NRL News Rd 9 Stats Breakdown: Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs

Another week and further stats breakdowns. The Brisbane Broncos v the Canterbury Bulldogs.

For different reasons, both sides need wins. The Broncos welcome back some stars, the Bulldogs drop one of theirs.

Will it make the difference and does history work in either team’s favour?

Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs

The Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury Bulldogs have played each other 55 times; the Broncos have won 30, the Bulldogs have won 22 and there have been three draws.

The Bulldogs need just three points to score 1000 total points against the Broncos.

Brisbane won just one of the first six games between the two sides before winning fourteen of the next seventeen games between the two sides.

The Broncos have won six of the last nine games between the two sides.

The first game between the two sides was played in round 15 of the 1988 season, a game the Bulldogs won 25-10.

Biggest Wins

The Canterbury Bulldogs biggest win over the Brisbane Broncos was in round 23, 2004, a 46-18 success.

The Brisbane Broncos biggest win over the Canterbury Bulldogs was in round 22, 2014, a 41-10 victory.

Players sin-binned/sent-off in this clash

1. Martin Bella, Terry Lamb & Craig Polla-Mounter (all CBY) (all sin-binned) in round 17, 1993.
2. Luke Patten (CBY) (sin-binned) in round 23, 2004.
3. Josh Reynolds (CBY) (sin-binned) in round 22, 2014.

Players to have scored three tries or more in this clash

1. Steve Renouf scored four tries in round 17, 1993.

Players to have played for both sides

1. James Donnelly (CBY: 1987-1988 & BRI: 1989-1991)
2. Darren Smith (CBY: 1990-1994, 1999-2002 & BRI: 1995-1998, 2004-2005)
3. Scott Tronc (BRI: 1989-1990 & CBY: 1991-1992)
4. Tony Currie (CBY: 1986-1988 & BRI: 1989-1992)
5. Barry Berrigan (CBY: 1995-1999 & BRI: 2003-2005)
6. Dennis Scott (BRI: 1996-1998 & CBY: 1999-2004)
7. Shane Perry (CBY: 2000-2001 & BRI: 2006-2008)
8. David Stagg (BRI: 2003-2008, 2013-2015 & CBY: 2009-2012)
9. Ben Hannant (BRI: 2006-2008, 2011-2014 & CBY: 2009-2010)
10. Greg Eastwood (BRI: 2005-2008 & 2009, 2011-2018)
11. Michael Ennis (BRI: 2006-2008 & CBY: 2009-2014)
12. Ben Barba (CBY: 2008-2013 & BRI: 2014)

Head coaching records

Phil Gould (CBY) – 2/2 at 100%.
Anthony Griffin (BRI) – 4/6 at 66.7%.
Kevin Moore (CBY) – 2/3 at 66.7%.
Wayne Bennett (BRI) – 25/44 at 56.8%.
Des Hasler (CBY) – 5/11 at 45.5%.
Steve Folkes (CBY) – 9/24 at 37.5%.
Chris Anderson (CBY) – 4/12 at 33.3%.
Ivan Henjak (BRI) – 0/1 at 0%.

Most prolific point-scorer between the two sides

1. Hazem El Masri (CBY) – 11 tries & 67 goals (178 pts)
2. Darren Lockyer (BRI) – 16 tries, 35 goals & 4 field goals (138 pts)
3. Corey Parker (BRI) – 6 tries & 42 goals (108 pts)
4. Daryl Halligan (CBY) – 1 try & 35 goals (74 pts)
5. Michael De Vere (BRI) – 2 tries & 32 goals (70 pts)
6. Steve Renouf (BRI) – 11 tries (44 pts)
7. Darren Smith (CBY) – 11 tries (44 pts)
8. Terry Lamb (CBY) – 3 tries, 12 goals & 1 field goal (37 pts)
9. Wendell Sailor (BRI) – 9 tries (36 pts)
10. Tonie Carroll (BRI) – 9 tries (36 pts)
11. Shaun Berrigan (BRI) – 8 tries (32 pts)
12. Michael Hancock (BRI) – 7 tries (28 pts)
13. Bryson Goodwin (CBY) – 4 tries & 6 goals (28 pts)
14. Lote Tuqiri (BRI) – 6 tries (24 pts)
15. Julian O’Neill (BRI) – 1 try, 9 goals & 1 field goal (23 pts)
16. Trent Hodkinson (CBY) – 11 goals & 1 field goal (23 pts)

Disclaimer: Once again, the above players are those who were/are the most prolific point-scorers across all games between the two sides. 

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