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Barba increases NYC domination following 24-point haul Wed June 25, 2008 by Matthew O'Neill Bulldogs Coach Steve Folkes may have called some fans "niff nuffs" for their support Ben Barba, but the talented Bulldogs dynamo added 24 points on the weekend to extend his lead as top point scorer and try scorer. Barba has been by far the most dominant player at Toyota Cup level this season and scored a dazzling 24 points against Canberra from four tries and four goals in the Bulldogs 32-18 victory against the 3rd placed and highly inform Raiders after being down 18-0 during the first half. With the Bulldogs NRL side being walloped 58-18 on Saturday night by a side that traditionally struggles away from home the calls for Barba's promotion went into over-drive with Folkes commenting in the press conference that there would be "niff nuffs" on internet forums calling for his selection and Folkes said that promoting Barba to the top grade would be "criminal" at the current moment. Whilst Barba continued his excellent form - the NYC in Round 15 produced another two first graders with Penrith duo Wade Graham and Masada Iosefa to the top grade making it 24 players from the Toyota Cup promoted for their first grade debuts this season. The number is set to increase to at least 26 this weekend with the Cowboys promoting Brandon Boor and the Bulldogs over looking Barba, but going for Arana Taumata, who at this stage hasn't yet signed for the 2009 season and has had an expression of interest from Newcastle. Two of the big success stories of the Toyota Cup sit in 3rd position of the leading point scorer and try scoring charts. Souths Chris Sandow looks set to finish the season on 118 points after his introduction to the Rabbitohs NRL side has inspired them to successive victories against the Warriors and Titans. Sandow still leads the way as the Toyota Cup's leading goal kicker with 47 successful goals. Justin Carney is almost certain to finish the season with 12 tries and his introduction to the Raiders NRL side has blooded a new star of the future. Penrith's Lachlan Coote is second to Barba as leading point scorer and leading try scorer and it's only a matter of time before Coote is promoted into the Panthers first grade side. Coote was very close to gaining selection this weekend, but it appears likely that Rhys Wesser will be fit to play delaying his NRL debut. Barba has a 25 point lead over Coote as leading point scorer and has a four try gap ahead of Coote as leading try scorer. Parramatta's Daniel Mortimer and Manly's Daly Cherry-Evans both have landed two drop goals this season and no drop goals were landed in Round 15 action. Star performers from Round 15 included: * Ben Barba (Bulldogs) - 4 tries, 4 goals and 24 points v Raiders * Ben Hunt (Broncos) - 3 tries v Wests Tigers * Jared Kahu (Broncos) - 8 goals from 9 attempts and 16 points v Wests Tigers * Peter Mata'utia (Knights) - 1 try, 6 goals from 7 attempts and 16 points v Roosters TOYOTA CUP ROUND 15 TOP POINT SCORERS 163 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) 19t, 43/71g, 1fg Avg: 12.54 (13 games) 138 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) 15t, 39/52g Avg: 11.50 (12 games) 118 Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) 6t, 47/56g Avg: 10.73 (11 games) 110 Josh Dugan (Raiders) 9t, 37/51g Avg: 12.22 (9 games) 98 Ben Hunt (Broncos) 8t, 33/48g Avg: 7.54 (13 games) 94 Kevin Locke (Warriors) 8t, 31/46g Avg: 8.55 (11 games) 84 Tony Williams (Eels) 5t, 32/41g Avg: 8.40 (10 games) 80 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 6t, 27/48g, 2fg Avg: 6.15 (13 games) 77 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) 4t, 30/47g, 1fg Avg: 6.42 (12 games) 62 Kayne Lawton (Gold Coast) 5t, 21/22g Avg: 8.86 (7 games) TOP TRY SCORERS 19 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Avg: 1.46 (13 games) 15 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) Avg: 1.25 (12 games) 12 Justin Carney (Raiders) Avg: 1.33 (9 games) 10 Coedi Towney (Tigers) Avg: 1.00 (10 games) 10 Jharal Yow Yeh (Broncos) Avg: 0.77 (13 games) 9 Joe Vickery (Dragons) Avg: 1.00 (9 games) 9 Wade Graham (Panthers) Avg: 1.00 (9 games) 9 Josh Dugan (Raiders) Avg: 1.00 (9 games) 9 Josh Hoffman (Broncos) Avg: 0.69 (13 games) 9 Tom Butterfield (Broncos) Avg: 0.69 (13 games) TOP GOAL KICKERS 47 Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) Accuracy: 84% (Attempts 56). Avg: 4.27 (11 games) 43 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Accuracy: 61% (Attempts 71). Avg: 3.31 (13 games) 39 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) Accuracy: 75% (Attempts 52). Avg: 3.25 (12 games) 37 Josh Dugan (Raiders) Accuracy: 73% (Attempts 51). Avg: 4.11 (9 games) 33 Ben Hunt (Broncos) Accuracy: 69% (Attempts 48). Avg: 2.54 (13 games) 32 Tony Williams (Eels) Accuracy: 78% (Attempts 41). Avg: 3.20 (10 games) 31 Kevin Locke (Warriors) Accuracy: 67% (Attempts 46). Avg: 2.82 (11 games) 30 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) Accuracy: 64% (Attempts 47). Avg: 2.50 (12 games) 27 Liam Foran (Storm) Accuracy: 69% (Attempts 39). Avg: 2.70 (10 games) 27 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) Accuracy: 56% (Attempts 48). Avg: 2.08 (13 games) MOST ACCURATE GOAL KICKERS 100% Francis Leger (Warriors) 1/1 100% Daniel Mortimer (Eels) 3/3 95% Kayne Lawton (Gold Coast) 21/22 86% Nathan Dureau (Dragons) 6/7 84% Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) 47/56 83% Jordan Rapana (Gold Coast) 15/18 78% Tony Williams (Eels) 32/41 78% Jared Kahu (Broncos) 14/18 75% Lachlan Coote (Panthers) 39/52 74% Blake Lazarus (Tigers) 14/19 74% Joseph Paulo (Panthers) 14/19 DROP GOAL SCORERS 2 Daniel Mortimer (Eels) 2 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 1 Tim Moltzen (Tigers) 1 Jarryd Hogan (Sharks) 1 Isaac John (Warriors) 1 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) 1 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Note: The Cowboys point scoring stats are correct. Waiting for confirmation of the exact 17 that took the field against Wests Tigers in Round 13. 2008 TOYOTA CUP LINKS Full Toyota Cup Stats Toyota Cup Table & Draw Round 15 Summary ROUND 15 TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP STATS & SCORERS NRL: Broncos 19 v Wests Tigers 18 NRL: Dragons 13 v Panthers 12 NRL: Bulldogs 18 v Raiders 58 NRL: Storm 48 v Cowboys 20 NRL: Warriors 14 v Sea Eagles 20 NRL: Knights 14 v Roosters 16 NRL: Sharks 16 v Eels 14 NRL: Rabbitohs 24 v Titans 23 ROUND 15 TOYOTA CUP STATS & SCORERS NYC: Broncos 48 v Wests Tigers 0 NYC: Dragons 26 v Panthers 28 NYC: Bulldogs 32 v Raiders 18 NYC: Storm 10 v Cowboys 14 NYC: Warriors 38 v Sea Eagles 10 NYC: Knights 36 v Roosters 24 NYC: Sharks 16 v Eels 36 Barba continues Toyota Cup domination after Round 14 Wed June 18, 2008 by Matthew O'Neill Bulldogs talent Ben Barba is currently being ignored for first grade selection, but continues to lead the way in the Toyota Cup as leading point scorer and try scorer after 14 rounds of action. In recent weeks the Toyota Cup has seen Russell Packer, Chris Sandow, Luke Capewell, Josh Hoffman, Tony Williams and Justin Carney among others promoted into NRL squads, whereas the Toyota Cup's leading player continues to break records without NRL recognition. Barba leads Penrith's fullback Lachlan Coote by 13 points as leading point scorer and Coote is only an injury or a form slump for Rhys Wesser in obtaining an NRL position. The 3rd highest point scorer is boom Souths talent Chris Sandow, who appears set to remain on 118 points at Toyota Cup level after dominating in his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs two weeks ago. Both Barba and Coote are placed in the top three for the points, tries and goals. Canberra's Josh Dugan returned after being out of action for five weeks with a contribution of 20 points from two tries and eight goals against the Broncos to become the 4th player after Barba, Coote and Sandow to pass the 100 point barrier. Dugan holds the highest average of points per game in the Toyota Cup and it's only a matter of time before he is promoted to the Raiders NRL side. Justin Carney rounds up 3rd position as the leading try scorer in the Toyota Cup and his good form for the Raiders won him selection in their NRL squad where he scored two tries on debut against the Broncos last Sunday. Wests Tigers Coedi Towney is the only other player aside from Barba, Coote and Carney to be in the double figures for tries with 10 this season. Sandow is still the Toyota Cup's leading goal kicker with 47 successful attempts, which is eight ahead of Barba with Coote on 35 and Dugan 34. Goal kicking has been kind to the Titans this season with Kayne Lawton missing only one goal from 22 attempts and Jordan Rapana is yet to miss from 11 shots. Parramatta's Daniel Mortimer and Manly's Daly Cherry-Evans are the only two players to land two drop goals this season. Both Mortimer and Cherry-Evans have been outstanding for their clubs this season and only the good form of Brett Finch and Matt Orford is preventing them from further honours at their Clubs. Barba plays halfback, five-eighth and fullback for the Bulldogs. They are three positions the Bulldogs are struggling in due to injury to regular custodian Luke Patten and the form of their halves this season has been disappointing to say the least. How much more does Barba have to dominate before he gets his NRL opportunity? TOYOTA CUP - ROUND 14 LEADING POINT SCORERS 139 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) 15t, 39/65g, 1fg Avg: 11.58 (12 games) 126 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) 14t, 35/47g Avg: 11.45 (11 games) 118 Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) 6t, 47/56g Avg: 10.73 (11 games) 104 Josh Dugan (Raiders) 9t, 34/48g Avg: 13.00 (8 games) 86 Ben Hunt (Broncos) 5t, 33/48g Avg: 7.17 (12 games) 84 Tony Williams (Eels) 5t, 32/41g Avg: 8.40 (10 games) 80 Kevin Locke (Warriors) 7t, 26/39g Avg: 8.00 (10 games) 78 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 6t, 26/46g, 2fg Avg: 6.50 (12 games) 73 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) 4t, 28/44g, 1fg Avg: 6.64 (11 games) 62 Kayne Lawton (Gold Coast) 5t, 21/22g Avg: 8.86 (7 games) LEADING TRY SCORERS 15 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Avg: 1.25 (12 games) 14 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) Avg: 1.27 (11 games) 12 Justin Carney (Raiders) Avg: 1.33 (9 games) 10 Coedi Towney (Wests Tigers) Avg: 1.25 (8 games) 9 Josh Dugan (Raiders) Avg: 1.13 (8 games) 9 Wade Graham (Panthers) Avg: 1.00 (9 games) 9 Josh Hoffman (Broncos) Avg: 0.75 (12 games) 9 Jharal Yow Yeh (Broncos) Avg: 0.75 (12 games) 8 Trent Reilly (Sea Eagles) Avg: 1.00 (8 games) 8 Tu'u Maori (Sharks) Avg: 0.80 (10 games) LEADING GOAL SCORERS 47 Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) Accuracy: 84% (Attempts 56). Avg: 4.27 (11 games) 39 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Accuracy: 60% (Attempts 65). Avg: 3.25 (12 games) 35 Lachlan Coote (Panthers) Accuracy: 74% (Attempts 47). Avg: 3.18 (11 games) 34 Josh Dugan (Raiders) Accuracy: 71% (Attempts 48). Avg: 4.25 (8 games) 33 Ben Hunt (Broncos) Accuracy: 69% (Attempts 48). Avg: 2.75 (12 games) 32 Tony Williams (Eels) Accuracy: 78% (Attempts 41). Avg: 3.20 (10 games) 28 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) Accuracy: 64% (Attempts 44). Avg: 2.55 (11 games) 26 Liam Foran (Storm) Accuracy: 70% (Attempts 37). Avg: 2.89 (9 games) 26 Kevin Locke (Warriors) Accuracy: 67% (Attempts 39). Avg: 2.60 (10 games) 26 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) Accuracy: 57% (Attempts 46). Avg: 2.17 (12 games) MOST ACCURATE GOAL KICKERS 100% Jordan Rapana (Gold Coast) 11/11 100% Daniel Mortimer (Eels) 3/3 100% Francis Leger (Warriors) 1/1 95% Kayne Lawton (Gold Coast) 21/22 86% Nathan Dureau (Dragons) 6/7 84% Chris Sandow (Rabbitohs) 47/56 78% Tony Williams (Eels) 32/41 74% Lachlan Coote (Panthers) 35/47 74% Blake Lazarus (Wests Tigers) 14/19 74% Joseph Paulo (Panthers) 14/19 DROP GOAL SCORERS 2 Daniel Mortimer (Eels) 2 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 1 Tim Moltzen (Wests Tigers) 1 Jarryd Hogan (Sharks) 1 Isaac John (Warriors) 1 Matthew Mundine (Dragons) 1 Benjamin Barba (Bulldogs) Note: The Cowboys point scoring stats are correct. Waiting for confirmation of the exact 17 that took the field against Wests Tigers in Round 13. 2008 TOYOTA CUP LINKS Full Toyota Cup Stats Toyota Cup Table & Draw Round 14 Summary Toyota Cup Forum ROUND 14 TOYOTA CUP STATS & SCORERS NYC: Roosters 20 v Panthers 40 NYC: Sharks 16 v Warriors 38 NYC: Raiders 48 v Broncos 8 NYC: Wests Tigers 10 v Eels 24 NYC: Cowboys 30 v Knights 14
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