STATS THAT MATTA ROUND 21
Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Bankwest Stadium
Crowd: 20,671
EELS 20
(Tries: C. Gutherson x 2, R. Mahoney, M. Sivo. Goals: M. Moses 2 from 5.)
Defeated
KNIGHTS 14
(Tries: M. Barnett, S. Kenny-Dowall. Goals: M. Lino 3 from 3.)
Another hard fought win!
Who would have thought that this team could show they grit they have over the past 3 weeks?
The Eels jumped into the trenches against a Knights team who showed up ready to compete. They pushed us and even after they took the lead, you still felt (finally) the Eels had more points in them to take out the match.
Although our recent history means that no Eels match makes you feel easy, the efforts over the last few weeks is creating a belief that this team are working their way to a full 80 minutes performance.
Another game where Brad Arthur and his assistants would be more than pleased with.
Here are the Stats that Matta for Round 21.
Score Flow
| Parramatta Eels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Time | Name | Event | Score |
| 1 | 11 | M.Lino | PENALTY GOAL | 0 – 2 |
| 1 | 18 | C.Gutherson | TRY | 4 – 2 |
| 1 | 19 | M.Moses | CONVERSION MISS | 4 – 2 |
| 1 | 29 | C.Gutherson | TRY | 8 – 2 |
| 1 | 30 | M.Moses | CONVERSION MISS | 8 – 2 |
| 2 | 42 | M.Barnett | TRY | 8 – 6 |
| 2 | 44 | M.Lino | CONVERSION | 8 – 8 |
| 2 | 46 | S.Kenny-Dowall | TRY | 8 – 12 |
| 2 | 48 | M.Lino | CONVERSION | 8 – 14 |
| 2 | 55 | R.Mahoney | TRY | 12 – 14 |
| 2 | 56 | M.Moses | CONVERSION | 14 – 14 |
| 2 | 61 | M.Sivo | TRY | 18 – 14 |
| 2 | 62 | M.Moses | CONVERSION MISS | 18 – 14 |
| 2 | 79 | M.Moses | PENALTY GOAL | 20 – 14 |
Game Stats
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Team Stats
Full Time |
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|---|---|---|
| 55 | Possession (%) | 45 |
| 32/37 (86) | Complete/Total Sets (%) | 23/30 (77) |
| 0:00 | Time – Opposition Half | 0:00 |
| 0:00 | Time – Opposition 20 | 0:00 |
| 2323 | Metres Gained | 1947 |
| 6 | Scrum Win | 8 |
| 1 | Goal Line Dropout | 4 |
| 4 | Penalty Conceded | 8 |
| 0 | Forty Twenty | 0 |
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Team Stats
1st Half |
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|---|---|---|
| 53 | Possession (%) | 47 |
| 17/19 (89) | Complete/Total Sets (%) | 14/16 (88) |
| 0:00 | Time – Opposition Half | 0:00 |
| 0:00 | Time – Opposition 20 | 0:00 |
| 1162 | Metres Gained | 1006 |
| 1 | Scrum Win | 4 |
| 1 | Goal Line Dropout | 3 |
| 3 | Penalty Conceded | 5 |
| 0 | Forty Twenty | 0 |
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Team Stats
2nd Half |
 |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Possession (%) | 43 |
| 15/18 (83) | Complete/Total Sets (%) | 9/14 (64) |
| 0:00* | Time – Opposition Half | 0:00* |
| 0:00 * | Time – Opposition 20 | 0:00 * |
| 1161 | Metres Gained | 941 |
| 5 | Scrum Win | 4 |
| 0 | Goal Line Dropout | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Conceded | 3 |
| 0 | Forty Twenty | 0 |
* Technical difficulties with time stats.
This was a dominant display from the Eels, even allowing for a brief period with the Knights taking the lead. Our second half surprised me as I thought live the Knights had more possessions with the ball, but I guess that was early in the second half then we took over after about 15 minutes and had majority of possession from then on.
Around 400 extra metres with the ball and great discipline – this was a clinical victory.
Player Stats
Round 21 Player Stats (Click to open)
Forward Rotation
| Games | Avg Mins | Last Game | This Game | |
| Daniel Alvaro | 13 | 35 | 30 | 24 |
| Reed Mahoney | 20 | 72 | 61 | 64 |
| Junior Paulo | 19 | 51 | 45 | 54 |
| Shaun Lane | 16 | 78 | 80 | 80 |
| Manu Ma’u | 14 | 69 | 80 | 80 |
| Nathan Brown | 9 | 56 | 67 | 80 |
| Marata Niukore | 19 | 59 | 45 | 40 |
| David Gower | 13 | 39 | 27 | 33 |
| Tepai Moeroa | 17 | 33 | 16 | 9 |
| Peni Terepo | 13 | 38 | – | 16 |
Strong 80 minute performances from the back rowers and lock – and each played a prominent role in the performance.
Totals
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| Runs | 181 | 129 |
| Run Metres | 1513 | 1164 |
| Tackles | 325 | 392 |
| Missed Tackles | 14 | 27 |
| Tackle Ineffective | 7 | 24 |
| Effective Tackle Rate | 94% | 88% |
| Errors | 6 | 8 |
Heat Maps
Hit Ups
Now this is what I have expecting to see in some weeks. How the red stretches from 10m to 10m lines is outstanding. This is similar to what the Storm produce week in week out. We need to see more of this from our boys. Not just the forwards, but wingers and centres as well. The players speak about being there for each other in matches and this is important, especially in the dying minutes before the final whistle when fatigue kicks in.
Set Starts
Not so many starts in the Knights 20 which did make scoring a bit more difficult and having less tackles in their 20 to increase pressure. Burning a few tackles trying to get into the opposition 20 isn’t ideal, but that’s just how the game flows sometimes.
Summary
I thought this was a quality game and Newcastle did throw a lot of questions at the Eels and we responded nicely.
It is great seeing the Eels battle hard and push the bar higher and to answer the critics to show we can grind and win those tough games. It stands us in good stead for the finals.
But now comes a game that we absolutely suck at. Our times on the Gold Coast have never been great. Either it be Giants, Seagulls or Titans, no Eels team has performed any good on the glitter strip.
Our record at Cbus is poor with 2 wins from 9 games there and all up against the Titans it is 7 wins from 18 matches.
This is a crucial game for the Eels to score and score big. If we want to ensure either a home final or a Top 4 finish, we really need to bolster our for and against.
I am nervous about this game, but let’s not dwell on the past and instead look forward to a better Eels performance on the Gold Coast.
Yours in Blue and Gold
Colmac
Stats courtesy of Champion Data.
All these stats and more can be viewed on our match centre at http://mc.championdata.com/nrl/ including live game stats.
Great read Colmac
Can you pls explain the first heat map in hit ups. Is this the field where we have the ball for each set and where players track when with the ball?
Thanks Colmac. Agree 3 consequtive gritty wins provides some belief. Of course a loss to the Titans would slow that momentum. A good contribution across the park with 8 players with >100m. The heat map is quite different this week.
Noticable that DBrown had more possessions than Moses – that’s takes the pressure off Moses and balances the attack. Also like the link role that NBrown is playing, 5 passes which are typically at the line complemeting the second phase offloading from Mau & Junior. Forward rotation is out of balance with too many middle forwards Moerea, Terepo and Alvaro are underutilised.
When you look at the stats, it looks like a clinical game, but Newcastle stayed in the game until the last few minutes, which was nerve-wracking. We should have piled on more points, and certainly Moses missing a few goals did not help.
One area we need to get right is dummy half when Mahoney is off. Having Gutho fill in is stifling our attack, and something we won’t be able to do in the finals. Somebody off the bench will need to fill this role.