The finals are fast approaching, and so NRL tipsters everywhere need more help than ever to pick a winner or eight. So here is our NRL Round 21 Tips Summary and Stats Preview with a guarantee of no jersey controversy this week.
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 form in the crucial month of August leading into the finals. Or not for some.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 21 Tips Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where there’s something for everyone. Mostly.
And why not catch our Round 20 Highlights for the best of last weekend’s NRL.
Or our Round 20 Team of the Week.
2022 NRL Round 21 Tips – Alternative Tips – August Winning %
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 the finals are looming, and August is an important month, we have every team’s winning % in August since 1998, and the better the team has gone historically in August means the better they will go this weekend. Says us anyway.
Simples.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS 2022 PROGRESS – 61% – 92/152
2022 NRL Round 21 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
Broncos by 4
Storm by 20
Sea Eagles by 6
Rabbitohs by 26
Panthers by 2
Sharks by 12
Cowboys by 8
Tigers by 1
OUR TIPS – 66% – 101/152
2022 NRL Round 21 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
2022 NRL Round 21 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.
Roosters lead the Broncos 2-1 H2H at the SCG and have won the only Thursday game at the ground.
Brisbane have lost the past two Thursday clashes with the Roosters by a combined 95-4.
Broncos have won all three clashes against Sydney clubs on a Thursday this season and all three clubs were top eight sides.
Sydney Roosters have won their past seven clashes v Qld sides and 13 of their last 14.
Melbourne have beaten the Gold Coast seven times in a row heading into this weekend and won 11 of the last 12.
Melbourne have won 13 games in a row against Queensland sides on a Friday. Also 22 of their last 23 Friday games v Qld sides going back to 2011.
Melbourne Storm have also won their last 12 Friday games v all opposition.
Gold Coast have lost all 13 games against top eight sides this season. (Top Eight at time of game).
Manly last beat Parramatta on a Friday in 2008 – six games ago.
Parramatta have won both of their Friday clashes v top eight sides this season.
Manly have lost all but one game against top eight sides (at time of game) this season from nine matches. And all six Friday games this season.
Manly have lost eight straight on a Friday.
South Sydney have won 12 of their last 13 against the Warriors. They have also won eight of their last nine v Warriors on a Saturday.
South Sydney are unbeaten in three games at Sunshine Coast Stadium.
South Sydney have won 11 straight home games on a Saturday.
Penrith have lost just one Saturday game since Covid.
Penrith have lost no away games on a Saturday since 2020.
Canberra have scored either 22 or 30 in the last five games on a Saturday v Penrith.
Canberra have lost all three Saturday games v top eight sides this season.
Sharks have won four in a row v Dragons.
Bulldogs have won just two of 18 Saturday games since 2020.
Bulldogs would be in the top eight if the ladder was from the last two months.
Tigers and Newcastle have won just one Sunday game between them this season. Newcastle have lost their last six Sunday games and won just one of seven Sunday games this season. That was against the Tigers. Wests Tigers have lost all ten Sunday games.
Wests Tigers last beat a Sydney side at Campbelltown on a Sunday in 2013. Five losses in a row since.
2022 NRL Round 21 Barely Interesting Stats Extra
AUGUST FORM SINCE 1998
No surprise that the Storm top the list, but interesting for Bulldogs fans enjoying a good run of form at late, their August form is pretty good. Also no surprise that sunshine experts North Qld and the Gold Coast don’t enjoy the cold and windy month of August.
AUGUST FORM LAST 10 SEASONS
To go one step further than above, here’s the August form for just the last ten seasons.
REGIONAL QUEENSLAND FORM
In honour of the Bulldogs game in Bundaberg this weekend, we thought we’d have a look at each team’s record at Queensland Regional grounds, outside of the regular NRL grounds. These numbers were of course boosted by the second half of last season moving to Queensland due to Covid. Note: Redcliffe results are not included.
2022 NRL Round 21 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
RUNS AND TACKLES
Who are the Running Men?
BREAKS, OFFLOADS, POST CONTACT METRES
Here is the break down of who is breaking through to the other side.
KICKING STATS
Note: last graph is a 100% breakdown of kick types.
BAD BOYS
Want to know which team gives away the most penalties? Or makes the most errors? Or a report card with Sin Bins and Send Offs. It’s all yours below.
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
4/4 Kicking Kings
5/8 Post Origin III Form
3/8 Twitter Followers
6/8 Current Ladder
