Post Match Warriors v Knights - [Round 8, 2025]

[sydneywarrior92]

Your point is right, but being picky to avoid confusion you'd normally put a draw stat in there too.

5 - 2 - 0 - 1

Coincidentally, my ATM pin code.

EDIT: Obviously the last statement is a joke. Please don't hunt me down at the next home game.

maybe it is just easier to say 5-2 and avoid talking about byes/draws altogether.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

maybe it is just easier to say 5-2 and avoid talking about byes/draws altogether.

Honestly, it's not a big deal for me.

The ladder means nothing until the final rounds of the season. One thing remains true, constantly.

You gotta win as many games as you can. Period.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Honestly, it's not a big deal for me.

The ladder means nothing until the final rounds of the season. One thing remains true, constantly.

You gotta win as many games as you can. Period.

Sure, but the ladder position isn't meaningless either. All else being equal, you'd rather not put yourself in a position to chase games just to make the 8. In past seasons (2011-2017 in particular), we'd start the season drunk, rely on the origin period to bring us back to the edge of the 8. We'd then lose the plot towards the end of the season and finish comfortably in the bottom 6. To potentially be in the top 4 before origin is massive for us. We weren't even in this position in 2023.

 

[juju]

Dally M points. Poor Egan.

• Dally M votes: Luke Metcalf 6, Leka Halasima 2, Jackson Ford 2, Erin Clark 2.

 

[Inruin]

Dally M points. Poor Egan.

• Dally M votes: Luke Metcalf 6, Leka Halasima 2, Jackson Ford 2, Erin Clark 2.

I thought Egan was probably the best on field, if not then certainly top 2?

 

[Wah's Up]

I thought Egan was probably the best on field, if not then certainly top 2?

Egan had 43 tackles with none missed and scored a great try. The only problem that I see is that he is not a flashy player, just digs in and works his butt off.

 

[CWC]

Charnze and Erin were in the VB hard earned index so Charnze should have been there somewhere as well

 

[Kav1]

Honestly, it's not a big deal for me.

The ladder means nothing until the final rounds of the season. One thing remains true, constantly.

You gotta win as many games as you can. Period.

However, much mention is being made of us being in the top 4 at this stage of the season when the Broncos are in 5th spot (with the bye and two points to come).
This situation is worsened by our negative differential compared with the other top sides who have substantial positive differentials. We need some big wins and no big losses to rectify this position, otherwise we could easily slip down the ladder.

 

[juju]

Newcastle are their own worst enemy and Wahs on the up - April efficiency update - The Rugby League Eye Test

With the Bulldogs conceding 42 points against Brisbane on Thursday evening, it appears that the best defense in the NRL is now letting the Newcastle Knights have the ball. We will get to the Knights woes shortly, but prior to Round 8, the Dogs had only trailed on the scoreboard for 3.5% of game...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

This blog is the best statistical takes anywhere.

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

It actually wasn't very cold at the game, quite mild in fact. I didn't think it was an ugly win, we never looked like losing, only time Knights got on top was at the start of the second half. Knights kicking was terrible. Savage was great and we're not sick of the team song down here in CHC

Not cold in Christchurch means that water is in its liquid form.

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

Next week we can do even better and solidify a top 3 position because Canberra plays Melbourne. So if we beat the cows, we can move 2 pts ahead of the loser of that game who will be 4th.

This is like Millwall's chances of a play-offs place

 

[CWC]

Newcastle are their own worst enemy and Wahs on the up - April efficiency update - The Rugby League Eye Test

With the Bulldogs conceding 42 points against Brisbane on Thursday evening, it appears that the best defense in the NRL is now letting the Newcastle Knights have the ball. We will get to the Knights woes shortly, but prior to Round 8, the Dogs had only trailed on the scoreboard for 3.5% of game...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

This blog is the best statistical takes anywhere.

"With the Bulldogs conceding 42 points against Brisbane on Thursday evening, it appears that the best defense in the NRL is now letting the Newcastle Knights have the ball."

 

[Kav1]

This way. 2 pts for a bye is better. Otherwise you have to wait to all have had their byes for anything close to a clean comparison. Hope that makes sense. I can draw that out if necessary.

Why is a bye worth 2 pts when each team is awarded the same number for the whole season? If a bye was allotted 0 points, then the Raiders would be 2 points ahead of us on the table (equal at the moment) while the Broncos would be even with us on points (and higher due to a positive point differential), whereas now they sit two points behind having not yet had the bye.

 

[juju]

We've only lead for 35.2% of our total game time this year. That's why I've found it so stressful despite the 5 - 2 record.

 

[CWC]

We've only lead for 35.2% of our total game time this year. That's why I've found it so stressful despite the 5 - 2 record.

That's weird we got destroyed in the 2 losses and was behind against the Roosters till late, but all other wins were either blow outs or leading for at least half of the game

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Funny that RLeyetest mentions in there us having a favourable draw over the next 6 weeks- I would've said this next 6 would be our hardest stretch of the year

3 weeks straight in Aussie, which includes a trip to Wollongong.

Come home to play the Raiders, maybe without Young and Horsburgh, but we might be without Barnett, Capewell and Egan ourselves.

Then back to Sydney for two weeks.

 

[Theking267]

The likelihood is by that time we should have RTS, Dallin & JFH back which should give us a boost

 

[Damo]

For those who complain about the byes and our inflated ladder position.. Here's the ladder sorted by win %

 

[CWC]

Create your own team formation

For those who complain about the byes and our inflated ladder position.. Here's the ladder sorted by win %

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Sharks have 6 byes 8 teams with byes affecting 4 teams’ positions, and we are now a full game behind Raiders; Rabbitohs and Dragons straight swap positions, even with limited samples of 1 byes for half the teams (wait till teams start having 2 extra byes)

 

[Makasene]

Newcastle are their own worst enemy and Wahs on the up - April efficiency update - The Rugby League Eye Test

With the Bulldogs conceding 42 points against Brisbane on Thursday evening, it appears that the best defense in the NRL is now letting the Newcastle Knights have the ball. We will get to the Knights woes shortly, but prior to Round 8, the Dogs had only trailed on the scoreboard for 3.5% of game...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

This blog is the best statistical takes anywhere.

Really spells out our defensive intensity.

Ranked in the top 4 for metres allowed past the ptb on tackles 2 , 3 & 4. Ranked 7th for metres allowed on tackle 5.

We are literally one of the best defensive teams early in the count. God that feels good to write.