Nice and early this week, someone at the SL website must have s[i:uards9ythi[/i:uards9ytt the bed.

Player: Metres - Carries (MT/Carry) - Tackles - Misses (Efficiency %) - Errors - Penalties

Leeds: 1495 - 203 (7.36) - 261 - 25 (91%) - 6 - 9
Bradford: 1015 - 166 (6.11) - 279 - ? (??%) - 9 - 6

Webb: 99 - 13 (7.62) - 5 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 1

Donald: 90 - 8 (11.25) - 3 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 0
Smith: 109 - 14 (7.79) - 10 - 2 (83%) - 0 - 1
Senior: 96 - 14 (6.86 ) - 17 - 2 (89%) - 1 - 0
Hall: 165 - 13 (12.69 ) - 1 - 3 (25%) - 2 - 0

McGuire: 79 - 16 (4.94) - 15 - 0 (100%) - 1 - 1
Burrow: 79 - 11 (7.18 ) - 11 - 2 (85%) - 0 - 0

Leuluai: 79 - 12 (6.58 ) - 11 - 2 (85%) - 0 - 0
Buderus: 125 - 15 (8.33) - 30 - 3 (91%) - 1 - 0
Peacock: 168 - 21 (8.00) - 25 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 0
Jones-Buchanan: 46 - 10 (4.60) - 27 - 2 (93%) - 0 - 1
Ablett: 76 - 10 (7.60) - 15 - 1 (94%) - 0 - 1
Sinfield: 57 - 14 (4.07 ) - 32 - 3 (91%) - 1 - 1

Gibson: 14 - 2 (7.00) - 13 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 0
Lauitiiti: 113 - 13 (8.69) - 16 - 3 (84%) - 0 - 1
Bailey: 73 - 11 (6.64) - 21 - 2 (91%) - 0 - 1
Burgess: 27 - 6 (4.50) - 9 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 1

No game minutes this week as the in game recording sites missed Peacock playing any part after leaving the field on 34, so what can you do.

From the stats: handling errors much improved finally although still losing those penalty counts, Peacock outstanding once again and while Hall was good going forward his low tackle count and high miss rate doesn't do much for his tackle effectiveness percentage.

My usual gripe re the try assists goes here: this week Keith Senior only got the one with his other bizarrely being given to Lee Smith. Buderus also got nothing for supporting Lauitiiti's break and sending Donald on his way.

Previous week's stats:

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[url=http://viewtopic.php?t=414229&highlight=:uards9ytLes Catalans V Leeds[/url

My only gripe is that I was watching very closely and Ali and JJB made 4 missed tackles each. I see from that that Ali is down as 3 and JJB 2.

JJB's performance looking at those stats and and the missed tackles I know he did, are not very acceptable. That is not having a go, just that his overall action game masks a few poorer things. Again not having a go.

Penalty count checks out with the YEP though.

If i didnt know any better TVOC i would think you were being a tad sarcy with that reply.

I'm sure I don't know what you mean.



Leeds lost the second half penalty count six to one. No wonder Bradford got back in the game, well done Mr Bentham.

A better metres per carry and tackle effectiveness rate than fan favourite Kylie Leuluai - take a bow Ryan "waste of space" Bailey...

That means they won the first half 5-3. Had Bentham forgotten about the referees unwritten rule for this season.

Cummings had a word at half time.



Let's see if he can back it up next week in Hull now. Another performance like the last time he was there will do very nicely.

By tackle effectiveness you mean missed tackles to tackles made?

I say that, because if I was playing in that game I know who's tackles were more effective, and it certainly was Kylie. It might not be plenty, but it certainly had more of a bearing on the game.

Nice stats to see from Donald, breaking the advantage line. And solid in the tackling he did.

Baileys metres made looked improved on first glance.

Kylie forced Burgess to knock on and another (think it may have been Kopczak. His tackles were effective in more of a way than the OPTA stats show.

That's why, for many different reasons, stats are a useful management tool but should not be taken as the bae all and end all in determining a players performance and contribution.