The Eye Test/Maroon Observer Player of the Year award is back & I've got an update on voting after Round 24 to see who might win the Dally M The normies can have their VB Hard Earned Index, @www.maroonobserver.com & myself will serve MOET to our sickos www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/24/t...

The MOET Player of the Year award returns to predict 2026’s Dally M winner - The Rugby League Eye Test

Last season I was finally organised enough to get something I’d been thinking about for a while off the ground. After multiple seasons of fruitlessly trying to duplicate my Eye Test Player Contributio...

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The Eye Test/Maroon Observer Player of the Year award is back & I've got an update on voting after Round 24 to see who might win the Dally M The normies can have their VB Hard Earned Index, @www.maroonobserver.com & myself will serve MOET to our sickos www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/24/t...

The MOET Player of the Year award returns to predict 2026’s Dally M winner - The Rugby League Eye Test

Last season I was finally organised enough to get something I’d been thinking about for a while off the ground. After multiple seasons of fruitlessly trying to duplicate my Eye Test Player Contributio...

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Tonight is the Sock Crime bowl, with 2026's two biggest Sock Criminals - Tallyn Da Silva & Kodi Nikorima facing off among others Jack Bostock is trying to hide a Sock Crime by wearing red socks underneath. Gotta wake up pretty early in the morning to get one past me

As noted on the site earlier this season, having a set restart in a set makes a team 2.45x more likely to score a try 2 set restarts increases that to 3.22x 3 or more set restarts drops slightly to 3.19x

Nearly at the ideal Rugby League player numbers of 11 v 11

Going to claim this is partially responsible for Webster's extension

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · 7d ago

My favourite part of this week's post is this chart, mostly because the Broncos & Titans have nearly identical profiles for defending attacking kicks They shall be named the Titancos

"The Habsburgs had a more straightforward org chart. This is the Julio-Claudian dynasty of equity structures." www.maroonobserver.com/p/titanic-in...

Titanic intellects

Billy Slater, yes, of course

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My favourite part of this week's post is this chart, mostly because the Broncos & Titans have nearly identical profiles for defending attacking kicks They shall be named the Titancos

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · last wk.

The Warriors have lost the 4th most games to injury & the 3rd most minutes to HIA's this season. Yet Andrew Webster has them two converted tries out of a duo of home finals. A deep dive on the Wahs success this season www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/17/w...

My favourite part of this week's post is this chart, mostly because the Broncos & Titans have nearly identical profiles for defending attacking kicks They shall be named the Titancos

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · last wk.

The Warriors have lost the 4th most games to injury & the 3rd most minutes to HIA's this season. Yet Andrew Webster has them two converted tries out of a duo of home finals. A deep dive on the Wahs success this season www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/17/w...

Top/Bottom 20 players for NRLW Round 7 by the Eye Test's Player Contribution Rating (ETPCR). Fix up the bottom 20 chart this time, had shown Round 4 before not Round 7, my apologies

Top/Bottom 20 players for NRL Round 24 by the Eye Test's Player Contribution Rating (ETPCR)

The Warriors have lost the 4th most games to injury & the 3rd most minutes to HIA's this season. Yet Andrew Webster has them two converted tries out of a duo of home finals. A deep dive on the Wahs success this season www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/17/w...

Webster’s system allows the Warriors depth to triumph over adversity - The Rugby League Eye Test

If the Warriors never had to play at Suncorp Stadium again, they’d probably be quite happy. After torching the Panthers and tormenting the Broncos early, Luke Metcalf tweaked a hamstring during a conv...

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The Warriors have lost the 4th most games to injury & the 3rd most minutes to HIA's this season. Yet Andrew Webster has them two converted tries out of a duo of home finals. A deep dive on the Wahs success this season www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/17/w...

Webster’s system allows the Warriors depth to triumph over adversity - The Rugby League Eye Test

If the Warriors never had to play at Suncorp Stadium again, they’d probably be quite happy. After torching the Panthers and tormenting the Broncos early, Luke Metcalf tweaked a hamstring during a conv...

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15 set restarts tonight from Adam Gee (10-5 to Penrith) Equal second highest total this season (Round 5, Peter Gough also called 15 during Tigers v Eels) Most in 2026 was 16 by Grant Atkins in Round 2 (Tigers v Cowboys)

This week: -the absolute state of the media complex -whats up with the Sharks (W)? -are big comebacks becoming more prevalent? -Perth Bears jersey looks ok www.maroonobserver.com/p/show-day-s...

Show Day Special

For Brisbane it is, anyway

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Ryley Smith, not Riley Price; Riley Price plays for the Warriors. You think the official site of the NRL would know this #NRL #RugbyLeague

Top/Bottom 20 players for NRL Round 23 by the Eye Test's Player Contribution Rating (ETPCR)

Top/Bottom 20 players for NRLW Round 6 by the Eye Test's Player Contribution Rating (ETPCR)

Waiting for access to a clip in the first half to break down a Dragons try in the second... Red V fans, you'll probably enjoy this one when it lands in your inbox later today. Something in there for Eels, Broncos and Cowboys, too.

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"With this thirteenth win, over the cross-town rivals, in a fashion that required an update to my favourite Wikipedia article, the ticket to the finals has been punched for the Dolphins for the first time in their NRL history." www.maroonobserver.com/p/ticket-pun...

Ticket punched

Act 3, 2026

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Which NRL teams are the most and least penalised this season? And which referee is awarding them? Plus a full breakdown of what's going on with set restarts since Round 13. www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/10/t...

The most and least penalised teams in the NRL (and who is awarding them) - The Rugby League Eye Test

Given the traction my data on set restarts has gained over the past month, I though this week would be a great time to do a deep dive on infringements league wide and how the game is being officiated....

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Which NRL teams are the most and least penalised this season? And which referee is awarding them? Plus a full breakdown of what's going on with set restarts since Round 13. www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/10/t...

The most and least penalised teams in the NRL (and who is awarding them) - The Rugby League Eye Test

Given the traction my data on set restarts has gained over the past month, I though this week would be a great time to do a deep dive on infringements league wide and how the game is being officiated....

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As expected the kicking game played a big part tonight, but wasn't expecting the Bulldogs to have more attacking kicks (13) than the Roosters (12)

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Canterbury plays the Sydney Roosters on Friday night in an incredibly intriguing matchup. As part of my July efficiency update I've looked at some data as to why this game is so interesting www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2026/08/03/w...

If you see me talking about how much I like players wearing low socks and/or grip socks underneath visibly cut team socks, you'll know I've been compromised to a permanent end

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · 3w ago

oh no

oh no

Eight set restarts in the first half tonight... My influence knows no bounds

The Rugby League Eye Test@leagueeyetest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Almost like the competition has been played under two different rule sets...

📝Notepad - Titans v Cowboys My feeling early in the week was that I felt an 'I believe in the Gold Coast Titans for 2027' segment was coming sooner rather than later. 📎: www.rugbyleaguewriters.com/community/po...

A newsletter was published this morn (despite the best efforts of substack) www.maroonobserver.com/p/situationa...

Situational efficiency

A brief rant against pick me loser behaviour

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Some team stability chart updates after Round 22. Melbourne, Brisbane & Wests Tigers have used 33 players, the most in the NRL, with Souths at 31

Top/bottom 20 players from NRLW Round 5 by the Eye Test's Player Contribution Rating (ETPCR). Raecene McGregor's +7.104 is the fourth highest individual game score of the season. One of the best games I've seen a player have this year