The Rd 2 pre-game stats blog is here. Tough clash against the Cowboys, so what do you make of the stats and of our chances?
General Information
The Eels very first clash with the North Queensland Cowboys came in Rd 9, 1996, in a 26-12 win at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
The two teams have never played each other in Rd 2 of an Australian RL season.
The Eels first NRL clash with the Cowboys came in Rd 3, 1998, in a 16-15 loss at Pirtek Stadium. Nathan Barnes with a double that day.
The Eels first win over the Cowboys at Pirtek Stadium was not until 1999, a 24-12 win in Rd 19.
The Eels longest winning streak over the Cowboys at Pirtek Stadium is 5 matches from Rd 10, 2007 to Rd 4, 2011.
Winning Percentages
The Cowboys and the Eels have played a total of 17 games at Pirtek Stadium. Of those 17, the Eels have won 11 of 17, a winning percentage of 64.7%.
The Cowboys and the Eels have played a total of 14 games at 1300 Smiles Stadium. Of those 14, The Eels have won 5 and drawn 1, a winning percentage of 29.41%.
Recent Record Against the Cowboys
The Eels have not beaten the Cowboys at Pirtek Stadium since Rd 13, 2014, an 18-16 win.
After winning four games and drawing 1 in their first five appearances at 1300 Smiles Stadium, the Eels have only won once at the venue since then.
In fact, the Eels have not won a game at 1300 Smiles Stadium in almost 6 years. The last victory there was 24-18 win in Rd 7, 2010.
Biggest Wins
The Eels biggest win against the Cowboys at Pirtek was a 62-0 drubbing in Rd 21, 2001. This is the Cowboys equal 2nd highest loss in their club history.
The star that day for us was Scott Donald, who scored a hat-trick. Interestingly, all other players that scored finished with a double (Buettner, Burt, Hindmarsh & Lyon).
Conversely, the Cowboys biggest win at Pirtek was a Rd 21 clash in 2008, that saw them win 20-6.
The Eels biggest loss at 1300 Smiles Stadium came just last year, when they were humbled 46-4, a margin of 42 points.
Miscellaneous Facts
Under Brad Arthur, the Eels have won just 1 game against the Cowboys in 5 attempts. That win was the previously aforementioned 18-16 win in Rd 13, 2014.
Last year was a tough clash against the Cowboys at Pirtek, as the Eels suffered their biggest ever collapse. They lost the June 8, 2015 clash after leading 30-6 after 50 minutes.
If there are any further stats you're interested in between the two sides (previous scores, most tries scored by a player between the two sides, or any other stats), just say so and I'll happily track them down and post them accordingly.
Enjoy the Rd 2 pre-game stats!
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Indeed it was, Gem.
Must have skimmed over it in my haste and put 6 instead of 16.
But yeah, the Cowboys have certainly had the rub of the green over us in recent games.
Anything is possible, CP, but the Cowboys will certainly go into the clash as deserved favourites.
wow - some serious stats there
There is indeed.
Some quality stats in this lot.
Certainly doable if we play to our full capacity. And having Foran back will help with the fluidity in attack.
But our recent record will be known to the club and the players to some capacity given BA looks heavily upon stats, so hopefully that doesn't weigh too much on anyone's mind.
Btw, Ricky, you're right. You're 'not' David Middleton. You're Better. You can now stand eyeball to eyeball with the former champ, sneering, growling - "Pretender".
David Middleton is the one with the contacts, the reputation and the one people go to, so he's clearly better than I am in that sense and has been doing it for 20-25 years.
I have some way to go yet but am happy to keep providing all and any statistics that I can.
No stats based queries or questions pertaining to this game at all?
No further stats anyone wants to see or have published?
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