2024 NRL: Round 18 Stats Number Crunch

Each week of the National Rugby League, we’ll crunch the numbers and see how your team’s stats have fared over the past decade in each round. This week, we take a look at round 18.

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) 28 pts (113), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 24 pts (108), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 24 pts (77), Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 22 pts (195), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 20 pts (64),Dolphins (Position: 6) 20 pts (40), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 20 pts (2), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 20 pts (-30), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 19 pts (28), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 18 pts (21), Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 18 pts (-47), Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 18 pts (-89), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 17 pts (-31), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 16 pts (-112), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 14 pts (-71), Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 12 pts (-129), Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 12 pts (-139).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

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

1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 10 from 10 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: 12) 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. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 7 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (87.5% HT Lead Conversion)
6. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
7. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 10 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
8. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 5 from 6 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
9. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (81.82% HT Lead Conversion)
10. Dolphins (Position: 6) 6 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (75% HT Lead Conversion)
11. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 5 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (71.43% HT Lead Conversion)
12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 7 from 10 HT Lead/Win Overall (70% HT Lead Conversion)
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 5 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (62.5% HT Lead Conversion)
14. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 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: 94 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (76.4%)

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) 13.7 1H points scored p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 13.7 1H points scored p/g
4. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 12.9 1H points scored p/g
5. Dolphins (Position: 6) 12.4 1H points scored p/g
6. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 12.3 1H points scored p/g
7. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 12.3 1H points scored p/g
8. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 11.6 1H points scored p/g
9. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 10.9 1H points scored p/g
10. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 10.8 1H points scored p/g
11. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 10 1H points scored p/g
12. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 9.8 1H points scored p/g
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 9.6 1H points scored p/g
14. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 9.6 1H points scored p/g
15. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 9.1 1H points scored p/g
16. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 8.2 1H points scored p/g
17. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 8.1 1H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.2 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) 15 2H points scored p/g
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 13.7 2H points scored p/g
3. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 12.9 2H points scored p/g
4. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 12.5 2H points scored p/g
5. Dolphins (Position: 6) 12.3 2H points scored p/g
6. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 11.9 2H points scored p/g
7. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 11.9 2H points scored p/g
8. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 11.9 2H points scored p/g
9. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 11.8 2H points scored p/g
10. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 11.8 2H points scored p/g
11. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 11.1 2H points scored p/g
12. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 10.9 2H points scored p/g
13. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 9.7 2H points scored p/g
14. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 9.1 2H points scored p/g
15. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9.1 2H points scored p/g
16. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 8.9 2H points scored p/g
17. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 8.8 2H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.4 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) 6.53 1H points conceded p/g
2. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 8.25 1H points conceded p/g
3. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8.67 1H points conceded p/g
4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.2 1H points conceded p/g
5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 9.47 1H points conceded p/g
6. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 10.93 1H points conceded p/g
7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 10.93 1H points conceded p/g
8. Dolphins (Position: 6) 11.4 1H points conceded p/g
9. Parramatta Eels (Position: 15) 11.8 1H points conceded p/g
10. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 12.13 1H points conceded p/g
11. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 12.13 1H points conceded p/g
12. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 15) 12.43 1H points conceded p/g
13. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 12.94 1H points conceded p/g
14. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 3) 13.07 1H points conceded p/g
15. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 14) 13.14 1H points conceded p/g
16. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 13.6 1H points conceded p/g
17. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 13.75 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.2 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) 6.33 2H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8.07 2H points conceded p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9.07 2H points conceded p/g
4. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 9) 9.4 2H points conceded p/g
5. Sydney Roosters (Position: 4) 9.56 2H points conceded p/g
6. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.93 2H points conceded p/g
7. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 10.5 2H points conceded p/g
8. Dolphins (Position: 6) 10.67 2H points conceded p/g
9. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 10.94 2H points conceded p/g
10. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 11 2H points conceded p/g
11. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 12.47 2H points conceded p/g
12. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 12.53 2H points conceded p/g
13. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 12.53 2H points conceded p/g
14. Wests Tigers (Position: 16) 14.4 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) 17.4 2H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.4 points conceded by a team p/g

Teams Number Crunch

Round 18 Total Points

2014 280 (6 games)
2015 232 (6 games)
2016 168 (4 games)
2017 116 (4 games)
2018 277 (8 games)
2019 383 (8 games)
2020 339 (8 games)
2021 408 (8 games)
2022 380 (8 games)
2023 414 (8 games)
Average: 44.1 ppg

Round 18 Average Margin

2014 18.7
2015 18
2016 11
2017 7
2018 11.4
2019 16.9
2020 15.9
2021 18.5
2022 12.5
2023 28.8
Average: 16.5

Round 18 Teams Kept Scoreless

Bulldogs (0-66 vs Knights, 2/7/23, Accor Stadium)
Eels (0-48 vs Warriors, 12/7/14, Mount Smart Stadium)
Tigers (0-74 vs Cowboys, 1/7/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)

Round 18 Biggest Wins

74 Cowboys (74-0 vs Tigers, 1/7/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
66 Knights (66-0 vs Bulldogs, 2/7/23, Accor Stadium)
48 Warriors (48-0 vs Eels, 12/7/14, Mount Smart Stadium)
44 Storm (48-4 vs Knights, 17/7/21, CBUS Super Stadium)

Round 18 Highest Aggregate Matches

80 Roosters vs Dragons (54-26, 16/7/22, Industree Group Stadium)
74 Cowboys vs Tigers (74-0, 1/7/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
69 Panthers vs Broncos (35-34, 14/7/14, Panthers Stadium)
68 Sharks vs Dragons (52-16, 29/6/23, PointsBet Stadium)

Round 18 Club Records

Canberra Raiders W 9 L (For: 273, Against: 142). Win Percentage 100%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 6 L 1 (For: 188, Against: 120). Win Percentage 85.71%
Sydney Roosters W 7 L 2 (For: 270, Against: 134). Win Percentage 77.78%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 7 L 2 (For: 259, Against: 134). Win Percentage 77.78%
Penrith Panthers W 7 L 3 (For: 219, Against: 184). Win Percentage 70%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 6 L 3 (For: 232, Against: 156). Win Percentage 66.67%
New Zealand Warriors W 4 L 4 (For: 175, Against: 146). Win Percentage 50%
Brisbane Broncos W 4 L 4 (For: 154, Against: 163). Win Percentage 50%
Parramatta Eels W 4 L 4 (For: 140, Against: 172). Win Percentage 50%
Melbourne Storm W 4 L 5 (For: 192, Against: 165). Win Percentage 44.44%
Newcastle Knights W 3 L 6 (For: 193, Against: 270). Win Percentage 33.33%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 3 L 7 (For: 150, Against: 278). Win Percentage 30%
Wests Tigers W 2 L 6 (For: 144, Against: 250). Win Percentage 25%
North Queensland Cowboys W 1 L 6 (For: 166, Against: 190). Win Percentage 14.29%
Gold Coast Titans W 1 L 7 (For: 116, Against: 206). Win Percentage 12.5%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 16, Against: 24). Win Percentage 0%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 0 L 7 (For: 110, Against: 263). Win Percentage 0%

2024 Round 18 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Parramatta Eels Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (CommBank Stadium, Thursday, 4 July 2024, 19:50)

Last time out: Rabbitohs 42 Eels 26 (25/5/24, Accor Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 18, Rabbitohs 12 (avg 26.6 ppg), Eels 6 (avg 19.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Eels 2, Rabbitohs 5
Biggest Win Since 2014: 38 Rabbitohs 38-0 (27/8/20, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 18 Alex Johnston
Most Points Since 2014: 94 Adam Reynolds

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Vs Gold Coast Titans (Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Friday, 5 July 2024, 18:00)

Last time out: Sharks 36 Titans 6 (11/8/23, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 16, Sharks 11 (avg 22.8 ppg), Titans 4 (avg 15.8 ppg), 1 draw
At Venue Since 2014: Sharks 2, Titans 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 30 Sharks 40-10 (4/7/20, CBUS Super Stadium), Sharks 36-6 (11/8/23, PointsBet Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 7 Valentine Holmes
Most Points Since 2014: 36 Shaun Johnson

Brisbane Broncos Vs Penrith Panthers (Suncorp Stadium, Friday, 5 July 2024, 20:00)

Last time out: Panthers 34 Broncos 12 (21/3/24, BlueBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 16, Panthers 10 (avg 21.1 ppg), Broncos 6 (avg 18.5 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Broncos 5, Panthers 4
Biggest Win Since 2014: 32 Broncos 50-18 (20/7/18, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 5 Brian To’o
Most Points Since 2014: 102 Nathan Cleary

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs New Zealand Warriors (Accor Stadium, Saturday, 6 July 2024, 15:00)

Last time out: Warriors 24 Bulldogs 12 (12/5/23, Accor Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 13, Warriors 8 (avg 23.3 ppg), Bulldogs 5 (avg 17.1 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Bulldogs 2, Warriors 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 34 Warriors 40-6 (16/3/19, Mount Smart Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Most Points Since 2014: 55 Shaun Johnson

Wests Tigers Vs Melbourne Storm (Leichhardt Oval, Saturday, 6 July 2024, 17:30)

Last time out: Storm 28 Tigers 6 (17/6/23, Campbelltown Sports Ground)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 13, Storm 10 (avg 26.9 ppg), Tigers 3 (avg 15.9 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Storm 2, Tigers 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 50 Storm 66-16 (19/6/21, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Marika Koroibete
Most Points Since 2014: 66 Cameron Smith

North Queensland Cowboys Vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Qld Country Bank Stadium, Saturday, 6 July 2024, 19:35)

Last time out: Cowboys 19 Sea Eagles 8 (15/7/23, 4 Pines Park)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Cowboys 8 (avg 22.3 ppg), Sea Eagles 6 (avg 23.6 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Sea Eagles 2, Cowboys 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 32 Sea Eagles 50-18 (11/6/21, 4 Pines Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 7 Antonio Winterstein, Kyle Feldt
Most Points Since 2014: 65 Johnathan Thurston

Sydney Roosters Vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (Allianz Stadium, Sunday, 7 July 2024, 14:00)

Last time out: Roosters 60 Dragons 18 (25/4/24, Allianz Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 20, Roosters 15 (avg 28.3 ppg), Dragons 5 (avg 16.7 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Roosters 8, Dragons 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 42 Roosters 60-18 (25/4/24, Allianz Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 10 Joseph Manu
Most Points Since 2014: 74 Zac Lomax

Canberra Raiders Vs Newcastle Knights (GIO Stadium, Sunday, 7 July 2024, 16:05)

Last time out: Raiders 28 Knights 12 (7/3/24, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 19, Raiders 9 (avg 24.4 ppg), Knights 9 (avg 24.6 ppg), 1 draw
At Venue Since 2014: Raiders 5, Knights 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 22 Raiders 44-22 (6/6/15, McDonald Jones Stadium), Knights 28-6 (29/7/23, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 9 Jarrod Croker
Most Points Since 2014: 138 Jarrod Croker

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 18

90 Jarrod Croker (3 T, 39 G)
58 Shaun Johnson (2 T, 25 G)
56 Adam Reynolds (2 T, 24 G)
54 Valentine Holmes (6 T, 15 G)
50 Nicho Hynes (2 T, 21 G)

Most Total Tries In Round 18

7 Alex Johnston
6 Joseph Manu, Valentine Holmes
5 David Nofoaluma, Jack Wighton, James Tedesco, Ronaldo Mulitalo

Most Points In A Game In Round 18

minimum 20 points

30 Valentine Holmes (2 T, 11 G) Cowboys vs Tigers (1/7/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
22 Kalyn Ponga (11 G) Knights vs Bulldogs (2/7/23, Accor Stadium); Sam Walker (1 T, 9 G) Roosters vs Dragons (16/7/22, Industree Group Stadium)
20 Nicho Hynes (1 T, 8 G) Sharks vs Dragons (29/6/23, PointsBet Stadium); Nicho Hynes (1 T, 8 G) Storm vs Knights (17/7/21, CBUS Super Stadium); Reuben Garrick (3 T, 4 G) Sea Eagles vs Eels (21/7/19, 4 Pines Park); Latrell Mitchell (1 T, 8 G) Roosters vs Knights (20/7/19, Sydney Cricket Ground); Shaun Johnson (1 T, 8 G), Warriors vs Sea Eagles (12/7/14, Mount Smart Stadium)

Most Tries In A Game In Round 18

minimum 3 tries

3 Blake Austin, Canberra Raiders vs Newcastle Knights (GIO Stadium, 10/07/15); Michael Oldfield, Canberra Raiders vs North Queensland Cowboys (GIO Stadium, 14/07/18); Robert Jennings, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Stadium Australia, 14/07/18); Reuben Garrick, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Parramatta Eels (4 Pines Park, 21/07/19); Alex Johnston, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Accor Stadium, 17/07/22); Murray Taulagi, North Queensland Cowboys vs Wests Tigers (QLD Country Bank Stadium, 01/07/23); Selwyn Cobbo, Brisbane Broncos vs Dolphins (The Gabba, 01/07/23); Bradman Best, Newcastle Knights vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Accor Stadium, 02/07/23).

First Try Scorers In Round 18

2 Brenko Lee, Jordan Rapana, Sione Katoa

Last Try Scorers In Round 18

2 Aidan Sezer, Clint Gutherson, Corey Oates, Justin Olam, Semi Valemei