Simmons v Jovic

Too close to call — 9–6 on categories

Jovic wins on gains — the ball winner of the two. Simmons’s case rests on goal assists. Super Netball career: Simmons 123 games, Jovic 77 games.

• Jovic averages 1.2 gains a game to Simmons’ 0.6 (81% more).
• Jovic has 53 intercepts (one every 1.4 games) to Simmons’ 47 intercepts (one every 2.6 games).
• Simmons averages 15.5 goal assists a game to Jovic’s 13.6 (14% more).
• Best single game: Jovic 32 goal assists, Simmons 29.
• Simmons has cooled: 98 goal assists in the last 10 games, 9.8 a game (15.5 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Simmons’s teams won 55%, Jovic’s teams won 32% of the games they played.
• Longevity: Simmons has 123 games across 9 seasons, Jovic 77 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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