2024 NRL: Round 5 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 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
