Every week in NRL SuperCoach, your players earn points based on what they actually do on the field. There are no subjective judgements - every stat is tracked and converted into a score automatically. Understanding the scoring system is one of the most important things you can do as a new coach, because it changes the way you think about which players are worth picking.
Here is the full SuperCoach scoring table:
| Statistic | Points |
|---|---|
| Try | 17 |
| Try Assist | 12 |
| Try Contribution | 4 |
| Goal | 4 |
| Missed Goal | -2 |
| Field Goal | 5 |
| 2-Point Field Goal | 10 |
| Missed Field Goal / 2-Point FG | -1 |
| Tackle | 1 |
| Missed Tackle | -1 |
| Holding Player Up In-Goal | 3 |
| Tackle Bust | 2 |
| Effective Offload | 4 |
| Ineffective Offload | 2 |
| Linebreak | 10 |
| Linebreak Assist | 8 |
| 40/20 and 20/40 | 10 |
| Forced Drop Out | 6 |
| Run (8 metres or more) | 2 |
| Run (under 8 metres) | 1 |
| Kick and Regather | 8 |
| Intercept | 5 |
| Penalty Conceded | -2 |
| Error | -2 |
| Kick Dead | -3 |
| Sin Bin | -8 |
| Send Off | -16 |
What This Means in Practice
A few things stand out when you look at this table closely. Tries are worth a lot - 17 points is a massive score for a single play, which is why try-scoring backs are so attractive. But do not overlook the forwards. A prop who makes 40 tackles, busts a few and throws an offload or two can easily outscore a winger who does not get the ball. SuperCoach rewards involvement, not just try scoring.
Negative points are also worth paying attention to. A goalkicker who misses conversions, a player who gives away repeated penalties, or someone who gets sin binned can cost your team significantly in a single game.
How SuperCoach and NRL Fantasy Scoring Compare
Now that you can see the full SuperCoach scoring system, here is how it stacks up against NRL Fantasy:
| Statistic | SuperCoach | NRL Fantasy |
|---|---|---|
| Try | 17 | 8 |
| Try Assist | 12 | 5 |
| Linebreak | 10 | 4 |
| Linebreak Assist | 8 | 2 |
| Tackle | 1 | 1 |
| Missed Tackle | -1 | -2 |
| Offload (effective/to hand) | 4 | 4 |
| Offload (ineffective/to ground) | 2 | 2 |
| 40/20 or 20/40 | 10 | 4 |
| Forced Drop Out | 6 | 2 |
| Error | -2 | -2 |
| Penalty Conceded | -2 | -2 |
| Sin Bin | -8 | -5 |
| Send Off | -16 | -10 |
| Running Metres | 2 per run 8m+ / 1 under 8m | Total metres divided by 10 |
| Kick Metres | Specific actions only | Total kick metres divided by 30 |
The biggest takeaway from this comparison is that SuperCoach amplifies big plays. Tries, linebreaks, and try assists are worth significantly more, which means explosive attacking players tend to have a higher ceiling in SuperCoach. NRL Fantasy's metres-based system meanwhile can make high-volume players like busy halfbacks and workhorse props more consistently valuable week to week.
Neither system is better than the other - they just reward different things, which is why the two games can produce very different team compositions even though they are built around the same sport.
A Note on the 2026 Scoring Changes
The scoring system went through a significant overhaul between 2025 and 2026 that every coach needs to understand. SuperCoach shifted its stats feed from Fox Sports to nrl.com - the same source NRL Fantasy uses - and it changed things more than most people realise.
The biggest impact has been on Try Assists and Try Contributions. Under the old system the overlap between the two simply was not generating enough points. The new system has cleaned that up, with the Try Assist now more commonly awarded to the last pass rather than being shared or lost in the confusion. The practical result? Centres have become more valuable and wingers have been nerfed. If you were building your squad based on how wingers scored in 2025 without accounting for these changes, you were already behind.
The intention behind the change was also to bring score updates and lockouts closer to real time. We have not quite seen that yet. But what it should eventually eliminate are what coaches call unicorn points - scores that are open to interpretation and result in a player's tally jumping 30 or 40 points overnight as stats are reviewed and corrected. It still happens to a degree, but the new system is a step toward making scoring more transparent and consistent.