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 8.
Data collated from NRL.com and covers the competitions from 2014 to 2024. Additional analysis can be found at thegurgler.com.
Teams Number Crunch
Round 8 Total Points
2014 356
2015 350
2016 347
2017 270
2018 293
2019 352
2020 321
2021 368
2022 285
2023 364
Average: 330.6
Round 8 Average Margin
2014 14.50
2015 7.75
2016 19.38
2017 4.75
2018 10.88
2019 17
2020 13.88
2021 16
2022 16.38
2023 5.50
Average: 12.6
Round 8 Teams Kept Scoreless
Warriors (0-42 vs Storm, 2016)
Round 8 Biggest Wins
54 Raiders (60-6 vs Tigers, GIO Stadium, 23/4/16)
48 Storm (50-2 vs Knights, McDonald Jones Stadium, 1/5/22)
42 Storm (42-0 vs Warriors, AAMI Park, 25/4/16)
40 Storm (50-10 vs Warriors, AAMI Park, 25/4/18)
Round 8 Highest Aggregate Matches
72 Sea Eagles vs Raiders (54-18, Lottoland, 27/4/14)
66 Raiders vs Tigers (60-6, GIO Stadium, 23/4/16)
64 Broncos vs Titans (36-28, Suncorp Stadium, 30/4/21)
Round 8 Club Records
Dolphins W 1 L 0 (For: 28, Against: 26). Win Percentage 100%
Melbourne Storm W 7 L 3 (For: 297, Against: 135). Win Percentage 70%
North Queensland Cowboys W 7 L 3 (For: 237, Against: 184). Win Percentage 70%
Brisbane Broncos W 7 L 3 (For: 233, Against: 211). Win Percentage 70%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 6 L 4 (For: 260, Against: 211). Win Percentage 60%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 6 L 4 (For: 214, Against: 182). Win Percentage 60%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 6 L 4 (For: 198, Against: 193). Win Percentage 60%
Canberra Raiders W 5 L 4 (For: 236, Against: 193). Win Percentage 55.6%
Sydney Roosters W 5 L 5 (For: 229, Against: 169). Win Percentage 50%
Penrith Panthers W 5 L 5 (For: 193, Against: 176). Win Percentage 50%
Parramatta Eels W 5 L 5 (For: 214, Against: 229). Win Percentage 50%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 4 L 6 (For: 164, Against: 188). Win Percentage 40%
New Zealand Warriors W 4 L 6 (For: 179, Against: 276). Win Percentage 40%
Gold Coast Titans W 3 L 7 (For: 181, Against: 227). Win Percentage 30%
Wests Tigers W 3 L 7 (For: 152, Against: 235). Win Percentage 30%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 3 L 7 (For: 143, Against: 231). Win Percentage 30%
Newcastle Knights W 3 L 7 (For: 148, Against: 240). Win Percentage 30%
2024 Round 8 Fixtures Head-to-Head
New Zealand Warriors Vs Gold Coast Titans (Mount Smart Stadium, Thursday, 25 April 2024, 14:00)
Last time out: Warriors 28 Titans 18 (4/8/23, CBUS Super Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 18, Warriors 12 (428 points scored), Titans 6 (333 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Warriors 5, Titans 2
Biggest Win since 2014: 44 Titans 44-0 (5/9/21, CBUS Super Stadium)
Most Tries since 2014: 10 Shaun Johnson
Most Points since 2014: 112 Shaun Johnson
St George-Illawarra Dragons Vs Sydney Roosters (Allianz Stadium, Thursday, 25 April 2024, 18:00)
Last time out: Dragons 24 Roosters 22 (19/5/23, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 19, Roosters 14 (505 points scored), Dragons 5 (316 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Roosters 7, Dragons 3
Biggest Win since 2014: 36 Roosters 42-6 (21/8/16, Allianz Stadium)
Most Tries since 2014: 10 Daniel Tupou
Most Points since 2014: 68 Zac Lomax
Melbourne Storm Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (AAMI Park, Thursday, 25 April 2024, 20:00)
Last time out: Rabbitohs 28 Storm 12 (6/5/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 16, Storm 13 (388 points scored), Rabbitohs 3 (244 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Storm 7, Rabbitohs 0
Biggest Win since 2014: 58 Storm 64-6 (26/8/17, AAMI Park)
Most Tries since 2014: 13 Alex Johnston, Josh Addo-Carr
Most Points since 2014: 99 Cameron Smith
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Vs Parramatta Eels (4 Pines Park, Friday, 26 April 2024, 20:00)
Last time out: Eels 28 Sea Eagles 24 (24/3/24, CommBank Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 20, Eels 13 (457 points scored), Sea Eagles 7 (433 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Sea Eagles 5, Eels 4
Biggest Win since 2014: 54 Sea Eagles 54-0 (18/3/18, Lottoland)
Most Tries since 2014: 11 Reuben Garrick
Most Points since 2014: 124 Reuben Garrick
Wests Tigers Vs Brisbane Broncos (Campbelltown Stadium, Saturday, 27 April 2024, 17:30)
Last time out: Broncos 46 Tigers 12 (1/4/23, Suncorp Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 10, Tigers 5 (212 points scored), Broncos 5 (225 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Tigers 0, Broncos 2
Biggest Win since 2014: 48 Tigers 48-0 (17/7/20, Leichhardt Oval)
Most Tries since 2014: 4 Corey Oates, Jordan Riki, Lachlan Maranta, Matt Gillett
Most Points since 2014: 30 Adam Doueihi
North Queensland Cowboys Vs Penrith Panthers (Qld Country Bank Stadium, Saturday, 27 April 2024, 19:35)
Last time out: Panthers 44 Cowboys 12 (2/9/23, BlueBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 15, Panthers 8 (325 points scored), Cowboys 7 (268 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Cowboys 2, Panthers 1
Biggest Win since 2014: 32 Panthers 44-12 (2/9/23, BlueBet Stadium)
Most Tries since 2014: 9 Kyle Feldt
Most Points since 2014: 72 Nathan Cleary
Dolphins Vs Newcastle Knights (Suncorp Stadium, Sunday, 28 April 2024, 14:00)
Last time out: Knights 30 Dolphins 28 (5/8/23, Optus Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 2, Dolphins 1 (64 points scored), Knights 1 (50 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: first meeting
Biggest Win since 2014: 16 Dolphins 36-20 (17/3/23, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Most Tries since 2014: 5 Jamayne Isaako
Most Points since 2014: 32 Jamayne Isaako
Canberra Raiders Vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (GIO Stadium, Sunday, 28 April 2024, 16:05)
Last time out: Sharks 36 Raiders 22 (31/3/24, PointsBet Stadium)
Head-to-Head since 2014: Played 21, Raiders 13 (471 points scored), Sharks 8 (448 points scored)
At Venue since 2014: Sharks 5, Raiders 4
Biggest Win since 2014: 26 Sharks 42-16 (11/3/17, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries since 2014: 11 Jordan Rapana
Most Points since 2014: 118 Jarrod Croker
Players Number Crunch
Most Total Points In Round 8
76 Adam Reynolds (2 T, 34 G)
72 Jarrod Croker (4 T, 28 G)
52 Cameron Smith (26 G)
50 Latrell Mitchell (7 T, 11 G)
Most Total Tries In Round 8
9 Maika Sivo
8 Jordan Rapana, Josh Addo-Carr
7 Latrell Mitchell
Most Points In A Game
minimum 20 points
26 Latrell Mitchell (3 T, 7 G), Roosters vs Tigers (Sydney Cricket Ground, 4/5/19)
20 Jamayne Isaako (2 T 6 G), Broncos vs Titans (Suncorp Stadium, 30/4/21); Kalyn Ponga (1 T 8 G), Knights vs Warriors (Mount Smart Stadium, 5/5/19); Jarrod Croker (1 T 8 G), Raiders vs Tigers (GIO Stadium, 23/4/16)
Most Tries In A Game
minimum 3 tries
4 Maika Sivo, Parramatta Eels vs North Queensland Cowboys (CommBank Stadium, 03/07/20); Jordan Rapana, Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers (23/04/16); Peta Hiku, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs Canberra Raiders (27/04/14).
3 Tautau Moga, St George-Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters (25/04/23); William Kennedy, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (22/04/23); Stephen Crichton, Penrith Panthers vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (20/04/23); Xavier Coates, Melbourne Storm vs Newcastle Knights (01/05/22);
Kyle Feldt, North Queensland Cowboys vs Parramatta Eels (30/04/22); Josh Morris, Sydney Roosters vs Newcastle Knights (01/05/21); Reimis Smith, Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (30/04/21);
Latrell Mitchell, Sydney Roosters vs Wests Tigers (04/05/19); Bureta Faraimo, Parramatta Eels vs Brisbane Broncos (25/04/15).
First Try Scorers
3 David Fusitu’a, Gavin Cooper
2 Ben Hunt, Cody Walker, Damien Cook, James Tedesco, Josh Addo-Carr
Last Try Scorers
3 Maika Sivo
2 Euan Aitken, John Sutton, Jordan Rapana, Kalyn Ponga, Michael Morgan, Mitch Rein
