THE FINALS - Crunching the numbers
Wednesday 12 September 2012 2:08 PM
Check out the key stats and from all the week one NRL finals:
BULLDOGS v SEA EAGLES
Bulldogs 16 (Jonathan Wright, Kris Keating, Ben Barba tries; Krisnan Inu 2 conversions)
Sea Eagles 10 (Jorge Taufua, Brett Stewart tries; Daly Cherry-Evans conversion)
Halftime: 10-6 Sea Eagles
Referees: Ben Cummins and Ashley Klein
Crowd: 36,420
Team stats(Bulldogs numbers first)
Completions: 25/36-22/37
Penalties: 3-5
Metres gained: 1249-1482
Line breaks: 2-4
Tackles: 300-271
Missed tackles: 48-34
Off loads: 8-9
Errors: 11-17
Individual stats:
Most tackles: Bulldogs – Michael Ennis 40; Sea Eagles – Matt Ballin 51
Most missed tackles: Bulldogs – Josh Reynolds 10; Sea Eagles – Steve Matai, Anthony Watmough 4
Most runs: Bulldogs – Aiden Tolman 17; Sea Eagles – Tony Williams 18
Most metres: Bulldogs – Josh Morris 148; Sea Eagles – Jorge Taufua 245
Most line breaks: Bulldogs – Josh Morris 2; Sea Eagles – Jorge Taufua 3
Most tackle breaks: Bulldogs – Josh Morris 5; Sea Eagles – Jorge Taufua 14
Most off loads: Bulldogs – Frank Pritchard 3; Sea Eagles – Daly Cherry-Evans and Tony Williams 2
Most errors: Bulldogs – Frank Pritchard 4; Sea Eagles – Brett Stewart 4
Most receives: Bulldogs – Michael Ennis 98; Sea Eagles – Matt Ballin 99
STORM v RABBITOHS
Storm 24 (Ryan Hoffman, Billy Slater, Mahe Fonua, Sisa Waga tries; Cameron Smith 3 conversions, penalty)
Rabbitohs 6 (Eddy Pettybourne try; Adam Reynolds conversion)
Halftime: 18-0 Storm
Referees: Shayne Hayne and Jason Robinson
Crowd: 19,750
Team stats (Storm numbers first)
Completions: 36/41-31/39
Penalties: 8-9
Metres gained: 1458-1392
Line breaks: 4-3
Tackles: 341-352
Missed tackles: 31-24
Off loads: 3-12
Errors: 5-8
Individual stats:
Most tackles: Storm – Cameron Smith 49; Rabbitohs – Michael Crocker 38
Most missed tackles: Storm – Cameron Smith 8; Rabbitohs – Sam Burgess 4
Most runs: Storm – Sisa Waqa 19; Rabbitohs – Sam Burgess 19
Most metres: Storm – Sisa Waqa 176; Rabbitohs – Greg Inglis 203
Most line breaks: Storm – Billy Slater, Sisa Waqa, Mahe Fonua, Ryan Hoffman 1; Rabbitohs – Greg Inglis, Eddy Pettybourne, Michael Crocker 1
Most tackle breaks: Storm – Billy Slater, Sisa Waqa 5; Rabbitohs – Greg Inglis 8
Most off loads: Storm – Dane Nielsen, Cameron Smith, Ryan Hoffman 1; Rabbitohs – John Sutton 4
Most errors: Storm – Sisa Waqa, Cooper Cronk 2; Rabbitohs – Andrew Everingham 2
Most receives: Storm – Cameron Smith 110; Rabbitohs – Issac Luke 67
COWBOYS v BRONCOS
Cowboys 33 (Michael Morgan 3, Matt Bowen, Brent Tate tries; Johnathan Thurston 4 conversions, 2 penalties; Matt Bowen field goal)
Broncos 16 (Corey Norman, Sam Thaiday, Dale Copley tries; Peter Wallace 2 conversions)
Halftime: 18-0 Cowboys
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Gerard Sutton
Crowd: 21,307
Team stats (Cowboys numbers first)
Completions: 36/40-21/30
Penalties: 5-2
Metres gained: 1697-1249
Line breaks: 4-4
Tackles: 279-347
Missed tackles: 25-33
Off loads: 12-6
Errors: 5-16
Individual stats:
Most tackles: Cowboys – Dallas Johnson 39; Broncos – Andrew McCullough, Sam Thaiday 45
Most missed tackles: Cowboys – Matt Scott 4; Broncos – Alex Glenn 7
Most runs: Cowboys – Matt Scott 22; Broncos – Josh Hoffman 15
Most metres: Cowboys – Matt Scott 221; Broncos – Justin Hodges 133
Most line breaks: Cowboys – Matt Bowen 2; Broncos – Gerard Beale, Dale Copley, Corey Norman, Sam Thaiday 1
Most tackle breaks: Cowboys – Matt Bowen 6; Broncos – Corey Norman 4
Most off loads: Cowboys – Johnathan Thurston 3; Broncos – Justin Hodges, Petero Civoniceva 2
Most errors: Cowboys – Matt Scott 2; Broncos – Brett Stewart 4
Most receives: Cowboys – James Segeyaro 89; Broncos – Corey Norman 47
RAIDERS v SHARKS
Raiders 34 (Sandor Earl 2, Blake Ferguson 2, Josh Papalii, Glen Buttriss, Sam Williams tries; Jarrod Crocker 2 conversions, penalty)
Sharks 16 (Ricky Leutele, Wade Graham, Nathan Stapleton tries; Nathan Stapleton conversion; Todd Carney conversion)
Halftime: 16-6 Raiders
Referees: Tony Archer and Chris James
Crowd: 24,450
Team stats(Raiders numbers first)
Completions: 25/32-18/29
Penalties: 6-4
Metres gained: 1341-1013
Line breaks: 7-5
Tackles: 230-288
Missed tackles: 17-27
Off loads: 6-5
Errors: 8-11
Individual stats:
Most tackles: Raiders – Shaun Fensom 45; Sharks – Jeremy Smith 40
Most missed tackles: Raiders – Blake Ferguson 3; Sharks – Jayson Bukuya, Wade Graham 5
Most runs: Raiders – David Shillington, Josh Papalii 15; Sharks – Paul Gallen 17
Most metres: Raiders – Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 125; Sharks – Isaac Gordon 131
Most line breaks: Raiders – Sam Williams 2; Sharks – Isaac Gordon, Ricky Leutele, Colin Best, Nathan Stapleton, Wade Graham 1
Most tackle breaks: Raiders – Josh Dugan, Jarrod Croker 5; Sharks – Isaac Gordon 5
Most off loads: Raiders – Tom Learoyd-Lahrs 2; Sharks – Colin Best, Mark Taufua, Jeremy Smith, Anthony Tupou, Paul Gallen 1
Most errors: Raiders – Josh Dugan 3; Sharks – Isaac Gordon, Isaac de Gois, Paul Gallen 2
Most receives: Raiders – Glen Buttriss 74; Sharks – Jeff Robson 41