Russell v McDonell

Too close to call — 9–6 on categories

McDonell wins on gains — the ball winner of the two. Russell’s case rests on goal assists. Super Netball career: Russell 30 games, McDonell 69 games.

• Russell has 10 goal assists (one every 3 games) to McDonell’s 2 goal assists (one every 33.3 games).
• Russell has 20 feeds (one every 1.5 games) to McDonell’s 2 feeds (one every 33.3 games).
• McDonell averages 2.0 gains a game to Russell’s 0.6 — 3.4 times as many.
• Best single game: Russell 6 goal assists, McDonell 2.
• McDonell has cooled: 0 goal assists in the last 10 games (usually assist every 33.3 games).
• Winners’ edge: Russell’s team won 60%, McDonell’s team won 36% of the games they played.
• Longevity: McDonell has 69 games across 8 seasons, Russell 30 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every game (deflections, unforced turnovers): 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.