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NRL finals preview: Roosters vs Storm - the stats that matter

Dylan Napa will be back for the big dance. (AAP Image/Paul Miller)
Roar Guru
9th September, 2015
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Over the course of the season, I’ve been taking stats for every NRL game played. For my NRL finals preview series, I will present the stats that matter for each and every game.

Head to Head 2015: Storm 1 Roosters 1
Round 7: Storm 17 defeated Roosters 16 at AAMI Park
Round 12: Roosters 24 defeated Storm 2 at Allianz Stadium

Roosters Tries Scored: 100 (2nd)
Storm Tries Scored: 82 (5th)

Roosters Try Conversion: 79/100 – 79% (1st)
Storm Try Conversion: 62/82 (2nd)

Roosters Tackle Breaks: 755 (1st)
Storm Tackle Breaks: 530 (8th)

Roosters Metres gained: 1550m per game (1st)
Storm metres gained: 1399m per game (7th)

Roosters Offloads: 258 (3rd)
Storm Offloads: 208 (6th)

Roosters Tries Conceded: 53 (1st)
Storm Tries Conceded: 62 (2nd)

Roosters Penalties For: 158 (2nd)
Storm Penalties for: 155 (3rd)

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Storm Dummy Half Runs: 382 (1st)
Roosters Dummy Half Runs: 199 (8th)
Average in top 8 (350)

Storm Errors: 231 (Lowest in Top 8)
Roosters Errors: 292 (Highest in top 8)

Storm Kicks in Play: 508 (1st)
Roosters Kick in Play: 487 (4th)

TRIES SCORED AND CONCEDED TIME ZONES

0-20 mins

Roosters
Tries scored: 24
Tries Conceded: 11

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Storm
Tries scored: 23
Tries Conceded: 13

21-40 mins

Roosters
Tries scored: 30
Tries Conceded: 16

Storm
Tries scored: 18
Tries Conceded: 17

41-60 mins

Roosters
Tries scored: 20
Tries Conceded: 12

Storm
Tries scored: 23
Tries Conceded: 12

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61-80 mins

Roosters
Tries scored 26
Tries Conceded 15

Storm
Tries scored 18
Tries Conceded 18

RECORDS AGAINST TOP 8 TEAMS

TEAM PLAYED WON LOST PERCENTAGE
Roosters 13 7 6 54%
Storm 12 5 7 42%

RECORDS IN CLOSE MATCHES (6 POINTS OR LESS)

TEAM PLAYED WON LOST PERCENTAGE
Roosters 7 3 4 42%
Storm 8 3 5 38%
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KEY STATS

Roosters:
– In 5/6 losses opponents have gained more metres than Roosters
– In last 13 weeks, no team has been able to achieve more runs metres than the Roosters
– In 5/6 losses, Roosters have had less than 50% possession
– Each of the five outside backs have run over 2000 metres (only team to do so)
– Conceded only one try in the first 20 minutes in the last 8 weeks

Storm:
– Opposition scores 3 tries or more, Storm have lost on each occasions
– Last four losses – each of them have been by 14 points or more
– Conceded only 5 tries in last four weeks

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