Wallabies 2021
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Peter Sullivan (51)
This seems like an odd sentence
No 8 time.
7 players have played No 8 this year.
Pete Samu – 6 times
Brynard Stander – 5
Harry Wilson – 5
Michael Wells – 5
Jack Dempsey – 4
Will Harris – 2
Seru Uru – 1
So taking out Uru as a 1 capper!
Tackle Success:
Dempsey @ 93.55%
Samu @ 86.79%
Wells @ 85.45%
Harris @ 82.35%
Stander @ 82.14%
Wilson @ 78.18%
Wilson the real worry. That’s just not good enough for test rugby
Tackles per game
Wells @ 9.4
Stander @ 9.2
Wilson @ 8.4
Samu @ 7.67
Dempsey @ 7.25
Harris @ 7
Waratahs blindsides doing all the tackling. Wells going great guns
Defensive importance to team
Wells @ 8.48%
Wilson @ 8.22%
Stander @ 8.22% (although he has made 16.84% of his team’s total missed tackles)
Samu @ 6.1%
Dempsey @ 5.97%
Harris @ 5%
Attack Efficiency
Same @ 136
Wells @ 103.21
Harris @ 76.45
Dempsey @ 18.07
Wilson @ 14.32
Stander @ 0%
Again, Wilson’s stats a concern. He’s been noticeably used a lot closer to the ruck though which is a point of difference to Samu. Samu a standout as expected, but Wells again kicking but.
Lineout use:
Wells – 12 (11 won)
Samu – 6
Dempsey – 6 (4 won)
Stander – 5
Harris – 1
Wilson – 0
Again, Wilson’s lack of use probably ruins a few people’s arguments about him. Wells outstanding. Samu surprisingly high.
Most penalties conceded:
Wells / Dempsey – 6
Samu – 3
Stander / Wilson – 2
Harris – 0
Work Rate:
Stander – 19
Wilson / Harris 18
Dempsey – 17
Wells / Samu – 14
Stander carrying a big load, while Wells and Samu biding their time. Probably more impact players considering their high attack efficiency.
In summary, if these stats are an indicator, Wilson is under the pump. Again, much depends on the balance of the backrow the selectors want.
Seru Uru my one to watch though. In his one game at 8 he made 16 tackles without a miss (10.67% of his team’s defensive work)
His attack stats were Stander-like (0) but he took a couple of lineouts and didn’t concede a penalty, while his workrate was at 24.
7 players have played No 8 this year.
Pete Samu – 6 times
Brynard Stander – 5
Harry Wilson – 5
Michael Wells – 5
Jack Dempsey – 4
Will Harris – 2
Seru Uru – 1
So taking out Uru as a 1 capper!
Tackle Success:
Dempsey @ 93.55%
Samu @ 86.79%
Wells @ 85.45%
Harris @ 82.35%
Stander @ 82.14%
Wilson @ 78.18%
Wilson the real worry. That’s just not good enough for test rugby
Tackles per game
Wells @ 9.4
Stander @ 9.2
Wilson @ 8.4
Samu @ 7.67
Dempsey @ 7.25
Harris @ 7
Waratahs blindsides doing all the tackling. Wells going great guns
Defensive importance to team
Wells @ 8.48%
Wilson @ 8.22%
Stander @ 8.22% (although he has made 16.84% of his team’s total missed tackles)
Samu @ 6.1%
Dempsey @ 5.97%
Harris @ 5%
Attack Efficiency
Same @ 136
Wells @ 103.21
Harris @ 76.45
Dempsey @ 18.07
Wilson @ 14.32
Stander @ 0%
Again, Wilson’s stats a concern. He’s been noticeably used a lot closer to the ruck though which is a point of difference to Samu. Samu a standout as expected, but Wells again kicking but.
Lineout use:
Wells – 12 (11 won)
Samu – 6
Dempsey – 6 (4 won)
Stander – 5
Harris – 1
Wilson – 0
Again, Wilson’s lack of use probably ruins a few people’s arguments about him. Wells outstanding. Samu surprisingly high.
Most penalties conceded:
Wells / Dempsey – 6
Samu – 3
Stander / Wilson – 2
Harris – 0
Work Rate:
Stander – 19
Wilson / Harris 18
Dempsey – 17
Wells / Samu – 14
Stander carrying a big load, while Wells and Samu biding their time. Probably more impact players considering their high attack efficiency.
In summary, if these stats are an indicator, Wilson is under the pump. Again, much depends on the balance of the backrow the selectors want.
Seru Uru my one to watch though. In his one game at 8 he made 16 tackles without a miss (10.67% of his team’s defensive work)
His attack stats were Stander-like (0) but he took a couple of lineouts and didn’t concede a penalty, while his workrate was at 24.
James GC
Larry Dwyer (12)
Bloody quick too
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
That’s what I was thinking too. Rennie played Wilson at 6 last year so not a crazy idea at all.
Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
This is really great and revealing analysis. Wells being the one tahs should not let get away
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John Thornett (49)
Wells is un-contracted after this season as well. Surely Isi must have been on some promise from RA/Rennie after he went into surgery after the 2nd Wallabies "A" game (which he got a hatrick in) v los pumas last year to be named in the players of interest squad.
Time for the battle of the opensides!!!
6 players used this year with only the Brumbies using 2 different players.
Carlos Tizzano – 6 games
Fraser McReight – 6
Kane Koteka – 5
Richard Hardwick – 5
Jahrome Brown – 4
Tom Cusack - 2
Tackle Success:
McReight @ 97.73% (2 missed tackles all season)
Tizzano @ 89.55%
Brown @ 87.10%
Koteka @ 85.39%
Hardwick @ 84.21%
Cusack @ 76.47%
McReight simply outstanding
Tackles per game
Tizzano – 20 per game
Koteka – 15.2
McReight – 14.33
Cusack – 13
Hardwick – 9.6
Brown – 6.75
That’s astounding stuff from Tizzano – simply phenomenal
Defensive importance to team
Tizzano – makes 15.67% of his team’s total tackles!
McReight – 13.01%
Koteka – 10.53%
Cusack - 8.81%
Hardwick – 8.66%
Brown – 5.88%
Carlos – incredible!!
Attack Efficiency
Hardwick – 86.98
McReight – 50.57
Koteka – 31.82
Tizzano – 13.23
Cusack – 3.13
Brown – 0
Hardwick and McReight very high, but McReight when matched with his tackle work is excellent. Koteka good too.
Brumbies really struggling to get much out of their OSFs. Reckon they injured Brown on purpose to get Miller back?
Turnovers per game:
Hardwick – 1.6
McReight – 1.5
Cusack – 1
Tizzano - .83
Koteka - .4
Brown – 0
No surprises the top two, but how does McReight do it when also making so many tackles? Hardwick’s tackle stats could indicate he’s standing back a bit, watching and waiting for the turnover opportunity, while McReight is just in everything.
Again, Brown…..
Most penalties conceded:
McReight / Tizzano – 6
Hardwick / Cusack – 3
Brown – 2
Koteka - 1
Work Rate:
Tizzano – 29 involvements per game
McReight – 24
Koteka – 21
Cusack – 18
Hardwick – 16
Brown – 10
Tizzano killing it with McReight and Koteka pushing hard. Hardwick surprisingly low.
Overall, McReight making a very strong case for the test jersey but how did Tizzano not snag a PONI spot?
6 players used this year with only the Brumbies using 2 different players.
Carlos Tizzano – 6 games
Fraser McReight – 6
Kane Koteka – 5
Richard Hardwick – 5
Jahrome Brown – 4
Tom Cusack - 2
Tackle Success:
McReight @ 97.73% (2 missed tackles all season)
Tizzano @ 89.55%
Brown @ 87.10%
Koteka @ 85.39%
Hardwick @ 84.21%
Cusack @ 76.47%
McReight simply outstanding
Tackles per game
Tizzano – 20 per game
Koteka – 15.2
McReight – 14.33
Cusack – 13
Hardwick – 9.6
Brown – 6.75
That’s astounding stuff from Tizzano – simply phenomenal
Defensive importance to team
Tizzano – makes 15.67% of his team’s total tackles!
McReight – 13.01%
Koteka – 10.53%
Cusack - 8.81%
Hardwick – 8.66%
Brown – 5.88%
Carlos – incredible!!
Attack Efficiency
Hardwick – 86.98
McReight – 50.57
Koteka – 31.82
Tizzano – 13.23
Cusack – 3.13
Brown – 0
Hardwick and McReight very high, but McReight when matched with his tackle work is excellent. Koteka good too.
Brumbies really struggling to get much out of their OSFs. Reckon they injured Brown on purpose to get Miller back?
Turnovers per game:
Hardwick – 1.6
McReight – 1.5
Cusack – 1
Tizzano - .83
Koteka - .4
Brown – 0
No surprises the top two, but how does McReight do it when also making so many tackles? Hardwick’s tackle stats could indicate he’s standing back a bit, watching and waiting for the turnover opportunity, while McReight is just in everything.
Again, Brown…..
Most penalties conceded:
McReight / Tizzano – 6
Hardwick / Cusack – 3
Brown – 2
Koteka - 1
Work Rate:
Tizzano – 29 involvements per game
McReight – 24
Koteka – 21
Cusack – 18
Hardwick – 16
Brown – 10
Tizzano killing it with McReight and Koteka pushing hard. Hardwick surprisingly low.
Overall, McReight making a very strong case for the test jersey but how did Tizzano not snag a PONI spot?
Ok, just for the sake of it I thought I'd look at the backrow combos and how they work. Not relevant Wallaby 2021 related, but may put some of the above stats in perspective.
Tackle Success:
Reds @ 89.79%
Rebels @ 88%
Tahs @ 87.91%
Brumbies @ 85.79%
Force @ 85.79%
Tackles per game:
Tahs - 40 (of which half is from Carlos)
Reds - 35.17
Force - 33.80
Rebels - 26.40
Brumbies - 26.17
Interesting stat about the Brumbies - they are doing this backrow thing differently (perhaps Rebels too, need to explore further). I suspect we'll see soon the impact on attack a low defensive load means...
Defensive importance to team
Reds backrow make 10.64% of their team's tackles
Tahs - 10.44%
Rebels - 7.94%
Force - 7.80%
Brumbies - 6.94%
Somebody else is doing all the tackling for the Brumbies backrow. It has me perhaps just enough intrigued to explore another day.
Attack Efficiency
Rebels - 54.57
Brumbies - 42.70 (mostly just Samu and Valetini)
Reds - 18.48
Tahs - 17.26
Force - 11.19
It's starting to show now, the backrow units with the least defensive load are the top attackers when compared to the other team units.
Turnovers per game:
Rebels - 2.8
Reds - 2.17
Force - 2
Tahs - 1.83
Brumbies - 1.67
Most penalties conceded:
Tahs - 14
Rebels - 13
Reds - 12
Brumbies - 9
Force - 6
Work Rate:
Tahs - 67
Reds - 62
Force - 59
Rebels - 44
Brumbies - 43
About 50% more involvements by the Tahs/Reds backrow v the Rebels/Brumbies. Perhaps a tip to the Reds to ease the load on Wilson to perhaps get more out of his attacking game, while McReight and ASY (Angus Scott-Young) (Liam Wright?) carry the heavy load.
Tackle Success:
Reds @ 89.79%
Rebels @ 88%
Tahs @ 87.91%
Brumbies @ 85.79%
Force @ 85.79%
Tackles per game:
Tahs - 40 (of which half is from Carlos)
Reds - 35.17
Force - 33.80
Rebels - 26.40
Brumbies - 26.17
Interesting stat about the Brumbies - they are doing this backrow thing differently (perhaps Rebels too, need to explore further). I suspect we'll see soon the impact on attack a low defensive load means...
Defensive importance to team
Reds backrow make 10.64% of their team's tackles
Tahs - 10.44%
Rebels - 7.94%
Force - 7.80%
Brumbies - 6.94%
Somebody else is doing all the tackling for the Brumbies backrow. It has me perhaps just enough intrigued to explore another day.
Attack Efficiency
Rebels - 54.57
Brumbies - 42.70 (mostly just Samu and Valetini)
Reds - 18.48
Tahs - 17.26
Force - 11.19
It's starting to show now, the backrow units with the least defensive load are the top attackers when compared to the other team units.
Turnovers per game:
Rebels - 2.8
Reds - 2.17
Force - 2
Tahs - 1.83
Brumbies - 1.67
Most penalties conceded:
Tahs - 14
Rebels - 13
Reds - 12
Brumbies - 9
Force - 6
Work Rate:
Tahs - 67
Reds - 62
Force - 59
Rebels - 44
Brumbies - 43
About 50% more involvements by the Tahs/Reds backrow v the Rebels/Brumbies. Perhaps a tip to the Reds to ease the load on Wilson to perhaps get more out of his attacking game, while McReight and ASY (Angus Scott-Young) (Liam Wright?) carry the heavy load.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Firstly Reg - great work. And thanks. Very interesting reading. A couple of eye openers and a different perspective on a few things.
Question to the floor then - does this show the Brumbies are deliberately chasing quality over quantity from their backrow - Samu & Valetini in particular? If they are then it does seem to be getting a result for them.
No surprises to me with McReight though - the kid is a freak.
Question to the floor then - does this show the Brumbies are deliberately chasing quality over quantity from their backrow - Samu & Valetini in particular? If they are then it does seem to be getting a result for them.
No surprises to me with McReight though - the kid is a freak.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
They don't. Neither have played SRAu in 2021.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
Thanks for stating the obvious, Jim. Evidently if they were playing!