The final weekend of the regular NRL competition is here, and what better way to see it off with trailing our all new Barely Interesting NRL Final Round Statistics for one week.
Compiled here from our extensive database of all results since 1998, we hand pick some of the more interesting ones to share with rugby league and rugby league betting fans all over the world.
So enjoy our Barely Interesting NRL Final Round Statistics.
NRL Final Round Statistics – General
THE TEAMS THAT ARE 9th and LAST HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUND HAVE WON ONE GAME EACH
No surprise that the team that is last going into the final round has only won one game of the final round in the past 10 seasons.
More surprising is that the 9th place team has only won once themselves. In most situations the 9th placed team had something to play for too.
THE BRONCOS HAVE PLAYED AT HOME NINE OF THE PAST 10 SEASONS
The Broncos play away this Saturday night, it will be just the second time since 2009 that they have been forced to play away from Suncorp Stadium.
Draws can be hit and miss at the best of times, but there’s a few clear trends here.
Souths have the worst allocation with just one game, although four of those away games have been at their home ground anyway.
| Team | Home Games |
| Brisbane | 9 |
| St George Illawarra | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 7 |
| Newcastle | 7 |
| Warriors | 6 |
| North Queensland | 6 |
| Roosters | 5 |
| Melbourne | 5 |
| Manly Warringah | 5 |
| Parramatta | 5 |
| Wests Tigers | 4 |
| Gold Coast | 4 |
| Sharks | 4 |
| Penrith | 3 |
| Canberra | 2 |
| South Sydney | 1 |
THE BRONCOS ALSO HAVE THE BEST WIN RECORD
It does help to get the biggest amount of home games, but Brisbane are still on top. Their neighbours have the worst record. Newcastle’s 70% record is quite good considering 40% of their games have been away, and the Knights spent a few seasons down the bottom of the NRL ladder.
| Team | Win% |
| Brisbane | 80% |
| St George Illawarra | 80% |
| Melbourne | 70% |
| North Queensland | 70% |
| Roosters | 60% |
| South Sydney | 60% |
| Bulldogs | 50% |
| Canberra | 50% |
| Manly Warringah | 50% |
| Penrith | 50% |
| Newcastle | 40% |
| Warriors | 40% |
| Parramatta | 30% |
| Sharks | 30% |
| Wests Tigers | 30% |
| Gold Coast | 10% |
THE MOST POINTS SCORED AND CONCEDED IS…
Here’s who are the most effective attacking team in the last round. A mild surprise, and less so if it happens this weekend as they are playing the Titans.
| Team | Points per Game Scored |
| St George Illawarra | 28.10 |
| North Queensland | 26.60 |
| Newcastle | 25.10 |
| Canberra | 23.90 |
| Bulldogs | 23.70 |
| Penrith | 23.70 |
| South Sydney | 22.50 |
| Melbourne | 22.20 |
| Brisbane | 22.10 |
| Roosters | 21.60 |
| Manly Warringah | 21.20 |
| Sharks | 21.10 |
| Wests Tigers | 20.00 |
| Warriors | 19.40 |
| Parramatta | 16.60 |
| Gold Coast | 14.50 |
AGAINST
Who could predict the Warriors would be the best defensive team in the final round of the season. Newcastle’s last placing in the defense and third place in attack shows they should be one of the games to watch.
| Team | Points per Game Conceded |
| Warriors | 20.5 |
| Melbourne | 20.9 |
| Brisbane | 21.1 |
| Roosters | 21.4 |
| Canberra | 22.7 |
| Sharks | 23 |
| Parramatta | 23.9 |
| North Queensland | 24.4 |
| South Sydney | 24.7 |
| Bulldogs | 25.2 |
| St George Illawarra | 25.8 |
| Gold Coast | 27.2 |
| Manly Warringah | 27.2 |
| Wests Tigers | 28.1 |
| Penrith | 29.8 |
| Newcastle | 30.1 |
THE TOP FIVE VICTORIES ON LAST ROUND WEEKEND
| 2013 | Newcastle 54 Parramatta 6 |
| 2014 | Warriors 42 Gold Coast 0 |
| 2016 | Wests Tigers 10 Canberra 52 |
| 2018 | South Sydney 51 Wests Tigers 10 |
| 2010 | Penrith 50 Sharks 12 |
Quick Match by Match Stats
Here are the highlights of the barely interesting facts for each match this weekend. Prepare for mild interest.
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS
- The Roosters have have won two-thirds of the games against the Rabbitohs since 1998
- Roosters have won the last three matches against the Rabbitohs at the Olympic Stadium. They also have a 64.3% record at the ground against Souths.
- Rabbitohs have the edge 3-2 for Thursday games.
- Roosters have a 70% record against Souths as the Away team since 1998.
- Roosters have also won all four of the final round clashes between these sides.
PARRAMATTA EELS v MANLY SEA EAGLES
- The Eels old a 53% – 47% overall winning advantage over Manly.
- Parramatta have won 75% of their home games against Manly since 1998. And the last four home games.
- Parramatta have also won 4/5 at home on a Friday.
MELBOURNE STORM v NORTH QLD COWBOYS
- Storm hold a 74% – 26% Head to Head record since 1998.
- That creeps up to 78% at Home
- The Cowboys last won in Melbourne in 2015, in the week before their historic first premiership. Before then it was 2012.
- This is the first Melbourne home game v Cowboys since 1999.
- Melbourne have won all four Friday night clashes.
- Cowboys fare slightly better with a 7:30pm kick off – winning 5/16.
CANBERRA RAIDERS v NZ WARRIORS
- Raiders-Warriors H2H since 1998 is 51%-49%.
- It is 50-50 for daytime games.
- Canberra hold a 75% – 25% advantage at home v Warriors. But NZ have won three of the last five.
- A similar 75% record for 3pm kick offs, the perfect record spoiled by the Warriors win in 2018.
- Canberra have eon the only last round fixture between these sides.
CANTERBURY BULLDOGS v BRISBANE BRONCOS
- Broncos are ahead 23-18 in H2H since 1998.
- Broncos’ away record is 50% v Bulldogs.
- Broncos lead 3-1 in September games.
- Bulldogs have won the last three games v Broncos at the Olympic Stadium. And six of the last eight.
- Brisbane have lost their only game @ the Olympic Stadium this season. (v Souths)
- Broncos are 1/4 in Sydney. Bulldogs have won their last four.
GOLD COAST TITANS v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS
- The Dragons hold a two thirds advantage over the Gold Coast in H2H since 1998.
- That record only drops to 63% for games on the Gold Coast.
- Winners on the Gold Coast have alternated for the past six meetings. The Dragons won the last match so…..
- The Dragons have won all six clashes on a Saturday.
- Gold Coast have won the past two night games.
WESTS TIGERS v SHARKS
- Wests Tigers have a 60% – 40% advantage over the Sharks.
- That increases to 69% for Day games
- Which increases further still for day games at Leichhardt.
PENRITH PANTHERS v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
- Newcastle hold a 59% to 41% advantage over the Panthers in the last 21 seasons.
- Although, Penrith have won five of the last 6 meetings, and eight of the last 10.
- Newcastle however have a 69% – 31% record at Penrith.
- And they have won all five games at Penrith on a Sunday.
