Gazzotti v Papali'i

Abraham Papali'i takes it, 5–2 on categories

Papali'i wins on metres. Gazzotti’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Gazzotti 55 matches, Papali'i 84 matches.

• Gazzotti averages 8.7 tackles a match to Papali'i’s 4.5 (93% more).
• Papali'i averages 27.8 metres a match to Gazzotti’s 17.5 (59% more).
• Papali'i has 11 tries (one every 7.1 matches) to Gazzotti’s 6 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Best single match: Papali'i 2 tries, Gazzotti 1.
• Winners’ edge: Gazzotti’s teams won 60%, Papali'i’s teams won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Papali'i has 84 matches across 7 seasons, Gazzotti 55 in 5 — 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.