Unie v Newton

Jacqui Newton takes it, 9–5 on categories

Newton wins on deflections — the long arms of the two. Unie’s case rests on feeds, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Unie 8 games, Newton 33 games.

• Unie has 1 feed (one every 7.7 games) to Newton’s no feeds.
• Newton averages 1.5 deflections a game to Unie’s 0.6 — 2.4 times as many.
• Unie has 5 intercepts (one every 1.6 games) to Newton’s 12 intercepts (one every 2.8 games).
• Best single game: Newton 8 gains, Unie 2.
• Winners’ edge: Newton’s teams won 33%, Unie’s teams won 25% of the games they played.
• Longevity: Newton has 33 games across 5 seasons, Unie 8 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Unie (8 games) — treat the averages with care.

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