Each week of the National Rugby League, we’ll crunch the numbers and see how your team has fared over the past decade in each round. This week, we take a look at round 7.
Data collated from NRL.com and covers the competitions from 2014 to 2024. Additional analysis can be found at thegurgler.com.
Teams Number Crunch
Round 7 Total Points
2014 297
2015 319
2016 353
2017 321
2018 340
2019 296
2020 371
2021 384
2022 372
2023 314
Average: 336.7
Round 7 Average Margin
2014 6.88
2015 8.38
2016 16.13
2017 10.88
2018 12.50
2019 10.50
2020 17.88
2021 19.50
2022 23.50
2023 12.50
Average: 13.86
Round 7 Teams Kept Scoreless
Knights (0-53, vs Broncos, Suncorp Stadium, 16/4/16)
Bulldogs (0-6, vs Roosters, ANZ Stadium, 19/4/18)
Round 7 Biggest Wins
60 Storm (70-10, vs Warriors, AAMI Park, 25/4/22)
53 Broncos (53-0, vs Knights, Suncorp Stadium, 16/4/16)
44 Storm (50-6, vs Warriors, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 26/6/20)
40 Eels (46-6, vs Broncos, TIO Stadium, 23/4/21)
Round 7 Highest Aggregate Matches
80 Storm vs Warriors (70-10, AAMI Park, 25/4/22)
70 Rabbitohs vs Titans (40-30, CBUS Super Stadium, 23/4/21)
69 Broncos vs Titans (43-26, CBUS Super Stadium, 15/4/23)
Round 7 Club Records
Parramatta Eels W 8 L 2 (For: 292, Against: 149). Win Percentage 80%
Melbourne Storm W 8 L 2 (For: 305, Against: 170). Win Percentage 80%
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks W 7 L 3 (For: 244, Against: 177). Win Percentage 70%
Brisbane Broncos W 6 L 4 (For: 263, Against: 196). Win Percentage 60%
Sydney Roosters W 6 L 4 (For: 190, Against: 129). Win Percentage 60%
North Queensland Cowboys W 6 L 4 (For: 255, Against: 204). Win Percentage 60%
Penrith Panthers W 6 L 4 (For: 178, Against: 175). Win Percentage 60%
St George-Illawarra Dragons W 5 L 5 (For: 151, Against: 188). Win Percentage 50%
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs W 5 L 5 (For: 153, Against: 191). Win Percentage 50%
Wests Tigers W 4 L 5 (For: 196, Against: 197). Win Percentage 44.4%
South Sydney Rabbitohs W 4 L 6 (For: 225, Against: 228). Win Percentage 40%
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles W 4 L 6 (For: 214, Against: 253). Win Percentage 40%
Canberra Raiders W 4 L 6 (For: 206, Against: 259). Win Percentage 40%
New Zealand Warriors W 3 L 7 (For: 156, Against: 289). Win Percentage 30%
Gold Coast Titans W 2 L 8 (For: 198, Against: 244). Win Percentage 20%
Newcastle Knights W 2 L 8 (For: 127, Against: 282). Win Percentage 20%
Dolphins W 0 L 1 (For: 14, Against: 36). Win Percentage 0%
2024 Round 7 Fixtures Head-to-Head
all records from 2013 NRL season to 2024 NRL season
Sydney Roosters Vs Melbourne Storm (Allianz Stadium, Thursday, 18 April 2024, 19:50)
Last time out: Storm 18 Roosters 13 (15/9/23, AAMI Park)
Head-to-Head: Played 24, Storm 16 (489 points scored), Roosters 8 (364 points scored)
At Venue: Storm 3, Roosters 2
Biggest Win: 46 Storm 46-0 (11/6/16, Allianz Stadium); Storm 46-0 (1/7/21, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Most Tries: 8 Josh Addo-Carr
Most Points: 93 Cameron Smith
St George-Illawarra Dragons Vs New Zealand Warriors (WIN Stadium, Friday, 19 April 2024, 18:00)
Last time out: Warriors 18 Dragons 6 (25/8/23, Go Media Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 17, Dragons 9 (323 points scored), Warriors 8 (304 points scored)
At Venue: Dragons 2, Warriors 2
Biggest Win: 36 Dragons 36-0 (8/8/15, Sky Stadium)
Most Tries: 6 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Most Points: 58 Shaun Johnson
Parramatta Eels Vs Dolphins (TIO Stadium, Friday, 19 April 2024, 20:00)
Last time out: Eels 48 Dolphins 20 (24/6/23, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 1, Eels 1 (48 points scored), Dolphins 0 (20 points scored)
At Venue: first meeting
Biggest Win: 28 Eels 48-20 (24/6/23, Sunshine Coast Stadium)
Most Tries: 2 Clint Gutherson, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Will Penisini
Most Points: 16 Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers Vs Wests Tigers (Carrington Park, Saturday, 20 April 2024, 15:00)
Last time out: Tigers 12 Panthers 8 (29/4/23, Carrington Park)
Head-to-Head: Played 17, Panthers 11 (367 points scored), Tigers 6 (258 points scored)
At Venue: Tigers 1, Panthers 0
Biggest Win: 34 Panthers 36-2 (12/3/17, Campbelltown Sports Stadium)
Most Tries: 7 David Nofoaluma
Most Points: 78 Nathan Cleary
Gold Coast Titans Vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (CBUS Super Stadium, Saturday, 20 April 2024, 17:30)
Last time out: Titans 26 Sea Eagles 10 (29/4/23, 4 Pines Park)
Head-to-Head: Played 16, Titans 8 (370 points scored), Sea Eagles 8 (423 points scored)
At Venue: Sea Eagles 5, Titans 3
Biggest Win: 36 Sea Eagles 36-0 (17/4/21, Glen Willow Oval)
Most Tries: 10 Reuben Garrick
Most Points: 102 Reuben Garrick
Brisbane Broncos Vs Canberra Raiders (Suncorp Stadium, Saturday, 20 April 2024, 19:35)
Last time out: Broncos 29 Raiders 10 (26/8/23, GIO Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 13, Broncos 8 (278 points scored), Raiders 5 (274 points scored)
At Venue: Broncos 4 Raiders 1
Biggest Win: 28 Broncos 36-8 (15/8/20, GIO Stadium)
Most Tries: 7 Nick Cotric
Most Points: 72 Jarrod Croker
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Vs Newcastle Knights (Accor Stadium, Sunday, 21 April 2024, 14:00)
Last time out: Knights 42 Bulldogs 6 (13/8/23, McDonald Jones Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 18, Bulldogs 9 (284 points scored), Knights 9 (410 points scored)
At Venue: Bulldogs 1, Knights 1
Biggest Win: 66 Knights 66-0 (2/7/23, Accor Stadium)
Most Tries: 6 Bradman Best
Most Points: 54 Kalyn Ponga
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Vs North Queensland Cowboys (PointsBet Stadium, Sunday, 21 April 2024, 16:05)
Last time out: Sharks 32 Cowboys 12 (17/8/23, QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Head-to-Head: Played 26, Sharks 17 (610 points scored), Cowboys 9 (489 points scored)
At Venue: Sharks 6, Cowboys 2
Biggest Win: 39 Cowboys 39-0 (19/9/15, 1300 Smiles Stadium)
Most Tries: 14 Kyle Fledt
Most Points: 100 Johnathan Thurston
Players Number Crunch
Most Total Points In Round 7
90 Adam Reynolds (2 T, 40 G, 2 1ptFG)
77 Mitchell Moses (2 T, 34 G, 1 1ptFG)
76 Jarrod Croker (2 T , 34 G)
58 James Maloney (4 T, 21 G)
Most Total Tries In Round 7
9 Josh Addo-Carr
8 Suliasi Vunivalu
7 Alex Johnston, Maika Sivo
Most Points In A Game
minimum 20 points
22 Ryan Papenhuyzen (2 T, 7 G), Storm vs Warriors (AAMI Park, 25/4/22)
Most Tries In A Game
minimum 3 tries
3 Xavier Coates, Melbourne Storm vs New Zealand Warriors (AAMI Park, 25/04/22); Stephen Crichton, Penrith Panthers vs Canberra Raiders (24/04/22); Ken Maumalo, New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm (25/04/21); David Fifita (II), Gold Coast Titans vs South Sydney Rabbitohs (23/04/21); Maika Sivo, Parramatta Eels vs Brisbane Broncos (23/04/21); Brett Morris, Sydney Roosters vs St George-Illawarra Dragons (26/06/20); Suliasi Vunivalu, Melbourne Storm vs New Zealand Warriors (26/06/20); Mahe Fonua, Wests Tigers vs Gold Coast Titans (27/04/19); Ken Sio, Newcastle Knights vs Wests Tigers (21/04/18); James Roberts, Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans (14/04/17); Corey Oates, Brisbane Broncos vs Newcastle Knights (16/04/16); Jake Granville, North Queensland Cowboys vs New Zealand Warriors (18/04/15).
First Try Scorers
2 Alex Johnston, Anthony Don, Corey Oates, Justin O’Neill, Latrell Mitchell, Stephen Crichton, Suliasi Vunivalu
Last Try Scorers
3 Semi Radradra, Viliame Kikau
2 Alex Johnston, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Clint Gutherson, Corey Thompson, Ken Maumalo, Latrell Mitchell, Mitchell Pearce, Shaun Kenny-Dowall
