Six Again | NRL Supercoach Round 26, everything you need to know

Round 25 marked a return to high-scoring form for many, but not all.

It really was a weird week of footy, with massive upset wins for the Broncos, Sea Eagles, and Tigers!?

Yes, the West Tigers beat the Sydney Roosters. Sam Walker somehow still managed 135 points, though…

All this talk about Nicho x Cleary, yet it is Sammy boy who has a 5-round average of 109.2, the highest in Supercoach.

Shoutout to anyone like me who owned him for the first 5 weeks of the season for a high score of 54. And of course, don’t own him now.

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There are just TWO weeks left of the NRL Supercoach season, which means H2H finals time for many.

For those still with trades, it is time to have fun (especially if your rank is already in the bin and you are out of H2H finals).

It’s time to pick your POD-flyers, your favourite players from your favourite teams, a winger you feel like is in store for a hat-trick.

For those still with ranks and H2H finals to worry about, well, these trades become all the more important…

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NRL ROUND 26 PREVIEW

Round 26 will kick off at 7:50pm AEST, Thursday, the 27th of August, with a dead-rubber Grand Final rematch between the Broncos and Storm. Who saw that coming at the start of the season?

Both the top 4 and top 8 race are still very much alive, so expect many teams to be out to prove a point.

From a Supercoach perspective, there are plenty of enticing matchups on paper, with the Souths vs Titans and Cowboys vs Tigers probably being the best of the bunch.

This week it is the Raiders who get the bye.

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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.

Cilton Gutherson (STG): Underwent knee surgery and won’t play again this season.

Jacob Liddle (STG): Suffered a lower leg injury, severity yet to be confirmed but expected to be out for the season.

Francis Manuleleua (NEW): Missed last week with delayed concussion symptoms, could return this week.

Dominic Young (NEW): Will miss this week with suspension.

Jack Cogger (PEN): Will miss the rest of the regular season with suspension.

Zac Hosking (CBR): Suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the rest of the season.

James Tedesco (SYD): Missed again last week with that ankle injury that is now believed to be worse; I am not even going to try predicting if he plays this week.

Tolutau Koula (MNL): Suffered a nasty ankle injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (NZL): Suffered a collarbone injury that will rule him out for the rest of the regular season and likely finals.

Alex Twal (WST): Suffered a concussion in the first minute of the game, unlikely to play this week.

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED IN (top 10%)*

Player	Trades In	Price	Position	Team
Scott Drinkwater	843	$549,800	FLB	NQC
Tallis Duncan	411	$781,500	2RF/CTW	STH
Alex Johnston	290	$724,900	CTW	STH
Latrell Mitchell	220	$1,053,800	CTW	STH
Sua Fa’alogo	171	$817,200	FLB	MEL
Sam Walker	90	$833,700	HFB	SYD
Braidon Burns	83	$628,200	CTW	NQC
Tom Trbojevic	65	$566,000	FLB	MNL
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui	60	$694,300	2RF/FRF	GCT
James Tedesco	42	$681,700	FLB	SYD

*as of 25/08/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST TRADED OUT (top 10%)*

Player	Trades Out	Price	Position	Team
Simi Sasagi	511	$758,700	2RF/CTW	CBR
Kalyn Ponga	479	$701,000	FLB	NEW
Reece Walsh	391	$559,500	FLB	BRO
Greg Marzhew	227	$569,200	CTW	NEW
Jacob Kiraz	145	$562,200	CTW	BUL
James Tedesco	114	$681,700	FLB	SYD
Dominic Young	88	$649,200	CTW	NEW
Alex Twal	87	$551,300	FRF/2RF	WST
Fletcher Sharpe	73	$684,100	5/8/FLB	NEW
Zac Hosking	69	$600,700	2RF	CBR

*as of 25/08/2026

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NRL SUPERCOACH MOST CAPTAINED (top 10%)*

Player	Position	Opponent	C%	VC%
Nicholas Hynes	HFB	PAR	56.3	7.8
Sam Walker	HFB	DOL	9.6	1.5
Kalyn Ponga	FLB	NZL	4.5	11.8
James Tedesco	FLB	DOL	3.9	0.7
Scott Drinkwater	FLB	WST	3.8	3.1
Nathan Cleary	HFB	BUL	3.2	18.7
Herbie Farnworth	CTW	SYD	2.3	19.9

*as of 11/08/2026