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To continue our NRL Finals preview series, I take a look at the statistics that matter as the North Queensland Cowboys travel to Suncorp Stadium to take on Brisbane.
Head to Head 2015: Broncos 1 Cowboys 1
Round 3: Broncos 44 defeated Cowboys 22, Brisbane
Round 10: Cowboys 31 defeated Broncos 20, Townsville
Broncos Tries Scored: 101 (1st)
Cowboys Tries Scored: 101 (1st)
Broncos Try Conversion: 66/101 – 65% (8th)
Cowboys Try Conversion: 76/101 (2nd)
Broncos Tries Conceded: 62 (3rd)
Cowboys Tries Conceded: 79 (5th)
Broncos Offloads: 211 (5th)
Cowboys Offloads: 170 (7th)
Cowboys metres gained: 1558m per game (1st)
Broncos metres gained: 1442m per game (6th)
Cowboys Penalties for: 146 (6th)
Broncos penalties for: 118 (8th)
Cowboys Errors: 211 (2nd)
Broncos Errors: 225 (6th)
Cowboys Tackle Breaks: 646 (5th)
Broncos Tackle Breaks: 564 (6th)
Cowboys Dummy Half Runs: 358 (3rd)
Broncos Dummy Half Runs: 356 (4th) – Average in top 8 (350)
Cowboys Kicks in Play: 508 (1st)
Broncos Kick in Play: 465 (7th)
0-20 mins
Broncos:
Tries scored 28 Tries Conceded 11
Cowboys
Tries scored 17
Tries Conceded 25
21-40 mins
Broncos
Tries scored 25
Tries Conceded 19
Cowboys
Tries scored 23
Tries Conceded 22
41-60 mins
Broncos
Tries scored 25
Tries Conceded 23
Cowboys
Tries scored 22
Tries Conceded 19
61-80 mins
Broncos
Tries scored 22
Tries Conceded 12
Cowboys
Tries scored 39
Tries Conceded 13
RECORDS AGAINST TOP 8 TEAMS
| TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | PERCENTAGE | COMMENT |
| Broncos | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | 6/7 Loses this year have come vs Top 8 |
| Cowboys | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | Since Rd 16 – Only 1/5 against Top 8 |
RECORDS IN CLOSE MATCHES (6 POINTS OR LESS)
| TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | PERCENTAGE |
| Broncos | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| Cowboya | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
KEY STATS
Broncos:
– Conceded only 1 try in first 20 minutes in last 6 matches vs top 8 teams
– Average Errors per game increases by 2.8 against top 8 teams
– Last 8 weeks have scored a minimum of 1 try in the last 20 minutes
Cowboys:
– Only on 3 occasions have opposition managed to run more metres than the Cowboys
– Since Round 10 – Cowboys have scored more tries than conceded in 1st half against top 8 teams
– Cowboys average 3 tries in the last 20 minutes in their wins this year
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