The biggest event of the NRL outside of the first round, State of Origin, and the finals series is here with the 2024 NRL Magic Round, and to celebrate we have an additional Stats extra for those who want and need more.
So if you’re unsure of who to tip, and if your team is going to win, get your pens ready.
2024 NRL Magic Round Stats Extra
And here is our bunch O stats on NRL Magic Round.
Good news for South Sydney heading into this weekend. It appears they have signed Wayne Bennett to save them and they have a 100% record at Magic Round.
Bulldogs and Dragons are yet to win a Magic Round game.
Thankfully the Thursday game was abandoned after one season.
Bulldogs and Canberra are meeting for the third time in Magic Round. Both teams have the two worst Suncorp Stadium records.
Defying a ground that has seen five games before it, Sunday has the highest average points scored.
Last season aka 2023 saw the fewest points scored for Magic Round.
Suncorp Stadium Winning Stats
Since all the games are at Suncorp Stadium, why not look into some stats around the NRL at The Cauldron.
Like who’s best at Suncorp Stadium of all time, or recently. Which days are teams particularly good and bad. And who is a point scoring machine.
The first game of Magic Round features the teams with the worst and second worst record at Suncorp Stadium – Canberra and the Bulldogs.
Broncos have won their last three games at Suncorp Stadium as the away side.
Gold Coast have won their last two games at Suncorp Stadium. Newcastle won there earlier in the season v Dolphins.
Roosters are W1 L1 on a Saturday at Suncorp Stadium. Cronulla are W1 L3.
Cowboys have lost their last three at Suncorp Stadium on a Saturday. South Sydney have won their last three on a Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.
Penrith have won eight in a row at Suncorp Stadium and 13 of their last 14 there. Plus both games there v Warriors.
Parramatta have lost four of their last five at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
Wests Tigers are W3 L3 at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday. Dolphins are W1 L1 as the away side at Suncorp Stadium. Dolphins did beat Tigers earlier in the season as the home side.
Formula One lands in Europe for the first time this season, on a classic track that has made a comeback thanks to Covid, but was cancelled last season because of weather. Max Verstappen would have won it anyway. Talking of European, classic and Max Verstappen winning, our 2024 Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix Preview will give you a bit of everything without promising anything ahead of the upcoming big weekend of F1.
The Gurgler’s 2024 Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix Preview brings some thoughts on the race itself, a few bold predictions here and there, a more than a few barely interesting stats.
Essentially a quick summary of what a casual F1 fan needs in the shortest possible time for your convenience.
By Sentoan – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14323726
The track map looks a bit like a seal, with only the ball for balancing on its nose missing.
It’s a classic track that features natural elevation, which tends to go missing on modern tracks or the many street tracks.
The straightened section on pit straight makes sense, and Acque Minerali with its dipping, rising challenge is good watching.
We’d love the Variante Alta chicane to be straightened too, then leading into a hairpin at Rivazza for a great late lap overtaking place.
But it is fast enough, and difficult enough to prove a challenge.
2024 Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix Preview – Race Rating
The Gurgler does like to use some obscure drivers in our Race previews and report, so who better to use than Teo Fabi to determine a race rating system.
So before each race we give a rating out of ten for four key category that are loosely based on each letter of Teo Fabi’s surname. Don’t know who Teo Fabi is, you should.
FAST? 7/10 – It’s fast enough with some good long straights. Safety improvements have seen the absurdly fast first third of the lap slowed down, but that’s probably a good thing in these cars.
ACTION? 5/10 – It’s a 50-50 track for action. Some of the great races remembered were back to back Alonso v Schumacher battles, but they were essentially a slightly slower car holding up a slightly faster one for 30 odd laps. Rain helps, and that does come every now and again. Too much last year. And the first corner will probably wipe out a few hopes.
BIG HISTORY? – 8/10 The race has had three different Grand Prix names – Italy, San Marino and its current title Emilia Romagna. Which beats San Marino, because the race is actually within the area of the name of the GP. Although, without this race, very few people would know San Marino existed. Sadly Imola is remembered for one F1’s worst days in 1994, but it has also seen the Turbo era of the 1980’s, the blaring V10’s of the 1990s, and a pile of Michael Schumacher wins. It goes back a while. The race returned in 2021 when Europe held a lot of races because of Covid.
INCLEMENT WEATHER? – 8/10 The Weather Channel says between 40% and 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms in the PM from Friday to Sunday. That’s very good to know.
RACE RATING 70% – It’s a good old track that will probably disappear soon for another race in America or the Middle East. So enjoy it while it lasts.
2024 Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix Preview – Stats
Want to know if your favourite driver for this weekend is a master of the track or the track is a master of them? Here then are some barely interesting facts and stats.
The lowest qualifying position a driver has come from to win this race since 2001 is third. With a 50-50 split for the front row.
George Russell is the only driver who has been at all three Emilia Romagna Grands Prix since 2020 who has not made it into Q3 at least once. He’s also DNFd 2/3 of those races.
Good news for Daniel Ricciardo fans he has the fifth best average grid slot for this Grand Prix of the current drivers.
A pole sitter has only missed out on a podium on once in ten races from 2001.
If either Ferrari or Williams take pole at this race they will hold the pole position track record by themselves for the whole history of F1 races at Imola.
DRIVER GRID POSITION vs RACE RESULT – CURRENT DRIVERS
TEAM GRID POSITION vs RACE RESULT
HISTORIC DRIVER RESULTS
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane.
HISTORIC TEAM RESULTS
GRID POSITION INTO RACE RESULT
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane. Results from 2001.
It will still be a Red Bull win and pole, but Lando Norris with give Max Verstappen a hard time in both. Oscar Piastri will qualify on the second row too.
Lance Stroll will hit someone at the first chicane.
It will be Logan Sargeant’s last race in an F1 car at Imola. He’ll be replaced after Monaco. If not before.
Daniel Ricciardo will have a decent race and finish just outside the points, just before a career saving podium in Monaco.
Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes will be rubbish and he will complain about it all race.
Kick Sauber drivers will be as invisible as ever.
Yuki Tsunoda will qualify 6th.
ALL RACE RESULTS – EMILIA ROMAGNA F1 GRAND PRIX AKA SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX
Another big weekend of NRL action featuring more key injury worries for NSW with Origin looming, and some of the Bunker’s finest work. As ever there were star performances, work horses giving it their all, and some who lit up the field. But which players were the best of the best you ask? We’ll let the stats do the talking and separate the Wheat/Chaff to present the 2024 NRL Round 10 Team of the Week & Player Stats.
First we have our Team of the Week, which takes some of the key player stats from the weekend and using various scoring methods come up with the best players in their positions from the latest round of the NRL.
Then there’s additional player stats from this weekend and some bite sized points of interest.
We’ve used the stats for each position and picked the best starting 13 players from the most recent round, the stats and points assigned are explained at the end.
On top of the best starting 13, we include the best four interchange players of the week. Seeing who has provided maximum impact from the bench.
Plus we throw in the players we thought were great but the stats did not with Gurgler’s Choice.
2024 NRL Team of the Season…so far
Here is the above but for all rounds.
2024 NRL Round 10 Player Stats
Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?
Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?
2024 NRL Season Player Stats…so far.
2024 NRL Round 10 Player Comparisons
Here is a quick look at the H2H Player stats from the most recent round in key positions.
Since some of the rugby league talk is of the NSW Origin fullback choice between James Tedesco and Dylan Edwards, let’s have a look at the comparison for Round 10 and the season so far.
ROUND 10
SEASON SO FAR
INTERESTING STATS FROM THIS ROUND
Dominic Young’s five Line Breaks is equal second for best efforts for a single round, and he now tops the season tally. His Roosters team mate Daniel Tupou is second for the season. Young is also second for Line Breaks per Run at 12.9%. Josh Addo-Carr is best at 13.7%.
2024 NRL Round 10 Team of the Week – Losing Side Players
Just for something different we ran our Player of the Week data and stats against the result to see who performed when their own team maybe didn’t.
How the Team of the Week works
Want to know how we come up with the numbers to rank the players, the below table should explain hopefully.
Want more Player Stats? Neeeeed more NRL data and stuff? Why not try our friends at Nothing But Legue for bite sized pieces of NRL Stats and more every day.
A veteran pop band is preparing to release their first new album in over 20 years.
After the success of their Stan special, ‘Five Fires’ are finally ready to release original music. And they’ve been teasing their fans with regular updates on social media.
Sarah has been busy on the band’s TikTok page promoting the three upcoming singles, with the 10-track album (The Fire is Back) released in October.
“We’re super excited about these new songs as they show off all facets of the band,” said Sarah in a recent video.
“The first song, ‘Girls Night’, is a fun, upbeat dance-pop tune about leaving a doomed relationship and getting back out with the girls to embrace single life again. It’s about having fun and living in the moment.
“The second one, ‘I’m Coming Home’, is a nice little country-pop song about going back to your hometown for the holidays and reminiscing about your old life.
“But the third is one we hope REALLY gets people talking. It’s a beautiful balled called ‘I Wish You Were Still Mine’. It’s about getting over a sad breakup and moving on, only for all the hurt to return when you see on social media that they’ve got a new girlfriend. We want this one to be the BIG anthem and we put a lot of work into making the chorus as catchy as possible. This will be the theme song for all the broken hearts trying – and failing – to move on. EVERYONE loves a big, soaring ballad that gives them all the feels!”
Sarah said all three songs will drop on Spotify in the coming weeks.
“I can’t wait to hear our fans sing along to our new songs when we start The Fire is Back tour in August. And the rest of the album will be just as diverse, with fun songs to get you up and dancing, deep and soulful songs that make you think, and a little bit of stuff in-between.”
Magic Round is here for 2024, where all the fun happens in one place, and it is really too much fun for just one day. Talking of fun, our stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league is here to help get you to the top of your tipping comp with our 2024 NRL Magic Round Tips Predictions & Stats Preview.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2024 NRL Magic Round Tips – This Week’s Matches
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
Fri 6:00 pm
Canberra v Bulldogs
Fri 7:50 pm
Manly Warringah v Brisbane
Sat 3:00 pm
Gold Coast v Newcastle
Sat 5:30 pm
Cronulla v Roosters
Sat 7:45 pm
South Sydney v North Queensland
Sun 1:45 pm
Warriors v Penrith
Sun 4:05 pm
Melbourne v Parramatta
Sun 6:25 pm
Wests Tigers v Dolphins
2024 NRL Magic Round Tips – This Week’s Selections
CANBERRA by 4
BRISBANE by 12
NEWCASTLE by 8
ROOSTERS by 6
SOUTHS by 4
PENRITH by 16
MELBOURNE by 14
DOLPHINS by 6
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. The bold ones are our favourites.
CANB v BULL – Canberra have won eight in a row v Bulldogs.
CANB v BULL – Canberra also have the upper hand on a Friday at all ground – W5 L1.
CANB v BULL – Canberra have also won both clashes at Suncorp Stadium.
CANB v BULL – Bulldogs have won just two of their last 19 Friday games since 2020. Canberra’s Friday record is a more respectable W10 L7 since 2020.
CANB v BULL – Canberra have won six of 22 games at the new Suncorp Stadium.
CANB v BULL – Bulldogs have won eight of 29 games at Suncorp Stadium but have lost their last 12 at the ground.
CANB v BULL – These teams have the worst and second worst record at Suncorp Stadium.
MAN v BRI – Broncos haven’t played Manly at Brookvale since 2014. Of the next 13 games between the sides all but two have been played at Suncorp Stadium where the Broncos’ record is W8 L3. For the record the other two games were at Central Coast Stadium where Broncos lost both.
MAN v BRI – Broncos have won four of the last five v Manly on a Friday. All of those games at Suncorp Stadium.
MAN v BRI – Broncos have won their last three games at Suncorp Stadium as the away side.
MAN v BRI – Going back to 2023, Broncos have won 11 of their 13 Friday games. Their Friday strike rate of 85% is the second best behind Cronulla’s 100%.
MAN v BRI – Manly have lost ten Friday games in a row at grounds other than Brookvale.
GC v NEWC – Gold Coast have the edge on Newcastle for Saturday H2H – W6 L5.
GC v NEWC – Gold Coast have won seven of the last eight games v Newcastle in Qld.
GC v NEWC – Newcastle have lost 13 games in a row in Qld vs Qld sides on a Saturday.
GC v NEWC – Gold Coast have lost 10 Saturday games in a row v any team, anywhere.
GC v NEWC – Gold Coast have won just two of 17 Saturday games in Qld vs Qld sides.
GC v NEWC – Gold Coast have won their last two games at Suncorp Stadium. Newcastle won there earlier in the season v Dolphins.
GC v NEWC – Newcastle have won the only game between these sides at a neutral venue – Sunshine Coast in 2021.
CRON v ROO – Roosters have won eight of their last nine v Cronulla.
CRON v ROO – Roosters have also won seven in a row v Cronulla on a Saturday.
CRON v ROO – Roosters are W1 L1 on a Saturday at Suncorp Stadium. Cronulla are W1 L3.
CRON v ROO – Cronulla are W2 L1 on a Saturday this season. Roosters have yet to play on a Saturday this season but have won their last four on a Saturday.
CRON v ROO – Cronulla won the only game between these sides at a neutral venue – Central Coast in 2017.
SOU v NQL – Both South Sydney and North Queensland have lost their last five games. Souths have conceded 192 points while North Qld have let in 143 points.
SOU v NQL – South Sydney are on track to concede over 850 points in 2024.
SOU v NQL – North Queensland won the most recent games v Rabbitohs in 2023. Prior to that it was seven straight losses.
SOU v NQL – Cowboys have lost their last three at Suncorp Stadium on a Saturday. South Sydney have won their last three on a Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.
SOU v NQL – South Sydney have won eight games in a row v Qld sides on a Saturday.
SOU v NQL – North Queensland are W1 L3 v Sydney teams this season.
SOU v NQL – South Sydney hold the upper hand for neutral games with W4 L3.
NZ v PEN – Penrith have won eight straight v Warriors. And three straight on a Sunday.
NZ v PEN – Penrith have won eight in a row at Suncorp Stadium and 13 of their last 14 there. Plus both games there v Warriors.
NZ v PEN – Warriors have lost five in a row at Suncorp Stadium. And lost eight of their last nine there.
NZ v PEN – Penrith have the best win % record on a Saturday since 2020 with 89%. Next best is Roosters on 72%.
NZ v PEN – Warriors have lost seven of their last eight Saturday games in Qld. Penrith have won seven of their last eight games on a Saturday in Qld.
NZ v PEN – Warriors have lost all eight games v Penrith at venues other than regular home grounds.
MEL v PAR – Melbourne have the best win % of any current NRL team at Suncorp Stadium.
MEL v PAR – Melbourne have won 11 of 12 games v Parramatta on a Sunday.
MEL v PAR – Melbourne have won only two of their last five games on a Sunday.
MEL v PAR – Melbourne are a surprising W6 L8 for their last 14 games in Qld. Prior to that they had won 31 games in a row on a Sunday in Qld.
MEL v PAR – Parramatta have lost four of their last five at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
MEL v PAR – Melbourne are W4 L1 v Parramatta at venues other than home grounds.
WT v DOL – Dolphins are the only team left with a 100% record v Sydney teams in 2024.
WT v DOL – Dolphins are W1 L1 as the away side at Suncorp Stadium.
WT v DOL – Dolphins have lost four of their last five on a Sunday including their last two at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
WT v DOL – Wests Tigers have won only one of their last 21 Sunday games. Their only win in that 21 game run was their most recent Sunday game at Suncorp Stadium.
WT v DOL – Wests Tigers are W3 L3 at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday.
2024 NRL Magic Round Helpful Betting Stuff
VARIOUS FAVOURITE v OUTSIDERS RECORDS IN 2024 SO FAR
Want more NRL information than just the draw, results or the current ladder? Then you are in the right place and the right time with the home of Stats and Stuff via our 2024 NRL Round 10 Stats Summary for the weekend that was.
Each week we compile and keep up to date a wide range of stats from the latest weekend of NRL action plus the best 2024 NRL Season Stats to help you to the top of the tipping competition, land a few responsible winners or even make your Supercoach team better. And now with a match by match summary full of all the stats you need and/or want.
NRL Tipping Club presents….The NRL Thursday Liquid Lunch.
Quick NRL Round 10 Stats Season Summary
Some weekly and season stats and additional interesting visuals for the weekend that was and the season that is.
OVERALL LADDER AND FORM
WIN / LOSS RECORD BY HOME / OPPOSITION LADDER POSITION
Ladder position from previous round.
WIN / LOSS RECORD BY GEOGRAPHY / DAY / TIME
NRL Round 10 Stats Summary
NRL Round 10 Stats Summary – H2H Match by Match Stats and Stuff
All eight games with all the stats you could ever want or need with added barely interesting stats to go with. Giving you a decent wrap up of all that went on in the NRL on the weekend.
That’s now three wins from three v sides in the top eight (at the time of the match).
The win also sees the Dolphins are now the only team that are unbeaten against Sydney sides this season, after Melbourne lost to Cronulla.
Dolphins are W2 L1 in their short history of games on a Thursday, and tonight’s win was the first at Suncorp Stadium on a Thursday (Overall Record W1 L1)
The game could be barely closer for possession and territory stats. Both were between 49% and 51% for the overall stats and the half results.
Going back to 2014, Manly have lost nine of their last 11 games at Suncorp Stadium.
Manly have won only one away game on a Thursday night from nine attempts.
Of the four games for lowest total points scored in 2024, Penrith have been involved in two.
Penrith have won 22 of their last 24 home games on a Friday since 2020. Penrith have also won 23 of 25 home games played v Sydney clubs since 2020.
Penrith have won seven in a row v Bulldogs. And seven in a row at home with a last home loss in 2016.
Bulldogs have lost their last nine away games.
Bulldogs have lost 11 games in a row away from home on a Friday, and 15 of their last 16. Plus 10 in a row away on a Friday to Sydney clubs.
Parramatta have lost seven games in a row on a Friday and all four this season.
Brisbane have won their last six away games on a Friday, but worth noting two of those were at Suncorp Stadium.
Parramatta have now lost four of their last five v Qld sides.
Wests Tigers record at Scully Park is W1 L4. They have also lost both games there v Newcastle.
Newcastle have won five straight v Tigers.
The record between these sides at Kogarah is Dragons five wins v Souths three wins (from 1998).
Souths have lost six of their last seven on a Saturday.
Souths have lost six away games in a row.
Since Round 12 of last season, which is now the agreed upon period to put sh!t on Souths for their decline, they have averaged 30 points against per game.
The Dragons record at Kogarah since 2020 is almost back to 50-50 at W11 L12.
Dragons are three wins from four games as the home side, with the only lost being the Anzac Day clash where they weren’t really sat home.
It was Melbourne’s first loss of the season v Sydney clubs.
Melbourne have won just two of their last nine home games on a Saturday v Sydney teams.
In general Saturday is the worst day for Melbourne at home. The win % on a Saturday is lowest at 71% since 1998 but drops to 53% since 2020.
Melbourne remain the only side not to be out of the top eight at the end of the round for the season.
Roosters have won eight in a row v Warriors. And five in a row on a Sunday.
Roosters have won only four of their last 11 on a Sunday. Warriors have won just one of their last 11 away games on a Sunday.
Gold Coast have won seven of their last eight at home on a Sunday. And nine of their last 11.
That’s now five wins from six for the Gold Coast v North Queensland on a Sunday, including wins in the last four games.
PaleyFest LA 2024 - "Family Guy" 25th Anniversary Celebration
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 19: (L-R) Alec Sulkin, Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Rich Appel arrive at Paley Fest LA 2024 - "Family Guy" 25th Anniversary Celebration at Dolby Theatre on April 19, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
An anticipated marathon of a classic animated sitcom has been cut short.
Adam and his mates were looking forward to spending Saturday night watching a Family Guy marathon– a show that they hadn’t watched since the early 2000s.
“I used to love this show when it started and the boys and I figured it was about time to break out the beers, order a few pizzas, and give it a rewatch, with episodes chosen at random,” said Adam.
But it quickly became clear why they hadn’t watched the show in so long.
“The first episode was full of random cut-away gags and shoehorned 1980s pop culture references. We got through that one, but when the second one had the exact same thing we decided to scrap it. We get it Family Guy writers, you loved the 1980s, move on!”
After abandoning the marathon, the boys watched the Melbourne vs Cronulla-Sutherland NRL game on Kayo before a Simpsons Movie/South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut double feature.
“Family Guy being so garbage actually worked out well. It was a brilliant footy game and the two movies cheered everyone up. The Simpsons one was decent, but the South Park was excellent!” said Adam, “I’d forgotten how funny it was and the songs were brilliant.”
Two weekends of Premier League to go and much to be decided, so much so that Gameweek 37 is an extended version with bonus midweek games. Talking of extended, our Premier League Week 37 Predictions and useful stats are here with enough to help anyone make an informed selection.
Talking of achievement, we can’t wait to involve Premier League predictions with our team of choice – Ipswich Town – next season.
Each week we provide a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, with not only our predictions for the upcoming Premier League fixtures but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts. This week is shorter than usual, that’s because there’s a day to do it. And no one reads this anyway.
2023-24 Premier League Week 37 Fixtures
2023-24 Premier League Week 37 Predictions
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats that go along with them. Or given our form, skip the tips and go to the stats.
Fulham 0 Man City 3
Bournemouth 2 Brentford 1
Everton 2 Sheffield Utd 0
Newcastle 3 Brighton 0
Spurs 3 Burnley 1
West Ham 1 Luton 1
Wolves 0 Crystal Palace 2
Nottingham Forest 1 Chelsea 1
Man Utd 1 Arsenal 1
Aston Villa 2 Liverpool 1
Spurs 0 Man City 2
Brighton 1 Chelsea 1
Man Utd 2 Newcastle 1
Season Progress: 46% – 157/342 – Correct Scores – 19
Season Tip Rating: Terrible, almost safe from relegation though.
2023-24 Premier League Week 37 H2H Stats
Need a reason to pick one team over another, or just have a stat ready to impress friends and family, either way you are welcome to our favourite H2H stats of the current gameweek.
FUL v MCI – Man City are the only side this season not to lose against a side in the middle eight (at time of game).
FUL v MCI – Man City have won 15 games in a row v Fulham and are 21 games unbeaten too (W19 D2). It’s even 12 in a row on a Saturday.
BOU v BRE – Brentford (W4 D2) are unbeaten in their last six Saturday games v Bournemouth.
BOU v BRE – Bournemouth (W3 D2) are unbeaten at home v bottom six sides.
EVE v SHU – Sheffield Utd have won the last two games v Everton at Everton.
EVE v SHU – Sheffield Utd have also conceded 100 goals.
NEW v BHA – Newcastle have won their last two home games v Brighton.
NEW v BHA – No team has scored more goals on a Saturday this season than Newcastle.
TOT v BUR – Only three teams have a 100% record v bottom six (at time of game) at home this season – Spurs are one. Arsenal and Liverpool are the others.
TOT v BUR – Two of Burnley’s five wins this season have come on away games v London clubs.
TOT v BUR – Spurs’ recent record at home to Burnley is W10 D1.
WHU v LUT – The last three games between these sides at West Ham have ended in a draw.
WHU v LUT – West Ham (W3 D2) are unbeaten v promoted clubs this season.
WHU v LUT – Luton have the worst points per game v London clubs this season and are one of only three clubs not to win any games away to a London club this season. Along with Crystal Palace and Brighton.
WOL v CRY – Crystal Palace have won five of the last six games v Wolves. And the last three games on a Saturday without conceding.
NFO v CHE – Nottingham Forest are unbeaten v Chelsea since they returned to the Premier League (W1 D2).
NFO v CHE – Nottingham Forest are W1 L4 v Big Six clubs at home this season.
MUN v ARS – Man Utd have won six of the last eight clashes v Arsenal at home on a Sunday.
MUN v ARS – Man Utd’s record at home to top six sides this season is W1 D2 L2.
AVL v LIV – Aston Villa have won more games v top six teams (at time of game) than anyone else this season (five wins from 11 games).
AVL v LIV – Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six v Aston Villa (W5 D1).
TOT v MCI – Spurs have won the last four Premier League games at home to Man City without conceding a goal.
BHA v CHE – The last four games between Brighton and Chelsea midweek have ended in a draw.
MUN v NEW – Man Utd are unbeaten in their last seven home games v Newcastle.
MUN v NEW – Man Utd have never lost at home to Newcastle on a midweek fixture – W9 D4.
2023-24 English Premier League Current Season Stats
A quick look at the current state of play in the Premier League. An alternative table, form summary, points per game at home or away, v opposition and expected goals. So many.
2024 NRL Round 10 Dolphins v Manly – DOLPHINS 30 MANLY 24. The one-minute match report – giving you the bare minimum NRL round up in the bare minimum of time.
The Dolphins consolidated their top four position with an outstanding win over Manly on a wet Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium.
The first half saw plenty of points with seven tries scored in all, and the second half saw plenty of talking points, and enough points for the Dolphins to get home.
Both teams traded a try each in the first 20 minutes, with Manly’s looking ominously soft, and the Dolphins Euan Aitken snavelling a fine intercept on the halfway line and ran away to score.
Manly skipped ahead with two tries in four minutes and with last season’s thrashing on the minds of Dolphins fans, they could be forgiven for worrying a touch. But they needn’t worry as it turned out.
As the Dolphins put on three tries in five minutes from the 33rd minute to take a 20-16 lead into half time. The middle try of that run was pure magic from Trai Fuller as he made a line break on half way then chipped over the head of Tom Trobojevic and was in the right place to grab the lucky bounce. Connelly Lemuelu scored the first of those tries running a good line off Kodi Nikorima and Mark Nicholls sealed the half time lead after supporting a Jake Averillo break.
The second half saw the lead change a few times as Manly scored first, followed by penalty goals to each side leaving Manly ahead 24-22. The penalty goal coming not long after Jesse Bromwich was penalised for a high shot that could only be described as light as a feather, and it was after Manly reviewed a knock on.
Not long after Max Plath came from the field after he was hit in the head with a high shot while now far off the ground.
With the game in the balance it was the home side who took the game by the scruff of the neck as Jack Bostock scored in the corner and Jamayne Isaako converted from the sideline. In the process Tom Trbojevic appeared to injure leg trying to tackle Jack Bostock as the Manly fullback wiped out a cameraman, he didn’t return to the field, and Manly was down another outside back after losing Jason Saab early.
Talking of scruff of the neck, the Dolphins received a penalty when Manly’s Ethan Bullemoor used Herbie Farnworth’s for fun with a few minutes to go. A penalty and two points followed and the Dolphins edged out to a 30-24 lead they weren’t to relinquish.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
After a slightly mixed game last weekend Trai Fuller was magic again for the Dolphins, with his solo try in the 35th minute a play that will be on his highlight reel forever. Not just that moment of brilliance, he made some key last man tackles again, and was very safe under the high ball again. That’s to go with all the runs he made, where every run saw maximum effort to break the line.
With the Hammer back next week, it will be a shame when he presumably is replaced at fullback, and although the temptation will be to keep him in the side, you also may not want to upset the current balance of the bench. A tough ones for Wayne Bennett. At a minimum we can be thankful there’s such a talent as backup in a key position, and State of Origin is just around, and Trai Fuller will be the first person the club should to fill in.
Herbie Farnworth’s return was very good, although there looked to be an injury scare for him in the first five minutes. Herbie topped the Post Contact metres and Tackle Breaks, was fifth for run metres with 143 in total. Throw in a line break assist and try assists too. soldi stats.
With more stars due back over the next month, one does have to admire the spirit in the team to keep winning. Same with dealing with the Wayne Bennett coaching media circus. It’s 2/2 since that speculation really heated up after Souths sacked Jason Demetriou.
A few unsung heroes for the Dolphins if we can, and from different parts of the field. Firstly Jack Bostock must be acknowledged for the way he has become such an NRL fixture. He is safe under the high ball and is always looking for work in attack. Mark Nicholls too gives everything and got a sweet reward with a try just before half time. He’s always up for a hit up and sniffs out a try better than a lot of big men in the middle.
One thing we’d like to see more is the offload. When the Dolphins are on song they come quite regularly, and again from Thursday’s game when the offload started to appear again it coincided with an uptick in form. Sometimes the Dolphins could be accused of being a bit one-dimensional in attack, so a little more flair might be needed as the big fixtures come along.
And Ray Stone is the greatest. Always.
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BEST OF STATS
That’s now three wins from three v sides in the top eight (at the time of the match).
The win also sees the Dolphins remain one of only two teams that are unbeaten against Sydney sides this season. Melbourne are the other and playing Cronulla this weekend.
Dolphins are W2 L1 in their short history of games on a Thursday, and tonight’s win was the first at Suncorp Stadium on a Thursday (Overall Record W1 L1)
The game could be barely closer for possession and territory stats. Both were between 49% and 51% for the overall stats and the half results.
Going back to 2014, Manly have lost nine of their last 11 games at Suncorp Stadium.
Manly have won only one away game on a Thursday night from nine attempts.
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Meta and Facebook logo is seen during the 16th European Economic Congress at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland on May 07, 2024. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A Brisbane man has found a new hobby – ‘rage quitting’ Facebook groups.
Adam likes to join deliberately offensive Facebook groups, posts the vilest thing he can think of, then – when the inevitable criticism comes in – delete the post and leave the group before he gets caught.
Though rather than being a troublemaker, Adam says he loves the rush of ‘rage quitting’ and has ‘rage quit’ five Facebook groups in the past month.
“I don’t know what it is, but the thrill I get from throwing my toys out of the cot and quitting a group on purpose is fun. If I’m feeling really snarky, I’ll add a comment like ‘I’m sick of this group and the negative feedback. Goodbye!’ Which sets people off even more.”
Though it seems like the fun could be ending, with Adam given an official warning by the Facebook admin team and he faces a 30-day ban if he ‘rage quits’ again.
“I thought I was keeping ahead of the Zuccbots, but I guess I couldn’t run forever. I actually like Facebook, so I might ease off for a bit as I don’t want to go anywhere else. Twitter is a cesspool, Instagram is boring, and TikTok is full of narcissists. Maybe I’ll just join a drama-filled Simpsons meme group and stir the pot there, but not too much this time.”
