2024 NRL: Round 17 Stats Number Crunch

Each week of the National Rugby League, we’ll crunch the numbers and see how your team has fared over the past decade in each round. This week, we take a look at round 17.

Data collated from NRL.com and covers the competitions from 2014 to 2024. Additional analysis can be found at thegurgler.com.

CURRENT SEASON STATS

Current Ladder

Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 26 pts (103), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 24 pts (118), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 24 pts (78), Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 20 pts (161), Dolphins (Position: 5) 20 pts (60), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 18 pts (63), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 18 pts (37), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 18 pts (-8), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 18 pts (-50), Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 18 pts (-79), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 17 pts (28), Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 16 pts (-55), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 15 pts (-47), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 14 pts (-112), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 12 pts (-71), Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 12 pts (-105), Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 12 pts (-121).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

percentage record of sides leading at half-time who go on to win.

1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 3 from 3 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
3. Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 5 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
4. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 4 from 4 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
5. Dolphins (Position: 5) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
6. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 5 from 6 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
8. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (81.82% HT Lead Conversion)
9. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 9 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (81.82% HT Lead Conversion)
10. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 4 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (80% HT Lead Conversion)
11. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 7 from 10 HT Lead/Win Overall (70% HT Lead Conversion)
12. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 4 from 6 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 5 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (62.5% HT Lead Conversion)
14. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 4 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (57.14% HT Lead Conversion)
15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 3 from 6 HT Lead/Win Overall (50% HT Lead Conversion)
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 2 from 4 HT Lead/Win Overall (50% HT Lead Conversion)
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 3 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (42.86% HT Lead Conversion)

Season Record: 88 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (75.9%)

1st Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the first half

1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 15 1H points scored p/g
2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 14 1H points scored p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 14 1H points scored p/g
4. Dolphins (Position: 5) 13 1H points scored p/g
5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 13 1H points scored p/g
6. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 13 1H points scored p/g
7. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 12 1H points scored p/g
8. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 12 1H points scored p/g
9. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 11 1H points scored p/g
10. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 11 1H points scored p/g
11. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 10 1H points scored p/g
12. Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 10 1H points scored p/g
13. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 10 1H points scored p/g
14. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 9 1H points scored p/g
15. Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 9 1H points scored p/g
16. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 9 1H points scored p/g
17. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 9 1H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.0 points scored by a team p/g

2nd Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the second half

1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 14.7 2H points scored p/g
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 14.1 2H points scored p/g
3. Dolphins (Position: 5) 13.2 2H points scored p/g
4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.1 2H points scored p/g
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 13.1 2H points scored p/g
6. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 12.6 2H points scored p/g
7. Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 12.4 2H points scored p/g
8. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 11.8 2H points scored p/g
9. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 11.5 2H points scored p/g
10. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 11.2 2H points scored p/g
11. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 11 2H points scored p/g
12. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 10.9 2H points scored p/g
13. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9.7 2H points scored p/g
14. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 9.4 2H points scored p/g
15. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 9.2 2H points scored p/g
16. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 8.9 2H points scored p/g
17. Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 7.9 2H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.5 points scored by a team p/g

1st Half Points Conceded

average points conceded by each time in the first half

1. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 6 1H points conceded p/g
2. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 9 1H points conceded p/g
3. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 9 1H points conceded p/g
4. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 9 1H points conceded p/g
5. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 10 1H points conceded p/g
6. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 11 1H points conceded p/g
7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 11 1H points conceded p/g
8. Dolphins (Position: 5) 12 1H points conceded p/g
9. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 12 1H points conceded p/g
10. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 12 1H points conceded p/g
11. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 12 1H points conceded p/g
12. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 12 1H points conceded p/g
13. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 13 1H points conceded p/g
14. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 13 1H points conceded p/g
15. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 13 1H points conceded p/g
16. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 14 1H points conceded p/g
17. Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 14 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.0 points conceded by a team p/g

2nd Half Points Conceded

average points conceded by each time in the second half

1. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 6.57 2H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 6) 8.07 2H points conceded p/g
3. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 11) 9.4 2H points conceded p/g
4. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9.43 2H points conceded p/g
5. Dolphins (Position: 5) 9.71 2H points conceded p/g
6. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 9.8 2H points conceded p/g
7. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 10.21 2H points conceded p/g
8. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 10.53 2H points conceded p/g
9. Newcastle Knights (Position: 12) 10.64 2H points conceded p/g
10. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 11.67 2H points conceded p/g
11. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 7) 12.29 2H points conceded p/g
12. Canberra Raiders (Position: 10) 12.64 2H points conceded p/g
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 13.43 2H points conceded p/g
14. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 14 2H points conceded p/g
15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 14.43 2H points conceded p/g
16. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 15.29 2H points conceded p/g
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 17.07 2H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.5 points conceded by a team p/g

Teams Number Crunch

Round 17 Total Points

2014 208 (5 games)
2015 144 (4 games)
2016 377 (8 games)
2017 363 (8 games)
2018 216 (4 games)
2019 318 (7 games)
2020 332 (8 games)
2021 180 (4 games)
2022 200 (4 games)
2023 301 (7 games)
Average: 44.7 points per game (ppg)

Round 17 Average Margin

2014 6.4
2015 11
2016 15.9
2017 17.4
2018 23
2019 12.9
2020 9
2021 14
2022 14
2023 16.7
Average: 14.0

Round 17 Teams Kept Scoreless

Titans (0-34 vs Broncos, 8/7/18, CBUS Super Stadium)
Rabbitohs (0-20 vs Cowboys, 3/7/16, Barlow Park)

Round 17 Biggest Wins

42 Storm (48-6 vs Broncos, 1/7/16, Suncorp Stadium)
34 Broncos (34-0 vs Titans, 8/7/18, CBUS Super Stadium)
32 Sharks (44-12 vs Roosters, 1/7/17, Central Coast Stadium); Panthers (36-4 vs Warriors, 6/7/18, Panthers Stadium)

Round 17 Highest Aggregate Matches

82 Storm vs Dragons (52-30, 5/7/18, AAMI Park)
68 Rabbitohs vs Knights (40-28, 8/7/22, McDonald Jones Stadium); Eels vs Dolphins (48-20, 24/6/23, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
66 Tigers vs Sea Eagles (34-32, 5/9/20, 4 Pines Park); Warriors vs Dragons (48-18, 23/6/23, WIN Stadium)

Round 17 Club Records

Melbourne Storm W 6 L 1 (For: 234, Against: 114). Win Percentage 85.71%
Parramatta Eels W 6 L 1 (For: 195, Against: 138). Win Percentage 85.71%
Penrith Panthers W 6 L 2 (For: 191, Against: 122). Win Percentage 75%
North Queensland Cowboys W 6 L 2 (For: 180, Against: 143). Win Percentage 75%
Canberra Raiders W 5 L 2 (For: 171, Against: 150). Win Percentage 71.43%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 5 L 3 (For: 198, Against: 188). Win Percentage 62.5%
Gold Coast Titans W 4 L 3 (For: 90, Against: 131). Win Percentage 57.14%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 4 L 5 (For: 187, Against: 187). Win Percentage 44.44%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 3 L 4 (For: 137, Against: 135). Win Percentage 42.86%
Wests Tigers W 3 L 4 (For: 165, Against: 182). Win Percentage 42.86%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 3 L 5 (For: 180, Against: 176). Win Percentage 37.5%
New Zealand Warriors W 2 L 4 (For: 149, Against: 160). Win Percentage 28.57%
Sydney Roosters W 2 L 5 (For: 130, Against: 155). Win Percentage 28.57%
Brisbane Broncos W 2 L 4 (For: 126, Against: 169). Win Percentage 28.57%
Newcastle Knights W 1 L 5 (For: 129, Against: 152). Win Percentage 16.67%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 1 L 8 (For: 157, Against: 289). Win Percentage 11.11%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 20, Against: 48). Win Percentage 0%

2024 Round 17 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Accor Stadium, Friday, 28 June 2024, 20:00)

Match Preview

Last time out: Sharks 25 Bulldogs 6 (15/3/24, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Sharks 12 (avg 22.1 ppg), Bulldogs 3 (avg 15.6 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Sharks 3, Bulldogs 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 38 Sharks 48-10 (18/6/23, PointsBet Stadium); Bulldogs 42-4 (17/3/14, ANZ Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Sione Katoa
Most Points Since 2014: 48 Nicho Hynes

New Zealand Warriors Vs Brisbane Broncos (Mount Smart Stadium, Saturday, 29 June 2024, 15:00)

Match Preview

Last time out: Broncos 42 Warriors 12 (23/9/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Broncos 8 (avg 19.2 ppg), Warriors 6 (avg 19.2 ppg), 1 draw
At Venue Since 2014: Warriors 3, Broncos 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 30 Broncos 42-12 (23/9/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Most Points Since 2014: 69 Shaun Johnson

Newcastle Knights Vs Parramatta Eels (McDonald Jones Stadium, Saturday, 29 June 2024, 17:30)

Match Preview

Last time out: Eels 43 Knights 12 (28/4/23, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Eels 8 (avg 21 ppg), Knights 6 (avg 18.5 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Eels 5, Knights 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 37 Eels 39-2 (24/4/22, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Clint Gutherson
Most Points Since 2014: 66 Mitchell Moses

Melbourne Storm Vs Canberra Raiders (AAMI Park, Saturday, 29 June 2024, 19:35)

Match Preview

Last time out: Storm 48 Raiders 2 (13/8/23, AAMI Park)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 20
At Venue Since 2014: Storm 5, Raiders 5
Biggest Win Since 2014: 46 Storm 48-2 (13/8/23, AAMI Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Suliasi Vunivalu
Most Points Since 2014: 90 Cameron Smith

St George-Illawarra Dragons Vs Dolphins (Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sunday, 30 June 2024, 14:00)

Match Preview

Last time out: Dolphins 38 Dragons 0 (17/3/24, Kayo Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2023: Played 3, Dolphins 2 (avg 25.3 ppg), Dragons 1 (avg 16.7 ppg)
At Venue Since 2023: first meeting
Biggest Win Since 2023: 38 Dolphins 38-0 (17/3/24, Kayo Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2023: 4 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Jamayne Isaako
Most Points Since 2023: 40 Jamayne Isaako

Penrith Panthers Vs North Queensland Cowboys (BlueBet Stadium, Sunday, 30 June 2024, 16:05)

Match Preview

Last time out: Panthers 26 Cowboys 20 (27/4/24, Queensland Country Bank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 16, Panthers 9 (avg 21.9 ppg), Cowboys 7 (avg 18 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Panthers 6, Cowboys 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 32 Panthers 44-12 (2/9/23, BlueBet Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Kyle Feldt
Most Points Since 2014: 82 Nathan Cleary

Sydney Roosters Vs Wests Tigers (Allianz Stadium, Sunday, 30 June 2024, 18:15)

Match Preview

Last time out: Roosters 32 Tigers 8 (26/8/23, Allianz Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Roosters 14 (avg 34.2 ppg), Tigers 1 (avg 10.9 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Roosters 6, Tigers 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 66 Roosters 72-6 (20/8/22, Sydney Cricket Ground)
Most Tries Since 2014: 15 Daniel Tupou
Most Points Since 2014: 60 Daniel Tupou

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 17

68 Cameron Smith (1 T, 32 G)
65 Adam Reynolds (32 G, 1 1pt FG)
61 Mitchell Moses (1 T, 28 G, 1 1pt FG)
60 Jarrod Croker (4 T, 22 G)

Most Total Tries In Round 17

9 David Nofoaluma
8 Alex Johnston
6 Jorge Taufua, Suliasi Vunivalu
5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Sosaia Feki

Most Points In A Game In Round 17

minimum 20 points

24 Rhyse Martin (3 T, 6 G), Bulldogs vs Raiders (7/7/18, Belmore Sports Ground)
20 Jarome Luai (2 T, 6 G), Panthers vs Warriors (6/7/18, Panthers Stadium)
20 Alex Johnston (5 T), Rabbitohs vs Panthers (2/7/17, ANZ Stadium)

Most Tries In A Game In Round 17

minimum 3 tries

5 Alex Johnston, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Penrith Panthers (ANZ Stadium, 02/07/17)
4 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand Warriors vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (WIN Stadium, 23/06/23)
3 Jason Nightingale, St George-Illawarra Dragons vs North Queensland Cowboys (Jubilee Oval, 05/07/14); Jorge Taufua, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Lottoland, 05/07/15); Suliasi Vunivalu, Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos (Suncorp Stadium, 01/07/16); Bevan French, Parramatta Eels vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Southern Cross Group Stadium, 02/07/16); Anthony Don, Gold Coast Titans vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (CBUS Super Stadium, 30/06/17); Rhyse Martin, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Canberra Raiders (Belmore Sports Ground, 07/07/18); Brad Takairangi, Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers (CommBank Stadium, 14/07/19); Kalyn Ponga, Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (McDonald Jones Stadium, 04/09/20); David Nofoaluma, Wests Tigers vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (4 Pines Park, 05/09/20); Alex Johnston, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys (McDonald Jones Stadium, 09/07/21); Taane Milne, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs North Queensland Cowboys (McDonald Jones Stadium, 09/07/21); Jesse Ramien, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Melbourne Storm (PointsBet Stadium, 07/07/22); Richard Kennar, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights (McDonald Jones Stadium, 08/07/22).

First Try Scorers In Round 17

2 Bevan French, Corey Thompson, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Dylan Edwards, Haumole Olakau’atu

Last Try Scorers In Round 17

2 Brian To’o, David Nofoaluma, Luke Brooks