Welcome to 18th Man – Edge Model
NRL edge analytics focused on identifying where tries are most likely to be scored.
Using real match data, statistics and matchup analysis, the 18th Man Edge Model compares attacking strengths against defensive weaknesses to track the edges where teams strike.
Weekly content includes:
📊 Edge Analysis – Matchup breakdowns and key attacking threats
🏆 Edge of the Round – Featured matchup with the strongest edge advantage
🔥 Top Edge Finishes – Leading try scorers based on where tries are created
🛡️ Defensive & Weakest Edges – Tracking the best and worst defensive edge performances
📈 Round Recap – Results and performance of the week’s best edges
Built for fans who enjoy the data and matchup side of rugby league.
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🔥 EDGE TEAM OF THE ROUND 🔥
Round 13's top performers based on edge-created tries 👀
McLean tops off a big week — Origin debut, backs up for Penrith and bags a double 🔥
Who makes your team of the round? 👇
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📊 ROUND 13 RECAP
Another strong week for the model 👀
Best Edge goes 7/7 ✅ with Knights v Eels taking out ⭐ Edge of the Round.
Tracking where teams strike.
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🔥 WHAT A GAME 🔥
Two sides built on similar styles trading blows all night 👀
Panthers held the lead early before the Warriors stormed back in the 2nd through Tuaupiki and AKP. Plenty of late chances for the Wahs, but Penrith stood tall defensively and held on.
Panthers left edge delivers ✅
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🔥 RAIDERS TOO STRONG 🔥
Fast start, strong defence and full control 👀
Canberra piled on 3 quick tries and never looked back. Cowboys struggled to build rhythm with errors and couldn't maintain their offload game.
Cowboys left edge delivers ✅
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Panthers left edge gets the nod 👀
Penrith's left attack ranks near the top of the competition, but this won't come easy against a Warriors right edge sitting inside the top defensive ranks. A heavyweight clash with strike power on both sides.
Who scores first? 👇
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🔥 DRAGONS BREAK THROUGH 🔥
Fast start, late pressure, but the Red V hold firm 👀
Broncos pushed late, but the Dragons do enough to claim their first win of the season. Best edge hits with Karapani crossing late in a high-energy finish.
Broncos left edge delivers ✅
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Cowboys left edge shapes as the best matchup 👀
North Queensland's left side continues to rate strongly, coming up against a Raiders right edge sitting near the bottom defensively. Plenty of strike in this one with both sides carrying danger out wide.
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Broncos left edge shapes as the best matchup 👀
While Brisbane left attack ranks 13th, the opportunity is there against a Dragons right edge sitting last defensively and conceding the most tries this season. Payne Haas returns, Origin players back up, and Walsh remains the danger man with plenty of upside on that left side.
Who scores first? 👇
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