Just a breakdown of attributes/skills for people wanting to use for gameplay purposes.
Physical -
Stamina: Meant for only with the ball, think game might use this for both attack and defence.
Power: Used as strength in-game.
Handling: Not sure if it’s a specific skill in game, it’s on pro team cards but not sure what attributes/skills map in.
Attack
Acceleration: Yes
Evasion: Yes, although further breakdown needed for differences in fending, side stepping etc.
Sprint Speed: Yes
Passing
Touch: converted to Long Pass
Consistency: converted to Basic/Short Pass
Offload: Yes
Kicking
Precision/Accuracy: Use for Grubber, Chip shorter kicks.
Distance: Use for Punts, Bombs etc.
Conversions: Goal Kicking
Defence:
Durability: Stamina for Defence not sure if Durability is fully that in-game.
Tackling: Yes, but breakdown into drive, dive and Impact based upon positional play and physical traits.
Discipline: Yes, although in-game not based purely on defensive side of things.
Any chance you could do a full set for the Warriors?
Been working on other areas for now, but if I’m able to complete full set for the Warriors (NRL ones?) will post on here for you 
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Defence - Tackling (Drive, Dive and Impact excluded)
Top 5 best (tackle efficiency, with formulas that have threshold and average equations) from each team across @NRL and @SuperLeague 2025 season (performance data)
Compared with their current tackle rating in #RugbyLeague26
Broncos:
Bulldogs:
Cowboys:
Dolphins:
Dragons:
Eels:
Knights:
Panthers:
Rabbitohs:
Raiders:
Roosters:
Sea Eagles:
Sharks:
Storm:
Tigers:
Titans:
Warriors:
Super League tackling ability comparison to be uploaded later tonight.
Along with breakdown of players playstyles tomorrow, including stamina (running), evasion and offloading.
Here’s some comparisons of Stamina (Running), Evasion and Offloading between real-world performance data and their in-game representation.
Breaking down which players feel authentic to their playstyle, and where fine-tuning could improve gameplay realism.
2025 Season Scores: NRL
Max = 99
League Average = 75
Min = 50
Broncos:
Bulldogs:
Cowboys:
Dolphins:
Dragons:
Eels:
Knights:
Panthers:
Rabbitohs:
Raiders:
Roosters:
Sea Eagles:
Sharks:
Storm:
Tigers:
Titans:
Warriors:
2025 Season Scores: Super League
Max = 85
League Average = 67 - 68
Min = 50
Castleford:
Catalans:
Huddersfield:
Hull F.C.:
Hull KR:
Leeds:
Leigh:
Salford:
St. Helens:
Wakefield:
Warrington:
Wigan:
Hoping to see some real work put into updating players ahead of the 2026 season. There’s plenty of time to get it right, and I’m looking forward to improvements in player attributes, skills, characteristics, roles just anything that brings them closer to their real-world performance and playstyle. I really hope this isn’t the final state of the game (in this area) for this iteration. Once again, I’ll say it loud “This area needs serious attention if the game is going to properly reflect today’s players.”
*Below table represents how players are still currently rated in-game, along with performance data from recent 2025 season.
| Rugby League 26 |
2025 Season |
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| Rating |
Player |
Runs |
Avg. |
TB’s |
S.R. |
| 89 |
McInnes |
277 |
9.23 |
30 |
11% |
| 88 |
Carrigan |
386 |
13.31 |
29 |
8% |
| 86 |
King |
301 |
9.71 |
31 |
10% |
| 85 |
Smithies |
212 |
17.67 |
12 |
6% |
| 83 |
Trbojevic |
120 |
120.00 |
0 |
0% |
|
|
|
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|
| 81 |
Strange |
167 |
2.11 |
79 |
47% |
| 80 |
S. Katoa |
183 |
3.00 |
61 |
33% |
| 79 |
Marzhew |
299 |
3.22 |
93 |
31% |
| 78 |
Sharpe |
150 |
2.34 |
64 |
43% |
| 76 |
S. Fa’alogo |
84 |
3.23 |
26 |
31% |
Jake Trbojevic holds an 83 rating (average across his in-game evasion skills), placing him above players such as Ethan Strange (81), Sione Katoa (80), Greg Marzhew (79), Fletcher Sharpe (78) and Sua Fa’alogo (76). Based on avaliable performance data, this ranking appears difficult to justify.
During the 2025 season, Jake Trbojevic recorded 0 tackle breaks from 120 runs, which is significantly below the output of the players listed above, many of whom are widely regarded as elite evasive threats in the NRL.
He is not an isolated example. When comparing the top five players in this table with those in the lower half, the 2025 performance data suggests the current evasion ratings may not accurately reflect on-field production or typical player playstyles.
Could you clarify who has the lead for this area, and whether it is scheduled for review ahead of the 2026 update? @JNT_BA @MikeM
More tables to come…
| Rugby League 26 |
2025 Season |
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| Rating |
Player |
Runs |
Avg. |
Offloads |
S.R. |
| 88 |
M. Moses |
100 |
25.00 |
4 |
4% |
| 85 |
T. Dearden |
278 |
27.80 |
10 |
4% |
| 85 |
I. Yeo |
267 |
19.07 |
14 |
5% |
| 84 |
D. Edwards |
399 |
33.25 |
12 |
3% |
| 83 |
W. Egan |
123 |
30.75 |
4 |
3% |
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|
|
| 84 |
J. Kiraz |
331 |
5.43 |
61 |
18% |
| 83 |
P. Haas |
333 |
5.84 |
57 |
17% |
| 82 |
Terrell May |
437 |
7.16 |
61 |
14% |
| 72 |
J. Kerr |
166 |
7.55 |
22 |
13% |
| 66 |
J. Bateman |
189 |
9.00 |
21 |
11% |
In a sports simulation, players should reflect their real-life strengths (and weaknesses). The table above highlights rating discrepancies that currently prevent this.
Kiraz is statistically and reputationally one of the game’s elite offloaders, yet RL26 assigns him the same offload rating as Edwards. Based on 2025 output, Kiraz would be roughly six times more likely to successfully offload when running the ball.
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