1 - The official X page for Stats Perform's coverage of sport in Australia and New Zealand, brought to you by OptaJason. Illuminating.
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4 - The @wallabies have become just the 3rd Tier 1 team to receive 4+ cards and still win a men's Test in the last decade.
Australia def. South Africa, 42-38 in 2026
England def. Argentina, 31-24 in 2026
England def. Wales, 19-17 in 2023
Breathtaking.
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4 - Xavier Bartlett's 50 yesterday is the 2nd time he's scored 50+ runs batting at No.8 or lower for Australia in men's ODIs (52 vs Ban, 11 June 2026); he's just the 4th player to do so more than once.
James Faulkner - 4
Brett Lee - 3
Sean Abbott - 2
Fighter.
#SAvAUS
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2005 - Two Australians (Maya Joint and Kimberly Birrell) will face each other in a WTA level hard court final for the first time since January 2005 (Alicia Molik and Samantha Stosur in Sydney). Aussies.
#KoreaOpen | @WTA @TennisAustralia
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4 - @sydneyroosters in 2026 are the fourth instance of a team competing in the #NRL & #NRLW Grand Finals in the same year.
2018 - Sydney Roosters
2022 - Parramatta Eels
2025 - Brisbane Broncos
Success.
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33 - Nestory Irankunda has a direct free kick conversion rate of 33% for @Socceroos (1/3), 20% for Adelaide United in A-League Men (2/10) & 17% for Watford (2/12).
Numbers.
@OptaJason do you know what Nestory Irankundas free kick conversion rate is?
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1 - This is the first time @sydneyroosters have scored 35+ points in consecutive #NRLFinals matches (46 vs Sharks in Semi Final, 36 vs Dolphins tonight).
Crowing.
#NRL
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2 - Nestory Irankunda is only the second @Socceroos player to score against Brazil in an 'A' international, after Shaun Murphy on 11 June 2001.
Club.
#Socceroos
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126 - Nic Maddinson's 126 today is the highest score by a @CricketNSW men's player in a List A innings in Victoria; the previous record was 117 by Daniel Hughes vs Victoria on 23 Sep 2022 at Junction Oval.
Familar.
#OneDayCup
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20 - Jordan Silk's 142 today is his 20th 50+ score for @TasmanianTigers in List A cricket, equalling Michael Dighton (20) for the second most of any Tigers player; George Bailey (30) is the only player to record more.
Masterful.
#OneDayCup
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359/6 - @CricketNSWMen's 359/6 vs Queensland yesterday is their second highest team total in List A history.
397/4 vs TAS - 14 Oct 2001 (batting 1st)
Big.
#OneDayCup
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125 - Hugh Weibgen's 125 today is the second highest score by a @qldcricket player in a List A innings at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
Marnus Labuschagne - 130 vs VIC (17 Sep 2025)
Rollicking.
#QLDBulls #OneDayCup
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2026 - 2026 is just the second year, and the first since 2006, that both the @NRLKnights and @NewcastleJetsFC have played a finals fixture in the same year in the NRL and A-League Men respectively.
Novocastrian.
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8 - Nikos Vergos (@NewcastleJetsFC) has scored eight game-winning goals across the last two A-League Men season, more than any other player.
Brand.
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206 - Cole Forbes (Bay of Plenty) is the Opta Index Player of the Round for R8 of 2026 @HiluxNPC; he gained the most metres (206) & made the joint-most line breaks (4) of any player, scored a try, made 18 carries, 7 tackle breaks, 4 kicks in play & won a lineout.
Standout.
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9 - Trinity Rodman has been directly involved in the match-winning goal 9 times this season (5 goals, 4 assists), including in @WashSpirit's win Sunday, equaling Sam Kerr (2019) for the most match-winning goal contributions in a single regular season in #NWSL history.
Winner.
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6 - Across the Prem, T14, URC and SRP since the beginning of 2025/26, 6 players have scored a hattrick and ended on the losing side:
Will Evans v Bath
Kieran Marmion v Saracens
Tom Bowen v Munster
Luke James v Leicester
Rob Baloucoune v Lions
Manasa Mataele v Reds
Bittersweet.
2007 - Today against Manchester City, Brian Brobbey was the first player to score a hat-trick but end on the losing side in a Premier League match since Roque Santa Cruz for Blackburn Rovers against Wigan Athletic in December 2007.
Valiant.
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3,073 - The New Zealand Warriors ran for 3,073 metres more than their opposition since Round 22, more than 3x as many as any other team in the NRL.
3,073m - @NZWarriors
991m - @dolphinsnrl
958m - @cronullasharks
728m - @PenrithPanthers
461m - @sydneyroosters
Obliterate.
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574 - Alex Robertson (574) has made more passes than any other player this EFL Championship season and also leads the league in passes ending in the final third (179).
Thread.
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2008 - This season is the first since 2008 in which both #NRL preliminary finals will feature teams which have never faced each other in the finals before.
2026
Dolphins v Roosters
Panthers v Knights
2008
Sharks v Storm
Sea Eagles v Warriors
Prologue.
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