If you ever wanted to see steely resolve in an Eels side, then you saw it on Friday night. They fought hard, dug deep and won.
The stats are certainly interesting for this game, as you'll soon see.
Penalties
The Roosters won the penalty count 6-5.
Both Jackson Hastings & Manu Ma'u conceding 2 penalties, the most for their respective teams.
Scrums
There were a total of 14 scrums in the game, 8 of which went to the Roosters and 6 to the Eels.
Completions
The Eels completed 26/36 sets at a completion rate of 72%.
The Roosters completed 29/39 sets at a completion rate of 74%.
Total Run Metres
The Eels ran for a total of 1206m from 145 total runs at an average of 8.32m per run.
The Roosters ran for 1541m from 179 total runs at an average of 8.6m per run.
Hit-Ups
The Eels made 693m from 89 hit-ups at an average of 7.79m per hit-up.
The Roosters made 495m from 68 hit-ups at an average of 7.23m per hit-up.
Dummy Half Runs
The Eels had 62 total dummy half metres from 9 dummy half runs. Both Clint Gutherson and Manu Ma'u had 1 run for 12 metres from dummy half for the Eels.
The Roosters made 65 total dummy half metres from 8 dummy half runs. Daniel Tupou made the most metres with 35m from 3 dummy half runs.
Line-Breaks
The Roosters led the way with three line-breaks compared to the Eels 2.
Latrell Mitchell recording the most with 2 line-breaks, Boyd Cordner had the Roosters other line-break.
Both Peni Terepo & Manu Ma'u had a line-break each for the Eels.
Try Assists
The Eels had 4 try assists to the Roosters 3.
Corey Norman had all 4 try assists for the Eels, whilst Daniel Tupou had 2 for the Roosters.
Line-Break Assists
The Roosters had 2 line-break assists to the Eels 1.
Corey Norman had the sole line-break assist for the Eels, with Jackson Hastings and Shaun Kenny-Dowall recording one each for the Roosters.
Tackles
The Eels made 356 tackles in the game, with Tim Mannah recording the most with 39.
The Roosters made 312 tackles in the game, with Jake Friend recording the most with 56.
Missed Tackles
The Eels missed 22 tackles in the game, with both Corey Norman & Jeff Robson missing the most with 3.
For the Roosters, they missed just 16 tackles. Dale Copley missing the most of those with 5.
Offloads
The Eels had just 6 offloads in the game compared to the Roosters 10.
Beau Scott had the most for the Eels with 2 and Shaun Kenny-Dowall had the most for the Roosters with 3.
Errors
There were 19 total errors in the game, 9 to the Eels and 10 to the Roosters.
Kenny Edwards made the most errors in the game and for the Eels with 3. Both Jake Friend and Dale Copley made 2 errors each for the Roosters.
Tackle Breaks
The Eels made a total of 16 tackle breaks compared to the Roosters 22 tackle breaks.
Michael Gordon led the way in this department for the Eels with 5 tackle breaks.
Latrell Mitchell had the most for the Roosters and in the game with 7 tackle breaks.
Possession
The Roosters had 53% of possession throughout the game compared to the Eels 47%.
Player Stats:
1. Michael Gordon: 80 minutes, 1 try, 110m from 16 runs (6.88m per run), 5 tackle breaks, 6 tackles, 1 offload, 2 errors & 2 missed tackles.
2. Semi Radradra: 8 minutes, 12m from 2 runs (6m per run) & 0 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
3. Clint Gutherson: 80 minutes, 98m from 12 runs (8.17m per run), 10 tackles, 1 error & 0 missed tackles.
4. Manu Ma'u: 80 minutes, 2 tries, 78m from 10 runs (7.8m per run), 25 tackles, 1 line-break, 1 error, 2 penalties conceded & 2 missed tackles.
5. Bevan French: 80 minutes, 104m from 4 runs (26m per run), 4 tackles, 1 error & 2 missed tackles.
6. Corey Norman: 80 minutes, 71m from 9 runs (7.89m per run), 4 try assists, 1 tackle break, 14 tackles, 1 line-break assist, 1 penalty conceded & 3 missed tackles.
7. Jeff Robson: 80 minutes, 18m from 2 runs (9m per run), 28 tackles, 1 penalty conceded & 3 missed tackles
8. Peni Terepo: 45 minutes, 126m from 13 runs (9.69m per run), 3 tackle breaks, 29 tackles, 1 offload, 1 line-break, 1 error & 0 missed tackles.
9. Issac De Gois: 17 minutes, 13 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
10. Tim Mannah: 53 minutes, 124m from 13 runs (9.54m per run), 1 tackle break, 39 tackles, 1 offload & 2 missed tackles.
14. Kenny Edwards: 80 minutes, 68m from 8 runs (8.5m per run), 2 tackle breaks, 13 tackles, 3 errors, 1 penalty conceded & 2 missed tackles.
12. Tepai Moeroa: 61 minutes, 43m from 7 runs (6.14m per run), 22 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
13. Beau Scott: 74 minutes, 46m from 7 runs (6.57m per run), 2 tackle breaks, 36 tackles, 2 offloads & 2 missed tackles.
8. Danny Wicks: 49 minutes, 65m from 9 runs (7.22m per run), 29 tackles, 1 penalty conceded & 1 missed tackle.
16. David Gower: 72 minutes, 67m from 11 runs (6.09m per run), 1 tackle break, 30 tackles & 2 missed tackles.
17. Daniel Alvaro: 63 minutes, 127m from 15 runs (8.47m per run), 37 tackles & 1 missed tackle.
18. Rory O'Brien: 38 minutes, 49m from 7 runs (7m per run), 21 tackles, 1 offload & 0 missed tackles.
Replies
We were.
There were long periods where we were simply under the pump but our defensive resolve shone through in every way.
It's the reason why we won the game.
Cheers, Captain.
I try to make sure I have all bases covered with the stats.
His best game in first-grade without question.
For a prop to play 40 minutes straight in a half is a very rare thing in rugby league these days.
The stats probably show that we should have been soundly beaten.
Roosters made way more metres, forced us to defend a lot more than they had to but just couldn't capitalise because our defence was firing.
Additionally, if there are any stats not included that you'd like to see, make mention of them and I can try to collate them if possible and then incorporate them into this document where applicable.
Unrelated but would like to see our average player turnover per year for the last four years
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