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2026 NRL fan consensus: when voters agreed

Which NRL performances united the fans? Compare first-choice vote shares, ballot counts and Dally M simulation points in 2026.

2026 regular season · Rounds 1–27 · Independent fan voting

Round 27 · First-choice shareCoby BlackRaiders90.9%Cowboys v Raiders · 11 ballots

Round 1 · First-choice shareHarry GrantStorm89.2%Storm v Eels · 74 ballots

Round 1 · First-choice shareBraydon TrindallSharks88.7%Sharks v Titans · 62 ballots

4,615ballots cast

142unique voters

198matches with votes

383players picked

When fans agreed on their best player

A first-choice vote is a fan's three-point pick. This report ranks individual performances by the percentage of match ballots that put that player first. It separates broad agreement from the size of the crowd.

Coby Black leads this view for Round 27, Cowboys v Raiders: 10 of 11 voters (90.9%) picked them first. That performance earned 6 simulated Dally M points.

We require at least 10 ballots per match for this comparison. 170 matches qualify; 28 voted matches fall below the threshold. Ten ballots is a transparent editorial filter, not a guarantee of statistical reliability. Percentages can still move substantially with a few extra votes.

Highest first-choice shares in matches with at least 10 ballots
Player	Match	Ballots	First-choice votes	First-choice share	Sim pts
Coby BlackRaiders	R27: Cowboys v Raiders	11	10	90.9%	6
Harry GrantStorm	R1: Storm v Eels	74	66	89.2%	6
Braydon TrindallSharks	R1: Sharks v Titans	62	55	88.7%	6
Adam DoueihiTigers	R4: Warriors v Tigers	43	38	88.4%	6
Sualauvi FaalogoStorm	R13: Storm v Roosters	17	15	88.2%	6
Arama HauTitans	R4: Titans v Dragons	40	35	87.5%	6
Kalyn PongaKnights	R1: Knights v Cowboys	91	78	85.7%	6
Jarome LuaiTigers	R15: Tigers v Titans	14	12	85.7%	6
Sam WalkerRoosters	R22: Cowboys v Roosters	14	12	85.7%	6
Haumole Olakau'atuSea Eagles	R11: Tigers v Sea Eagles	20	17	85.0%	6
Sualauvi FaalogoStorm	R2: Dragons v Storm	46	39	84.8%	6
Daly Cherry-EvansRoosters	R24: Panthers v Roosters	13	11	84.6%	6
Nathan ClearyPanthers	R4: Panthers v Eels	38	32	84.2%	6
James TedescoRoosters	R7: Roosters v Knights	30	25	83.3%	6
Nathan ClearyPanthers	R22: Panthers v Raiders	12	10	83.3%	6
Latrell MitchellRabbitohs	R7: Rabbitohs v Dragons	35	29	82.9%	6
Tanah BoydWarriors	R3: Knights v Warriors	46	38	82.6%	6
Isaiya KatoaDolphins	R12: Raiders v Dolphins	21	17	81.0%	6
Nicho HynesSharks	R21: Sea Eagles v Sharks	10	8	80.0%	6
Dylan EdwardsPanthers	R8: Knights v Panthers	33	26	78.8%	6

How agreement affects the simulation

The simulation first ranks players by weighted points. If the top-ranked player receives more than half of all first-choice votes, both simulated judges award that player three points. Otherwise the second judge swaps the top two. Exactly 50% does not meet the strict majority rule.

A popular first-choice pick is not automatically the weighted-score leader: second- and third-choice support also matters. The simulation column uses the full match calculation rather than inferring awards from this percentage alone. Equal percentages are ordered by ballot count, then round and name. See the scoring guide for worked examples.

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