First XV Season Stats 2017-18
It's all over for another year ... or at least until September
Including the Cumbria Cup games there were 28 games played this season.
No one played in them all, but Dom; Dini and Glen only missed one – Glen his first since his debut over 100 games earlier.
Mike Fearon was the only player to pass 20 games for the first time to earn his club badge
He was one of six players making his debut for the club, whilst a number of others, including Matt Charters, made returns after long breaks.
| Appearances (over 20) | |
| Dom Musetti | 27 |
| Dini Noyo | 27 |
| Glen Wightman | 27 |
| Danny Barker | 24 |
| Glen Chsher | 24 |
| Chris Park | 23 |
| Mike Fearon | 21* |
| Ben Leacock | 21 |
| Matt Charters | 20 |
| Garry Holmes | 20 |
654 points were scored, with Chris and Glen contributing over a third between them
| Points (top 5) | |
| Chris Park | 135 |
| Glen Wightman | 113 |
| Kris Bratton | 75 |
| Dini Noyo | 50 |
| Nathan Wooff | 35 |
Kris Bratton scored 15 tries from just 19 passes appearances
| Tries (top 5) | |
| Kris Bratton | 15 |
| Dini Noyo | 10 |
| Nathan Wooff | 7 |
| Glenn Wightman | 6 |
| Danny Barker | 5 |
Despite having premature ends to their seasons (both played only 14 times this season), Liam and Duncan head the appearance charts for current players, still some distance from Billy Coxon’s 461 and Richard Harryman’s 453 (the appearance record I have only start in 1986)
| Career Apperances (top 5) | |
| Liam Hayton | 367 |
| Duncan Green | 366 |
| Chris Park | 311 |
| Garry Holmes | 295 |
| James Gough | 242 |
Garry Holmes is well ahead on the current tries scorers, but only narrowed the gap to Richard Harryman’s 95 by one this season.
| Tries (top 5) | |
| Garry Holmes | 88 |
| James Gough | 49 |
| Liam Hayton | 45 |
| Dini Noyo | 41 |
| Zane Butler | 35 |
Chris Park sits 5th in the points scorers (since 1950), and Mike Scott (855) and Jason Hudson (945) could be passed next season, but Keith Ridding (1417) and David Bell (2940) lie some way in the distance.
As has been mentioned before Chris has done this whilst playing with a number of other top points scorers including Mike Scott, Dan Stephens (771) and Mark Ireland (771) and now Glen Weightman who is 12th on the list, and a repeat of this seasons tally would see him move into the top ten passing Keith Shepherd (568), Casey Mee (572) and Peter Ellis (599), with Paul Dodds (710) a little further away
The fact Keith Shepherd’s tally came entirely from tries, when they were 4 points, means he would today have added 710 points, which demonstrates with fewer games; differing points values; a tough league programme; better playing surfaces; and tighter defences, comparing today with the past is pointless.
| Points (top 5) | |
| Chris Park | 840 |
| Glen Wightman | 551 |
| Garry Holmes | 440 |
| James Gough | 248 |
| Liam Hayton | 225 |
Overall, compared with our first season back at this level, fewer tries and points were scored, more points conceded, and fewer games won. So plenty for our new Head Coach to aim to improve upon, before it all starts again in September.