Watson v McFarland

Theo McFarland takes it, 5–2 on categories

McFarland wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Watson’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Watson 131 matches, McFarland 66 matches.

• McFarland has 16 tries (one every 4 matches) to Watson’s 14 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• McFarland averages 1.3 points a match to Watson’s 0.5 — 2.4 times as many.
• McFarland averages 22.7 metres a match to Watson’s 16.6 (37% more).
• Best single match: McFarland 2 tries, Watson 1.
• Winners’ edge: McFarland’s teams won 61%, Watson’s teams won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Watson has 131 matches across 17 seasons, McFarland 66 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (metres, tackles, clean breaks…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.