For the Kirke haters

Quote: Separate Ways "Tackle Accuracy

I'm not inclined to scrutinise these too closely but dude Moon, Kirke, Ablett are nowhere near close to being Leeds most 'accurate' tacklers of those that have made over 400 in 2013. They sit 10th 11th and 12th respectively of the twelve players I have on that list.

Quote: Separate Ways "I don't claim these are the stats of a star prop. But as the stats of a 20-minute give-JP-a-breather prop, they are at least comparable to others in the squad.

The best stats we could have would be all the absolute ones used in this post, adjusted for minutes on the pitch. Tvoc?'"

I don't have access to minutes played - I've tried but found it extremely time consuming even for the televised games let alone any of the others.

What we do have now though is those stats reported by Opta over a full Regular Round season and here are the key ones (IMO), just for the players generally regarded for the prop positions.

2013 Appearances (SL Regular Rounds Only, from a possible 27)

1 - Kirke – 26 (Inc 23 Subs)
2 - Peacock – 23 (Inc 1 Sub)
3 - Leuluai – 19 (Inc 2 Subs)
4 - Moore - 16 (Inc 13 Subs)
5 – Singleton - 14 (Inc 5 Subs)
6 - Bailey - 11 (Inc 1 Sub)

The following are all expressed as an average per appearance

Metres:

1 - Peacock - 156.17
2 - Leuluai - 85.84
3 - Singleton - 66.43
4 - Kirke - 50.65
5 - Bailey - 50.00
6 - Moore - 49.38

Carries:

1 - Peacock - 23.57
2 - Leuluai - 12.00
3 - Singleton - 9.86
4 - Bailey - 9.00
5 - Moore - 6.94
6 - Kirke - 6.92

Metres Per Carry:

1 - Kirke - 7.32
2 - Leuluai - 7.15
3 - Moore – 7.12
4 – Singleton – 6.74
5 - Peacock - 6.63
6 - Bailey – 5.56

Tackle Busts:

1 - Peacock – 1.87
2 - Bailey – 1.18
3 - Singleton – 1.00
4 - Leuluai – 0.74
5 - Moore – 0.56
6 - Kirke – 0.54

Clean Breaks:

1 - Peacock – 0.13
2 - Singleton – 0.07
3 - Kirke – 0.04

Tackles:

1 - Peacock – 32.57
2 - Bailey – 24.45
3 - Singleton – 22.21
4 - Kirke – 20.23
5 - Leuluai – 19.00
6 - Moore – 13.88

Missed Tackles:

1 - Peacock – 1.83
2 - Kirke – 1.65
3 - Singleton – 1.50
4 - Bailey – 1.45
5 - Leuluai – 1.16
6 - Moore – 0.94

Tackle Success:

1 - Peacock – 94.69%
2 - Bailey – 94.39%
3 - Leuluai – 94.26%
4 - Singleton – 93.675%
5 - Moore – 93.671%
6 - Kirke – 92.44%

Penalties Conceded:

1 - Peacock – 0.957
2 - Bailey – 0.636
3 - Leuluai – 0.632
4 - Moore – 0.625
5 - Singleton – 0.571
6 - Kirke – 0.231

Errors:

1 - Bailey – 0.55
2 - Peacock – 0.52
3 - Leuluai – 0.47
4 - Moore – 0.44
5 - Singleton – 0.43
6 - Kirke – 0.38

(All are only in the view of Opta so how much store you invest in them is a matter of personal opinion.)