Francis-Bayman v Merwe

Stacey Francis-Bayman takes it, 11–4 on categories

Francis-Bayman wins on gains — the ball winner of the two. Van Der Merwe’s case rests on goal assists, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Francis-Bayman 92 games, Van Der Merwe 36 games.

• Van Der Merwe has 6 goal assists (one every 5.9 games) to Francis-Bayman’s 10 goal assists (one every 9.1 games).
• Van Der Merwe has 10 feeds (one every 3.6 games) to Francis-Bayman’s 17 feeds (one every 5.6 games).
• Francis-Bayman averages 1.9 gains a game to Van Der Merwe’s 1.3 (52% more).
• Best single game: Francis-Bayman 2 goal assists, Van Der Merwe 1.
• Winners’ edge: Francis-Bayman’s team won 52%, Van Der Merwe’s team won 28% of the games they played.
• Longevity: Francis-Bayman has 92 games across 6 seasons, Van Der Merwe 36 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every game (deflections): 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.