Rugby League Advanced Stats Glossary
This page contains a short rundown of some of the advanced statistics for rugby league that used on the Eye Test. The first three have links to longer articles that explain them in greater detail. All statistics (unless otherwise noted) are taken from the Fox Sports statistics page Tackle % – Also referred to ask…
The Eye Test’s Most Adequate of 2020 – The rule change affecting time in play that’s rarely talked about
This article was originally posted as part of NRL Round 14 notes and trends, August 18, 2020. One of the things I’ve noticed over the past few rounds is that the average time of ball in play has dropped slightly to the pre Rugby League 2.0 levels. This comes after a decent increase earlier in…
The Eye Test’s Most Adequate of 2020 – The statistical improvements that back Todd Payten’s Cowboys appointment
This article was originally posted as part of NRL Round 17 notes and trends, September 8, 2020. The North Queensland Cowboys announced interim Warriors coach Todd Payten as their coach for 2021 on Friday, and using the Eye Testtm it’s easy to see why. The Warriors have improved on the field under his watch and…
The Eye Test’s Most Adequate of 2020 – Set restarts: if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying
This article was originally posted as part of NRL Round 9 notes and trends, July 14, 2020. In last weeks trends and notes post, I showed there was a negative correlation between set restarts and margin, which had been positive from Round 3 to Round 7. With another week of matches completed, I thought I’d…
The Eye Test’s Most Adequate of 2020 – Why volume statistics aren’t always your friend
This article was originally posted as part of NRL Round 15 notes and trends, August 25, 2020. This week should have been a fantastic matchup of halves, with Shaun Johnson of the Sharks facing up against the Panthers and Nathan Cleary. Cleary has been one of the standouts this season, whilst Johnson is having a…
NRL 2020 – how the game changed statistically this season
The NRL 2020 regular season has drawn to a close and much like the Brisbane Broncos it is time to get to the bottom of it. Statistically that is. There were some significant rule changes this season that have impacted the way teams are playing. The biggest ones were the move to one referee and…
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