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 5.
Data collated from NRL.com and covers the competitions from 2014 to 2024.
Check out the round 5 team lists here.
Teams Number Crunch
Round 5 Total Points
2014 289
2015 279
2016 324
2017 276
2018 252
2019 327
2020 323
2021 380
2022 335
2023 404
Average: 318.9
Round 5 Average Margin
2014 13.63
2015 12.13
2016 10
2017 10.75
2018 9
2019 12.38
2020 13.88
2021 17
2022 13.38
2023 15
Average: 12.71
Round 5 Teams Kept Scoreless
Knights (0-13 vs Dragons, 2015)
Dragons (0-36 vs Cowboys, 2016)
Eels (0-19 vs Raiders, 2019)
Round 5 Biggest Wins
41 Panthers (53-12 vs Raiders, GIO Stadium, 31/3/23)
36 Cowboys (36-0 vs Dragons, 1300 Smiles Stadium, 2/4/16)
36 Dragons (40-4 vs Bulldogs, 14/4/19)
36 Roosters (42-6 vs Bulldogs, 15/6/20)
Round 5 Highest Aggregate Matches
70 Storm vs Bulldogs (52-18, Accor Stadium, 10/4/21)
65 Panthers vs Raiders (53-12, GIO Stadium, 31/3/23)
64 Cowboys vs Tigers (34-30, Leichhardt Oval, 11/4/21)
64 Sea Eagles vs Knights (32-all, Glen Willow Oval, 1/4/23)
Round 5 Club Records
Melbourne Storm W 8 L 2 (For: 256, Against: 141). Win Percentage 80%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 7 L 3 (For: 207, Against: 143). Win Percentage 70%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 7 L 3 (For: 209, Against: 148). Win Percentage 70%
Sydney Roosters W 6 L 4 (For: 238, Against: 169). Win Percentage 60%
Penrith Panthers W 6 L 4 (For: 209, Against: 168). Win Percentage 60%
Canberra Raiders W 6 L 4 (For: 184, Against: 183). Win Percentage 60%
New Zealand Warriors W 6 L 4 (For: 232, Against: 250). Win Percentage 60%
North Queensland Cowboys W 5 L 5 (For: 236, Against: 165). Win Percentage 50%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 5 L 5 (For: 230, Against: 212). Win Percentage 50%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 5 L 4 (For: 205, Against: 209). Win Percentage 50%
Gold Coast Titans W 4 L 5 (For: 218, Against: 222). Win Percentage 44.4%
Wests Tigers W 4 L 6 (For: 173, Against: 236). Win Percentage 40%
Brisbane Broncos W 3 L 7 (For: 191, Against: 195). Win Percentage 30%
Parramatta Eels W 3 L 7 (For: 147, Against: 205). Win Percentage 30%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 3 L 7 (For: 109, Against: 261). Win Percentage 30%
Newcastle Knights W 1 L 8 (For: 133, Against: 244). Win Percentage 10%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 12, Against: 38). Win Percentage 0%
2024 Round 5 Fixtures Head-to-Head
Melbourne Storm Vs Brisbane Broncos (AAMI Park, Thursday, 4 April 2024, 20:00)
Last time out: Broncos 26 Storm 0 (8/9/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 22, Storm 18 (653 points), Broncos 4 (296 points)
At Venue: Storm 10, Broncos 1
Biggest Win: 48 Storm 60-12 (19/8/22, Suncorp Stadium)
Most Tries: 10 Josh Addo-Carr
Most Points: 140 Cameron Smith (3 T, 64 G)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs Sydney Roosters (Accor Stadium, Friday, 5 April 2024, 18:00)
Last time out: Roosters 25 Bulldogs 24 (4/6/23, Industree Group Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 17, Roosters 13 (427 points), Bulldogs 4 (267 points)
At Venue: Roosters 5, Bulldogs 2
Biggest Win: 36 Roosters 42-6 (15/6/20, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries: 9 Daniel Tupou
Most Points: 58 Latrell Mitchell (7 T, 15 G)
Newcastle Knights Vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (McDonald Jones Stadium, Friday, 5 April 2024, 20:05)
Last time out: Knights 32 Dragons 12 (2/9/23, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 15, Dragons 10 (325 points), Knights 5 (343 points)
At Venue: Dragons 5, Knights 3
Biggest Win: 33 Knights 45-12 (19/5/19, Glen Willow Oval)
Most Tries: 6 Nathan Ross
Most Points: 66 Gareth Widdop (1 T, 31 G)
South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs New Zealand Warriors (Accor Stadium, Saturday, 6 April 2024, 15:00)
Last time out: Rabbitohs 28 Knights 6 (30/6/23, Go Media Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 13, Rabbitohs 12 (464 points), Warriors 1 (218 points)
At Venue: Rabbitohs 1, Warriors 0
Biggest Win: 38 Rabbitohs 60-22 (24/7/21, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
Most Tries: 12 Alex Johnston
Most Points: 104 Adam Reynolds (2 T, 47 G, 2 1pt FG)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Vs Penrith Panthers (4 Pines Park, Saturday, 6 April 2024, 17:30)
Last time out: Panthers 24 Sea Eagles 12 (10/8/23, 4 Pines Park)
Head-to-Head: Played 17, Panthers 14 (440 points), Sea Eagles 3 (242 points)
At Venue: Panthers 6, Sea Eagles 2
Biggest Win: 40 Panthers 46-6 (1/4/21, 4 Pines Park)
Most Tries: 7 Josh Mansour
Most Points: 118 Nathan Cleary (4 T, 51 G)
Dolphins Vs Wests Tigers (Suncorp Stadium, Saturday, 6 April 2024, 19:35)
Last time out: Tigers 24 Dolphins 23 (19/8/23, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Tigers 1 (24 points), Dolphins 0 (23 points)
At Venue: first game
Biggest Win: 1 Tigers 24-23 (19/8/23, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries: 1 Alex Seyfarth, Asu Kepaoa, Euan Aitken, Fonua Pole, Jack Bostock, Jake Simpkin, Jamayne Isaako, Trai Fuller
Most Points: 11 Jamayne Isaako (1 T, 3 G, 1 1pt FG)
North Queensland Cowboys Vs Gold Coast Titans (Qld Country Bank Stadium, Sunday, 7 April 2024, 16:05)
Last time out: Titans 22 Cowboys 13 (30/7/23, CBUS Super Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 18, Cowboys 13 (423 points), Titans 5 (301 points)
At Venue: Cowboys 3, Titans 1
Biggest Win: 36 Titans 44-8 (28/3/21, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Most Tries: 8 AJ Brimson
Most Points: 72 Johnathan Thurston (3 T, 30 G)
Canberra Raiders Vs Parramatta Eels (GIO Stadium, Sunday, 7 April 2024, 18:15)
Last time out: Raiders 26 Eels 18 (13/5/23, GIO Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 16, Raiders 9 (306 points), Eels 7 (330 points)
At Venue: Raiders 6, Eels 2
Biggest Win: 36 Eels 40-4 (16/9/22, CommBank Stadium)
Most Tries: 6 Michael Jennings
Most Points: 104 Jarrod Croker (5 T, 42 G)
Players Number Crunch
Most Total Points In Round 5
82 Jarrod Croker (7 T, 27 G)
74 Adam Reynolds (1 T, 34 G, 1 2pt FG)
67 Shaun Johnson (5 T, 23 G, 1 1pt FG)
59 Nathan Cleary (2 T, 25 G, 1 1pt FG)
50 Michael Gordon (2 T, 21 G), Cameron Smith (25 G)
Most Total Tries In Round 5
8 James Tedesco
7 Cody Walker, Jarrod Croker
6 Ben Hunt, Kyle Feldt, Mikaele Ravalawa, Valentine Holmes
5 Clint Gutherson, Josh Addo-Carr, Josh Mansour, Latrell Mitchell
Most Points In A Game
minimum 20 points
21 Nathan Cleary (1 T, 8 G, 1 1pt FG), Panthers vs Raiders (GIO Stadium, 31/3/23)
20 Ryan Papenhuyzen (1 T, 8 G), Storm vs Bulldogs (Accor Stadium, 10/4/21)
Most Tries In A Game
minimum 3 tries
4 Dominic Young, Knights vs Sea Eagles (01/04/23); Cody Walker, Rabbitohs vs Warriors (13/04/19); Nathan Stapleton, Sharks vs Warriors (05/04/14).
3 Corey Oates, Broncos vs Roosters (08/04/22); David Fifita, Titans vs Knights (10/04/21); James Tedesco, Roosters vs Bulldogs (15/06/20); Peta Hiku, Warriors vs Cowboys (12/06/20); Jason Nightingale, Dragons vs Tigers (02/04/17); Matthew Wright, Cowboys vs Panthers (06/04/15).
First Try Scorers
2 Euan Aitken, Jack Bird, Latrell Mitchell, Mawene Hiroti, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Tom Dearden
Last Try Scorers
2 Ben Hampton, Brett Morris, Bryce Cartwright, Nick Cotric
