A comprehensive win in the end for our Eels but just how dominant was it. The stats will illustrate all of that and here they are. So sit back, read, enjoy and have your say on what they mean!
Penalties
There was a total of 13 penalties in the game; 8 conceded by the Eels and 5 conceded by the Dragons. Beau Scott conceded the most for the Eels and in the game with 3, and 5 Dragons players each conceded one penalty.
Scrums
There was a total of 16 scrums; 9 to the Dragons and 7 to the Eels.
Completions
The Dragons completed 25/34 sets at 74% and the Eels completed 27/34 sets at 79%.
All Runs
The Dragons made a total of 1066m from 131 runs at an average of 8.14m per run.
The Eels made a total of 1367m from 164 runs at an average of 8.34m per run.
Hit-Ups
The Dragons made 528m from 67 hit-ups at an average of 7.88m per hit-up.
The Eels made 649m from 81 hit-ups at an average of 8.01m per hit-up.
Dummy Half Runs
The Dragons made 105m from 11 dummy half runs at an average of 9.55m per dummy half run.
The Eels made 76m from 9 dummy half runs at an average of 8.44m per run dummy half run.
Nene Macdonald had 49m from 4 dummy half runs (12.25); the most in the game.
The most for the Eels was Bevan French who had 30m from 3 dummy half runs (10m per run).
Try Assists
The Eels had 5 try assists to the Dragons 3.
Corey Norman & Michael Jennings both had 2 try assists for the Eels. Jason Nightingale, Leeson Ah Mau & Cameron McInnes had one apiece for the Dragons.
Line-Breaks
The Eels won the line-break column fairly comfortably; they finished up with 7 compared to the Dragons 3. Semi had a whopping 4 line-breaks. No other player had more than 1.
Line-Break Assists
The Eels had 4 line-break assists to the Dragons 3.
The same three aforementioned Dragons had 1 try assist each. Michael Jennings had the most line-break assists for the Eels and in the game with 2.
Tackles
The Dragons made 355 tackles compared to the Eels 270. Cameron McInnes had the most tackles for the Dragons with 49. Four of their players record 40+ tackles.
Kaysa Pritchard made the most tackles for the Eels with 39.
Missed Tackles
Surprisingly, despite the win, the Eels missed more tackles than the Dragons; 26 to 21. Both Gareth Widdop and Kaysa Pritchard missed 5 each, the most for their respective teams.
1 on 1 Tackles
The Dragons made 22 1-on-1 tackles to the Eels 13.
Both Cameron McInnes and Michael Jennings recorded 3, the most for their respective teams.
Offloads
The Dragons had one more offload than the Eels at 10 to 9.
Leeson Ah Mau & Jack de Belin both had 2 for the Dragons.
Manu Ma'u and Nathan Brown both had 2 for the Eels.
Errors
There was a total of 20 errors in the game; 11 to the Dragons & 9 to the Eels.
Russell Packer had the most errors for the Eels with 3.
Kaysa Pritchard & Semi Radradra both had 2 errors for the Eels.
Possession
The Eels had 58% of the ball compared to the Dragons 42%.
The possession efficiency gauge had the Eels at 90% compared to the Dragons 79%.
Player Stats
1. Bevan French - 80 minutes, 80m from 10 runs (8m per run), 1 try, 1 try assist, 4 tackle breaks, 1 line-break, 1 line-break assist & 2 missed tackles.
2. Semi Radradra - 80 minutes, 156m from 18 runs (8.67m per run), 4 tries, 5 tackle breaks, 4 tackles, 1 offload, 4 line-breaks, 2 errors & 0 missed tackles.
3. Michael Jennings - 80 minutes, 70m from 8 runs (8.75m per run), 2 try assists, 1 tackle break, 18 tackles, 2 line-break assists, 1 error & 0 missed tackles.
4. Brad Takairangi - 80 minutes, 73m from 6 runs (12.17m per run), 1 try, 1 tackle break, 10 tackles, 1 offload, 1 penalty conceded & 0 missed tackles.
5. Josh Hoffman - 80 minutes, 73m from 10 runs (7.3m per run), 2 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
6. Clint Gutherson - 80 minutes, 41m from 6 runs (6.83m per run), 1 try, 2 tackle breaks, 11 tackles, 1 line-break & 1 missed tackle.
7. Corey Norman - 76 minutes, 57m from 4 runs (14.25m per run), 2 try assists, 4 tackle breaks, 13 tackles, 2 offloads, 1 line-break, 1 line-break assist & 1 missed tackle.
8. Suaia Matagi - 42 minutes, 83m from 13 runs (6.38m per run), 1 tackle break, 20 tackles, 1 error & 2 missed tackles.
9. Kaysa Pritchard - 73 minutes, 10m from 2 runs (5m per run), 37 tackles, 2 errors, 2 penalties conceded & 5 missed tackles.
10. Tim Mannah - 35 minutes, 92m from 11 runs (8.36m per run), 19 tackles & 2 missed tackles.
11. Manu Ma'u - 80 minutes, 152m from 18 runs (8.44m per run), 28 tackles, 2 offloads, 1 error & 4 missed tackles.
12. Tepai Moeroa - 60 minutes, 59m from 7 runs (8.43m per run), 1 tackle break, 22 tackles & 2 missed tackles.
13. Beau Scott - 48 minutes, 54m from 6 runs (9m per run), 21 tackles, 3 penalties conceded & 0 missed tackles.
14. Nathan Brown - 54 minutes, 142m from 17 runs (8.35m per run), 1 tackle break, 19 tackles, 2 offloads, 1 error, 1 penalty conceded & 3 missed tackles.
15. Daniel Alvaro - 36 minutes, 94m from 12 runs (7.83m per run), 24 tackles, 1 penalty conceded & 1 missed tackle.
16. Rory O'Brien - 27 minutes, 57m from 7 runs (8.14m per run), 1 tackle break, 12 tackles, 1 offload & 3 missed tackles.
17. Frank Pritchard - 29 minutes, 74m from 9 runs (8.22m per run), 10 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
Replies
Dummy half run metres are a thing of luck in many ways, though.
Sometimes, you just peel off quickly as a defensive team and it allows for a quick play-the-ball and if you have a guy like McDonald that loves a good run of dummy half, he'll make the most of it and try to catch teams napping.
It's actually a lot harder to stop than you may think as a defensive team. The good dummy half runners are always on the lookout for when they can have their next opportunity.
The thing is, though, the running aspect of a hooker isn't a prevalent factor in a BA-led side.
The fundamental role for a hooker in BA's system is the line speed and nothing more, as well as sturdy defence.
For him, if his hooker can do those things, he's a happy man. We have enough creative nous elsewhere to not have to worry about our hooker creating that like Smith or Farah.
It can cause trouble in that regard but we've shown that for the most part, we can handle that quick dummy half play so far.
Now there is one for the purists who want CONSISTENCY from the refs
Penalty count 8/5 against the Eels. Consistent with the past several years.
In that is a concern for Brad Arthur?
Again we dominated the possession - but down on last week?
Completions around last weeks effort I think 79% I am known as a hard task master and would like to see that consistently in the higher 80% mark..
Errors 9/11 for Eels - not bad.
Russell Packer giving away the MOST errors FOR THE EELS is indeed most encouraging. If we can maintain this stat we will be very hard to beat. (TeeHee Ricky)
Oh look at the stats for that tub of lard O'Brien - up yours knockers!
Frankie's stats are a little better than I expected - nice.
Of particular pleasing interest is the "across the board" tackle breaks by so many of our players - that has got to keep the pressure on the opposition, and when added to the line breaks and line break assists, possibly demonstrates our new found attacking flair.
All in all the numbers are pretty good for 2017.
Ricky - do you have goal kicking stats please and kicks from dummy half?
I'll just break down a reply into bits, Col, to establish the points for each.
1) Ill-discipline, no matter how much a coach emphasises it or tries to stop it, it'll creep into the game regardless. I think in terms of an NRL game, an 8-5 penalty count - whether it's in our favour or not - is a good sign that both teams have actually been quite good in terms of discipline. In the context of the game nowadays and with the rules in place, it's quite a low amount.
2) The possession, if I recall correctly, is roughly around the same at present. Most of the top teams hover around 78-83% on average across the season, so we're in good shape there.
3) Errors are part & parcel and so much can happen with them and they can happen in so many ways that preventing them is nigh on impossible.
4) As for goal-kicking stats; Gutherson was 3/7 this week at 42%. Compare that to Widdop who was 2/3 at 66%.
As for dummy half kicking, it is no longer a record statistics as such. However, Kaysa did have 1 kick of 8m in the game compared to none for McInnes.
It's not ideal but Kaysa missing 5 tackles is the part that concerns me more.
His defence is usually much, much sturdier than that.
With Obrien's average, he would have missed 8 in 80 minutes of play.
Plus, his hit ups are just ok.
The length they play is irrelevant.
Kaysa's on the field longer and defending in the middle of the field for longer periods of time. If we have him missing too many tackles and thus rely on others to make cover tackles because he's missed some, then it takes someone else out of our defensive line that good teams like the Storm or the Cowboys can exploit.
That, in turn, leads to more points scored against us. It's worrying in that regard and I certainly hope it's a one-off for Kaysa.
Given the middle defence is rarely 1 on 1 Ricky if Kaysa is at least stopping the player - or at worst slowing him down this does help to diminish metres made by the opposition.
Sort of a double edged stat imo.
What do you think of this new idea from the TV guys with Post contact metres made?
That's true but a lot of Kaysa's misses are genuine misses and not ones where he hangs on and then drops off.
So it's something he has to work on particularly when he's the one to make first contact.
Post-contact metres are a good stat, however - and this is why I don't use them - they're purely down ti interpretation and nothing more.
As I mentioned when this subject last came up, you could ask five people how many post-contact metres a player made and you'd get five different numbers. It's just not all that accurate from a statistical perspective.
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