH): Suffered a gruesome deep leg cut that will keep him out for at least a week.

James Tedesco (SYD): Suffered a concussion in Origin and will miss this week’s game as well as part of the stand-down period.

Ben Trbojevic (MNL): Suffered a concussion and is expected to miss this week’s game.

Cameron Munster (MEL): Will undergo clean-up surgery on his knee and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.

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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	BE	Price	Position	Team
Matthew Dufty	-61	$463,400	FLB	STH
Billy Phillips	-26	$377,600	2RF	PTH
Oregon Kaufusi	-22	$297,000	FRF	SHA
Briton Nikora	-17	$452,700	2RF	SHA
Tyran Wishart	-17	$303,300	5/8/HFB	MEL
Sione Katoa	-16	$564,900	CTW	SHA
Thomas Hazelton	-13	$394,500	FRF	SHA
Owen Pattie	-11	$390,800	HOK	CBR

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NRL SUPERCOACH FALLERS

Player	BE	Price	Position	Team
Herbie Farnworth	167	$780,600	CTW	DOL
Ben Trbojevic	145	$622,600	2RF	MNL
Jacob Kiraz	140	$644,400	CTW	BUL
Mark Nawaqanitawase	131	$672,300	CTW	SYD
Hudson Young	126	$723,800	2RF	CBR
Kodi Nikorima	124	$504,800	5/8	DOL
Brian To’o	122	$668,500	CTW	PTH

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED IN (top 10%)*

Player	Trades In	Price	Position	Team
Payne Haas	3,679	$669,000	FRF	BRI
Nathan Cleary	1,727	$940,600	HFB	PTH
James Walsh	953	$201,400	2RF/CTW	NQC
Simi Sasagi	767	$621,100	2RF/CTW	CBR
Thomas Jenkins	675	$749,700	CTW	PTH
Myles Martin	664	$201,400	FRF/2RF	CBR
Nicholas Hynes	480	$867,600	HFB	SHA
Kalyn Ponga	348	$771,100	FLB	NEW
Hudson Young	308	$723,800	2RF	CBR
Haumole Olakau’atu	279	$821,400	2RF	MNL

*as of 14/07/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED OUT (top 10%)*

Player	Trades Out	Price	Position	Team
Greg Marzhew	1,105	$532,400	CTW	NEW
Xavier Willison	1,021	$610,900	2RF/FRF	BRI
Taniela Paseka	991	$516,600	FRF	MNL
Cody Walker	680	$566,800	5/8	STH
Ryan Couchman	601	$642,400	2RF	STG
Joseph Tapine	577	$562,600	FRF	CBR
Latrell Siegwalt	563	$539,900	HFB/FLB	STH
Jackson Ford	506	$654,200	FRF	NZL
Fletcher Sharpe	474	$577,300	5/8/FLB	NEW
Tony Sukkar	387	$416,100	2RF	WST

*as of 14/07/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST CAPTAINED (top 10%)*

Player	Position	Opponent	Capt. %	VC %
Sua Fa’alogo	FLB	MNL	18.3	0.8
Tom Trbojevic	FLB	MEL	11.7	3.7
Nathan Cleary	HFB	BRO	10.3	30.5
Nicholas Hynes	HFB	NEW	9.6	16.7
Thomas Jenkins	CTW	BRO	7.6	7.0
Dylan Lucas	2RF	SHA	7.4	0.7
Herbie Farnworth	CTW	NQC	7.0	16.3
Haumole Olakau’atu	2RF	GCT	5.0	1.3

*as of 14/07/2026