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19 numbers you need to know about this week's finals

Get caught up with all the numbers you need to know ahead of this week's do-or-die Semi Finals matches!

0 — South Sydney are unbeaten in regular time in their last three games against Cronulla, with two wins and one Golden Point loss which came earlier this year.

1 — This is the first meeting between the Eels and Raiders in the finals.

2 — This will be the second game between the finals between the Sharks and Rabbitohs, with Cronulla defeating South Sydney 28-12 when they met in the 2015 Elimination Finals.

3 — Canberra have made 10+ offloads in each of their last three games, and have won eight of their last 10 games when they've made 10 or more offloads on the day.

4 — Parramatta have won four of their last five NRL games against Canberra after winning only two of their 13 meetings prior.

Eels v Raiders: Finals Week 2


5 —
Ricky Stuart's side have won their last five NRL games, which is their longest winning streak since a run of 10 straight victories from June to September in 2016.

6 — Cody Walker has six try assists in his last five NRL games as well as three tries, and has directly been involved in six tries in his last four games against the Sharks.

7 — The Rabbitohs have won five of their last seven games during the NRL Finals after having won only two of their previous seven prior to that. Souths have not lost to a team in the finals other than the Panthers since 2019.

Captain's log: Win or go home


8 —
The Sharks have conceded just eight tries from kicks this year, less than half of that of their opponents South Sydney who have conceded 18 and scored just 10.

9 — Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown has been directly involved in nine tries in his last seven games in the competition (four tries and five assists) and has scored three tries in his last two games against the Raiders.

15 and 16 — South Sydney (15th) and Cronulla (16th) currently have the two worst completion percentages in the competition with the Rabbitohs completing at 74.9% and the Sharks at 74.8%. Minor premiers Penrith rank first at 81 percent.

19 — South Sydney have scored 19 tries from a possession starting from a scrum in 2022, more than any other team and seven more than their opponents Cronulla (12).

27 — Parramatta have scored 27 tries from kicks this year as opposed to 17 from the Raiders. The Eels have also conceded more tries from kicks, however, with the blue and gold conceding 23 as opposed to the Raiders' 15. Eels halfback Mitchell Moses has 14 try assists from kicks this year, more than any other player. 

28 — No player in the competition has more linebreak assists than Nicho Hynes with 28. Latrell Mitchell ranks second with 23 and Cody Walker third with 21.

Sharks v Rabbitohs: Finals Week 2


30 —
The Eels have scored 30 tries on sets which begun within their own 20m zone this year, the second most of any team in the competition (Melbourne, 34) and 12 more than their opponents in the Raiders, who have scored 18.

37 — Sharks prop Andrew Fifita has registered 37 tackle breaks when playing from the bench this season, the most of any player remaining in this year's competition.

71 — Cronulla have the worst goal-kicking percentage of all six teams remaining in the competition with an average success rate of just 71%. Their opponents, South Sydney, are the second worst of all six teams remaining with a 77% success rate.

What you need to know out of the Finals Week 2 teams


99 —
Siosifa Talakai has made 99 tackle breaks this season at an average of 4.7 per game, the most of any player involved in Saturday's Semi Final. He narrowly leads the way ahead of teammates Ronaldo Mulitalo (98) and Jesse Ramien (93) while Latrell Mitchell leads all Rabbitohs players with 85

135 — Parramatta have averaged 1,758 running metres in games this year while conceding an average of 1,623 metres for a positive difference of 135 metres. Canberra, conversely, have conceded less running metres than the Eels (averaging 1,517 metres against per game) but have also run for less metres (1,576 metres) for a positive metres differential of just 59, less than half of that of their opponents.

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