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NRL 2026 Four Point Focus: Quick Taps On The Up?
The Four Point Focus breaks down a try from every round of the 2025 NRL season, highlighting the context, shape, trigger and the lessons learned.
Jason Oliver
November 26, 2025
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The Four Point Focus breaks down a try from every round of the 2025 NRL season, highlighting the context, shape, trigger and the lessons learned. It’s viewed with an eye on 2026 as we look for trends, breakout players and hints of what might be to come next season.
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Point 1 - The Context
We’re deep into the second half of Round 1 as the St George Illawarra Dragons host the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
The visitors would go on to claim the 28-20 win, but not before Jacob Liddle caught them napping to make a game of it from 28-10 behind with 13 minutes to play.
Point 2 - The Shape
It’s not ideal that we start this series with a try void of shape as we know it, but what is shape, really? That is probably something to cover before Round 1, too.
Most of the actions from here on out will be based much more on X’s and O’s. However, this is something I’d already been thinking about before looking back at the Round 1 tries. Coaches are always scheming, trends are constantly changing, and I like to try and keep pace.
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