Another half-arsed weekend of NRL action – four games, no State of Origin stars, and probably last minute changes and wet weather. But if the NRL don’t take their own competition seriously we will. So as ever here is our NRL Round 17 Tips Summary and Stats Preview.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, a bunch of barely interesting stats, probably more than one could ever need or want.
We also offer up some alternative tips. These alternative tips are often based on a rugby league stat, and sometimes something completely absurd, and are aimed at those NRL tipsters who just can’t be bothered.
This week it’s based on kicking. Well, we are starting t run out of ideas come Round 17.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 17 Tips Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where there’s something for everyone. Mostly.
2022 NRL Round 17 Predictions – Alternative Tips – Kings of Kicking
Short on inspiration already? Or looking for that edge to your tipping that no one else in your competition has? Well here are the Alternative NRL Tips for this round.
Since it looks like it’s going to be another wet weekend and we are too lazy to do stats on teams on wet tracks, we’re going with the next best thing for a wet day – a good kicking game.
So we got stats on three key kicking stats – Kick Metres, Forced Dropouts and Kicked Dead – and ranked each team from 1-16. We then determined an average across the three for this week’s score. The better the rank, the better the kicking game, so the better chance of winning in the wet.
Strange thing is 7/8 teams this weekend are in the bottom half for our kicking stats. Check out the visual further in the article for the actual individual stats.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS 2022 PROGRESS – 60% – 74/124
2022 NRL Round 17 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
STORM to beat Sharks
RABBITOHS to beat Knights
EELS to beat Tigers
BRONCOS to beat Dragons
OUR TIPS – 66% – 82/124
2022 NRL Round 17 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Much like Noah and his ark, ours come in twos.
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one visual, or two. Click on the images for a closer look. It looks marginally more impressive closer up.
2022 NRL Round 17 Barely Interesting Stats Summary
Here we take the best points of interest for each match coming up this weekend, and share them with you for no cost. Feel free to share with friends and family.
Melbourne are on a five game winning streak v Cronulla.
Sharks have won their last three home games on a Thursday.
Melbourne average the most points for on a Thursday. Penrith have the best Thursday defense.
Cronulla are one of only three teams (+ Penrith, North Qld) who have a better than 50% win record v top eight sides this season (at time of fixture).
Souths have won four in a row v Newcastle away.
Newcastle have lost their last three home games to Sydney clubs by a combined total of 111-14.
But the Knights have won their last four home games on a Friday.
Wests Tigers have lost only 1/5 games v Parramatta Eels since 1998 at Leichhardt Oval. The Eels’ only win was in 2001 by 66-12. Although Parramatta’s win margin covers the Tigers combined wins. Note – that the 2000 fixture ended in a draw.
Tigers have won three of their last 17 games on a Saturday.
Dragons have won five straight v Broncos. But they have lost four straight to Qld teams.
The Broncos have scored exactly 24 points in their last three games v Dragons.
2022 NRL Round 17 Barely Interesting Stats Extra
TEAMS KICKING STATS USED FOR ALTERNATIVE TIPS
THURSDAY STATS
2022 NRL Round 17 NRL 2022 Season – Team Stats
We have taken the best of the NRL data and turned them into visuals you can use to enjoy your rugby league this weekend.
There’s run metres, kicking stats, errors, tackled and lack of tackles.
Plus we also have each team’s record against the top and bottom teams and home v away.
There’s so much you’ll need to stop halfway to catch your breath.
TEAM RECORD V TOP & BOTTOM EIGHT SIDES
Note – top / bottom eight is decided at time of match not current ladder.
TEAM RECORD – HOME & AWAY
Note – not the awful soap on Channel 7
KICKING STATS
Note: last graph is a 100% breakdown of kick types.
RUNNING STATS
TACKLES
BAD BOYS
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Our tips jumped ahead of the alternative tips last week, so now onto bigger and better things.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
6/8 First Round Form
4/8 More Dangerous Mascot
3/8 Best H2H
6/8 April Fools
7/8 Bad Boy Points (Penalties/Sin Bins etc)
5/8 Greens Votes
6/8 Marginal Seats
5/8 Covid Cases
6/8 May Record
3/8 Suncorp Stadium Record
4/8 ALP Voting
2/8 Green / Teal Colour Wheel
1/4 June Form since 1998
6/8 Post Origin I Form
5/8 Winter Form
5/8 Post Origin II Form
