2024 NRL: Round 25 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 25.

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) 40 pts (171), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 36 pts (162), Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 34 pts (243), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 34 pts (176), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 32 pts (130), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 31 pts (129), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 30 pts (43), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 28 pts (-92), Dolphins (Position: 9) 26 pts (15), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 24 pts (-4), Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 24 pts (-90), Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 24 pts (-135), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 22 pts (-114), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 21 pts (-48), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 20 pts (-138), Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 16 pts (-187), Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 14 pts (-261).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

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

1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 15 from 15 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 5 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
3. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 7 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
4. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 13 from 15 HT Lead/Win Overall (86.67% HT Lead Conversion)
5. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
6. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 11 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (84.62% HT Lead Conversion)
7. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 10 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
8. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 8 from 10 HT Lead/Win Overall (80% HT Lead Conversion)
9. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 6 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (75% HT Lead Conversion)
10. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (72.73% HT Lead Conversion)
11. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 8 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (72.73% HT Lead Conversion)
12. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 8 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (72.73% HT Lead Conversion)
13. Dolphins (Position: 9) 8 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
14. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 5 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (62.5% HT Lead Conversion)
15. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 8 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (61.54% HT Lead Conversion)
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 3 from 5 HT Lead/Win Overall (60% HT Lead Conversion)
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 4 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (44.44% HT Lead Conversion)

Season Record: 133 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (77.3%)

1st Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the first half

1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 15.7 1H points scored p/g
2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 14.2 1H points scored p/g
3. Dolphins (Position: 9) 13.6 1H points scored p/g
4. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 13.5 1H points scored p/g
5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 13.1 1H points scored p/g
6. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 12.3 1H points scored p/g
7. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 12.1 1H points scored p/g
8. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 11.5 1H points scored p/g
9. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 11.4 1H points scored p/g
10. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 10.7 1H points scored p/g
11. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 10.5 1H points scored p/g
12. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 10.1 1H points scored p/g
13. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 9.7 1H points scored p/g
14. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 9.5 1H points scored p/g
15. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 9.5 1H points scored p/g
16. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 9 1H points scored p/g
17. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 8.9 1H points scored p/g

Season Average: 11.5 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) 14.9 2H points scored p/g
2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 14.6 2H points scored p/g
3. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 14.1 2H points scored p/g
4. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 13 2H points scored p/g
5. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 12.7 2H points scored p/g
6. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 12.1 2H points scored p/g
7. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 11.6 2H points scored p/g
8. Dolphins (Position: 9) 11.4 2H points scored p/g
9. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 11.2 2H points scored p/g
10. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 11.1 2H points scored p/g
11. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 10.8 2H points scored p/g
12. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 10.6 2H points scored p/g
13. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 10.1 2H points scored p/g
14. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 10 2H points scored p/g
15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 9.5 2H points scored p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 9.4 2H points scored p/g
17. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 8.8 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) 7.81 1H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8.86 1H points conceded p/g
3. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 8.95 1H points conceded p/g
4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.05 1H points conceded p/g
5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 10.1 1H points conceded p/g
6. Dolphins (Position: 9) 11.48 1H points conceded p/g
7. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 11.52 1H points conceded p/g
8. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 11.62 1H points conceded p/g
9. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 11.71 1H points conceded p/g
10. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 11.9 1H points conceded p/g
11. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 12.5 1H points conceded p/g
12. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 12.71 1H points conceded p/g
13. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 12.73 1H points conceded p/g
14. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 13.14 1H points conceded p/g
15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 13.33 1H points conceded p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 13.73 1H points conceded p/g
17. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 13.81 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average: 11.5 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) 5.76 2H points conceded p/g
2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 7.19 2H points conceded p/g
3. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 6) 8.52 2H points conceded p/g
4. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 8.76 2H points conceded p/g
5. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.67 2H points conceded p/g
6. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 10.05 2H points conceded p/g
7. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 14) 10.77 2H points conceded p/g
8. Newcastle Knights (Position: 11) 10.95 2H points conceded p/g
9. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 7) 11.45 2H points conceded p/g
10. Dolphins (Position: 9) 12.81 2H points conceded p/g
11. Canberra Raiders (Position: 12) 12.9 2H points conceded p/g
12. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 13) 13.05 2H points conceded p/g
13. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 10) 13.38 2H points conceded p/g
14. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 8) 13.52 2H points conceded p/g
15. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 13.62 2H points conceded p/g
16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 16.45 2H points conceded p/g
17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 16.81 2H points conceded p/g

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

Teams Number Crunch

Round 25 Total Points

2014 348 (8 games)
2015 408 (8 games)
2016 388 (8 games)
2017 409 (8 games)
2018 395 (8 games)
2019 339 (8 games)
2021 385 (8 games)
2022 372 (8 games)
2023 407 (8 games)
Average: 47.9 points per game (ppg)

Round 25 Average Margin

2014 14.5
2015 17.5
2016 13.0
2017 14.8
2018 17.9
2019 15.9
2021 24.6
2022 16.0
2023 14.6
Average: 16.4

Round 25 Teams Kept Scoreless

Titans (0-42 vs Warriors, 31/8/14, Mount Smart Stadium)
Warriors (0-44 vs Titans, 5/9/21, CBUS Super Stadium)
Tigers (0-38 vs Bulldogs, 5/9/21, Kayo Stadium)

Round 25 Biggest Wins

56 Storm (64-6 vs Rabbitohs, 26/8/17, AAMI Park)
46 Raiders (56-10 vs Tigers, 4/9/22, Leichhardt Oval)
44 Panthers (54-10 vs Knights, 8/9/19, BlueBet Stadium); Titans (44-0 vs Warriors, 5/9/21, CBUS Super Stadium)

Round 25 Highest Aggregate Matches

86 Eels vs Broncos (52-34, 24/8/17, Suncorp Stadium)
74 Raiders vs Sea Eagles (44-30, 27/8/16, Lottoland); Raiders vs Knights (46-28, 25/8/17, GIO Stadium)
70 Storm vs Rabbitohs (64-6, 26/8/17, AAMI Park)

Round 25 Club Records

Sydney Roosters W 7 L 2 (For: 252, Against: 143). Win Percentage 77.78%
Canberra Raiders W 6 L 3 (For: 295, Against: 206). Win Percentage 66.67%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 6 L 3 (For: 246, Against: 158). Win Percentage 66.67%
Brisbane Broncos W 5 L 3 (For: 246, Against: 192). Win Percentage 62.5%
Penrith Panthers W 5 L 4 (For: 236, Against: 174). Win Percentage 55.56%
Melbourne Storm W 5 L 4 (For: 226, Against: 166). Win Percentage 55.56%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 5 L 4 (For: 207, Against: 177). Win Percentage 55.56%
North Queensland Cowboys W 5 L 4 (For: 186, Against: 199). Win Percentage 55.56%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 5 L 4 (For: 186, Against: 228). Win Percentage 55.56%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 4 L 5 (For: 196, Against: 202). Win Percentage 44.44%
New Zealand Warriors W 4 L 5 (For: 202, Against: 237). Win Percentage 44.44%
Parramatta Eels W 4 L 5 (For: 204, Against: 277). Win Percentage 44.44%
Gold Coast Titans W 3 L 6 (For: 183, Against: 229). Win Percentage 33.33%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 3 L 6 (For: 208, Against: 284). Win Percentage 33.33%
Wests Tigers W 3 L 6 (For: 164, Against: 282). Win Percentage 33.33%
Newcastle Knights W 2 L 7 (For: 191, Against: 273). Win Percentage 22.22%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 23, Against: 24). Win Percentage 0%

2024 Round 25 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Wests Tigers Vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Leichhardt Oval, Thursday, 22 August 2024, 19:50)

Last time out: Sea Eagles 54 Tigers 12 (1/9/23, 4 Pines Park)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 17, Sea Eagles 10 (avg 28.9 ppg), Tigers 7 (avg 20.8 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Tigers 4, Sea Eagles 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 42 Sea Eagles 54-12 (1/9/23, 4 Pines Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 12 Daly Cherry-Evans
Most Points Since 2014: 90 Daly Cherry-Evans

New Zealand Warriors Vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Mount Smart Stadium, Friday, 23 August 2024, 18:00)

Last time out: Bulldogs 13 Warriors 12 (6/7/24, Accor Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Warriors 8 (avg 22.5 ppg), Bulldogs 6 (avg 16.8 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Warriors 4, Bulldogs 0
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

Brisbane Broncos Vs Parramatta Eels (Suncorp Stadium, Friday, 23 August 2024, 20:00)

Last time out: Broncos 30 Eels 14 (10/5/24, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 19, Broncos 10 (avg 26.3 ppg), Eels 9 (avg 20.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Eels 5, Broncos 4
Biggest Win Since 2014: 58 Eels 58-0 (15/9/19, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 13 Maika Sivo
Most Points Since 2014: 131 Mitchell Moses

Canberra Raiders Vs Penrith Panthers (GIO Stadium, Saturday, 24 August 2024, 15:00)

Last time out: Panthers 53 Raiders 12 (31/3/23, GIO Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 18, Panthers 12 (avg 24.9 ppg), Raiders 6 (avg 20.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Panthers 5, Raiders 3
Biggest Win Since 2014: 41 Panthers 53-12 (31/3/23, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 9 Jordan Rapana
Most Points Since 2014: 114 Jarrod Croker, Nathan Cleary

Melbourne Storm Vs Dolphins (AAMI Park, Saturday, 24 August 2024, 17:30)

Last time out: Storm 30 Dolphins 24 (21/6/24, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2023: Played 2, Storm 2 (avg 27 ppg), Dolphins 0 (avg 20 ppg)
At Venue Since 2023: first meeting
Biggest Win Since 2023: 8 Storm 24-16 (20/5/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2023: 3 Jamayne Isaako
Most Points Since 2023: 24 Jamayne Isaako

South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Newcastle Knights (Accor Stadium, Saturday, 24 August 2024, 19:35)

Last time out: Knights 29 Rabbitohs 10 (20/8/23, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 12, Rabbitohs 9 (avg 32.8 ppg), Knights 3 (avg 16.4 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Rabbitohs 4, Knights 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 46 Rabbitohs 52-6 (25/7/15, ANZ Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 15 Alex Johnston
Most Points Since 2014: 78 Adam Reynolds

Gold Coast Titans Vs Sydney Roosters (CBUS Super Stadium, Sunday, 25 August 2024, 14:00)

Last time out: Roosters 36 Titans 18 (22/7/23, CBUS Super Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 13, Roosters 12 (avg 28.8 ppg), Titans 1 (avg 17.2 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Roosters 4, Titans 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 52 Roosters 58-6 (4/8/19, Sydney Cricket Ground)
Most Tries Since 2014: 8 James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell
Most Points Since 2014: 62 Latrell Mitchell

St George-Illawarra Dragons Vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (WIN Stadium, Sunday, 25 August 2024, 16:05)

Last time out: Sharks 20 Dragons 10 (5/5/24, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 21, Sharks 13 (avg 21.9 ppg), Dragons 8 (avg 18.4 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Sharks 3, Dragons 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 36 Sharks 52-16 (29/6/23, PointsBet Stadium); Dragons 42-6 (31/5/15, Jubilee Oval)
Most Tries Since 2014: 7 Mikaele Ravalawa
Most Points Since 2014: 80 Gareth Widdop

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 25

78 Jarrod Croker (3 T, 33 G)
76 Nathan Cleary (5 T, 28 G)
56 Nick Meaney (6 T, 16 G); Cameron Smith (2 T, 24 G), Adam Reynolds (1 T, 25 G, 2 1pt FG)

Most Total Tries In Round 25

8 Jordan Rapana, Sosaia Feki
7 Ben Hunt, Corey Oates, Tom Trbojevic
6 Daniel Tupou, Josh Papalii, Nick Meaney, Valentine Holmes

Most Points In A Game In Round 25

minimum 20 points

34 Nathan Cleary (4 T, 9 G), Panthers vs Knights (8/9/19, BlueBet Stadium)
24 Latrell Mitchell (3 T, 6 G), Roosters vs Eels (1/9/18, Stadium Australia)
22 Nick Meaney (3 T, 5 G), Bulldogs vs Broncos (7/9/19, Accor Stadium); Cameron Smith (1 T, 9 G), Storm vs Rabbitohs (26/7/17, AAMI Park); Jarrod Croker (1 T, 9 G), Raiders vs Knights (25/8/17, GIO Stadium)
21 Adam Reynolds (1 T, 8 G, 1 1pt FG), Rabbitohs vs Tigers (30/8/18, Stadium Australia)
20 Adam Keighran (3 T, 4 G), Roosters vs Raiders (2/9/21, BB Print Stadium); Jamayne Isaako (1 T, 8 G), Broncos vs Sea Eagles (2/9/18, Suncorp Stadium)

Most Tries In A Game In Round 25

minimum 3 tries

4 Semi Radradra (Parramatta Eels) vs Brisbane Broncos, 24/08/17, Suncorp Stadium; Corey Oates (Brisbane Broncos) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 02/09/18, Suncorp Stadium; Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) vs Newcastle Knights, 08/09/19, BlueBet Stadium.
3 Chanel Mata’utia (Newcastle Knights) vs Parramatta Eels, 30/08/14, McDonald Jones Stadium; Ben Hunt (Brisbane Broncos) vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 27/08/15, Allianz Stadium; Brendan Elliot (Sydney Roosters) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 28/08/15, Lottoland; Daniel Tupou (Sydney Roosters) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 28/08/15, Lottoland; Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 27/08/16, Lottoland; Tom Trbojevic (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) vs Canberra Raiders, 27/08/16, Lottoland; Bevan French (Parramatta Eels) vs St George-Illawarra Dragons, 29/08/16, Pirtek Stadium; Jordan Rapana (Canberra Raiders) vs Newcastle Knights, 25/08/17, GIO Stadium; Josh Addo-Carr (Melbourne Storm) vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 26/08/17, AAMI Park; Suliasi Vunivalu (Melbourne Storm) vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 26/08/17, AAMI Park; Latrell Mitchell (Sydney Roosters) vs Parramatta Eels, 01/09/18, Stadium Australia; Maika Sivo (Parramatta Eels) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 06/09/19, CommBank Stadium; Nick Meaney (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) vs Brisbane Broncos, 07/09/19, Accor Stadium; Adam Keighran (Sydney Roosters) vs Canberra Raiders, 02/09/21, BB Print Stadium, Mackay; Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers) vs Parramatta Eels, 03/09/21, CBUS Super Stadium; Ryan Papenhuyzen (Melbourne Storm) vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 03/09/21, CBUS Super Stadium; Tom Trbojevic (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) vs North Queensland Cowboys, 04/09/21, QLD Country Bank Stadium; Valentine Holmes (North Queensland Cowboys) vs Penrith Panthers, 03/09/22, QLD Country Bank Stadium; Briton Nikora (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) vs Newcastle Knights, 04/09/22, McDonald Jones Stadium; Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand Warriors) vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 18/08/23, Go Media Stadium; Jason Saab (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) vs New Zealand Warriors, 18/08/23, Go Media Stadium; Will Warbrick (Melbourne Storm) vs St George-Illawarra Dragons, 19/08/23, WIN Stadium; Greg Marzhew (Newcastle Knights) vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, 20/08/23, McDonald Jones Stadium.

First Try Scorers In Round 25

2 Briton Nikora, Matthew Timoko, Murray Taulagi, Nick Meaney, Paul Vaughan, Will Hopoate

Last Try Scorers In Round 25

2 Anthony Milford, David Nofoaluma, Nathan Cleary, Phillip Sami, Sosaia Feki, Tom Trbojevic