2024 NRL: Round 20 Stats Number Crunch

Each week of the National Rugby League, we’ll crunch the numbers and see how your team stats have fared over the past decade in each round. This week, we take a look at round 20.

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) 32 pts (125), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 28 pts (116), Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 26 pts (225), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 26 pts (125), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 24 pts (65), Dolphins (Position: 6) 24 pts (48), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 23 pts (67), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 22 pts (1), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 22 pts (-56), Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 20 pts (-81), Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 20 pts (-93), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 19 pts (-32), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 18 pts (9), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 18 pts (-59), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 18 pts (-104), Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 12 pts (-153), Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 12 pts (-203).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

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

1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 11 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 4 from 4 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
3. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 5 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
4. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 5 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 7 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (87.5% HT Lead Conversion)
6. Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 7 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (87.5% HT Lead Conversion)
7. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 11 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (84.62% HT Lead Conversion)
8. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (81.82% HT Lead Conversion)
9. Dolphins (Position: 6) 7 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (77.78% HT Lead Conversion)
10. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 5 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (71.43% HT Lead Conversion)
11. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 5 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (71.43% HT Lead Conversion)
12. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 6 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 6 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
14. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 7 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (63.64% HT Lead Conversion)
15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 5 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (62.5% HT Lead Conversion)
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 2 from 4 HT Lead/Win Overall (50% HT Lead Conversion)
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 3 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (42.86% HT Lead Conversion)

Season Record: 105 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (77.2%)

1st Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the first half

1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 14.9 1H points scored p/g
2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.9 1H points scored p/g
3. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 13.2 1H points scored p/g
4. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 13.1 1H points scored p/g
5. Dolphins (Position: 6) 12.8 1H points scored p/g
6. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 12.1 1H points scored p/g
7. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 11.9 1H points scored p/g
8. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 11.5 1H points scored p/g
9. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 10.9 1H points scored p/g
10. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 10.2 1H points scored p/g
11. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 10.1 1H points scored p/g
12. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 10 1H points scored p/g
13. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 9.9 1H points scored p/g
14. Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 9.4 1H points scored p/g
15. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8.9 1H points scored p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 8.2 1H points scored p/g
17. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 8.1 1H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.1 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: 3) 15.8 2H points scored p/g
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 15.1 2H points scored p/g
3. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.6 2H points scored p/g
4. Dolphins (Position: 6) 12.7 2H points scored p/g
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 12.6 2H points scored p/g
6. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 12.4 2H points scored p/g
7. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 11.6 2H points scored p/g
8. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 11.6 2H points scored p/g
9. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 11.6 2H points scored p/g
10. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 11.3 2H points scored p/g
11. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 11.1 2H points scored p/g
12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 11 2H points scored p/g
13. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 9.8 2H points scored p/g
14. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 9.1 2H points scored p/g
15. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 9 2H points scored p/g
16. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 8.6 2H points scored p/g
17. Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 8.5 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) 6.5 1H points conceded p/g
2. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 8.12 1H points conceded p/g
3. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8.88 1H points conceded p/g
4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.38 1H points conceded p/g
5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 9.88 1H points conceded p/g
6. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 10.82 1H points conceded p/g
7. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 11.06 1H points conceded p/g
8. Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 11.18 1H points conceded p/g
9. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 11.25 1H points conceded p/g
10. Dolphins (Position: 6) 11.31 1H points conceded p/g
11. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 12.41 1H points conceded p/g
12. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 12.53 1H points conceded p/g
13. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 12.59 1H points conceded p/g
14. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 12.88 1H points conceded p/g
15. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 13.06 1H points conceded p/g
16. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 13.38 1H points conceded p/g
17. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 13.65 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.1 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: 4) 6.06 2H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 7.56 2H points conceded p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 8.5 2H points conceded p/g
4. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 9.35 2H points conceded p/g
5. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 9.47 2H points conceded p/g
6. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 12) 10.29 2H points conceded p/g
7. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 10.31 2H points conceded p/g
8. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 8) 10.82 2H points conceded p/g
9. Dolphins (Position: 6) 11.13 2H points conceded p/g
10. Newcastle Knights (Position: 10) 11.47 2H points conceded p/g
11. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 12.06 2H points conceded p/g
12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 13) 12.12 2H points conceded p/g
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 9) 13.88 2H points conceded p/g
14. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 14.25 2H points conceded p/g
15. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 15.25 2H points conceded p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 16.12 2H points conceded p/g
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 16.65 2H points conceded p/g

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

Teams Number Crunch

Round 20 Total Points

2014 300 (8 games)
2015 345 (8 games)
2016 320 (8 games)
2017 341 (8 games)
2018 334 (8 games)
2019 337 (8 games)
2020 438 (8 games)
2021 388 (8 games)
2022 337 (8 games)
2023 336 (7 games)
Average: 44.0 points per game

Round 20 Average Margin

2014 10.5
2015 24.6
2016 18.5
2017 15.6
2018 12.8
2019 25.1
2020 21.8
2021 21.0
2022 14.1
2023 14.9
Average: 17.9

Round 20 Teams Kept Scoreless

Bulldogs (0-36 vs Cowboys, 21/7/16, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
Bulldogs (0-42 vs Panthers, 26/9/20, Accor Stadium)
Titans (0-34 vs Broncos, 24/7/15, Suncorp Stadium)
Eels (0-28 vs Roosters, 29/7/21, BB Print Stadium, Mackay)

Round 20 Biggest Wins

52 Roosters (58-6 vs Titans, 4/8/19, Sydney Cricket Ground); Rabbitohs (60-8 vs Roosters, 25/9/20, Accor Stadium)
46 Rabbitohs (52-6 vs Knights, 25/7/15, ANZ Stadium)
42 Cowboys (46-4 vs Eels, 27/7/15, 1300 Smiles Stadium); Panthers (42-0 vs Bulldogs, 26/9/20, Accor Stadium)

Round 20 Highest Aggregate Matches

74 Dragons vs Sea Eagles (52-22, 23/7/17, WIN Stadium)
68 Rabbitohs vs Roosters (60-8, 25/9/20, Accor Stadium); Warriors vs Sea Eagles (40-28, 27/9/20, Central Coast Stadium); Broncos vs Bulldogs (44-24, 15/7/23, Belmore Sports Ground)
66 Raiders vs Sharks (38-28, 26/9/20, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium)

Round 20 Club Records

Melbourne Storm W 9 L 1 (For: 295, Against: 118). Win Percentage 90%
North Queensland Cowboys W 8 L 2 (For: 253, Against: 143). Win Percentage 80%
Sydney Roosters W 6 L 4 (For: 249, Against: 178). Win Percentage 60%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 6 L 4 (For: 230, Against: 226). Win Percentage 60%
Parramatta Eels W 6 L 4 (For: 178, Against: 230). Win Percentage 60%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 5 L 4 (For: 290, Against: 172). Win Percentage 55.56%
Canberra Raiders W 5 L 4 (For: 246, Against: 242). Win Percentage 55.56%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 5 L 5 (For: 236, Against: 223). Win Percentage 50%
Penrith Panthers W 5 L 5 (For: 217, Against: 205). Win Percentage 50%
Brisbane Broncos W 5 L 5 (For: 227, Against: 229). Win Percentage 50%
Gold Coast Titans W 4 L 6 (For: 228, Against: 239). Win Percentage 40%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 3 L 6 (For: 170, Against: 235). Win Percentage 33.33%
Wests Tigers W 3 L 7 (For: 183, Against: 208). Win Percentage 30%
New Zealand Warriors W 3 L 7 (For: 196, Against: 266). Win Percentage 30%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 3 L 7 (For: 126, Against: 258). Win Percentage 30%
Newcastle Knights W 3 L 7 (For: 138, Against: 280). Win Percentage 30%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 14, Against: 24). Win Percentage 0%

2024 Round 20 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Canberra Raiders Vs New Zealand Warriors (GIO Stadium, Friday, 19 July 2024, 20:00)

Last time out: Warriors 18 Raiders 10 (22/3/24, Apollo Projects Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 21, Warriors 12 (avg 22.4 points per game -ppg), Raiders 9 (21.9 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Warriors 6, Raiders 4
Biggest Win Since 2014: 42 Warriors 54-12 (10/5/14, Eden Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Jarrod Croker, Manu Vatuvei
Most Points Since 2014: 140 Jarrod Croker

South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Wests Tigers (Central Coast Stadium, Saturday, 20 July 2024, 15:00)

Last time out: Rabbitohs 32 Tigers 18 (28/7/23, Scully Park, Tamworth)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 20, Rabbitohs 12 (avg 23.6 ppg), Tigers 8 (avg 18.4 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: first meeting at venue
Biggest Win Since 2014: 41 Rabbitohs 51-10 (30/8/18, Stadium Australia)
Most Tries Since 2014: 17 Alex Johnston
Most Points Since 2014: 104 Adam Reynolds

Newcastle Knights Vs Brisbane Broncos (McDonald Jones Stadium, Saturday, 20 July 2024, 17:30)

Last time out: Broncos 24 Knights 20 (10/6/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Broncos 10 (avg 29.5 ppg), Knights 4 (16.7 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Broncos 4, Knights 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 53 Broncos 53-0 (16/4/16, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 11 Corey Oates
Most Points Since 2014: 44 Corey Oates

Melbourne Storm Vs Sydney Roosters (AAMI Park, Saturday, 20 July 2024, 19:35)

Last time out: Storm 18 Roosters 12 (18/4/24, Allianz Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 24, Storm 16 (avg 20.0 ppg), Roosters 8 (avg 15.0 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Storm 6, Roosters 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 46 Storm 46-0 (1/7/21, McDonald Jones Stadium); 46-0 (11/6/16, Allianz Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 10 Daniel Tupou
Most Points Since 2014: 79 Cameron Smith

Penrith Panthers Vs Dolphins (BlueBet Stadium, Sunday, 21 July 2024, 14:00)

Only Meeting: Panthers 24 Dolphins 14 (16/7/23, Kayo Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2023: 2 Izack Tago, Tom Jenkins
Most Points Since 2023: 8 Izack Tago, Tom Jenkins

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Vs Gold Coast Titans (4 Pines Park, Sunday, 21 July 2024, 16:05)

Last time out: Sea Eagles 34 Titans 30 (20/4/24, CBUS Super Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Sea Eagles 8 (avg 27.0 ppg), Titans 7 (avg 24.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Titans 4, Sea Eagles 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 36 Sea Eagles 36-0 (17/4/21, Glen Willow Oval, Mudgee)
Most Tries Since 2014: 11 Tom Trbojevic
Most Points Since 2014: 112 Reuben Garrick

North Queensland Cowboys Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Qld Country Bank Stadium, Sunday, 21 July 2024, 18:15)

Last time out: Bulldogs 15 Titans 14 (2/4/23, Accor Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 13, Cowboys 9 (avg 20.8 ppg), Bulldogs 4 (avg 14.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Cowboys 1, Bulldogs 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 36 Cowboys 36-0 (21/7/16, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 4 Antonio Winterstein, Coen Hess, Kyle Feldt
Most Points Since 2014: 32 Valentine Holmes

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 20

110 Adam Reynolds (5 T, 45 G)
70 Latrell Mitchell (8 T, 19 G)
62 Cameron Smith (1 T, 29 G)
60 Jarrod Croker (4 T, 22 G)

Most Total Tries In Round 20

10 Alex Johnston
8 Daniel Tupou, Latrell Mitchell
7 James Tedesco
6 Brian Kelly, Kyle Feldt
5 Adam Reynolds, Antonio Winterstein, Brent Naden, Cody Walker, Dylan Walker, Justin O’Neill, Valentine Holmes

Most Points In A Game In Round 20

minimum 20 points

26 Latrell Mitchell (2 T, 9 G), Roosters vs Titans, 4/8/19, Sydney Cricket Ground
20 Adam Reynolds (10 G), Rabbitohs vs Roosters, 25/9/20, Accor Stadium; Alex Johnston (5 T) Rabbitohs vs Roosters, 25/9/20, Accor Stadium; Latrell Mitchell (3 T, 4 G), Roosters vs Dragons, 29/7/18, Allianz Stadium; Gareth Widdop (1 T, 8 G), Dragons vs Sea Eagles, 23/7/17, WIN Stadium

Most Tries In A Game In Round 20

minimum 3 tries

5 Alex Johnston, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters (Accor Stadium, 25/09/20)
3 Dylan Walker, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights (ANZ Stadium, 25/07/15); Greg Inglis, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Newcastle Knights (ANZ Stadium, 25/07/15); Antonio Winterstein, North Queensland Cowboys vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1300 Smiles Stadium, 21/07/16); Jarrod Croker, Canberra Raiders vs New Zealand Warriors (GIO Stadium, 23/07/16); Latrell Mitchell, Sydney Roosters vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (Allianz Stadium, 29/07/18); Brett Morris, Sydney Roosters vs Gold Coast Titans (Sydney Cricket Ground, 04/08/19); Kyle Feldt, North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos (Suncorp Stadium, 24/09/20); Adam Keighran, New Zealand Warriors vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Central Coast Stadium, 27/09/20); Dean Ieremia, Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers (Suncorp Stadium, 01/08/21); Enari Tuala, Newcastle Knights vs Canberra Raiders (Suncorp Stadium, 01/08/21); Tom Trbojevic, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Suncorp Stadium, 02/08/21); Edward Kosi, New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm (Go Media Stadium, 29/07/22); Jacob Kiraz, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Newcastle Knights (McDonald Jones Stadium, 31/07/22); Xavier Coates, Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters (Sydney Cricket Ground, 15/07/23).

First Try Scorers In Round 20

3 Blake Ferguson, Konrad Hurrell
2 Antonio Winterstein, Daniel Tupou, Josh Morris, Latrell Mitchell, Reimis Smith

Last Try Scorers In Round 20

2 Adam Doueihi, Campbell Graham, James Roberts