Another big weekend of NRL action it was where the home sides took control. There were star performances, work horses giving it their all, and flying wingers scoring tries that seem to defy nature. But which players were the best of the best you ask? We’ll let the stats do the talking and separate the Wheat/Chaff to present the 2024 NRL Round 2 Player Stats and Team of the Week.
First we have our Team of the Week, which takes some of the key player stats from the weekend and using various scoring methods come up with the best players in their positions from the latest round of the NRL.
Then there’s additional player stats from this weekend and some bite sized points of interest.
For the full range of Player Stats for 2024 – visit our 2024 NRL Player Stats page.
2024 NRL Round 2 Team of the Week
We’ve used the stats for each position and picked the best starting 13 players from the most recent round, the stats and points assigned are explained at the end.
On top of the best starting 13, we include the best four interchange players of the week. Seeing who has provided maximum impact from the bench.
Plus we throw in the players we thought were great but the stats did not with Gurgler’s Choice. And this week Xavier Coates made the squad for that try only.
2024 NRL Round 2 Team of the Season…so far
2024 NRL Round 2 Player Stats
Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?
Want to see which players topped the key stats for the latest round of the NRL this weekend?
2024 NRL Player Stats…so far.
INTERESTING STATS FROM THIS ROUND
- Izack Tago’s six line breaks in the game v Parramatta is a single match/player record for our stats going back to 2022. He had a 40% strike rate too for Runs made vs Line Breaks.
- Combining Penalties / Ruck Infringements / Missed Tackles and Errors – Phoenix Crossland is currently well clear at the top followed by Briton Nikora.
- Josh Curran currently leads the most minutes by an interchange players this season with 123 minutes played. Nat Butcher and Kurt Man are the other players over 100 minutes.
- Dylan Edwards may have topped the Run Metres for Round 2 with 262 metres (15,453 according to Andrew Adbo) but that’s not even in the Panthers fullback’s top ten for the past two-and-a-bit seasons.
- Melbourne Storm were dead last for Post Contact Metres this weekend.
How the Team of the Week works
Want to know how we come up with the numbers to rank the players, the below table should explain hopefully.
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