2024 NRL: Round 2 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 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