Round 11 is complete and it’s time to look at another advanced statistic, this time Involvement Rate. If you’re new to the site, there’s a primer on Involvement Rate in the articles section which will explain this statistic in more detail. Here’s the top 20 chart for Involvement rate for all players for Round 11 Rhys Kennedy also locks up the all minutes Involvement Rate chart, purely from his limited minute performance against the Storm, involved in nearly 30% of all plays whilst on the field. Jai Whitbread from the Titans was the only other player above 25% for the...
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NRL Round 11 advanced statistics – Tackle %
With NRL Round 11 in the books we can update another of the advanced statistics I used to trackl player performance during the season, Tackle %. If you’re new to the site, there’s a primer in the articles section that goes into more detail on Tackle %. Here’s the Tackle % top 20 chart for all minutes after Round 11. Brisbane’s Rhys Kennedy topped the chart this week with a 47% tackle %, making 12 tackles in just 12 minutes against the Storm. Lindsay Collins continued his strong season with a Tackle % of 43% in just 26 minutes against...
Continue reading...NRL Round 11 advanced statistics – Run %
Round 11 is complete, meaning we can now look back at the advanced statistics I use to track players through the season. The first up is Run %, and if you’re new to the site you can find a primer here. Here’s the Top 20 all minutes chart for Round 11 Royce Hunt absolutely smashed the rest of the competition, not only sporting a 30.5% Run %, which is unheard of from players who spend more than 10 minutes on the field, but he amassed 20 runs in 28 minutes. If you scan down the list, the only other player...
Continue reading...Are performance issues under short turn around times a myth? NRL Round 11 2020 stats and trends
There was some talk recently on NRL twitter about short turn around times after Ricky Stuart mentioned about having only five days between games. The question raised was if there was any data to back up claims that they have a negative effect on performance. Turns out there was quite a bit. NRL Fanalytics has previously posted a fantastic chart that showed the win rate for teams with various days of rest from 1998-2019. Their conclusion was “The longer the rest, the lesser the home ground advantage”. The chart also shows that there is practically no difference in win percentage...
Continue reading...NRL Round 10 advanced statistics – Involvement Rate
Before the charts this week, I wanted to clear up the “Total Plays” column based on some Twitter feedback. The “Total Plays” column is the total plays for a particular game, and not the minute adjusted number of plays a player was on the field for. The adjustment for minutes played is made in the Involvement Rate % calculation. I’ve left the “Total Plays” unadjusted get an idea of how many opportunities to run the ball or complete a tackle. Generally, NRL games have around 300 play the balls. If you’re seeing a team with more than that number of...
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Before the charts this week, I wanted to clear up the “Opponent Plays” column based on some feedback from Twitter. The “Opponent Plays” column is the plays for an opponent, and not the minute adjusted number of opponent plays a player was on the field for. The adjustment for minutes played is made in the Tackle % calculation. I’ve left the “Opponent Plays” unadjusted get an idea of how many opportunities to complete a tackle. Generally, NRL games have around 300 play the balls and about 150 per team. If you’re seeing a team with fewer than that number of...
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