Injuries

[TheEnz]

I hate stats like this , because losing AD, Bula and Fainu and Api for 4 plus weeks is not the same as losing , Kelma , reserve grade winger , reserve grade centre , and Illongi . .
There’s a baseball stat called WAR- wins above replacement . And I’d love a similar stat in NRL if it’s even possible . Because yes the eels have had a shitload if injuries , but how many are actually core to their winning and losing . You’d say Iongi , and Penisini …. But really who else ? Hopgood ? He’d be a 1 at best .
We’ve literally got guys like Api who I think we’ve won 1 game with not there since he signed here . He’d be a gazzillion wins above replacement as an example .
Even AD would be pretty high . Especially when he’s in the halves.

I agree, a somewhat meaningless metric. Another option is look at key positions like your spine than do the comparison. Or add more weighting to those key positions.

 

[tiger_one]

We just lost our 3rd game in a row.
But look at today's team compared to our winning side in Round 2 (no team can compete without SIX of their best);