Initial point of contact (above or below line of the armpit) to the ball carrier for tackles by ball carrier body position expressed per 100 tackle events
| Championship (standard tackle height) | Championship cup (lowered tackle height) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
| Carrier upright | n=9086 | n=2734 | |
| Above armpit line | 26.3 | 23.2 | 0.88 (0.81 to 0.96)* |
| Below armpit line | 73.7 | 76.8 | 1.04 (0.99 to 1.09) |
| Carrier partially bent | n=11 245 | n=5124 | |
| Above armpit line | 30.2 | 23.8 | 0.79 (0.74 to 0.84)* |
| Below armpit line | 69.8 | 76.2 | 1.09 (1.05 to 1.13)* |
| Carrier fully bent | n=5047 | n=1382 | |
| Above armpit line | 41.2 | 40.2 | 0.97 (0.89 to 1.07) |
| Below armpit line | 58.8 | 59.8 | 1.02 (0.94 to 1.10) |
| Carrier diving | n=537 | n=193 | |
| Above armpit line | 30.7 | 20.7 | 0.67 (0.48 to 0.95)* |
| Below armpit line | 69.3 | 79.3 | 1.14 (0.95 to 1.38) |
| All tackles | n=25 915 | n=9433 | |
| Above armpit line | 31.0 | 26.0 | 0.84 (0.80 to 0.88)* |
| Below armpit line | 69.0 | 74.0 | 1.07 (1.04 to 1.10)* |
*Significant difference (p<0.05)