Thomas v Hulleu

Teddy Thomas takes it, 3–2 on categories

Thomas wins on missed tackles. Hulleu’s case rests on metres, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Thomas 100 matches, Hulleu 46 matches.

• Hulleu averages 50.1 metres a match to Thomas’ 37.1 (35% more).
• Thomas averages 0.9 missed tackles a match to Hulleu’s 1.3.
• Hulleu averages 2.6 defenders beaten a match to Thomas’ 2.1 (25% more).
• Thomas is in form: 7 tries in the last 6 matches, 1.2 a match (0.4 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Thomas’s teams won 56%, Hulleu’s teams won 46% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Thomas has 100 matches across 8 seasons, Hulleu 46 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.