Let’s look at the stats after 6 rounds of Super Rugby. Wow what a weird round this was.
Team Stats
* Indicates when the Sharks are involved in a tie.
Biggest Win Margins:
1. Chiefs (25)
2. Highlanders (12)
3. Blues (8)
Best Defenders:
(Tackle success %)
1. Highlanders (90.20)
2. Kings (87.78)
3. Cheetahs (86.27)
Worst Defenders:
1. Force (72.65)
2. Brumbies (76.84)
3. Crusaders (79.58)
Best Scrum Stealers:
1. Cheetahs (4)
2. Kings (3)
3. Multiple way tie (1)
Best Lineout Stealers:
1. Highlanders (3)
2. Kings, Waratahs (2)
3. Multiple way tie (1)
Worst Scrum Win%:
1. Bulls (33.33)
2. Crusaders (50.00)
3. Wolves (81.25)
Worst Lineout Win%:
1. Force (76.92)
2. Wolves (77.78)
3. Rebels (84.62)
Best Ball Stealers:
1. Chiefs (12)
2. Bulls, Force (10)
3. Brumbies, Rebels (9)
Most Active Offloaders:
1. Highlanders (21)
2. Waratahs (15)
3. Crusaders (13)
Most Active Kickers:
(Kicks from hand)
1. Force (34)
2. Highlanders (33)
3. Bulls (23)
Least Active Kickers:
1. Cheetahs (11)
2. Brumbies (13)
3. Wolves (15)
Best Disciplined:
(Penalty count)
1. Highlanders (5)
2. Lions, Force (6)
3. Rebels (7)
Worst Disciplined:
1. Crusaders (13)
2. Cheetahs, Bulls (12)
3. Multiple way tie (11)
Best Handling :
(Total handling errors)
1. Crusaders (9)
2. Chiefs (11)
3. Blues, Lions (12)
Worst Handling:
1. Kings (24)
2. Highlanders (23)
3. Waratahs (21)
Team Of the Weekend:
(Points Difference + Tackle% + Lineout% + Scrum% – Penalty Count – Y/R Cards – Handling Errors)
1. Chiefs
2. Highlanders
3. Kings
Player Stats:
* Indicates when a Sharks player is involved in a tie.
Most Tries Scored:
1. Ryan Crotty – Crusaders (3)
2. James Lowe, Armand van der Merwe (2)
3. Multiple way tie (1)
Best Offloaders:
1. Patrick Osborne – Highlanders (5)
2. Johnny McNicholl – Crusaders(4)
3. Multiple way tie (3)
Most Tackles Made:
1. CJ Velleman – Kings (20)
2. Luke Jones, Matt Todd (17)
3. Michael Hooper, Francois Uys (16)
Most Tackles Missed:
1. Nick Phipps – Waratahs (6)
2. Pablo Matera – Jaguares (5)
3. Multiple way tie (4)
Most Clean Breaks:
1. Multiple way tie (4)
2. Multiple way tie (3)
3. Multiple way tie (2)
Most Try Assists:
1. Aaron Cruden – Chiefs (3)
2. Multiple way tie (2)
2. Multiple way tie (1)
Most Meters Run:
1. James Lowe – Chiefs (128)
2. Johnny McNicholl – Crusaders (116)
3. Matt Faddes – Highlanders (97)
Most Turnovers Won:
1. David Pocock – Brumbies (6)
2. Paul Schoeman – Cheetahs (5)
3. CJ Velleman – Kings (4)
Most Penalized:
1. Marcel Van der Merwe – Bulls (4)
2. Multiple way tie (3)
2. Multiple way tie (2)
Most Lineouts Stolen:
1. Elliot Dixon – Highlanders (2)
2. Multiple way tie (1)
Most Handling Errors:
1. Matt Faddes, Israel Folau (5)
2. Multiple way tie (4)
My stat sheet (please inform me of any errors)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTA9RRtA291xoajI2CeAuPxl_Y801xbJtFwrh9ng1mk/edit?usp=sharing
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velleman made 20 tackles and won 4 turnovers.
@50shadesofshark (Comment 1) : Is he in the u/20 side, is he eligible age wise?
That guy, even though he’s too small 🙄 is a mennace at the breakdown… Serious talent right there.
highlanders made 21 off-loads,and 23 handling errors.interesting to know how many of those were from attempted off-loads.23 possible counter-attacking options if defending team can get the ball first and move it quick and smart.
@FireTheLooser (Comment 2) : maybe not in u20 training squad due to playing sr?
@50shadesofshark (Comment 4) : Seems he’s 21 now, was included in u/20 squad that toured Argentina last year but could not crack the world cup team. 🙄
Look who’s laughing now. 😉
Thanks Seth…
Kings second highest for tackle %… 😯 Well done…
Crusaders third from bottom in tackle success… 😯
Worst scrum = Bulls… 😆
Crusaders only 50% scrum success…is that down to the ref actually blowing them for their illegal scrumming?
It is noticeable that the teams who kick VERY little are all losers…
Also interesting that the most metres run list is made up of only New Zealanders at the top end…
@pastorshark (Comment 10) : must be 😀
Stats are cool to read but taking them too seriously without context could very well lead to a distorted picture of events. But they still interesting reading
What did Gold do during the Crusaders match that has earned him a SANZAAR judicial hearing?
@Bokhoring (Comment 15) : I think he made a comment about that disallowed Willie LeRoux try…
@SheldonK (Comment 16) : I thought it was due to overuse of the term “character” 😆
@Bokhoring (Comment 17) : That was deemed a minor offense and no disciplinary action was taken 🙂