Watson v Poi

Liz Watson takes it, 13–1 on categories

Watson wins on goal assists — the feeder of the two. Poi’s case rests on penalties, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Watson 135 games, Poi 7 games.

• Watson averages 23.4 goal assists a game to Poi’s 4.9 — 4.8 times as many.
• Watson averages 39.4 feeds a game to Poi’s 7.6 — 5.2 times as many.
• Watson averages 0.8 gains a game to Poi’s 0.3 — 2.9 times as many.
• Best single game: Watson 40 goal assists, Poi 12.
• Watson has cooled: 126 goal assists in the last 10 games, 12.6 a game (23.4 on average).
• Longevity: Watson has 135 games across 9 seasons, Poi 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Poi (7 games) — treat the averages with care.

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