S14 - Week 11, Part 2
Stats
Here we give stats concerning getting possession, mainly at scrums and line-outs.
Congratulations to the Cheetahs who played away and were penalised only once in the whole match, and that after 72 minutes!
There was just one yellow card this weekend – for Gareth Hardy for being naughty at a tackle. There were no citings though how Keven Mealamu was not cited must surely be a mystery.
The match between the Chiefs and the Cheetahs had just 67 stoppages, the fewest of any match in this year's Super 14.
The total of penalties, free kicks, line-outs, scrums, including resets, and drop-outs makes up stoppages.
In this section we have had help from Soundsure with its excellent statistics geared to reportage on the refereeing of the matches has made our statistics easier to gather and more comprehensive. Soundsure provides far more stats than appear here.
To go to the progressive tables showing penalties and disciplinary sanctions, click here. For those showing tries and kicks, click here.
Next we shall discuss laws related to incidents in the matches.
There is frequent talk about the difference in application between northern and southern hemisphere referees. Most of it is tommyrot but there was this weekend a clear difference if you looked at the playing of advantage by the two referees in the Heineken Cup finals, and the way advantage is applied in the south.
The northern referees, both excellent referees, were much quicker to call Advantage over. If the player who had the chance to play advantage had the chance to make a decision about how he was going to play, they called Advantage over.
We shall talk about it more under a discussion of incidents but it may just be relevant to look at the stats of advantage allowed and successfully obtained in these stats.
(i) Chiefs vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded
Chiefs: 10
Cheetahs: 1
Line-outs
Chiefs: 20 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Cheetahs: 13
Scrums
Chiefs: 7 (2 reset)
Cheetahs: 9 (1 reset)
Free kicks
Chiefs: 1 (mark)
Cheetahs: 1 (mark)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 1
Cheetahs: 1
Stoppages: 67
Kicks
Chiefs: 40
Cheetahs: 40
Tackle/ruck/maul: 143
Advantage:
Played: 14
Effected: 7
(ii) Brumbies vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded
Brumbies: 8
Hurricanes: 8
Line-outs
Brumbies: 13 (1 skew)
Hurricanes: 20 (3 lost, 1 reset)
Scrums
Brumbies: 10 (3 reset, 1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 6 (7 reset)
A five-metre scrum to the Hurricanes was reset four times.
Free kicks
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Hurricanes: 0
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 1
Hurricanes: 1
Stoppages: 79
Kicks
Brumbies: 28
Hurricanes: 21
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 191
Advantage
Played: 19
Effected: 3
(iii) Reds vs Stormers
Penalties conceded
Reds: 10
Stormers: 12
Line-outs
Reds: 17 (2 lost)
Stormers: 13 (1 lost, 1 quick, 1 skew)
Scrums
Reds: 14 (4 reset, 1 wheel)
Stormers: 11 (3 reset)
Free kicks
Reds: 0
Stormers: 0
Drop-outs
Reds: 1
Stormers: 2
Stoppages: 87
Kicks
Reds: 28
Stormers: 35
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 166
Advantage
Played: 33
Effected: 9
(iv) Force vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded
Force: 9
Crusaders: 7
Line-outs
Force: 15 (1 skew)
Crusaders: 14 (2 lost)
Scrums
Force: 8 (7 reset, 1 penalty)
Crusaders: 15 (6 reset, 1 lost, 3 free kicks)
Free kicks
Force: 0
Crusaders: 4 (3 scrums, 1 +10m)
Drop-outs
Force: 0
Crusaders: 1
Stoppages: 86
Kicks
Force: 21
Crusaders: 28
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 141
Advantage
Played: 31
Effected: 15
(v) Sharks vs Blues
Penalties conceded
Sharks: 11
Blues: 9
Line-outs
Sharks: 17 (2 lost)
Blues: 22 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 skew)
Scrums
Sharks: 9 (1 reset)
Blues: 8 (3 reset, 1 penalty)
Free kicks
Sharks: 1 (mark)
Blues: 2 (marks)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 0
Blues: 0
Stoppages: 83
Kicks
Sharks: 20
Blues: 21
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 174
Advantage:
Played: 15
Effected: 6
(vi) Bulls vs Cats
Penalties conceded
Bulls: 7
Cats: 12
Line-outs
Bulls: 17 (2 quick, 1 penalty)
Cats: 12 (2 lost, 1 skew)
Scrums
Bulls: 14 (3 reset, 1 penalty)
Cats: 9 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Free kicks
Bulls: 1 (scrum)
Cats: 0
Drop-outs
Bulls: 1
Cats: 1
Stoppages: 79
Kicks
Bulls: 27
Cats: 27
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 124
Advantage
Played: 20
Effected: 8
Some Match Totals
Stoppages
Blues vs Hurricanes: 79
Force vs Brumbies: 106
Brumbies vs Bulls: 85
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 88
Reds vs Waratahs: 94
Cats vs Stormers: 80
Sharks vs Chiefs: 78
Hurricanes vs Blues: 89
Cats vs Chiefs: 94
Bulls vs Brumbies: 94
Hurricanes vs Force: 105
Reds vs Crusaders: 73
Sharks vs Brumbies: 81
Stormers vs Waratahs: 78
Hurricanes vs Cats: 91
Force vs Chiefs: 99
Crusaders vs Sharks: 89
Reds vs Blues: 91
Bulls vs Waratahs: 88
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 95
Stormers vs Bumbies: 91
Chiefs vs Reds: 88
Brumbies vs Cats: 95
Waratahs vs Sharks: 72
Crusaders vs Blues: 75
Stormers vs Highlanders: 88
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 91
Chiefs vs Crusaders: 89
Waratahs vs Cats: 90
Brumbies vs Sharks: 88
Reds vs Force: 82
Bulls vs Highlanders: 91
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 86
Blues vs Brumbies: 80
Crusaders vs Cats: 90
Bulls vs Hurricanes: 89
Highlanders vs Sharks: 86
Force vs Waratahs: 94
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 74
Waratahs vs Blues: 78
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 93
Cheetahs vs Reds: 101
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 86
Highlanders vs Cats: 103
Force vs Bulls: 86
Blues vs Bulls: 81
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 94
Force vs Stormers: 78
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 74
Sharks vs Reds: 90
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 86
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 76
Highlanders vs Force: 86
Chiefs vs Bulls: 86
Blues vs Stormers: 87
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 76
Cats vs Reds: 90
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 68
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 88
Chiefs vs Stormers: 81
Blues vs Force: 73
Cats vs Sharks: 88
Reds vs Bulls: 96
Waratahs vs Bruimbies, 73
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 67
Reds vs Stormers: 87
Force vs Crusaders: 86
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 79
Sharks vs Blues: 83
Bulls vs Cats: 79
Most stoppages: Force vs Waratahs
Fewest stoppages: Chiefs vs Cheetahs
