Mentor v Poolman

Geva Mentor takes it, 11–4 on categories

Mentor wins on deflections — the long arms of the two. Poolman’s case rests on penalties, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Mentor 103 games, Poolman 78 games.

• Mentor averages 5.5 deflections a game to Poolman’s 2.6 — 2.1 times as many.
• Mentor averages 4.9 gains a game to Poolman’s 3.8 (31% more).
• Mentor averages 1.8 intercepts a game to Poolman’s 1.4 (26% more).
• Best single game: Mentor 15 gains, Poolman 12.
• Winners’ edge: Poolman’s team won 56%, Mentor’s teams won 47% of the games they played.
• 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.