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 27.

This round has only been played once between 2014 and 2023.

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) 42 pts (205), Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 38 pts (180), Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 36 pts (267), Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 36 pts (202), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 34 pts (134), North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 34 pts (51), Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 33 pts (133), Dolphins (Position: 8) 28 pts (7), Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 28 pts (-48), St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 28 pts (-124), Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 28 pts (-129), Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 26 pts (-32), New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 23 pts (-62), Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 22 pts (-162), South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 20 pts (-180), Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 18 pts (-189), Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 18 pts (-253).

Half-Time Lead To Win Ratio

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

  1. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 16 from 16 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
  2. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 8 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (100% HT Lead Conversion)
  3. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 14 from 16 HT Lead/Win Overall (87.5% HT Lead Conversion)
  4. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
  5. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 6 from 7 HT Lead/Win Overall (85.71% HT Lead Conversion)
  6. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 11 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (84.62% HT Lead Conversion)
  7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 10 from 12 HT Lead/Win Overall (83.33% HT Lead Conversion)
  8. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 12 from 15 HT Lead/Win Overall (80% HT Lead Conversion)
  9. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 8 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (72.73% HT Lead Conversion)
  10. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 8 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (72.73% HT Lead Conversion)
  11. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 9 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (69.23% HT Lead Conversion)
  12. Dolphins (Position: 8) 9 from 13 HT Lead/Win Overall (69.23% HT Lead Conversion)
  13. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 6 from 9 HT Lead/Win Overall (66.67% HT Lead Conversion)
  14. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 5 from 8 HT Lead/Win Overall (62.5% HT Lead Conversion)
  15. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 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) 5 from 11 HT Lead/Win Overall (45.45% HT Lead Conversion)

Season Record:ย 144 half-time leads converted to wins at full-time (76.6%)

1st Half Points Scored

average points scored by each time in the first half

  1. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 15.6 1H points scored p/g
  2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 14.6 1H points scored p/g
  3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 13.7 1H points scored p/g
  4. Dolphins (Position: 8) 13.5 1H points scored p/g
  5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 13.3 1H points scored p/g
  6. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 13 1H points scored p/g
  7. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 12 1H points scored p/g
  8. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 11.8 1H points scored p/g
  9. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 11.4 1H points scored p/g
  10. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 11.1 1H points scored p/g
  11. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 10.4 1H points scored p/g
  12. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 10.3 1H points scored p/g
  13. Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 10.1 1H points scored p/g
  14. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 9.7 1H points scored p/g
  15. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 9.6 1H points scored p/g
  16. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 9.1 1H points scored p/g
  17. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 9 1H points scored p/g

Season Average:ย 11.6 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 2H points scored p/g
  2. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 14.7 2H points scored p/g
  3. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 13.7 2H points scored p/g
  4. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 13.3 2H points scored p/g
  5. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 13.3 2H points scored p/g
  6. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 12.3 2H points scored p/g
  7. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 11.8 2H points scored p/g
  8. Dolphins (Position: 8) 11.3 2H points scored p/g
  9. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 11 2H points scored p/g
  10. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 10.8 2H points scored p/g
  11. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 10.8 2H points scored p/g
  12. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 10.6 2H points scored p/g
  13. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 10.4 2H points scored p/g
  14. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 10.4 2H points scored p/g
  15. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 10 2H points scored p/g
  16. Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 9.7 2H points scored p/g
  17. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 9.6 2H points scored p/g

Season Average:ย 11.7 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) 7.83 1H points conceded p/g
  2. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.04 1H points conceded p/g
  3. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 9.04 1H points conceded p/g
  4. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 9.91 1H points conceded p/g
  5. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 10.96 1H points conceded p/g
  6. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (Position: 4) 11.3 1H points conceded p/g
  7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 11.3 1H points conceded p/g
  8. Dolphins (Position: 8) 11.7 1H points conceded p/g
  9. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 11.74 1H points conceded p/g
  10. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 12.26 1H points conceded p/g
  11. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 12.39 1H points conceded p/g
  12. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 12.61 1H points conceded p/g
  13. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 12.87 1H points conceded p/g
  14. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 13.04 1H points conceded p/g
  15. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 13.83 1H points conceded p/g
  16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 13.83 1H points conceded p/g
  17. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 14.26 1H points conceded p/g

Season Average:ย 11.6 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) 6.57 2H points conceded p/g
  2. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (Position: 5) 7 2H points conceded p/g
  3. Penrith Panthers (Position: 2) 8.78 2H points conceded p/g
  4. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Position: 7) 9.17 2H points conceded p/g
  5. Sydney Roosters (Position: 3) 9.87 2H points conceded p/g
  6. Melbourne Storm (Position: 1) 9.96 2H points conceded p/g
  7. Newcastle Knights (Position: 9) 10.61 2H points conceded p/g
  8. New Zealand Warriors (Position: 13) 10.88 2H points conceded p/g
  9. North Queensland Cowboys (Position: 6) 11.57 2H points conceded p/g
  10. Canberra Raiders (Position: 11) 12.48 2H points conceded p/g
  11. Dolphins (Position: 8) 12.83 2H points conceded p/g
  12. Brisbane Broncos (Position: 12) 13.26 2H points conceded p/g
  13. South Sydney Rabbitohs (Position: 15) 13.83 2H points conceded p/g
  14. Gold Coast Titans (Position: 14) 13.91 2H points conceded p/g
  15. St George-Illawarra Dragons (Position: 10) 14.17 2H points conceded p/g
  16. Wests Tigers (Position: 17) 16.17 2H points conceded p/g
  17. Parramatta Eels (Position: 16) 17.61 2H points conceded p/g

Season Average:ย 11.7 points conceded by a team p/g

Teams Number Crunch

Round 27 Total Points

2023 396 (8 games)
Average: 49.5 points per game

Round 27 Average Margin

2023 20.5
Average: 20.5

Round 27 Teams Kept Scoreless

no instances of a team being kept scoreless in round 27

Round 27 Biggest Wins

42 Sea Eagles (54-12 vs Tigers, 1/9/23, 4 Pines Park)
32 Panthers (44-12 vs Cowboys, 2/9/23, BlueBet Stadium)

Round 27 Highest Aggregate Matches

66 Sea Eagles vs Tigers (54-12, 1/9/23, 4 Pines Park)
64 Titans vs Bulldogs (34-30, 3/9/23, CBUS Super Stadium)

2023 Round 27 Results

Brisbane Broncos 22, Melbourne Storm 32 (Suncorp Stadium, 31/08/2023)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 54, Wests Tigers 12 (4 Pines Park, 01/09/2023)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12, Sydney Roosters 26 (Accor Stadium, 01/09/2023)
Dolphins 34, New Zealand Warriors 10 (Suncorp Stadium, 02/09/2023)
Penrith Panthers 44, North Queensland Cowboys 12 (BlueBet Stadium, 02/09/2023)
St George-Illawarra Dragons 12, Newcastle Knights 32 (Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 02/09/2023)
Gold Coast Titans 34, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 (CBUS Super Stadium, 03/09/2023)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24, Canberra Raiders 6 (PointsBet Stadium, 03/09/2023)

2024 Round 27 Fixtures Head-to-Head

Brisbane Broncos Vs Melbourne Storm (Suncorp Stadium, Thursday, 5 September 2024, 19:50)

Last time out: Storm 34 Broncos 32 (4/4/24, AAMI Park)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 22, Storm 19 (avg 30.2 points per game – ppg), Broncos 3 (avg 13.8 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Storm 10, Broncos 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 48 Storm 60-12 (19/8/22, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 10 Josh Addo-Carr
Most Points Since 2014: 134 Cameron Smith

Wests Tigers Vs Parramatta Eels (Campbelltown Stadium, Friday, 6 September 2024, 18:00)

Last time out: Tigers 17 Eels 16 (1/4/24, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 19, Eels 13 (avg 24.1 ppg), Tigers 6 (avg 18.4 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: no instance since 2014
Biggest Win Since 2014: 45 Eels 51-6 (22/4/19, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 9 Maika Sivo
Most Points Since 2014: 136 Mitchell Moses

South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Sydney Roosters (Accor Stadium, Friday, 6 September 2024, 20:00)

Last time out: Roosters 48 Rabbitohs 6 (22/3/24, Allianz Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 25, Roosters 13 (avg 19.3 ppg), Rabbitohs 12 (avg 21.4 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Rabbitohs 7, Roosters 4
Biggest Win Since 2014: 52 Rabbitohs 60-8 (25/9/20, Accor Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 18 Alex Johnston
Most Points Since 2014: 138 Adam Reynolds

St George-Illawarra Dragons Vs Canberra Raiders (Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Saturday, 7 September 2024, 15:00)

Last time out: Raiders 36 Dragons 26 (7/7/23, WIN Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Raiders 8 (avg 21.8 ppg), Dragons 7 (avg 19.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Dragons 1, Raiders 0
Biggest Win Since 2014: 29 Raiders 37-8 (12/9/20, WIN Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Jordan Rapana
Most Points Since 2014: 108 Jarrod Croker

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs North Queensland Cowboys (Accor Stadium, Saturday, 7 September 2024, 17:30)

Last time out: Cowboys 20 Bulldogs 18 (21/7/24, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 14, Cowboys 10 (avg 20.7 ppg), Bulldogs 4 (avg 14.6 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Cowboys 3, Bulldogs 2
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: 40 Valentine Holmes

Penrith Panthers Vs Gold Coast Titans (BlueBet Stadium, Saturday, 7 September 2024, 19:35)

Last time out: Panthers 40 Titans 14 (19/8/23, CBUS Super Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 15, Panthers 12 (avg 25.8 ppg), Titans 3 (avg 14.7 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Panthers 4, Titans 1
Biggest Win Since 2014: 40 Panthers 40-0 (14/3/15, Carrington Park, Bathurst)
Most Tries Since 2014: 6 Anthony Don
Most Points Since 2014: 87 Nathan Cleary

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (4 Pines Park, Sunday, 8 September 2024, 14:00)

Last time out: Sea Eagles 30 Sharks 26 (23/7/23, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2014: Played 16, Sea Eagles 11 (avg 23.7 ppg), Sharks 5 (avg 20.3 ppg)
At Venue Since 2014: Sea Eagles 4, Sharks 2
Biggest Win Since 2014: 34 Sharks 40-6 (20/8/22, 4 Pines Park)
Most Tries Since 2014: 7 Tom Trbojevic
Most Points Since 2014: 64 Reuben Garrick

Newcastle Knights Vs Dolphins (McDonald Jones Stadium, Sunday, 8 September 2024, 16:05)

Last time out: Knights 18 Dolphins 14 (28/4/24, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head Since 2023: Played 3, Knights 2 (avg 22.7 ppg), Dolphins 1 (avg 26 ppg)
At Venue Since 2023: Dolphins 1, Knights 0
Biggest Win Since 2023: 16 Dolphins 36-20 (17/3/23, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Most Tries Since 2023: 6 Jamayne Isaako
Most Points Since 2023: 38 Jamayne Isaako

Players Number Crunch

Most Total Points In Round 27

18 Daly Cherry-Evans (1 T, 7 G)
16 Nathan Cleary (1 T, 6 G)
14 Jamayne Isaako (1 T, 5 G)

Most Total Tries In Round 27

3 Josh Addo-Carr, Kieran Foran

Most Points In A Game In Round 27

minimum 20 points

no instances of a player scoring more than 20 points in a game in round 27

Most Tries In A Game In Round 27

minimum 3 tries

3 Josh Addo-Carr (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) vs Gold Coast Titans, 03/09/23, CBUS Super Stadium; Kieran Foran (Gold Coast Titans) vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 03/09/23, CBUS Super Stadium.

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