By Kaaps Loche.
So New Zealand have kicked off the sacking season, or did he quit, who knows. He probably won’t be the last this year, but the NRL will be well shy of the doyens of sacking – English Football.
Hard to think the Gold Coast would be leading the ladder at this stage of the year. Tipping a winner has been almost harder than getting a rerun of Hey Dad on Australian TV ever again. Well, tipping’s not quite that impossible. Good though that ACA had a celebratory forum for after the verdict, importantly, Nudge was included. The whole would be without merit if Nudge wasn’t included.
As this article is nudging (pardon the pun) the time when the US Masters kicks off – it’s time to shut up and provide the tips that don’t win and the stats that sort of matter. They are both mildly interesting.
THIS WEEK’S TIPS
SOUTHS – 7.5 start v Penrith
BRISBANE -3.5 start v Gold Coast
CANBERRA -3.5 start v Newcastle
PARRAMATTA +6.5 start v Roosters
WESTS TIGERS -3.5 start v North Qld
MANLY -3.5 start v Sharks
NZ -5.5 start v Bulldogs
MELBOURNE -11.5 start v Dragons
THIS WEEK’S STATS
HOME & AWAY RECORD 2014
| HOME GAMES | % | AWAY GAMES | % | |||
| PENRITH | 3 | 100% | GOLD COAST | 3 | 100% | |
| PARRAMATTA | 2 | 100% | BRISBANE | 2 | 100% | |
| WESTS TIGERS | 2 | 100% | ST GEORGE | 2 | 100% | |
| BULLDOGS | 3 | 67% | CANBERRA | 4 | 50% | |
| MANLY | 3 | 67% | BULLDOGS | 2 | 50% | |
| MELBOURNE | 3 | 67% | MANLY | 2 | 50% | |
| NORTH QLD | 3 | 67% | MELBOURNE | 2 | 50% | |
| GOLD COAST | 2 | 50% | ROOSTERS | 2 | 50% | |
| NEWCASTLE | 2 | 50% | NZ | 3 | 33% | |
| NZ | 2 | 50% | PARRAMATTA | 3 | 33% | |
| SOUTHS | 2 | 50% | SOUTHS | 3 | 33% | |
| BRISBANE | 3 | 33% | WESTS TIGERS | 3 | 33% | |
| ROOSTERS | 3 | 33% | NEWCASTLE | 3 | 0% | |
| SHARKS | 3 | 33% | NORTH QLD | 2 | 0% | |
| ST GEORGE | 3 | 33% | PENRITH | 2 | 0% | |
| CANBERRA | 1 | 0% | SHARKS | 2 | 0% |
RECORD AGAINST TOP 8 & BOTTOM 8
| GAMES V TOP 8 SIDES | % | GAMES V BOTTOM 8 SIDES | % | |||
| WESTS TIGERS | 3 | 100% | ST GEORGE | 4 | 75% | |
| PARRAMATTA | 2 | 100% | CANBERRA | 3 | 67% | |
| BRISBANE | 4 | 75% | GOLD COAST | 3 | 67% | |
| BULLDOGS | 3 | 67% | NORTH QLD | 3 | 67% | |
| MANLY | 3 | 67% | BULLDOGS | 2 | 50% | |
| MELBOURNE | 3 | 67% | MANLY | 2 | 50% | |
| PENRITH | 3 | 67% | MELBOURNE | 2 | 50% | |
| SOUTHS | 3 | 67% | PENRITH | 2 | 50% | |
| NZ | 2 | 50% | NEWCASTLE | 3 | 33% | |
| ROOSTERS | 5 | 40% | NZ | 3 | 33% | |
| CANBERRA | 2 | 0% | PARRAMATTA | 3 | 33% | |
| GOLD COAST | 2 | 0% | SHARKS | 4 | 25% | |
| NEWCASTLE | 2 | 0% | SOUTHS | 2 | 0% | |
| NORTH QLD | 2 | 0% | WESTS TIGERS | 2 | 0% | |
| SHARKS | 1 | 0% | BRISBANE | 1 | 0% | |
| ST GEORGE | 1 | 0% | ROOSTERS | 0 | 0% | |
| * Round 1 taken from Top/Bottom 8 from 2013 ladder. | ||||||
COMPLETION RATE
| COMPLETION RATE % | |
| CANBERRA | 82% |
| MELBOURNE | 78% |
| BRISBANE | 78% |
| BULLDOGS | 77% |
| WESTS TIGERS | 77% |
| ST GEORGE | 75% |
| PARRAMATTA | 74% |
| total avg | 74% |
| NORTH QLD | 73% |
| MANLY | 72% |
| PENRITH | 72% |
| NZ | 72% |
| SHARKS | 71% |
| GOLD COAST | 70% |
| NEWCASTLE | 70% |
| ROOSTERS | 69% |
| SOUTHS | 67% |
REFEREE PENALTY COUNT
| REF | TOTAL | GAMES | AVG (H) | AVG (A) |
| G.BADGER | 86 | 5 | 10.0 | 7.2 |
| A.SHORTALL | 85 | 5 | 7.6 | 9.4 |
| B.SUTTOR | 83 | 5 | 10.2 | 6.4 |
| G.SUTTON | 81 | 5 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
| A.GEE | 81 | 5 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| A.KLEIN | 81 | 5 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| M.CECCHIN | 80 | 5 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
| A.DEVCICH | 72 | 5 | 6.4 | 8.0 |
| G.ATKINS | 71 | 5 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| H.PERENARA | 71 | 5 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| C.JAMES | 70 | 5 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| G.REYNOLDS | 70 | 5 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| B.CUMMINS | 70 | 5 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| S.HAYNE | 69 | 5 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
| J.MAXWELL | 57 | 4 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| G.MORRIS | 36 | 3 | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| D.MUNRO | 23 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| L.PHILLIPS | 18 | 1 | 12.0 | 6.0 |
CHANNEL 9 CUP
| TEAM | GAMES | POINTS | F/A | PT/GAME |
| NEWCASTLE | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2.00 |
| WESTS TIGERS | 4 | 6 | 35 | 1.50 |
| MANLY | 4 | 6 | -4 | 1.50 |
| BRISBANE | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1.20 |
| ST GEORGE | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| PARRAMATTA | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| BULLDOGS | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1.00 |
| SOUTHS | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.67 |
| ROOSTERS | 4 | 2 | -25 | 0.50 |
| COWBOYS | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0.00 |
| GOLD COAST | 1 | 0 | -30 | 0.00 |
| SHARKS | 1 | 0 | -30 | 0.00 |
