2000 Statistics


2000 NRL Premiership
PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST FOR AGAINST POINTS
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 26 18 2 5 696 388 38
Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters 26 16 - 10 601 520 32
Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 25 15 1 10 686 532 31
Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 26 15 - 11 506 479 30
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers 26 15 - 11 573 562 30
Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 26 14 1 11 672 529 29
Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 26 14 1 11 476 456 29
Sharks Sharks 26 13 - 13 570 463 26
St George-Illawarra Dragons St George-Illawarra Dragons 26 12 - 14 576 656 24
Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 26 11 2 13 519 642 24
Bulldogs Bulldogs 26 10 1 15 469 553 21
Northern Eagles Northern Eagles 26 9 - 17 476 628 18
Auckland Warriors Auckland Warriors 26 8 2 16 426 662 18
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys 26 7 - 19 436 612 12*

* Lost 2 points for having 14 players on field


Top Pointscorers
Player Team Tries Goals Field Goals Points
Mat Rogers Sharks 18 70 0 212
Ryan Girdler Penrith Panthers 13 78 2 210
Daryl Halligan Bulldogs 7 88 0 204
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 8 84 0 200
Michael De Vere Brisbane Broncos 12 74 0 196
Tasesa Lavea Melbourne Storm 7 81 0 190
Craig Fitzgibbon Sydney Roosters 5 77 0 174
Julian O'Neill North Queensland Cowboys 3 66 0 144
Nathan Blacklock St George-Illawarra Dragons 25 12 0 124
Clinton Schifcofske Parramatta Eels 7 38 0 104
Wayne Bartrim St George-Illawarra Dragons 1 50 0 104
David Furner Canberra Raiders 3 38 0 88
Luke Williamson Canberra Raiders 2 39 1 87
Luke Phillips Sydney Roosters 9 23 2 84
Jason Taylor Northern Eagles 1 38 2 82
Timana Tahu Newcastle Knights 20 0 0 80
Ryan Cross Sydney Roosters 18 4 0 80
Brett Hodgson Parramatta Eels 5 29 0 78
Lote Tuqiri Brisbane Broncos 18 1 0 74
Luke Burt Parramatta Eels 5 27 0 74

Top Tryscorers
Player Team Tries
Nathan Blacklock St George-Illawarra Dragons 25
Timana Tahu Newcastle Knights 20
Lote Tuqiri Brisbane Broncos 18
Wendell Sailor Brisbane Broncos 18
Mat Rogers Sharks 18
Ryan Cross Sydney Roosters 18
Shannon Hegarty Sydney Roosters 18
Adam MacDougall Newcastle Knights 16
Joel Caine Wests Tigers 15
Matt Geyer Melbourne Storm 14
Kevin McGuiness Wests Tigers 14
Leslie Vainikolo Canberra Raiders 13
Aaron Moule Melbourne Storm 13
Brett Kimmorley Melbourne Storm 13
Marcus Bai Melbourne Storm 13
Ryan Girdler Penrith Panthers 13
Colin Best Sharks 13
Matt Sing Sydney Roosters 13

Top Goalkickers
Player Team Goals Att %
Daryl Halligan Bulldogs 88 101 87%
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 84 130 65%
Joel Caine Wests Tigers 82 113 73%
Tasesa Lavea Melbourne Storm 81 121 67%
Ryan Girdler Penrith Panthers 78 108 72%
Craig Fitzgibbon Sydney Roosters 77 103 75%
Michael De Vere Brisbane Broncos 74 109 68%
Mat Rogers Sharks 70 101 69%
Julian O'Neill North Queensland Cowboys 66 83 80%
Wayne Bartrim St George-Illawarra Dragons 50 71 70%
Luke Williamson Canberra Raiders 39 62 63%
David Furner Canberra Raiders 38 53 72%
Clinton Schifcofske Parramatta Eels 38 54 70%
Jason Taylor Northern Eagles 38 55 69%
Ben Walker Brisbane Broncos 30 38 79%
Brett Hodgson Parramatta Eels 29 33 88%
Luke Burt Parramatta Eels 27 37 73%
John Simon Auckland Warriors 25 41 61%
Matt Orford Northern Eagles 23 33 70%

Top Tacklers
Player Team Average Tackles Total Tackles
Richard Swain Melbourne Storm 35.04 946
Simon Bonetti Sydney Roosters 29.30 879
Kevin Campion Brisbane Broncos 28.89 809
Luke Priddis Brisbane Broncos 27.83 807
Luke Ricketson Sydney Roosters 28.43 796
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta Eels 26.86 779
John Cross Penrith Panthers 29.69 772
Robert Mears Auckland Warriors 30.80 770
Craig Fitzgibbon Sydney Roosters 23.72 688
Ian Rubin Sydney Roosters 24.18 677
Nathan Brown St George-Illawarra Dragons 25.92 674
Nick Graham Sharks 24.11 651
Logan Swann Auckland Warriors 28.26 650
Steve Trindall Northern Eagles 26.38 633
Geoff Toovey Northern Eagles 28.27 622
Bill Peden Newcastle Knights 22.07 618
David Fairleigh Newcastle Knights 23.54 612
Mark O'Neill Wests Tigers 24.32 608
Scott Sattler Penrith Panthers 24.04 601
Darren Britt Bulldogs 26.00 598

Line Breaks
Player Team Line Breaks
Adam MacDougall Newcastle Knights 28
Timana Tahu Newcastle Knights 28
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos 27
Wendell Sailor Brisbane Broncos 26
Brett Mullins Canberra Raiders 26
Lote Tuqiri Brisbane Broncos 23
Aaron Moule Melbourne Storm 23
Mark McLinden Canberra Raiders 22
Lenny Beckett Newcastle Knights 20
Nathan Blacklock St George-Illawarra Dragons 20
Ryan Cross Sydney Roosters 20
Scott Prince North Queensland Cowboys 19
Ryan Girdler Penrith Panthers 19
David Peachey Sharks 19
Mat Rogers Sharks 19
Paul Mellor Sharks 19

Most Kicks in Play
Player Team Kicks
Craig Field Wests Tigers 339
Brett Kimmorley Melbourne Storm 293
John Simon Auckland Warriors 250
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 234
Brad Fittler Sydney Roosters 232
Trent Barrett Dragons 231
Matthew Rodwell Panthers 213
Ricky Stuart Bulldogs 207
Laurie Daley Raiders 197

Most Hit Ups
Player Team Average Hit Ups Total Hit Ups Average Metres Gained
Martin Lang Sharks 20.54 493 178
Luke Davico Canberra Raiders 19.88 477 156
Robbie Kearns Melbourne Storm 18.88 453 149
Nick Graham Sharks 16.44 444 125
Wendell Sailor Brisbane Broncos 17.63 423 173
David Fairleigh Newcastle Knights 16.08 418 138
Darren Britt Bulldogs 17.65 406 131
Carl MacNamara Penrith Panthers 14.46 405 120
Hazem El Masri Bulldogs 15.31 398 119
Bryan Fletcher Sydney Roosters 15.68 392 125
Rodney Howe Melbourne Storm 18.48 388 164
Nathan Hindmarsh Parramatta Eels 13.14 381 101
Andrew Pierce Sharks 14.46 376 110
Adam MacDougall Newcastle Knights 17.86 375 179
Tony Butterfield Newcastle Knights 15.58 374 135
Joe Vagana Auckland Warriors 15.00 360 125
David Furner Canberra Raiders 14.20 355 108
Craig Smith St George-Illawarra Dragons 17.65 353 145
Luke Bailey St George-Illawarra Dragons 15.13 348 125
Andrew King Northern Eagles 13.72 343 108

Most Offloads
Player Team Offloads
Adam Muir Northern Eagles 112
David Fairleigh Newcastle Knights 76
Darren Britt Bulldogs 72
Bryan Fletcher Sydney Roosters 72
Steve Menzies Northern Eagles 70
Nick Graham Sharks 70
Robbie Kearns Melbourne Storm 69
Scott Hill Melbourne Storm 69
Andrew Pierce Sharks 69
David Furner Canberra Raiders 68
Russell Bawden Melbourne Storm 67
Logan Swann Auckland Warriors 56
Peter Shiels Newcastle Knights 56
Mark Geyer Penrith Panthers 56
Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 54
Brad Fittler Sydney Roosters 54
Jim Dymock Parramatta Eels 53

Kick Returns
Brett Hodgson Parramatta Eels 1437m 10.19 avge.
Andrew King Northern Eagles 1363m 8.41 avge.
Adam MacDougall Newcastle Knights 1354m 11.88 avge.
Darren Lockyer Brisbane Broncos 1284m 10.97 avge.
David Peachey Sharks 1154m 9.31 avge.
Matt Seers Wests Tigers 1087m 9.71 avge.
Rod Silva Bulldogs 1008m 8.69 avge.
Luke Phillips Sydney Roosters 1006m 9.67 avge.

Completed Sets
Bulldogs 761/1003 75.87%
Auckland Warriors 738/998 73.95%
Penrith Panthers 742/1007 73.68%
Sharks 743/1009 73.64%
St George-Illawarra Dragons 678/933 72.67%
Wests Tigers 710/978 72.60%
Brisbane Broncos 727/1002 72.55%
Canberra Raiders 727/1007 72.19%
Northern Eagles 709/994 71.33%
Sydney Roosters 712/1004 70.92%
Parramatta Eels 746/1056 70.64%
North Queensland Cowboys 698/989 70.58%
Newcastle Knights 736/1050 70.10%
Melbourne Storm 702/1046 67.11%

Crowds
Brisbane Broncos Newcastle Knights Nth Qld Cowboys Melbourne Storm Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels Sharks Northern Eagles Bulldogs Auckland Warriors Sydney Roosters Canberra Raiders Wests Tigers St George Illawarra Dragons
ANZ Stadium Marathon Stadium Dairy Farmers Stadium Olympic Park Penrith Football Stadium Parramatta Stadium Toyota Park North Power Stadium Brookvale Oval Stadium Australia Ericsson Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Bruce Stadium Campbell-
town Stadium
Leichhardt Oval Sydney Football Stadium WIN Stadium Average away crowd
Brisbane Broncos - 21512 27643 14054 15290 15366 15969 - 10781 12124 17505 22613 12552 15376 - - 14184 16536 Brisbane Broncos
Newcastle Knights 27146 - 15871 13389 12154 17029 13206 20059 - 14712 11638 13055 12122 12793 - 13270 - 15111 Newcastle Knights
Nth Qld Cowboys 10455 17210 - 13697 10623 10110 11101 8206 - 6572 8220 5820 7110 - 7517 - 6024 9436 Nth Qld Cowboys
Melbourne Storm 29849 16155 17192 - 11132 10283 15181 13886 - 15137 20546 10772 13337 8590 - - 10141 14785 Melbourne Storm
Penrith Panthers 24912 16447 10851 11156 - 16172 8736 - 14718 11214 10305 13169 11044 - 8853 8849 - 12802 Penrith Panthers
Parramatta Eels 20208 22396 12657 15684 18371 - 21017 - 9961 19081 9220 12177 11600 - 14708 13317 - 15415 Parramatta Eels
Sharks 19665 25685 15890 15535 20510 13243 - - 12228 13269 12286 12236 12612 - 12719 - - 15490 Sharks
Northern Eagles 19282 16543 13164 14574 15255 11148 12231 - - 10116 13263 8373 10085 - 11346 7693 - 12544 Northern Eagles
Bulldogs 21815 25948 15597 13120 11684 17130 11455 - 6899 - 11918 14326 14264 18119 - 16163 - 15264 Bulldogs
Auckland Warriors 17545 13594 13557 13028 9305 12026 10635 - 6106 7132 - 7286 8170 - 10807 - 7039 10479 Auckland Warriors
Sydney Roosters 15577 15394 14894 14032 10579 16215 13112 14353 - 11247 11125 - 23603 12255 - - 13221 14277 Sydney Roosters
Canberra Raiders 27505 18443 16553 14354 15240 13171 11432 13792 - 10117 7000 11664 - - 9271 9812 - 13720 Canberra Raiders
Wests Tigers 19953 21304 14134 14230 16498 20162 13137 19882 - 15097 12580 13519 7384 - - - 12021 15377 Wests Tigers
St George Illawarra Dragons 22190 12842 13768 23239 19330 14135 19507 19092 - 21609 11100 13285 14171 15263 - - - 16887 St George Illawarra Dragons
Average Home Crowd 21239 18729 15521 14622 14305 14322 13594 15610 10116 12879 12054 12177 12158 13733 10746 11517 10438 Average Home Crowd

Statistics by I&T Rugby League Statistics


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