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 2.
Data collated from NRL.com and covers the competitions from 2014 to 2024.
Teams Number Crunch
Round 2 Total Points
2014 338
2015 282
2016 340
2017 391
2018 312
2019 315
2020 323
2021 285
2022 263
2023 306
Average: 315.5
Round 2 Average Margin
2014 19
2015 13.75
2016 15.50
2017 15.88
2018 12.50
2019 14.88
2020 11.38
2021 13.13
2022 8.88
2023 8.25
Average: 13.31
Round 2 Teams Kept Scoreless
Titans (0-40 Vs Panthers, 2015)
Eels (0-54 Vs Sea Eagles, 2018)
Bulldogs (0-28 Vs Panthers, 2021)
Round 2 Biggest Wins
54 Sea Eagles (54-0 Vs Eels, Lottoland, 18/3/18)
52 Roosters (56-4 vs Eels, Allianz Stadium, 15/3/14)
42 Rabbitohs (48-6 vs Knights, ANZ Stadium, 12/3/16)
40 Panthers (40-0 vs Titans, Carrington Park, 14/3/15)
40 Eels (46-6 vs Titans, CBUS Super Stadium, 22/3/20)
Round 2 Highest Aggregate Matches
66 Knights vs Tigers (42-24, Leichhardt Oval, 22/3/20)
60 Roosters vs Eels (56-4, Allianz Stadium, 15/3/14)
60 Rabbitohs vs Roosters (34-26, ANZ Stadium, 15/3/15)
60 Knights vs Titans (34-26, McDonald Jones Stadium, 11/3/17)
60 Panthers vs Dragons (32-28, Netstrata Jubilee Oval, 20/3/20)
Round 2 Club Records
Dolphins W 1 L (For: 20, Against: 14). Win Percentage 100%
Penrith Panthers W 8 L 2 (For: 239, Against: 120). Win Percentage 80%
Brisbane Broncos W 8 L 2 (For: 206, Against: 147). Win Percentage 80%
Sydney Roosters W 7 L 3 (For: 280, Against: 152). Win Percentage 70%
Newcastle Knights W 7 L 3 (For: 222, Against: 214). Win Percentage 70%
Melbourne Storm W 6 L 4 (For: 181, Against: 153). Win Percentage 60%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 5 L 5 (For: 248, Against: 165). Win Percentage 50%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 5 L 5 (For: 182, Against: 162). Win Percentage 50%
Wests Tigers W 5 L 5 (For: 192, Against: 210). Win Percentage 50%
Parramatta Eels W 5 L 5 (For: 210, Against: 256). Win Percentage 50%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 4 L 5 (For: 183, Against: 194). Win Percentage 44.4%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 4 L 6 (For: 196, Against: 206). Win Percentage 40%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 4 L 6 (For: 192, Against: 236). Win Percentage 40%
Canberra Raiders W 4 L 6 (For: 159, Against: 214). Win Percentage 40%
North Queensland Cowboys W 3 L 7 (For: 177, Against: 200). Win Percentage 30%
New Zealand Warriors W 2 L 8 (For: 128, Against: 210). Win Percentage 20%
Gold Coast Titans W 2 L 8 (For: 140, Against: 302). Win Percentage 20%
2024 Round 2 Fixtures Head-to-Head
Brisbane Broncos Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (Suncorp Stadium, Thursday, 14 March 2024, 20:00)
Last time out: Rabbitohs 36 Broncos 20 (21/7/23, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 20, Broncos 11 (415 points), Rabbitohs 9 (471 points)
At Venue: Broncos 5, Eels 5
Biggest Win: 46 Rabbitohs 46-0 (17/6/21, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries: 14 Corey Oates
Most Points: 172 Adam Reynolds (5 T, 75 G, 1 2pt FG)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (PointsBet Stadium, Friday, 15 March 2024, 18:00)
Last time out: Sharks 48 Bulldogs 10 (18/6/23, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 14, Sharks 11 (306 points), Bulldogs 3 (228 points)
At Venue: Sharks 4, Bulldogs 0
Biggest Win: 38 Sharks 48-10 (18/6/23, PointsBet Stadium), 38 Bulldogs 42-4 (17/3/14, ANZ Stadium)
Most Tries: 7 Sione Katoa
Most Points: 39 Nicho Hynes (19 G, 1 1pt FG)
Penrith Panthers Vs Parramatta Eels (BlueBet Stadium, Friday, 15 March 2024, 20:05)
Last time out: Eels 32 Panthers 18 (24/8/23, BlueBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 22, Panthers 12 (406 points), Eels 10 (351 points)
At Venue: Panthers 5, Eels 4
Biggest Win: 34 Panthers 40-6 (3/9/21, CBUS Super Stadium)
Most Tries: 8 Brian To’o, Maika Sivo
Most Points: 105 Nathan Cleary (3 T, 45 G, 1 1pt FG, 1 2pt FG)
Canberra Raiders Vs Wests Tigers (GIO Stadium, Saturday, 16 March 2024, 15:00)
Last time out: Raiders 22 Tigers 18 (6/8/23, GIO Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 16, Raiders 13 (509 points), Tigers 3 (206 points)
At Venue: Raiders 6, Tigers 2
Biggest Win: 54 Raiders 60-6 (23/4/16, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries: 15 Jordan Rapana
Most Points: 136 Jarrod Croker (7 T, 54 G)
North Queensland Cowboys Vs Newcastle Knights (Qld Country Bank Stadium, Saturday, 16 March 2024, 17:30)
Last time out: Cowboys 18 Knights 16 (22/4/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 15, Cowboys 9 (314 points), Knights 5 (288 points)
At Venue: Cowboys 4, Knights 0
Biggest Win: 38 Knights 38-0 (3/7/21, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Most Tries: 6 Kalyn Ponga
Most Points: 50 Johnathan Thurston (1 T, 23 G)
Melbourne Storm Vs New Zealand Warriors (AAMI Park, Saturday, 16 March 2024, 19:35)
Last time out: Storm 30 Warriors 22 (25/4/23, AAMI Park)
Head-to-Head: Played 17, Storm 15 (528 points), Warriors 2 (220 points)
At Venue: Storm 8, Warriors 1
Biggest Win: 60 Storm 70-10 (25/4/22, AAMI Park)
Most Tries: 8 Ken Maumalo, Suliasi Vunivalu
Most Points: 94 Cameron Smith (47 G)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Vs Sydney Roosters (4 Pines Park, Sunday, 17 March 2024, 16:05)
Last time out: Sea Eagles 26 Roosters 16 (3/8/23, Sydney Cricket Ground)
Head-to-Head: Played 16, Sea Eagles 8 (291 points), Roosters 8 (364 points)
At Venue: Sea Eagles 3, Roosters 4
Biggest Win: 42 Roosters 46-4 (13/3/21, Sydney Cricket Ground)
Most Tries: 12 Daniel Tupou
Most Points: 50 Latrell Mitchell (3 T, 19 G)
Dolphins Vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (Kayo Stadium, Sunday, 17 March 2024, 18:15)
Last time out: Dolphins 26 Dragons 12 (25/3/23, Kayo Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 2, Dolphins 1 (38 points), Dragons 1 (50 points)
At Venue: Dolphins 1, Dragons 1
Biggest Win: 26 Dragons 38-12 (1/4/23, WIN Stadium)
Most Tries: 3 Jamayne Isaako
Most Points: 26 Jamayne Isaako (3 T, 7 G)
Players Number Crunch
Most Total Points In Round 2
66 Mitchell Moses (4 T, 25 G)
62 Adam Reynolds (1 T, 29 G)
Most Total Tries In Round 2
10 Alex Johnston
8 Brett Morris, Daniel Tupou, James Tedesco
6 Jarrod Croker, Semi Radradra
Most Points In A Game
22 Mitchell Moses (1 T, 9 G), Eels vs Titans (CBUS Super Stadium, 22/3/20)
22 Daly Cherry-Evans (1 T, 9 G), Sea Eagles vs Eels (Lottoland, 18/3/18)
22 Pat Richards (2 T, 7 G), Tigers vs Titans (CBUS Super Stadium, 16/3/14)
Most Tries In A Game
4 Semi Radradra, Eels Vs Dragons (12/3/17).
First Try Scorers
3 Corey Oates
2 Cody Walker, Ethan Lowe, Jack Wighton, Sulisasi Vunivalu, Viliame Kikai
Last Try Scorers
3 Alex Johnston
2 Daly Cherry-Evans, Dylan Brown, Jarrod Croker, Luke Brooks, Nathan Ross, Zac Lomax
