Quote: ratticusfinch "Well I've lovingly watched it over a dozen times like a sad case. I've also seen the stats and it's a perfect example of how stats can tell you very little about a game. They never tell you, where, when and how these things happened.
Serious question in terms of metres made does it just mean from where the players start their runs and not just those over the advantage line? If the former it explains why Thompson's stats often look much better than Hill and Cooper's - even in games (like Sat) where he's been comfortably outplayed. Plus 95% of Thommo's tackles are third man in. Very different types of props ours v theirs. Saints' front 3 get rightful plaudits but I genuinely wouldn't swap our front three for theirs.'"
Don't know how they are calculated to be honest.
It woudn't surprise me if our stats looked better - my impression of big chunks of the game were Saints on top, Wire tackling heroically and also kciking extremely well on the back of sets where they had struggled in yardage.
Clearly added to that they made the big plays and minimised errors when it counted.
Not taking anything away from Wire, if anything my view of the game makes the Wire win all the more admirable given the courage it required.
