Sometimes, it is as simple as counting missed tackles to break down a try…

The third try, however, doesn’t even feature one, but it does contain a couple of different defensive errors that won’t show up on the stats sheet or SuperCoach scores.

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This try has everything for the footy nerd: Detail, follows a script from a set start and is executed to perfection.

How the Roosters treat their goal-line defence is something to keep an eye on in the coming weeks, but Nawaqanitawase's desperation to get home gave Brimson a clear passage to the line.

The good & bad of an unsettled opposition

"Melbourne made sure to move Jenkins to spots on the field where he might not be familiar before kicking into the space behind the line."

This is the Wests Tigers

"Their first try out of the break feels like one that might sum up the Wests Tigers by the end of the year."

Paseka’s carry might not seem like much, but look how far back the winger has to travel, how late he is to the line, and how much he misses Tom Trbojevic on the jam…

Tom Dearden is playing a blinder.

Isiaya Katoa.

The deception...