Old Broncos Stats

[Big Pete]

I've got an order for some old Broncos stats. It's only a couple of months late, so it's free of charge.

Petero Civoniceiva

2001 - 29 Games, 6 Tries, 21.4 Avg Tackles, 14.1 Avg Hit-Ups, 134m Avg, 92.15% Tackle Efficiency, 10 Line-Breaks, 24 Offloads

2002 - 20 Games, 1 Try, 21 Avg Tackles, 14.1 Avg Hit-Ups, 117.8m Avg, 95% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 17 Offloads

2003 - 21 Games, 3 Tries, 22.6 Avg Tackles, 14 Avg Hit-Ups, 120m Avg, 93.9% Tackle Efficiency, 4 Line-Breaks, 18 Offloads

2005 - 21 Games, 2 Tries, 21.1 Avg Tackles, 16.1 Avg. Hit Ups, 144.3m Avg, 3 Line-Breaks, 29 Offloads

2006 - 26 Games, 3 Tries, 25.2 Avg Tackles, 16.5 Avg Hit Ups, 140m Avg, 88.5% Tackle Efficiency, 6 Line-Breaks, 37 Offloads

2007 - 23 Games, 2 Tries, 28.1 Avg Tackles, 18.4 Avg Hit Ups, 155m Avg, 90.2% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 34 Offloads

Shane Webcke

2001 - 29 Games, 3 Tries, 23.1 Avg Tackles, 14.5 Avg Hit-Ups, 130m Avg, 92.54% Tackle Efficiency, 6 Line-Breaks, 34 Offloads

2002 - 23 Games, 2 Tries, 25.2 Avg Tackles, 14.6 Avg Hit Ups, 119.8m Avg, 94% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 24 Offloads

2003 - 24 Games, 1 Try, 28.2 Avg Tackles, 14 Avg Hit Ups, 116m Avg, 94.6 Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 45 Offloads

2005 - 25 Games, 30.4 Avg Tackles, 13.9 Avg Hit Ups, 121m Avg, 2 Line-Breaks, 41 Offloads

2006 - 27 Games, 4 Tries, 27.1 Avg Tackles, 13.4 Avg Hit Ups, 115m Avg, 87.6 Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line-Breaks, 36 Offloads

Dane Carlaw

2001 - 26 Games, 7 Tries, 19 Avg Tackles, 10.2 Avg Hit Ups, 79m Avg, 89.19% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Line-Breaks, 29 Offloads

2002 - 21 Games, 1 Try, 21 Avg Tackles, 9.8 Avg Hit-Ups, 78.6m Avg, 89% Tackle Efficiency, 4 Line-Breaks, 24 Offloads

2003 - 23 Games, 5 Tries, 22.8 Avg Tackles, 13 Avg Hit Ups, 100m, 88.2 Tackle Efficiency, 7 Line-Breaks, 34 Offloads

2005 - 18 Games, 2 Tries, 16.8 Avg Tackles, 8.8 Avg Hit Ups, 74.3m Avg, 2 Line-Breaks, 12 Offloads

2006 - 20 Games, 2 Tries, 20.8 Avg Tackles, 8.6 Avg Hit Ups, 71m Avg, 83.7 Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 8 Offloads

2007 - 24 Games, 3 Tries, 25.4 Avg Tackles, 9.9 Avg Hit Ups, 79.8m Avg, 86% Tackle Efficiency, 4 Line-Breaks, 15 Offloads

Brad Meyers

2001 - 27 Games, 1 Try, 19.5 Avg Tackles, 13 Avg Hit Ups, 93m Avg, 88.27% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line-Breaks, 43 Offloads

2002 - 22 Games, 3 Tries, 19.6 Avg Tackles, 15.1 Avg Hit Ups, 121.6m Avg, 86% Tackle Efficiency, 6 Line-Breaks, 17 Offloads

2003 - 23 Games, 22.5 Avg Tackles, 15 Avg Hit Ups, 113m Avg, 84.2% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 21 Offloads

Ashley Harrison

2001 - 27 Games, 8 Tries, 20.3 Avg Tackles, 7 Avg Hit Ups, 47m Avg, 92.11% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Line-Breaks, 30 Offloads

2002 - 5 Games, 1 Try, 17.2 Avg Tackles, 8.4 Avg Hit Ups, 50.4m Avg, 91% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 1 Offload

Gorden Tallis

2001 - 10 Games, 3 Tries, 13.7 Avg Tackles, 12.9 Avg Hit Ups, 97m Avg, 93.84% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 16 Offloads

2002 - 24 Games, 10 Tries, 16.2 Avg Tackles, 14.3 Avg Hit-Ups, 109.3m Avg, 88% Tackle Efficiency, 12 Line-Breaks, 62 Offloads

2003 - 18 Games, 4 Tries, 19.3 Avg Tackles, 15 Avg Hit Ups, 108m Avg, 90.1% Tackle Efficiency, 9 Line-Breaks, 51 Offloads

Darren Burns

2001 - 19 Games, 15.1 Avg Tackles, 8.1 Avg Hit Ups, 58m Avg, 97.29% Tackle Efficiency, 13 Offloads

Carl Webb

2001 - 21 Games, 9 Tries, 9 Avg Tackles, 8.3 Avg Hit Ups, 70m Avg, 84.82% Tackle Efficiency, 12 Line-Breaks, 28 Offloads

2002 - 16 Games, 7 Tries, 11.1 Avg Tackles, 8.9 Avg Hit Ups, 75.7m Avg, 87% Tackle Efficiency, 8 Line-Breaks, 13 Offloads

2003 - 11 Games, 1 Try, 14.5 Avg Tackles, 10 Avg Hit Ups, 89m Avg, 85.5% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 14 Offloads

Corey Parker

2001 - 13 Games, 2 Tries, 12.8 Avg Tackles, 7 Avg Hit Ups, 58m Avg, 91.26% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 3 Offloads

2002 - 20 Games, 2 Tries, 18.8 Avg Tackles, 10.3 Avg Hit Ups, 88.6m Avg, 94% Tackle Efficiency, 16 Offloads

2003 - 23 Games, 3 Tries, 23 Avg Tackles, 12 Avg Hit Ups, 86m Avg, 93.5% Tackle Efficiency, 8 Line-Breaks, 24 Offloads

2005 - 23 Games, 1 Try, 26.6 Avg Tackles, 14 Avg Hit Ups, 104.9m Avg, 34 Offloads

2006 - 25 Games, 4 Tries, 32.7 Avg Tackles, 11.2 Avg Hit Ups, 84m Avg, 87.9% Tackle Efficiency, 7 Line-Breaks, 30 Offloads

2007 - 18 Games, 4 Tries, 29.2 Avg Tackles, 10.4 Avg Hit Ups, 79.2m Avg, 85.2% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Line-Breaks, 21 Offloads

Phillip Lee

2001 - 3 Games, 20 Avg Tackles, 8.3 Hit Ups Avg, 59m Avg, 95.24% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 3 Offloads

2002 - 27 Games, 2 Tries, 19.9 Avg Tackles, 7.2 Avg Hit Ups, 46.5m Avg, 91% Tackle Efficiency, 39 Offloads

2003 - 4 Games, 9.8 Avg Tackles, 4 Avg Hit Ups, 38m Avg, 92.9% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break

Andrew Gee

2002 - 20 Games, 2 Tries, 19.7 Avg Tackles, 9 Avg Hit Ups, 62.3m Avg, 93% Tackle Efficinecy, 2 Line-Breaks, 6 Offloads

2003 - 20 Games, 21.9 Avg Tackles, 8 Avg Hit Ups, 53m Avg, 94.2% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Offloads

Tonie Carroll

2003 - 20 Games, 6 Tries, 21.4 Avg Tackles, 9 Avg Hit Ups, 80m Avg, 89.5% Tackle Efficiency, 10 Line-Breaks, 4 Offloads

2005 - 16 Games, 3 Tries, 19.9 Avg Tackles, 7.5 Avg Hit Ups, 66.3m Avg, 4 Line-Breaks, 6 Offloads

2006 - 21 Games, 1 Try, 22.8 Avg Tackles, 9 Avg Hit Ups, 76m Avg, 85.2% Tackle Efficiency, 7 Line-Breaks, 12 Offloads

2007 - 18 Games, 7 Tries, 20.8 Avg Tackles, 7.8 Avg Hit Ups, 67.3m Avg, 81.5% Tackle Efficiency, 10 Line-Breaks, 14 Offloads

David Stagg

2005 - 22 Games, 5 Tries, 29.4 Avg Tackles, 8.2 Avg Hit Ups, 55.4m Avg, 5 Line-Breaks, 11 Offloads

2006 - 25 Games, 3 Tries, 33.1 Avg Tackles, 10.2 Avg Hit Ups, 68m Avg, 88.2% Tackle Efficiency, 4 Line-Breaks, 12 Offloads

2007 - 12 Games, 2 Tries, 29.9 Avg Tackles, 8.7 Avg Hit Ups, 62.4m Avg, 89.3% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 2 Offloads

Brad Thorn

2005 - 21 Games, 4 Tries, 23.7 Avg Tackles, 14.6 Avg Hit Ups, 126.2m Avg, 3 Line-Breaks, 13 Offloads

2006 - 24 Games, 4 Tries, 24.8 Avg Tackles, 14.4 Avg Hit Ups, 120m Avg, 83.9% Tackle Efficiency, 4 Line-Breaks, 17 Offloads

2007 - 25 Games, 2 Tries, 30 Avg Tackles 14.9 Avg Hit Ups, 119.2m Avg, 85.3% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 33 Offloads

Ben Hannant

2006 - 23 Games, 19.6 Avg Tackles, 8.2 Avg Hit Ups, 67m Avg, 87.6% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 8 Offloads

2007 - 23 Games, 28.8 Avg Tackles, 11.1 Avg Hit Ups, 90.7m Avg, 85.8% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 13 Offloads

Sam Thaiday

2005 - 14 Games, 1 Try, 12.4 Avg Tackles, 7.4 Avg Hit-Ups, 67.2m Avg, 1 Line-Break, 3 Offloads

2006 - 20 Games, 2 Tries, 16 Avg Tackles, 9.7 Avg Hit Ups, 83m Avg, 84.4 Tackle Efficiency, 7 Line-Breaks, 3 Offloads

2007 - 16 Games, 1 Try, 22.9 Avg Tackles, 9.8 Avg Hit Ups, 76.2m Avg, 87.2% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 2 Offloads

Greg Eastwood

2006 - 16 Games, 6 Tries, 8.9 Avg Tackles, 7.2 Avg Hit Ups, 70m Avg, 75.7% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line-Breaks, 7 Offloads

2007 - 22 Games, 5 Tries, 22.2 Avg Tackles, 7 Avg Hit Ups, 52.5m Avg 81.5% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line-Breaks, 11 Offloads

Neville Costigan

2005 - 16 Games, 1 Try, 14.9 Avg Tackles, 8.1 Avg Hit Ups, 68.7m Avg, 1 Line-Break, 7 Offloads

2006 - 7 Games, 13.7 Avg Tackles, 9.6 Avg Hit Ups, 68m Avg, 75.6% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Offloads

Nick Kenny

2007 - 13 Games, 19.5 Avg Tackles, 7.3 Avg Hit Ups, 55.9m Avg, 85.5% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 3 Offloads

Dave Taylor

12 Games, 3 Tries, 16 Avg Tackles, 8.5 Avg Hit Ups, 75m Avg, 83.3% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line-Breaks, 3 Offloads

 

[Alec]

It's interesting how mediocre Webcke's stats actually are, lol.

 

[Big Pete]

Added 2005

Current Broncos

Alex Glenn - 13 Games, 2 Tries, 31.3 Avg Tackles, 9.1 Avg Hit-Ups, 82.4m Avg, 87.1% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 3 Offloads

David Fifita - 14 Games, 2 Tries, 20.2 Avg Tackles, 9 Avg Hit-Ups, 81.5m Avg, 92% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 9 Offloads

Joe Ofahengaue - 12 Games, 1 Try, 25.6 Avg Tackles, 13.2 Avg Hit-Ups, 127.8m Avg, 91% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 11 Offloads

Matt Gillett - 13 Games, 4 Tries, 32.7 Avg Tackles, 8.4 Avg Hit Ups, 69.2m Avg, 89.2% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 7 Offloads

Matt Lodge - 12 Games, 28.1 Avg Tackles, 17 Avg Hit Ups, 153.6m Avg, 88.9% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Offloads

Pat Carrigan - 9 Games, 15.3 Avg Tackles, 6.8 Avg Hit Ups, 65.8m Avg, 88.9% Tackle Efficiency

Payne Haas - 11 Games, 2 Tries, 34.4 Avg Tackles, 16.1 Avg Hit Ups, 167.5m Avg, 92.2% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 10 Offloads

Tevita Pangai Jr - 13 Games, 2 Tries, 23 Avg Tackles, 14.5 Avg Hit Ups, 128.8m Avg, 84.4% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 37 Offloads

Thomas Flegler - 14 Games, 1 Try, 18.5 Avg Tackles, 6.4 Avg Hit Ups, 75.1m Avg, 94.1% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 1 Offload

 

[Sirlee oldman]

Added 2005

Current Broncos

Alex Glenn - 13 Games, 2 Tries, 31.3 Avg Tackles, 9.1 Avg Hit-Ups, 82.4m Avg, 87.1% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 3 Offloads

David Fifita - 14 Games, 2 Tries, 20.2 Avg Tackles, 9 Avg Hit-Ups, 81.5m Avg, 92% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 9 Offloads

Joe Ofahengaue - 12 Games, 1 Try, 25.6 Avg Tackles, 13.2 Avg Hit-Ups, 127.8m Avg, 91% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 11 Offloads

Matt Gillett - 13 Games, 4 Tries, 32.7 Avg Tackles, 8.4 Avg Hit Ups, 69.2m Avg, 89.2% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 7 Offloads

Matt Lodge - 12 Games, 28.1 Avg Tackles, 17 Avg Hit Ups, 153.6m Avg, 88.9% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Offloads

Pat Carrigan - 9 Games, 15.3 Avg Tackles, 6.8 Avg Hit Ups, 65.8m Avg, 88.9% Tackle Efficiency

Payne Haas - 11 Games, 2 Tries, 34.4 Avg Tackles, 16.1 Avg Hit Ups, 167.5m Avg, 92.2% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 10 Offloads

Tevita Pangai Jr - 13 Games, 2 Tries, 23 Avg Tackles, 14.5 Avg Hit Ups, 128.8m Avg, 84.4% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 37 Offloads

Thomas Flegler - 14 Games, 1 Try, 18.5 Avg Tackles, 6.4 Avg Hit Ups, 75.1m Avg, 94.1% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line-Breaks, 1 Offload

Thanks @Big Pete.
When Haas was playing u20s I would get to every home game super early so I could watch him play. I thought he was the best junior forward I had ever seen but even I didn’t think he would be putting numbers up like those so early in his career. His contract is the best value for money in the league.

 

[Sproj]

Haas’s Numbers back up what appears to be eye, he’s a freak. Lodge’s numbers are also great and Joffa is under appreciated.

Flegler and Carrigan make extremely impressive impact with their hit ups on average.

Dave Taylor - 18 average tackles, sounds right for both ways to read it. Hehe

 

[Wolfie]

It's interesting how mediocre Webcke's stats actually are, lol.

Just goes to show the most important things you need in a footballer can't be measured with stats. How many times did Webcke take that tough run when we needed it to set up the next bloke. Grit, toughness and leadership can't be measured by statistics, which is why I always had a problem when they were being used last year to show Sua was apparently better than Lexie. They can be so flawed when you just look at raw stats.

Great Work with those @Big Pete

 

[Renegade]

It's interesting how mediocre Webcke's stats actually are, lol.

disagree, averaging 120m per game for 6 seasons is pretty good imo.

 

[NSW stables]

Just goes to show the most important things you need in a footballer can't be measured with stats. How many times did Webcke take that tough run when we needed it to set up the next bloke. Grit, toughness and leadership can't be measured by statistics, which is why I always had a problem when they were being used last year to show Sua was apparently better than Lexie. They can be so flawed when you just look at raw stats.

Great Work with those @Big Pete

Precisely, if you have a forward who can play the ball really quickly, the next forward is going to be rewarded with the metres from that.

If you have someone with a really slow play the ball, the next forward will struggle.

 

[mitch222]

It's interesting how mediocre Webcke's stats actually are, lol.

To be honest though, back then, not a lot of forwards consistently cracked the 100 metre mark. His work rate would have been up there with the best in the comp at the time for front rowers

 

[Alec]

To be honest though, back then, not a lot of forwards consistently cracked the 100 metre mark. His work rate would have been up there with the best in the comp at the time for front rowers

Yeah, maybe you're right. Front row is by far the most reliable position to judge on stats these days, so it's just interesting to see how it compares to current players. In comparison, it's roughly Ofa's numbers.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Run metres seem to be awarded more generously nowadays. Before the NRL changed stats providers most decent props averaged around 8 metres per run, and almost nobody over 9. Those numbers seem to have inflated by about 1 metre per run since then, and I think it's purely down to interpretation.

 

[Allo]

Although I don’t have vivid memories of those times, I think Webcke was always quality over quantity. Or perhaps intensity over quantity

 

[Big Pete]

Shane Webcke

1999 - 23 Games, 1 Try, 13.3 Avg Runs, 19.5 Avg Tackles, 101.9m Avg, 92.7% Tackle Efficiency, 2 Line Breaks, 14 Offloads

2000 - 23 Games, 1 Try, 14.7 Avg Runs, 23.2 Avg Tackles, 128m Avg, 92% Tackle Effiency, 4 Line Breaks, 35 Offloads

Brad Thorn

1999 - 25 Games, 5 Tries, 15.2 Avg Runs, 18 Avg Tackles, 117.9m Avg, 93.9% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Line Breaks, 32 Offloads

2000 - 25 Games, 9 Tries, 13.4 Avg Runs, 22.3 Avg Tackles, 112m Avg, 92.6% Tackle Efficiency, 13 Line Breaks, 36 Offloads

Andrew Gee

1999 - 25 Games, 2 Tries, 11.5 Avg Runs, 25.8 Avg Tackles, 81.1m Avg, 95.4% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 13 Offloads

Kevin Campion

1999 - 25 Games, 1 Try, 7 Avg Runs, 28.8 Avg Tackles, 46.5m Avg, 96% Tackle Efficiency, 5 Line Breaks, 26 Offloads

2000 - 28 Games, 2 Tries, 8.1 Avg Runs, 28.8 Avg Tackles, 58m Avg, 94.1% Tackle Effiency, 8 Line Breaks, 31 Offloads

Gorden Tallis

1999 - 20 Games, 7 Tries, 14 Avg Runs, 14.3 Avg Tackles, 101.1m Avg, 89.9% Tackle Efficiency, 11 Line-Breaks, 32 Offloads

2000 - 23 Games, 9 Tries, 13.7 Avg Runs, 13.8 Avg Tackles, 112m Avg, 88.3% Tackle Efficiency, 15 Line Breaks, 51 Offloads

Peter Ryan

1999 - 16 Games, 3 Tries, 6.8 Avg Runs, 20 Avg Tackles, 40.1m Avg, 94.4% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line Breaks, 11 Offloads

Petero Civoniceiva

1999 - 17 Games, 4 Tries, 13.5 Avg Runs, 16.5 Avg Tackles, 100m Avg, 92.4% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line Break, 16 Offloads

2000 - 16 Games, 2 Tries, 15.4 Avg Runs, 18.6 Avg Tackles, 131m Avg, 92.2% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line Break, 35 Offloads

Dane Carlaw

1999 - 3 Games, 5.6 Avg Runs, 10 Avg Tackles, 40m Avg, 93.7% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line-Break, 1 Offload

2000 - 24 Games, 3 Tries, 9.7 Avg Runs, 17.9 Avg Tackles, 84m Avg, 94.9% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line-Breaks, 15 Offloads

Brad Meyers

2000 - 12 Games, 1 Try, 12.5 Avg Runs, 16.5 Avg Tackles, 104m Avg, 90.4% Tackle Efficiency, 3 Line Breaks, 13 Offloads

Ashley Harrison

2000 - 20 Games, 7 Tries, 7.2 Avg Runs, 14.6 Avg Tackles, 56m Avg, 90.4% Tackle Efficiency, 10 Line Breaks, 15 Offloads

Harvey Howard

2000 - 14 Games, 9.7 Avg Runs, 17.7 Avg Tackles, 85m Avg, 96.1% Tackle Efficiency, 12 Offloads

Carl Webb

2000 - 7 Games, 10.1 Avg Runs, 11.1 Avg Tackles, 88m Avg, 91.7% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Line Break, 13 Offloads

Darren Mapp

2000 - 3 Games, 6.6 Avg Runs, 13 Tackles, 47m Avg, 92.8% Tackle Efficiency, 1 Offload

 

[Jedhead]

Geez what wouldn't you give to have tackle efficiency rates like that now?

 

[Unbreakable]

Geez what wouldn't you give to have tackle efficiency rates like that now?

There is still a lot of players who have similar efficiency stats these days, this is just the players in the top 50 for most tackles made with an efficiency rating of 92% or above -

Klemmer - 96.3%, Ah Mau - 95.7%, Twal - 95.1%, Tatola - 94.1%, Graham - 94.0%, Farah - 93.7%, Papalii - 93.6%, C.Smith - 93.5%, McInnes - 93.5%, J.Trbojevic - 93.4%, McCullough - 93.3%, Rein - 93.3%, Tamou - 93.2%, Tolman - 92.8%, Murray - 92.5%, Eisenhuth - 92.5%, K.Bromwich - 92.3%, Cook - 92.2%, Haas - 92.2%, Taupau - 92.1%, Kaufusi - 92.1%

 

[Big Pete]

For many, Darren Lockyer is the greatest fullback in history. I thought it'd be interesting to see how often he broke the line in comparison to Billy Slater and get an idea of how his numbers stack up.

Darren Lockyer Line Breaks
1997 - Missing
1998 - 38
1999 - 31
2000 - 27
2001 - 19
2002 - 27
2003 - 13

Billy Slater Line Breaks
2003 - 29
2004 - Missing
2005 - 19
2006 - 13
2007 - 15
2008 - 23
2009 - 22
2010 - 13
2011 - 17
2012 - 22
2013 - 25
2014 - 14
2015 - 4
2016 - 0
2017 - 17
2018 - 10

Here's some other contenders, I've included Dally M Award Winners Ben Barba and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and a couple of others who had stand out seasons.

Memorable Seasons
Rhys Wesser 2003 - 33 Line Breaks
Brett Hodgson 2005 - 34 Line Breaks
Matt Bowen 2007 - 32 Line Breaks
Ben Barba 2012 - 27 Line Breaks
Anthony Milford 2014 - 17 Line Breaks
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2018 - 13 Line Breaks

Sometimes memories can warp a player's abilities, making them better than what they were, but these figures demonstrate just how adept Lockyer was on his feet.

 

[Unbreakable]

For many, Darren Lockyer is the greatest fullback in history. I thought it'd be interesting to see how often he broke the line in comparison to Billy Slater and get an idea of how his numbers stack up.

Darren Lockyer Line Breaks
1997 - Missing
1998 - 38
1999 - 31
2000 - 27
2001 - 19
2002 - 27
2003 - 13

Billy Slater Line Breaks
2003 - 29
2004 - Missing
2005 - 19
2006 - 13
2007 - 15
2008 - 23
2009 - 22
2010 - 13
2011 - 17
2012 - 22
2013 - 25
2014 - 14
2015 - 4
2016 - 0
2017 - 17
2018 - 10

Here's some other contenders, I've included Dally M Award Winners Ben Barba and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and a couple of others who had stand out seasons.

Memorable Seasons
Rhys Wesser 2003 - 33 Line Breaks
Brett Hodgson 2005 - 34 Line Breaks
Matt Bowen 2007 - 32 Line Breaks
Ben Barba 2012 - 27 Line Breaks
Anthony Milford 2014 - 17 Line Breaks
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2018 - 13 Line Breaks

Sometimes memories can warp a player's abilities, making them better than what they were, but these figures demonstrate just how adept Lockyer was on his feet.

38 line-breaks? Damn, that's gotta be close to the record for an individual season, I don't recall ever seeing higher than that.

 

[Jedhead]

There is still a lot of players who have similar efficiency stats these days, this is just the players in the top 50 for most tackles made with an efficiency rating of 92% or above -

Klemmer - 96.3%, Ah Mau - 95.7%, Twal - 95.1%, Tatola - 94.1%, Graham - 94.0%, Farah - 93.7%, Papalii - 93.6%, C.Smith - 93.5%, McInnes - 93.5%, J.Trbojevic - 93.4%, McCullough - 93.3%, Rein - 93.3%, Tamou - 93.2%, Tolman - 92.8%, Murray - 92.5%, Eisenhuth - 92.5%, K.Bromwich - 92.3%, Cook - 92.2%, Haas - 92.2%, Taupau - 92.1%, Kaufusi - 92.1%

I meant at the Broncos.