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Leading into first week of John I Dent Cup finals footy, our full stats breakdown is now available to view so fans can check out how their side is travelling ahead of their weekend matchups.
See our full stats breakdown ahead of Week 1 finals below.
- The Tuggeranong Vikings will go into their Qualification final match full of confidence after claiming the minor premiership with a five point lead.
- A definitive top four this season, shows a 13 point gap between the Eagles who cruise into finals above Queanbeyan who miss out on finals footy this season.
- Claiming the top try scorer award this season, Klayton Thorn will have his Elimination Semi Final opponents of Wests weary of any five-pointer efforts after the Gungahlin halfback secured more tries than matches played this season.
- Peaking at the riight time in the season, the Royals have overtaken the Vikings as the side with the most points across the regular season. Pair this with the fact the Royals have conceded the least points in the season the side is looking extremely dangerous this finals series.
- Wests however will need to get their scoring mojo back however as they go up against another offensvely capable side in Gungahlin.
- The Vikings will still be on edge about their card discipline as they will need to reign in the concerning stat as soon as possible.
- Their opponents in the Royals however are the least carded side this season as they will hope to continue their dodging of the dreaded ‘cheese’.
- Despite a relatively concerning last few outings, Wests have an overall extremely solid set piece as they are second overall in both lineout and scrum success rates.
- A concern once again, the Vikings continue to be the most penalised side in the competition.
Tuggeranong Vikings v Canberra Royals at Viking Park, 3:30PM
Match Predictor: Vikings: 61%, Royals: 39%.
Last 5: Vikings 5 wins; Royals 4 wins, 1 loss.
Last 5 Head to Head: Vikings 3 wins, Royals 2.
Wests Lions v Gungahlin Eagles at ANU North Oval, 3:05PM
Match Predictor: Uni-Norths 50%, Gungahlin 50%.
Last 5: Wests 2 wins, 3 losses; Gungahlin 1 win, 4 losses.
Last 5 Head to Head: Wests 3 wins, Gungahlin 2 wins.
