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Round 5 Analysis

SuperCoach NBL: By George! Carlin rises to top in Round 5

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Peter Brown

Senior Editor

SuperCoach NBL: By George! Carlin rises to top in Round 5
SuperCoach NBL: By George! Carlin rises to top in Round 5

New Zealand Breakers’ Carlin Davison drives to the basket during their Round 5 NBL27 clash against the Tasmania JackJumpers at MyState Bank Arena in Hobart on October 18, 2026. Photo: Steve Bell/Getty Images.

Highlights

Carlin Davison topped Round 5 with 102 as Bryce Cotton took back the overall lead from Rakocevic.

New Zealand Breakers forward Carlin Davison ($121,600) topped SuperCoach NBL Round 5 with 102 points from the Breakers' double.

Davison has taken over the point guard spot for injured Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200).

He had 20 points, 14 assists and four steals for 61, the biggest single-game score of the round, in the 102-101 win against the Sydney Kings at AIS Arena in Canberra on Wednesday, October 14, then added 41 from 17 points and 11 assists in the 98-92 loss to the Tasmania JackJumpers on Sunday –  two double-doubles and 25 assists for the round. His price rose $66,500 in the Round 5 update, the biggest rise of any player in the game.

Breakers big man Sam Mennenga ($303,100) was not far behind on 96, with 50 from 27 points and 13 rebounds against Sydney and 46 from 36 points on 15-for-19 shooting and 11 rebounds against Tasmania. His price rose $54,500, second only to Davison's, and he is now fourth overall on 280.

Adelaide 36ers guard Bryce Cotton ($473,900) is back on top of SuperCoach NBL on 324 after scoring 52 in the 94-88 win against Tasmania on Friday, October 16, when he had 35 points on 13-for-26, six rebounds and five assists. Teammate Nick Rakocevic ($188,400), who took the lead from Cotton in Round 4, put up 26 in the same game after shooting a woeful 5-for-13 from the free-throw line, and slips to second on 304. Cotton's price rose $15,800 when the Round 5 changes landed.

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NBL27 Round 5: the fifteen biggest SuperCoach scores

Every Round 5 game played · six clubs represented · thirteen of the fifteen played twice
1Carlin DavisonNZ Breakers1022$121,600 >$229,600+$108,00064:443762541812-175-78-9
2Taran ArmstrongTasmania972$304,700 >$326,900+$22,20068:545291330217-303-715-18
3Sam MennengaNZ Breakers962$303,100 >$356,800+$53,70069:226324421924-315-710-17
4Kendric DavisSydney822$436,000 >$413,300−$22,70072:254061930816-425-153-5
5Nathan SobeySE Melbourne762$379,600 >$327,100−$52,50053:394412940513-298-2010-12
6Torrey CraigSydney752$290,400 >$268,500−$21,90062:495418311722-409-221-2
7Will MagnayTasmania732$269,300 >$358,800+$89,50056:023014111449-172-410-12
8Andrew CarrSydney712$277,000 >$257,100−$19,90051:16281823319-181-59-11
9Makuach MaluachSydney662$134,500 >$191,000+$56,50058:123510541215-205-90-0
10Xavier CooksSydney622$308,000 >$296,400−$11,60060:382311644410-160-13-5
11Skylar MaysSE Melbourne572$277,000 >$268,800−$8,20046:4830274129-222-910-12
12Angus GloverSE Melbourne552$191,700 >$193,100+$1,40046:44416420314-274-139-9
13Bryce CottonAdelaide521$473,900 >$416,500−$57,40038:48356510113-265-164-4
14Max MackinnonBrisbane491$200,000 >$227,700+$27,70032:4424881019-184-82-2
15Yannis MorinSE Melbourne452$277,000 >$205,700−$71,30036:15131332455-90-03-4
SuperCoach points for the fifteen highest scorers of NBL27 Round 5. Read the G column first: the NZ Breakers, SE Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmania played twice in Round 5, so thirteen of these totals cover two games.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
SuperCoach points are SuperCoach’s own. The box score beside them is the NBL’s, added up across every Round 5 game the player appeared in, so a player who played twice shows two games’ worth of minutes and shooting as well as two games’ worth of points. Neither figure is worked out from the other: we recalculate every SuperCoach score ourselves from the box score and the table is only built if they all agree, which they do. Price shows each player’s starting SuperCoach price, then his price now, with the change underneath in green for a rise and red for a fall. Prices are after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update. The biggest single game of the round was 61, by Carlin Davison. Checked on 19 October 2026, after all seven Round 5 games had finished.

The Tasmania JackJumpers split their double, and guard Taran Armstrong ($304,700) made the most of it with 97, the second-best score of the round. He posted 46 from 20 points and 10 assists against Adelaide, then 51 from 32 points against the Breakers, when he made 12-of-14 from the free-throw line. He climbs into the Top 25 at seventh. Teammate Will Magnay ($269,300) added 73, including 42 against Adelaide on 7-from-9 shooting, and three blocks to move to third overall on 286.

Five Sydney Kings in the Top 15. Kendric Davis ($436,000) scored 82, with 37 against the Breakers and 45 from 23 points and eight assists in the 102-81 win against the Perth Wildcats on Saturday, October 17, although he shot 16-from-42 across the two games.

Torrey Craig ($290,400) added 75, including 28 points and seven threes against New Zealand, ahead of Andrew Carr ($277,000) on 71, Makuach Maluach ($134,500) on 66 and Xavier Cooks ($308,000) on 62, 43 of them against the Breakers. Maluach has now scored 141 from six games.

The South East Melbourne Phoenix lost 115-105 to the Brisbane Bullets on Thursday, October 15, then beat up the Cairns Taipans 115-83 at John Cain Arena on Saturday, with four players in the Top 15. Nathan Sobey ($379,600) scored 76, including 46 against Cairns, when he made 7-for-14 from three, while Skylar Mays ($277,000) (57), Angus Glover ($191,700) (55), and Yannis Morin ($277,000) (45) also made the cut. Glover scored 27 points off the bench in Brisbane, and Mays climbed to 15th in the Top 25.

Cotton and Brisbane Bullets guard Max Mackinnon ($200,000) were the only single-game players in the Top 15, Mackinnon posting 49 on 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the win against the Phoenix.

At the Illawarra Hawks, Makur Maker ($99,800) kept producing off the bench with 33 in the 91-89 win over Melbourne United on Sunday, October 18, scoring 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting in under 20 minutes. He now has 91 from his first four games, and his price rose another $28,600. Cole Anthony ($300,000) led Melbourne United with 38.

The Cairns Taipans played once, and Jack McVeigh ($349,800) scored five in the loss to the Phoenix, with eight points on 2-for-8 shooting and three turnovers, although Malique Lewis ($207,900) blocked five shots on his way to 30.

Jackson-Cartwright still holds the best average in the Top 25, 53.4 points a game from five games, but injury has stopped his MVP-type run. Brisbane's Arnas Velicka ($277,000) is out until after the FIBA Break.

Davis has the next-best average at 41.5, ahead of Magnay at 40.9 and Cotton at 40.5. Davison is the third player new to the Top 25, in 18th, while Melbourne's Luke Travers ($292,900) and two Perth Wildcats dropped out: Kristian Doolittle ($317,500), who was not in the box score in Sydney, and Elijah Pepper ($202,700), who scored four after going 0-for-7 from the field.

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NBL27 SuperCoach: the top twenty-five scorers after five rounds

Season totals, Rounds 1 to 5 · ten clubs represented · fifteen of the twenty-five have played eight games
1Bryce CottonAdelaide324840.5$473,900 >$416,500−$57,4004294459152
2Nick RakocevicAdelaide304838.0$188,400 >$348,200+$159,8002279968126
3Will MagnayTasmania286740.9$269,300 >$358,800+$89,50034381014073
4Sam MennengaNZ Breakers280835.0$303,100 >$356,800+$53,7005116556296
5Parker Jackson-CartwrightNZ Breakers267553.4$405,200 >$468,300+$63,100995211600
6Cole AnthonyMelbourne United256736.6$300,000 >$341,200+$41,2003440667838
7Taran ArmstrongTasmania251735.9$304,700 >$326,900+$22,2003041552897
8Kendric DavisSydney249641.5$436,000 >$413,300−$22,7004646423382
9Keanu PinderCairns241830.1$300,000 >$303,000+$3,0003941726524
10Zylan CheathamAdelaide236829.5$339,500 >$299,400−$40,1003064505537
11Josh OduroMelbourne United231733.0$277,000 >$332,600+$55,6002127688431
12Malique LewisCairns218827.2$207,900 >$251,600+$43,7001874514530
13Nate HintonBrisbane215635.8$277,000 >$313,200+$36,2003443554439
14Milton DoyleIllawarra214826.8$274,700 >$264,300−$10,4002546753731
15Skylar MaysSE Melbourne211826.4$277,000 >$268,800−$8,2005024512957
16Sam FrolingIllawarra210826.2$228,200 >$260,100+$31,9001558575327
17Tyrell HarrisonBrisbane209634.8$336,100 >$356,700+$20,6003718665929
18Carlin DavisonNZ Breakers204825.5$121,600 >$229,600+$108,00010313427102
19Jack McVeighCairns203825.4$349,800 >$303,700−$46,10085655795
20Arnas VelickaBrisbane201540.2$277,000 >$301,900+$24,900595162290
21Dylan WindlerPerth199633.2$271,100 >$334,900+$63,8001271354239
22Jonah BoldenCairns197824.6$133,600 >$242,600+$109,0002126468024
23William HickeyIllawarra192824.0$331,600 >$261,400−$70,2003436495419
24Kelan MartinIllawarra188823.5$277,000 >$244,700−$32,3002142574127
25Jaylon BrownCairns187823.4$277,000 >$254,700−$22,3002144406418
The twenty-five highest SuperCoach season totals after five rounds of NBL27. Check the G column before comparing totals: clubs have played different numbers of double-header rounds, so fifteen of these players have had eight games and the rest fewer. Avg is the fairer comparison.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
Totals, round scores and prices are SuperCoach’s own. We also recalculate every score ourselves from the NBL’s box scores, game by game, and the table is only built if the two agree for every player in every round. They do, apart from two late NBL box-score changes that SuperCoach never applied, where the table keeps SuperCoach’s figures: a Round 2 turnover moved from Nick Rakocevic to Matt Kenyon, and a Round 3 assist moved from Parker Jackson-Cartwright to Sam Mennenga. Avg is the season total divided by games played. Price shows each player’s starting SuperCoach price, then his price now, with the change underneath in green for a rise and red for a fall. Prices are after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update. Best average in this table: Parker Jackson-Cartwright, 53.4 a game from five games. The biggest single game of the season so far is 65, by Nick Rakocevic. Checked on 19 October 2026, after every game of Rounds 1 to 5 had finished.

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