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Table 1 Identified playing styles (factors) with their associated technical performance characteristics

From: Operational Insights into Analysing Team and Player Performance in Elite Rugby League: A Narrative Review with Case Examples

Style

Performance indicators making up this style

‘Attacking Play’

Tries, Try Assists, Run Metres, Line breaks; Run Metres Conceded*

‘Attacking Territory’

Runs, Tackled inside opposition 20 m; Kick Forced Dropout; Passes

‘Kick Returns’

Kick Return and Kick Return Metres;

‘Kicking’

Kicks, Kick Metres, Errors*

‘Defensive Errors’

Line breaks Conceded, Offloads Conceded

‘Dummy Half Runs’

Dummy Half Runs

  1. *Denotes negatively correlated variable within that Factor