2024 NRL: Round 22 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 22.

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) 30 pts (159), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 26 pts (154), Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 24 pts (213), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 22 pts (117), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 22 pts (11), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 21 pts (93), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 20 pts (88), Dolphins (Position: 8) 18 pts (39), Canberra Raiders (Position: 9) 18 pts (-71), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 18 pts (-92), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 17 pts (-22), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 16 pts (0), Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 16 pts (-97), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 14 pts (-82), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 14 pts (-110), Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 8 pts (-171), Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 8 pts (-229).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

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

1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13 from 13 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: 9) 7 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
4. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 6 from 6 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 8 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (88.89% HT Lead Conversion)
6. Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 7 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (87.5% HT Lead Conversion)
7. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 12 from 14 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
8. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 10 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
9. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 6 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (75% HT Lead Conversion)
10. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 7 from 10 HT Lead/Win Overall (70% HT Lead Conversion)
11. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 6 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
12. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 6 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
13. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 8 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
14. Dolphins (Position: 8) 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: 117 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (77.5%)

1st Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the first half

1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 15.1 1H points scored p/g
2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.9 1H points scored p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 13.6 1H points scored p/g
4. Dolphins (Position: 8) 13.1 1H points scored p/g
5. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 12.5 1H points scored p/g
6. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 12.1 1H points scored p/g
7. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 12.1 1H points scored p/g
8. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 11.8 1H points scored p/g
9. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 10.9 1H points scored p/g
10. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 10.6 1H points scored p/g
11. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 10.1 1H points scored p/g
12. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 9.9 1H points scored p/g
13. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 9.8 1H points scored p/g
14. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 9.4 1H points scored p/g
15. Canberra Raiders (Position: 9) 9.3 1H points scored p/g
16. Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 8.9 1H points scored p/g
17. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 8.3 1H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.3 points scored by a team p/g

2nd Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the second half

1. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 14.9 2H points scored p/g
2. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 14.6 2H points scored p/g
3. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.7 2H points scored p/g
4. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 13.4 2H points scored p/g
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 12.5 2H points scored p/g
6. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 12.1 2H points scored p/g
7. Dolphins (Position: 8) 11.7 2H points scored p/g
8. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 11.7 2H points scored p/g
9. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 11.3 2H points scored p/g
10. Canberra Raiders (Position: 9) 11.1 2H points scored p/g
11. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 11 2H points scored p/g
12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 10.8 2H points scored p/g
13. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 10.3 2H points scored p/g
14. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 9.6 2H points scored p/g
15. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 9.4 2H points scored p/g
16. Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 8.8 2H points scored p/g
17. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 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) 7 1H points conceded p/g
2. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 8.63 1H points conceded p/g
3. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 8.89 1H points conceded p/g
4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9 1H points conceded p/g
5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 9.68 1H points conceded p/g
6. Dolphins (Position: 8) 11.06 1H points conceded p/g
7. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 11.44 1H points conceded p/g
8. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 11.44 1H points conceded p/g
9. Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 11.56 1H points conceded p/g
10. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 11.79 1H points conceded p/g
11. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 11.95 1H points conceded p/g
12. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 12.5 1H points conceded p/g
13. Canberra Raiders (Position: 9) 12.67 1H points conceded p/g
14. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 12.89 1H points conceded p/g
15. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 13.37 1H points conceded p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 13.58 1H points conceded p/g
17. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 13.78 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.3 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) 6.39 2H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 7) 7.72 2H points conceded p/g
3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 8.33 2H points conceded p/g
4. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 8.79 2H points conceded p/g
5. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.72 2H points conceded p/g
6. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 9.84 2H points conceded p/g
7. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 11) 10.37 2H points conceded p/g
8. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 5) 10.63 2H points conceded p/g
9. Newcastle Knights (Position: 13) 11.5 2H points conceded p/g
10. Dolphins (Position: 8) 11.61 2H points conceded p/g
11. Canberra Raiders (Position: 9) 11.61 2H points conceded p/g
12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 12.89 2H points conceded p/g
13. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 14.11 2H points conceded p/g
14. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 14.44 2H points conceded p/g
15. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 14.56 2H points conceded p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 16.21 2H points conceded p/g
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 16.72 2H points conceded p/g

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

Teams Number Crunch

Round 22 Total Points

2014 330 (8 games)
2015 316 (8 games)
2016 288 (8 games)
2017 336 (8 games)
2018 294 (8 games)
2019 314 (8 games)
2021 345 (8 games)
2022 352 (8 games)
2023 338 (8 games)
Average: 40.5 points per game

Round 22 Average Margin

2014 17.7
2015 14.5
2016 9.7
2017 19.5
2018 9.7
2019 18.2
2021 16.1
2022 18
2023 16.5
Average: 15.57

Round 22 Teams Kept Scoreless

Sharks (0-28 vs Panthers, 29/7/23, BlueBet Stadium)
Titans (0-54 vs Broncos, 5/8/17, CBUS Super Stadium)
Warriors (0-36 vs Dragons, 8/8/15, Sky Stadium)
Eels (0-26 vs Rabbitohs, 12/8/22, CommBank Stadium)
Panthers (0-16 vs Storm, 11/8/22, BlueBet Stadium)

Round 22 Biggest Wins

58 Cowboys (64-6 vs Tigers, 9/8/14, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
54 Broncos (54-0 vs Titans, 5/8/17, CBUS Super Stadium)
46 Sea Eagles (56-10 vs Eels, 14/8/21, Sunshine Coast Stadium)

Round 22 Highest Aggregate Matches

70 Cowboys vs Tigers (64-6, 9/8/14, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
68 Titans vs Sea Eagles (44-24, 14/8/22, CBUS Super Stadium)
66 Sea Eagles vs Eels (56-10, 14/8/21, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
64 Cowboys vs Broncos (34-30, 9/8/18, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
62 Knights vs Storm (32-30, 9/8/14, McDonald Jones Stadium), Storm vs Eels (46-16, 28/7/23, Marvel Stadium)

Round 22 Club Records

Brisbane Broncos W 6 L 3 (For: 257, Against: 123). Win Percentage 66.67%
Melbourne Storm W 6 L 3 (For: 227, Against: 139). Win Percentage 66.67%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 6 L 3 (For: 231, Against: 149). Win Percentage 66.67%
Penrith Panthers W 6 L 3 (For: 177, Against: 118). Win Percentage 66.67%
Sydney Roosters W 6 L 3 (For: 223, Against: 204). Win Percentage 66.67%
Parramatta Eels W 6 L 3 (For: 160, Against: 171). Win Percentage 66.67%
New Zealand Warriors W 5 L 3 (For: 142, Against: 162). Win Percentage 62.5%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 5 L 4 (For: 185, Against: 127). Win Percentage 55.56%
Newcastle Knights W 5 L 4 (For: 194, Against: 180). Win Percentage 55.56%
Canberra Raiders W 4 L 5 (For: 176, Against: 180). Win Percentage 44.44%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 4 L 5 (For: 153, Against: 176). Win Percentage 44.44%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 4 L 5 (For: 131, Against: 203). Win Percentage 44.44%
Wests Tigers W 4 L 5 (For: 154, Against: 260). Win Percentage 44.44%
North Queensland Cowboys W 2 L 7 (For: 191, Against: 238). Win Percentage 22.22%
Gold Coast Titans W 2 L 7 (For: 146, Against: 266). Win Percentage 22.22%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 1 L 8 (For: 144, Against: 194). Win Percentage 11.11%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 22, Against: 23). Win Percentage 0%

2024 Round 22 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Wests Tigers Vs North Queensland Cowboys (Leichhardt Oval, Thursday, 1 August 2024, 19:50)

Last time out: Cowboys 42 Tigers 28 (24/5/24, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 17, Tigers 9 (avg 22.65 points per game), Cowboys 8 (avg 25.71 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Tigers 4, Cowboys 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 74 Cowboys 74-0 (1/7/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 11 Kyle Feldt
Most Points Since 2014: 95 Valentine Holmes

New Zealand Warriors Vs Parramatta Eels (Mount Smart Stadium, Friday, 2 August 2024, 18:00)

Last time out: Warriors 46 Eels 10 (8/7/23, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 13, Eels 7 (avg 21.62 ppg), Warriors 6 (avg 24.62 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Warriors 3, Eels 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 48 Warriors 48-0 (12/7/14, Mount Smart Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Semi Radradra
Most Points Since 2014: 75 Shaun Johnston

Dolphins Vs Sydney Roosters (HBF Park, Friday, 2 August 2024, 20:00)

Last time out: Roosters 30 Dolphins 14 (12/8/23, Allianz Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2023: Played 2, Dolphins 1 (avg 21 ppg), Roosters 1 (avg 24 ppg)
At Venue Since 2023: first meeting
Biggest Win Since 2023: 16 Roosters 30-14 (12/8/23, Allianz Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2023: 3 Drew Hutchison, Jamayne Isaako
Most Points Since 2023: 26 Jamayne Isaako

Gold Coast Titans Vs Brisbane Broncos (CBUS Super Stadium, Saturday, 3 August 2024, 15:00)

Last time out: Titans 36 Broncos 34 (26/5/24, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 21, Broncos 13 (avg 26 ppg), Titans 8 (avg 18.38 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Broncos 7, Titans 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 54 Broncos 54-0 (5/8/17, CBUS Super Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Anthony Don
Most Points Since 2014: 72 Jamayne Isaako

Melbourne Storm Vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (AAMI Park, Saturday, 3 August 2024, 17:30)

Last time out: Storm 38 Dragons 28 (19/8/23, WIN Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Storm 10 (avg 26 ppg), Dragons 4 (avg 19.57 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Storm 4, Dragons 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 36 Storm 42-6 (8/5/22, AAMI Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 Josh Addo-Carr
Most Points Since 2014: 64 Cameron Smith

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (PointsBet Stadium, Saturday, 3 August 2024, 19:35)

Last time out: Sharks 34 Rabbitohs 22 (13/4/24, Accor Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Sharks 7 (avg 20.14 ppg), Rabbitohs 7 (avg 20.5 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Sharks 4, Rabbitohs 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 26 Rabbitohs 38-12 (17/9/22, Allianz Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Sione Katoa
Most Points Since 2014: 58 Adam Reynolds

Penrith Panthers Vs Newcastle Knights (BlueBet Stadium, Sunday, 4 August 2024, 14:00)

Last time out: Panthers 26 Knights 18 (16/6/24, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 18, Panthers 15 (avg 28.28 ppg), Knights 2 (avg 13.06 ppg), 1 draw
At Venue Since 2014: Panthers 6, Knights 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 44 Panthers 54-10 (8/9/19, BlueBet Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 7 Josh Mansour, Tyrone Peachey
Most Points Since 2014: 116 Nathan Cleary

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs Canberra Raiders (Belmore Sports Ground, Sunday, 4 August 2024, 16:05)

Last time out: Raiders 24 Bulldogs 20 (17/5/24, Suncorp Stadium – Magic Round)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Raiders 11 (avg 24.57 ppg), Bulldogs 3 (avg 19.36 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Bulldogs 1, Raiders 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 16 Raiders 26-10 (5/4/18, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 9 Jarrod Croker
Most Points Since 2014: 132 Jarrod Croker

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 22

79 Adam Reynolds (2 T, 35 G, 1 1pt FG)
60 Reuben Garrick (5 T, 20 G), Jarrod Croker (4 T, 22 G)
57 Nathan Cleary (3 T, 22 G, 1 1pt FG)
56 Latrell Mitchell (4 T, 20 G)
50 Mitchell Moses (1 T, 23 G)

Most Total Tries In Round 22

9 Alex Johnston
7 Jordan Rapana
6 Corey Oates, Daniel Tupou, David Nofoaluma, Waqa Blake

Most Points In A Game In Round 22

minimum 20 points

28 Reuben Garrick (3 T, 8 G), Sea Eagles vs Eels (14/8/21, Sunshine Coast Stadium)

Most Tries In A Game In Round 22

minimum 3 tries

4 Sisa Waqa, Melbourne Storm vs Newcastle Knights (McDonald Jones Stadium, 09/08/14)
3 Matthew Wright, North Queensland Cowboys vs Wests Tigers (1300 Smiles Stadium, 09/08/14); Peta Hiku, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (Lottoland, 07/08/15); Cameron Munster, Melbourne Storm vs Gold Coast Titans (AAMI Park, 09/08/15); Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Sydney Roosters vs Newcastle Knights (McDonald Jones Stadium, 09/08/15); Ben Hunt, Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans (CBUS Super Stadium, 05/08/17); Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (Stadium Australia, 11/08/18); Bailey Simonsson, Canberra Raiders vs Melbourne Storm (Sunshine Coast Stadium, 12/08/21); Reuben Garrick, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Parramatta Eels (Sunshine Coast Stadium, 14/08/21); Selwyn Cobbo, Brisbane Broncos vs Newcastle Knights (Suncorp Stadium, 13/08/22); Talatau Amone, St George-Illawarra Dragons vs Canberra Raiders (GIO Stadium, 14/08/22); Alex Johnston, South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers (Scully Park, Tamworth, 28/07/23).

First Try Scorers In Round 22

2 Alex Johnston, Daniel Alvaro, Kalyn Ponga, Matthew Wright

Last Try Scorers In Round 22

3 Addin Fonua-Blake
2 James Tedesco, Tautau Moga