Let’s look at the numbers coming from the Sharks’ narrow victory over Griquas.
Most tackles: Jacques Botes (9), Danie Mienie (7), Sizo Masewko (7), Tim Whitehead (7)
Best tackle %: Louis Ludik (100% of 4), Butch James (100% of 3)
Most missed tackles: Tim Whitehead (6), Keegan Daniel (4)
Worst tackle %: Kyle Cooper (50%), Pieter-Steph du Toit (50%), Jean Deysel (50%), Charl McLeod (50%), Dale Chadwick (50%), Cobus Reinach (50%)
Highest tackle rate: Fred Zeilinga (10.8), Jacques Botes (9)
Lowest tackle rate: Lwazi Mvovo (1), Pieter-Steph du Toit (1)
Most passes (ecxl halfbacks): Tim Whitehead (4), Jacques Botes (4)
Most offloads: Tim Whitehead (2)
Most runs: Jacques Botes (12), Tim Whitehead (12), SP Marais (12)
Most metres: SP Marais (98), Lwazi Mvovo (87)
Most metres per run: Cobus Reiach (10.5m), Sizo Maseko (10m)
Most tackle busts: SP Marais (10), Kyle Cooper (8)
Most advantage line crosses: Jacques Botes (8), Tim Whitehead (6)
Most line breaks: Pieter-Steph du Toit (1), Jacques Botes (1), Charl McLeod (1), Lwazi Mvovo (1)
Most half-breaks: Tim Whitehead (5), Pieter-Steph du Toit (3), Jacques Botes (3)
Most rucks: Jacques Botes (30), Wiehahn Herbst (21)
Best ruck attendance rate: Jacques Botes (30), Wiehahn Herbst (24.1)
Lowest ruck attendance rate (forwards): Edwin Hewitt (14.29), Kyle Cooper (14.29)
Most general play involvements (attack): Danie Mienie (16), Jacques Botes (15)
Most general play involvements (defence): Jean Deysel (14), Pieter-Steph du Toit (13)
Most turnovers forced: Kyle Cooper (4), Louis Ludik (4)
Most turnovers conceded: Charl McLeod (5), Pieter-Steph du Toit (5)
Most penalties conceded: Wiehahn Herbst (2), Keegan Daniel (2)
Best forward: Jacques Botes
Best back: Tim Whitehead
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@Son Of Mayhem (Comment 1) : shityes
I think I’m misunderstanding the stats:
Most tackles: Tim Whitehead (7)
Most missed tackles: Tim Whitehead (6)
If that is the case, then why doesn’t Tim feature in the worst tackle %? Or did Tim attempt 13 tackles overall, 6 of which he missed?
@vanmartin (Comment 3) : yes, that.
Attempted 13, made 7, missed 6 percentage 53.8
@robdylan (Comment 4) : Thanks!
Definition of missed tackles – outright misses or ineffective tackles included?
@Bokhoring (Comment 6) : dunno, TBH. All depends on who’s collating the stats