Five and a kick: An all-Dogs edge for NSW, Manly's predictable collapse and why Benji's old boys should know better
How many weeks are left until we stop caring about the NRL again? This is the golden period of the season, with every team…
The Canterbury Bulldogs take on the St George-Illawarra Dragons in the first elimination final on Saturday night in the NRL finals series.
Here are all the key statistics for the game.
Head to Head 2015:
Bulldogs 1 Dragons 1
Round 7: Dragons 31 defeated Bulldogs 6, ANZ Stadium
Round 13: Bulldogs 29 defeated Dragons 16 at ANZ Stadium
Bulldogs Tries Scored: 97 (4th)
Dragons Tries Scored: 71 (8th)
Bulldogs Try Conversion: 64/97 – 66% (7th)
Dragons Try Conversion: 50/71 (6th)
Bulldogs Offloads: 261 (1st)
Dragons Offloads: 214 (4th)
Bulldogs Penalties For: 146 (5th)
Dragons Penalties for: 138 (7rd)
Bulldogs Errors: 217 (3th)
Dragons Errors: 241 (7th)
Dragons Tries Conceded: 76 (4th)
Bulldogs Tries Conceded: 85 (7th)
Dragons Tackle Breaks: 646 (5th)
Bulldogs Tackle Breaks: 564 (6th)
Dragons Metres gained: 1443m per game (4th)
Bulldogs – Metres gained: 1437m per game (6th)
Dragons Dummy Half Runs: 358 (3rd)
Bulldogs Dummy Half Runs: 356 (4th) – Average in top 8 (350)
Dragons Kicks in Play: 491 (3rd)
Bulldogs Kick in Play: 470 (6th)
0-20 mins
Bulldogs
Tries scored 26
Tries Conceded 13
Dragons
Tries scored 19
Tries Conceded 23
21-40 mins
Bulldogs
Tries scored 16
Tries Conceded 24
Dragons
Tries scored 16
Tries Conceded 19
41-60 mins
Bulldogs
Tries scored 23
Tries Conceded 26
Dragons
Tries scored 17
Tries Conceded 17
61-80 mins
Bulldogs
Tries scored 32
Tries Conceded 22
Dragons
Tries scored 19
Tries Conceded 17
TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | PERCENTAGE | COMMENT |
Bulldogs | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | Since Rd 18- Biggest loss is 10pts vs Top 8 |
Dragons | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | Last win over Top 8 team was Rd 12 |
TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | PERCENTAGE |
Bulldogs | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
Dragons | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
Bulldogs:
– In the 12/14 wins Dogs have scored in the first 20 minutes
– Last 3 weeks, Bulldogs have had less than 50% of the possession and still managed to WIN
– Bulldogs are the only team in the top 8, to average less than 50% possession
– Bulldogs last 7 losses the opposition has run more metres
– Bulldogs make less than 10 Errors – They win, anything more and they lose
– Sam Perret has failed to defuse the most number of bombs in the NRL (11)
Dragons:
– Dragons have scored 24 Tries in last 5 weeks – 3rd best attack in the last 5 weeks
– Dragons have scored a try in first 20 minutes in 10/11 wins