Statistics don’t always tell the full story in a game of rugby, but they do help show which individuals stood out from week to week.

Looking over the stats from last weekend it seems a handful of Newcastle Hunter recruits are starting to find their groove in the Shute Shield, while Manly’s kicking tactics against Sydney Uni appear to have backfired.

Check out all the key numbers below:

Most Tackles 

Rory Suttor (Warringah) -17

Charlie McKill (Warringah) – 17

Jale Seninawanawa (Penrith) – 17

Alex O’Dell (Warringah) – 15

Joshua Bokser (Southern Districts) – 15

George Prain (Western Sydney) – 15

John Tuivaiti (Warringah) – 14

Riley Jacobson (Western Sydney) – 14

Most Carries

Ratu Tuisese (Eastwood) – 21

Joseva Tamani (NHRU Wildfires) 16

Fred Dorrough (Southern Districts) 14

Shaun Dixon (West Harbour) 14

Charlie Cale (Eastwood) – 14

Fabian Goodall( Eastwood) – 14

Ben Marr (Warringah) – 13

Andrew Tuala (Southern Districts) – 13

Most Metres

Eddie King (Sydney University) – 161

Tim Clements (Sydney University) – 145

Eddie Poolman (Sydney University) – 115

Jayden Wright (NHRU Wildfires) – 109

OJ Noa (NHRU Wildfires) – 103

William Lewesi (NHRU Wildfires) – 99

Justin Marsters (West Harbour) – 99

Lineouts Won

Luke Ratcliff (Sydney University) – 7

Jack Margin (Gordon) – 6

Charles Granger (Eastwood) – 5

Ngaruhe Jones (NHRU Wildfires) – 5

Sione Fifita (Eastern Suburbs) – 5

Brad Hemopo (Northern Suburbs) – 5

Ola Tauelangi (Gordon) – 5

Defenders Beaten

Archer Gavin (Eastern Suburbs) – 9

Nick Jooste (Eastern Suburbs) – 8

William Lewesi (NHRU Wildfires) – 8

Andrew Tuala (Southern Districts) – 8

Tiueti Asi (NHRU Wildfires) – 8

Fabian Goodall (Eastwood) – 8

Connor O’Shea (Sydney University) – 7

Max Burey (Northern Suburbs) – 7

Kicks in Play

Harley Attwater (Manly) – 22

Chris Bell (Eastwood) – 19

Patrick Pellegrini (West Harbour) – 15

John Pale (Western Sydney) – 14

William Feeney (NHRU Wildfires) – 13

Ben Pollack (Gordon) – 13

Banjo Travers (Sydney University) – 13