Here’s a look at some of the interesting numbers associated with the 2023 NRL premiership season.
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3: Number of wins for interim coaches Ryan Carr (Dragons) and Jim Lenihan (Titans) after the sackings of Anthony Griffin and Justin Holbrook respectively.
4: Number of consecutive Grand Finals the Penrith Panthers have appeared in – this is the most by any club since the Melbourne Storm (2006-2009).
6: Number of times a team was kept to nil in 2023 – New Zealand Warriors (0-14 vs Sydney Roosters, round 9), Wests Tigers (0-20 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, round 11; 0-74 vs North Queensland Cowboys, round 18), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (0-66 vs Newcastle Knights, round 18), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (0-28 vs Penrith Panthers, round 22) and Melbourne Storm (0-26 vs Brisbane Broncos, week 1 finals)
Embed from Getty Images8: Number of times the Broncos scored more than 30 points in a game in 2023. Cronulla, Melbourne, and the Panthers were next best with 7 times.
9: Number of consecutive wins by the Knights to elevate themselves from 14th after 17 rounds, to 5th at the end of the regular season.
Embed from Getty Images10: Number of consecutive losses by the Tigers between round 14 and round 24 this year.
21: Number of rounds it took for the Roosters to break the 30-point barrier in 2023. They scored more than 30 points in three consecutive games at the back end of the season, from round 24-26 to finish the season strong.
Embed from Getty Images40: Number of years since any team in the NSWRL, ARL and NRL have won three consecutive titles, being Parramatta in 1981-1983.
122: The North Queensland Cowboys turnaround from their first match with the Tigers (lost 66-18) to their return match (won 74-0).
Embed from Getty Images193: Number of try assists for Dylan Edwards in 2023.
741: Number of points the Panthers scored overall in 2023 to win the premiership, edging out the Broncos (731).
1,095: Number of points scored at Suncorp Stadium in 2023, helped by the duel occupancy of the Broncos and Dolphins, along with the Magic Round which saw 328 points scored.
Embed from Getty Images9,646: Number of points scored in the 2023 season with 9,272 scored in the regular season and 374 in the NRL finals series. This was 6% up on the 2022 season where 8,724 points were scored with 411 of those in the NRL finals series.
4,005,089: Number of patrons to attended 204 NRL matches in 2023 at an average of 19,633 per game. 329,255 attended the NRL finals series.
