Statistics - Super 14, Week 9
The Super 14 certainly does produce action and excitement. This week, apart from the Christchurch match, the results were clear cut. We give some statistics and then produce our running totals, showing the Bulls back in line after their wayward performance in Auckland.
Results, Round 9
In four of the six matches the visiting teams won.
Bulls vs Chiefs, 33-19
Western Force vs Highlanders, 41-27
Stormers vs Blues, 33-21
Crusaders vs Waratahs, 20-13
Brumbies vs Cheetahs, 61-15
Reds vs Lions, 41-26
Sanctions
There were both cards and citings with suspensions.
Cited and suspended
Kabamba Floors (Cheetahs): dangerous tackle – suspended for five weeks
Jarrad Hoeata (Chiefs): punching – suspended for two weeks
Yellow cards
Barend Pieterse (Cheetahs) – deliberate infringement
Kabamba Floors (Cheetahs) – dangerous tackle
Kahn Fotuali’i (Crusaders) – dangerous tackle
Saia Faingaa (Reds) – dangerous tackle
Pek Cowan (Western Force) – tackle infringement
It was the first time in the 2010 Super 14 that the Cheetahs have suffered sanctionary cards.
Possession
(i) Chiefs vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 19
Chiefs: 11
Bulls: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackle: 3 (Retallick* 2, Latimer)
Offside: 3 (Afeaki, Retallick, Messam*)
Scrums: 2 (Taumalolo)
Discipline: 3 (Donald* – high tackle; Kahui – high tackle; Kamo – collapsing maul)
Bulls:
Tackle: 5 (Potgieter*, Stegmann, Botha, Matfield*, Du Preez)
Offside: 1 (Potgieter*)
Discipline: 2 (Stegmann* – high; Stegmann – late)
In addition, Stegmann’s late tackle cancelled out a try by Fourie du Preez. He cost his side 10 points in this match. In the previous match, against the Blues, he was penalised five times and cost his team 9 points.
The Chiefs side missed three penalty kicks at goal, the Bulls two.
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 3 (1 scrum, 2 marks)
Bulls: 0
Line-outs
Chiefs: 11 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Bulls: 12 (2 lost)
Scrums
Chiefs: 5 (1 reset, 2 collapses)
Bulls: 4 (3 resets, 4 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 1
Bulls: 3
Stoppages: 66
(ii) Highlanders vs Western Force
Penalties conceded: 17
Highlanders: 6
Western Force: 11
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 4 (Soakai 2, Cowan* 2)
Scrums: 1 (King)
Discipline: 1 (Newland – obstruction)
Western Force:
Tackle: 7 (Pocock*, Brown, Shepherd, Hodgson* 2, Undetermined, Sharpe*)
Offside: 2 (Hill, O’Connor)
Discipline: 2 (O’Young – dissent; Cross – late tackle)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 0
Western Force: 0
Line-outs
Highlanders: 16 (2 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
Western Force: 10 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Scrums
Highlanders: 8 (1 reset, 1 collapse)
Western Force: 14 (2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Just one reset in the match. This is a modern miracle.
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 0
Western Force: 1
Stoppages: 67
(iii) Blues vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 16
Blues: 7
Stormers: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 5 (Lilo, Mealamu*, Mailau*, Saili*, Smylie)
Offside: 1 (Haiu*)
Scrums: 1 (Faumuina)
Stormers:
Tackle: 6 (François Louw, Grant, Van Zyl, Naqelevuki, Januarie)
Discipline: 3 (Bekker – high tackle; Jaque Fourie – obstruction; Burger – obstruction)
The Blues missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 1 (line-out)
Stormers: 0
Line-outs
Blues: 11 (3 lost, 1 free kick)
Stormers: 9
Scrums
Blues: 10 (4 reset, 4 collapses)
Stormers: 12 (1 collapse, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Blues: 1
Stormers: 1
Stoppages: 58
(iv) Crusaders vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 24
Crusaders: 11
Waratahs: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 8 (Read, George Whitelock, Freuan, Maitland & Jack, McCaw 2, Crockett, Waldrom)
Scrum: 1 (Crockett)
Discipline: 2 (Fotuali’i – dangerous tackle; Thorn – high tackle)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 7 (Mumm, Turner 2, Baxter*, Barnes, Beale*, Kepu)
Offside: 3 (Palu 2, Beale)
Scrums: 1 (Baxter*)
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 1 (scrum)
Waratahs: 1 (mark)
Line-outs
Crusaders: 7 (1 skew, 1 quick)
Waratahs: 10 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Crusaders: 9 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 4 (1 resets, 4 collapses, 1 lost, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 3
Waratahs: 4
Stoppages: 68
(v) Brumbies vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 19
Brumbies: 8
Cheetahs: 11
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Tackle: 3 (Hand, Shepherdson 2)
Scrums: 3 (Alexander* 2, Shepherdson)
Discipline: 2 (Moore – obstruction; Elsom – dangerous tackle)
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 2 (Scholtz, Nokwe)
Offside: 3 (De Bruyn, Bosman, Pretorius)
Scrums: 3 (Strauss, Nel, early engagement)
Discipline: 3 (Pieterse – not allowing 10m; Floors – air tackle; Floors – dangerous tackle)
The Cheetahs missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 2 (scrums)
Cheetahs: 3 (scrums)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 14 (1 quick)
Cheetahs: 7 (2 lost)
Scrums
Brumbies: 11 (2 resets, 5 collapses, 3 penalties, 3 free kicks)
Cheetahs: 10 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 2 penalties, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 2
Cheetahs: 0
Stoppages: 74
(vi) Lions vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 12
Lions: 3
Reds: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 2 (Franklin, La Grange)
Offside: 1 (Killian*)
Reds:
Tackle: 3 (Ioane, Braid, Simmons)
Offside: 1 (Simmons)
Discipline: 5 (Cooper – dissent; Dale – high tackle; Daley – air tackle; Saia Faingaa – air tackle; Cooper – preventing a quick throw-in)
The Lions missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 2 (1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Reds: 2 (scrums)
Line-outs
Lions: 13 (2 quick, 1 skew, 2 penalties)
Reds: 8 (2 quick)
Scrums
Lions: 8 (1 reset, 1 free kick)
Reds: 10 (2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Lions: 0
Reds: 2
Stoppages: 58
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 73
Sharks vs Chiefs: 88
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 65
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 60
Blues vs Hurricanes: 69
Lions vs Stormers: 77
Reds vs Waratahs: 74
Bulls vs Brumbies: 55
Highlanders vs Blues: 77
Lions vs Chiefs: 74
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 68
Reds vs Crusaders: 62
Stormers vs Waratahs: 91
Stormers vs Brumbies: 81
Bulls vs Waratahs: 58
Reds vs Blues: 68
Western Force vs Chiefs: 73
Crusaders vs Sharks: 80
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 69
Hurricanes vs Lions: 81
Brumbies vs Sharks: 78
Bulls vs Highlanders: 71
Crusaders vs Chiefs: 65
Reds vs Western Force: 84
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 67
Waratahs vs Lions: 71
Blues vs Brumbies: 65
Bulls vs Hurricanes: 71
Crusaders vs Lions: 70
Highlanders vs Sharks: 69
Western Force vs Waratahs: 70
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 72
Highlanders vs Lions: 84
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 79
Cheetahs vs Reds: 80
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 66
Waratahs vs Blues: 65
Western Force vs Bulls: 68
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 61
Western Force vs Stormers: 80
Blues vs Bulls: 63
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 71
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 77
Sharks vs Reds: 61
Chiefs vs Bulls: 66
Highlanders vs Western Force: 67
Blues vs Stormers: 58
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 68
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 74
Lions vs Reds: 58
Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies – 55
Most stoppages: Stormers vs Waratahs – 91
Tries per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 0 + 3 = 3
Sharks vs Chiefs: 0 + 1 = 1
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 4 + 2 = 6
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 3 + 6 = 9
Blues vs Hurricanes: 2 + 1 = 3
Lions vs Stormers :1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Waratahs: 3 + 2 = 5
Bulls vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Highlanders vs Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Lions vs Chiefs: 8 + 8 = 16
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Reds vs Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Stormers vs Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3
Stormers vs Brumbies: 1 + 1 = 2
Bulls vs Waratahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Reds vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Western Force vs Chiefs: 1 + 4 = 5
Crusaders vs Sharks: 4 + 0 = 4
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 2 + 3 = 5
Hurricanes vs Lions: 4 + 2 = 6
Brumbies vs Lions: 3 + 1 = 4
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 1 + 2 = 3
Crusaders vs Blues: 3 + 1 = 4
Chiefs vs Reds: 3 + 2 = 5
Stormers vs Highlanders: 4 + 0 = 4
Waratahs vs Sharks: 3 + 2 = 5
Brumbies vs Sharks: 2 + 1 = 3
Bulls vs Highlanders: 7 + 5 = 12
Chiefs vs Crusaders : 1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Western Force: 7 + 1 = 8
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 5 + 2 = 7
Waratahs vs Lions: 11 + 2 = 13
Blues vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Bulls vs Hurricanes: 1 + 2 = 3
Crusaders vs Lions: 5 + 1 = 6
Highlanders vs Sharks: 1 + 3 = 4
Western Force vs Waratahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 2 + 1 = 3
Highlanders vs Lions: 3 + 5 = 8
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 3 + 2 5
Cheetahs vs Reds: 1 + 3 = 4
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 2 + 2 = 4
Waratahs vs Blues: 5 + 4 = 9
Western Force vs Bulls: 0 + 3 = 3
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 2 + 3 = 5
Western Force vs Stormers: 1 + 0 = 1
Blues vs Bulls: 2 + 1 = 3
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 3 + 2 = 5
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 5 + 2 = 7
Sharks vs Reds: 3 + 4 = 7
Chiefs vs Bulls: 1 + 4 = 5
Highlanders vs Western Force: 3 + 6 = 9
Blues vs Stormers: 3 + 3 = 6
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 9 + 2 = 11
Lions vs Reds: 4 + 6 = 10
Tries per team
Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 23
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 9 = 24
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 33
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 12
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 20
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 21
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 21
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 22
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 4 = 23
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 29
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 3 = 16
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 + 11 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 1 = 29
Western Force: 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 13
Tries conceded per team
Blues: 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 21
Brumbies: 0 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 2 = 17
Bulls: 3 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 20
Cheetahs: 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 9 = 31
Chiefs: 0 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 24
Crusaders: 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12
Highlanders: 4 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 6 = 37
Hurricanes: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 21
Lions: 2 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 11 + 5 + 3 + 6 = 40
Reds: 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 20
Sharks: 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1`+ 2 + 4 = 17
Stormers: 1+ 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 = 10
Waratahs: 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 24
Western Force: 3 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 = 25
Penalties conceded: per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 9 + 10 = 19
Sharks vs Chiefs: 14 + 9 = 23
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 7 + 6 = 13
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 6 + 9 = 15
Blues vs Hurricanes: 13 + 12 = 25
Lions vs Stormers: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds vs Waratahs: 14 + 9 = 23
Bulls vs Brumbies: 8 + 12 = 20
Highlanders vs Blues: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Chiefs: 11 + 21 = 32
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 10 + 15 = 25
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 12 + 7 = 19
Reds vs Crusaders: 10 + 12 = 22
Stormers vs Waratahs: 12 + 12 = 24
Stormers vs Brumbies: 12 + 14 = 26
Bulls vs Waratahs: 4 + 12 = 16
Reds vs Blues: 5 + 8 = 13
Western Force vs Chiefs: 7 + 8 = 15
Crusaders vs Sharks: 6 + 9 = 15
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 8 + 14 = 22
Hurricanes vs Lions: 14 + 12 = 26
Brumbies vs Lions: 7 + 18 (+PT) = 26
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 9 + 11 = 20
Crusaders vs Blues: 10 + 7 = 17
Chiefs vs Reds: 9 + 7 = 16
Stormers vs Highlanders: 10 + 12 = 22
Waratahs vs Sharks: 6 + 6 = 12
Brumbies vs Sharks: 9 + 13 = 22
Bulls vs Highlanders: 7 + 11 = 18
Chiefs vs Crusaders: 8 + 12 = 20
Reds vs Western Force: 13 + 10 = 23
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 6 + 6 = 12
Waratahs vs Lions: 14 + 10 = 24
Blues vs Brumbies: 13 + 8 = 21
Bulls vs Hurricanes’: 6 + 12 = 18
Crusaders vs Lions: 8 + 11 =19
Highlanders vs Sharks: 8 + 10 = 18
Western Force vs Waratahs: 14 + 7 = 21
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 10 + 5 =15
Highlanders vs Lions: 13 + 18 = 31
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 5 + 11 = 16
Cheetahs vs Reds: 10 + 14 = 24
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 11 + 13 = 24
Waratahs vs Blues: 8 + 12 = 20
Western Force vs Bulls: 14 + 10 = 25
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 12 + 10 = 22
Western Force vs Stormers: 7 + 13 = 20
Blues vs Bulls: 10 + 14 = 24
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 7 + 8 = 15
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 12 + 9 = 21
Sharks vs Reds: 8 + 11 = 19
Chiefs vs Bulls: 11 + 8 = 19
Highlanders vs Western Force: 6 + 11 = 17
Blues vs Stormers: 7 + 9 = 16
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 11 + 13 = 24
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 8 + 11 = 19
Lions vs Reds: 3 + 9 = 12
Penalties per Team
Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 + 7 + 13+ 12 + 10 + 9 = 86
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 + 7+ 9 + 8 + 5 + 8 = 73
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 + 7 + 6+ 10 + 14 + 8 = 66
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 + 9 + 5 + 10 + 9 + 11 = 73
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 11 + 7 + 11 = 84
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 + 10 + 12 + 8 + 10 + 11 = 79
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 + 12 + 11 + 8 + 13 + 8 + 6 = 86
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 + 11 + 6 + 11 + 12 = 78
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 + 19 + 10 + 11 + 18 + 3 = 93
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 + 7 + 13 + 14 + 11 + 9 = 83
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 13 + 10 + 13+ 8 = 83
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 10 + 13 + 9 = 83
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 +_ 6 + 14 + 7 + 8 + 12 + 13 = 93
Western Force: 9 + 7 + 7 + 10 + 14 + 14+ 7 + 11 = 79
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge – suspended for two weeks
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle – suspended for two weeks
Willem Stoltz (Lions) – leading elbow – suspended for one week
Nick Cummins (Western Force) – dangerous tackle – suspended for two weeks
Kabamba Floors (Cheetahs): dangerous tackle – suspended for five weeks
Jarrad Hoeata (Chiefs): punching – suspended for two weeks
Yellow cards
Andy Goode (Sharks) – high tackle
Andy Goode (Sharks) – tackle infringement
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) – repeated team infringement
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) – deliberate infringement
Anthony Faingaa (Reds) – high tackle
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous, late tackle
Barend Pieterse (Cheetahs) – deliberate infringement
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – dangerous charge
David Hill (Western Force) – offside, a repeated infringement
Flippie van der Merwe (Bulls) – late, shoulder tackle
Isaia Toeava (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Kahn Fotuali’i (Crusaders) – dangerous tackle
Kabamba Floors (Cheetahs) – dangerous tackle
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – offside, a repeated team infringement
Owen Franks (Crusaders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls) – repeated team infringement
Peter Hynes (Reds) – tackle infringement
Pek Cowan (Western Force) – tackle infringement
Quade Cooper (Reds) – trip
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle.
Rene Ranger (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Ryan Cross (Western Force) – repeated infringement (offside)
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Saia Faingaa (Reds) – dangerous tackle
Victor Vito (Hurricanes) – repeated team infringement
Walter Venter (Lions) – late tackle
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies
Bulls: Y, Y
Cheetahs Y, C
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y, Y
Highlanders: Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y
Lions: C, Y
Reds: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y
Stormers:
Waratahs: C
Western Force: Y, C, Y
Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension
If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 3 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:
Brumbies: 0
Blues: 2
Bulls: 2
Chiefs: 6
Crusaders: 2
Cheetahs: 4
Hurricanes: 2
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 4
Reds: 4
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 3
Western Force: 6
Waratahs: 4
