S14 - Week 2 - Stats

Week 2 of Super 14 and fewer cards and more tries and some exciting matches despite unseasonable wet. Here we look, as we do each week, at some statistics. We are also starting to accumulate each week's stats.

Soundsure have been a huge help with much of the statistics, as they always are.

"Stoppages" is the total of penalties, free kicks, line-outs, scrums and their infernal resets, and drop-outs.

Later we shall discuss laws related to incidents in the matches.

Sanctionary Cards

There was notable decrease in the number of yellow cards this week - from 9 to 3.

Recipients:

Troy Flavell (Blues) - stamping

Clark Dermody (Highlanders) - punching

Jono Gibbes (Chiefs) - high tackle

Marty Holah (Chiefs) - law infringement

George Smith (Brumbies) - law infringement

Jaque Fourie (Lions) - spear tackle

James Horwill (Reds) - tackle illegality

Mitch Chapman (Reds) - tackle illegality)

Schalk Burger (Stormers) - late tackle

David Pocock (Western Force - law infringement

Lucky Mulipolu (Highlanders) - air tackle

Alistair Campbell (Brumbies) - law infringement

(i) Chiefs vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded

Chiefs: 4

Hurricanes: 11

Line-outs

Chiefs: 19 (5 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)

Hurricanes: 6 (1 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

Chiefs: 12 (6 reset, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)

Hurricanes: 11 (2 reset, 1 lost, 2 penalties)

Free kicks

Chiefs: 1 (scrum)

Hurricanes: 0

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 0

Hurricanes: 0

Stoppages: 72

Kicks

Chiefs: 21

Hurricanes: 31

Tackle/ruck/maul: 125

Advantage:

Played: 10

Effected: 3

(ii) Stormers vs Western Force

Penalties conceded

Stormers: 14

Western Force: 13

Line-outs

Stormers: 11 (1 lost, 1 skew)

Western Force: 23 (6 lost, 2 skew, 1 penalty)

Scrums

Stormers: 13 (4 reset, 1 penalty)

Western Force: 10 (7 reset, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Free kicks

Stormers: 3 (2 scrums, 1 mark)

Western Force: 3 (2 scrums, 1 mark)

Drop-outs

Stormers: 2

Western Force: 1

Stoppages: 103

This is an abnormally big number of stoppages

Kicks

Stormers: 28

Western Force: 38

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 143

Advantage

Played: 18

Effected: 4

(iii) Sharks vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded

Sharks: 5

Waratahs: 7

Line-outs

Sharks: 15 (2 skew)

Waratahs: 17 (1 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

We did not do too well on this one. here were 24 scrums in the match. 4 Sharks' scrums and 3 Waratahs scrums were reset. The Waratahs lost a scrum. Each side was penalised once in a scrum.

Free kicks

Sharks: 1

Waratahs: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)

Drop-outs

Sharks: 0

Waratahs: 3

Stoppages: 81

Kicks

Sharks: 30

Waratahs: 22

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 110

Advantage

Played: 17

Effected: 2

(iv) Crusaders vs Reds

Penalties conceded

Crusaders: 11

Reds: 9

Line-outs

Crusaders: 18 (4 lost)

Reds: 15 (1 lost, 2 skew)

Scrums

Crusaders: 3 (1 free kick)

Reds: 7 (2 free kicks)

It is a small number of scrums and there was not one reset.

Free kicks

Crusaders: 2 (scrums)

Reds: 1 (scrum)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 0

Reds: 1

Stoppages: 67

Kicks

Crusaders: 23

Reds: 23

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 185

Advantage

Played: 19

Effected: 9

(v) Brumbies vs Blues

Penalties conceded

Brumbies: 4

Blues: 10

The Brumbies were not penalised once in the first half.

Line-outs

Brumbies: 13 (3 lost)

Blues: 18 (1 lost, 2 skew, 3 free kicks)

Scrums

The scrums in this match were a problem because for 38 minutes of the second half they were uncontested. Only 9 scrums were contested, another 9 uncontested. Two Brumbies' scrums were reset and one resulted in a free kick.

Brumbies: 11

Blues: 12 (5 reset, 2 lost, 1 penalty)

Free kicks

Brumbies: 2 (line-outs)

Blues: 2 (1 line-out, 1 mark)

Drop-outs

Brumbies: 1

Blues: 3

Stoppages: 81

Kicks

Brumbies: 35

Blues: 34

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 130

Advantage:

Played: 21

Effected: 8

(vi) Bulls vs Cheetahs

Penalties conceded

Bulls: 10

Cheetahs: 4

Line-outs

Bulls: 10 (1 quick)

Cheetahs: 17 (6 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

Bulls: 8 (2 reset)

Cheetahs: 7

Free kicks

Bulls: 1 (mark)

Cheetahs: 0

Drop-outs

Bulls: 2

Cheetahs: 3

Stoppages: 64

Kicks

Bulls: 36

Cheetahs: 23

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 171

Advantage

Played: 18

Effected: 4

(vii) Lions vs Highlanders

Penalties conceded

Lions: 6

Highlanders: 9

Line-outs

Lions: 20 (3 lost, 2 quick, 3 free kicks)

Highlanders: 18 (2 lost, 2 quick, 1 skew)

Scrums

Lions: 16 (2 reset, 1 free kick)

Highlanders: 8 (2 reset)

Free kicks

Lions: 2 (1 line-out, 1 scrum)

Highlanders: 3 (1 mark, 2 line-outs)

Drop-outs

Lions: 0

Highlanders: 2

Stoppages: 88

Kicks

Lions: 36

Highlanders: 39

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 140

Advantage

Played: 14

Effected: 5

Some Match Totals

Stoppages per match

Blues vs Crusaders: 67

Western Force vs Highlanders: 95

Lions vs Waratahs: 81

Chiefs vs Brumbies: 81

Reds vs Hurricanes: 75

Sharks vs Bulls: 108

Cheetahs vs Stormers: 74

Chiefs vs Hurricanes: 72

Stormers vs Western Force: 103

Sharks vs Waratahs: 81

Crusaders vs Reds: 67

Brumbies vs Blues: 81

Bulls vs Cheetahs: 64

Lions vs Highlanders: 88

Fewest stoppages: Bullas vs Cheetahs (64)

Most stoppages: Stormers vs Western Force (103)

Tries per match

No team earned a bonus point for four tries or more in Week 1.

Blues vs Crusaders: 3 + 3 = 6

Force vs Highlanders: 1 + 1 = 2

Lions vs Waratahs: 1 + 3 = 4

Chiefs vs Brumbies: 3 + 2 = 5

Reds vs Hurricanes: 1 + 1 = 2

Sharks vs Bulls: 2 + 0 = 2

Cheetahs vs Stormers: 3 + 1 = 4

Chiefs vs Hurricanes: 4 + 5 = 9

Stormers vs Western Force: 0 + 1 = 1

Sharks vs Waratahs: 1 + 0 = 1

Crusaders vs Reds: 5 + 2 = 7

Brumbies vs Blues: 0 + 2 = 2

Bulls vs Cheetahs: 3 + 2 = 5

Lions vs Highlanders: 1 + 0 = 1

Tries per team

Blues: 3 + 2 = 5

Brumbies: 3 + 0 = 3

Bulls: 2 + 3 = 5

Cheetahs: 3 + 2 = 5

Chiefs: 3 + 4 = 7

Crusaders: 3 + 5 = 8

Highlanders: 1 + 0 = 1

Hurricanes: 1 + 5 = 6

Lions: 1 + 1 = 2

Reds: 1 + 2 = 3

Sharks: 2 + 1 = 3

Stormers: 0 + 0 = 0

Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3

Western Force: 1 + 1 = 2

Penalties conceded per match

Blues vs Crusaders: 7 + 11 = 18

Force vs Highlanders: 9 + 12 = 21

Lions vs Waratahs: 5 + 7 = 12

Chiefs vs Brumbies: 7 + 13 = 20

Reds vs Hurricanes: 16 + 10 = 26

Sharks vs Bulls: 14 + 8 = 22

Cheetahs vs Stormers: 8 + 15 = 23

Chiefs vs Hurricanes: 4 + 11 = 15

Stormers vs Western Force: 14 + 13 = 27

Sharks vs Waratahs: 5 + 7 = 12

Crusaders vs Reds: 11 + 9 = 20

Brumbies vs Blues: 4 + 10 = 14

Bulls vs Cheetahs: 10 + 4 = 14

Lions vs Highlanders: 6 + 9 = 15

Penalties per Team:

Blues: 7 + 10 = 17

Brumbies: 13 + 4 = 17

Bulls: 8 + 10 = 18

Cheetahs: 8 + 4 =12

Chiefs: 4 + 7 = 11

Crusaders: 11 + 11 = 22

Highlanders: 9 + 12 = 21

Hurricanes: 11 + 10 = 21

Lions: 5 + 6 = 11

Reds: 9 + 16 = 25

Sharks: 14 + 5 = 19

Stormers: 15 + 14 = 29

Waratahs: 7 + 7 = 14

Western Force: 9 + 13 = 22

Sanctionary Cards per team:

Blues: Y

Brumbies: Y, Y

Bulls: 0

Cheetahs: 0

Chiefs: Y, Y

Crusaders: 0

Highlanders: Y, Y

Hurricanes: 0

Lions: Y

Reds: Y, Y

Sharks: 0

Stormers: Y

Waratahs: 0

Western Force: Y