Stats Breakdown: Key stats from Sharks match

Catch up on the nib Newcastle Knights key stats from our Round 12 match against the Cronulla Sharks at Coffs International Stadium on Saturday.

The Knights were downed four tries to one by Cronulla as part of the NRL's Indigenous Round.

Tyson Frizell had an equal game-high tackle count of 41 while Greg Marzhew totalled 180 run metres for the game.

Read up on everything from Dally M votes, fantasy points and post-contact metres in our full stats breakdown.

TEAM STATS

Possession - Sharks 55%, Knights 45%

Completion rate - Sharks 28/43 (65%), Knights 25/37 (67%)

All runs - Sharks 209, Knights 172

Run metres - Sharks 2,173, Knights 1,648

Tackles made - Sharks 317, Knights 350

DALLY M POINTS

The revamped Dally M voting process will see two judges watch each game in 2023 and award points on a three-two-one basis, meaning a maximum of six points are available for every match of the 2023 Telstra Premiership season.

Round 12 Dally M votes:

William Kennedy - 6

Connor Tracey - 3

Nicho Hynes - 2

Blayke Brailey - 1

TRIES

Kalyn Ponga - 1

TRY-ASSISTS

Bradman Best - 1

GOALS

Lachlan Miller - 1/1

TACKLES

Tyson Frizell - 41

Phoenix Crossland - 32

Adam Elliott - 30

Leo Thompson - 30

Lachlan Fitzgibbon - 29

METRES

Greg Marzhew - 180m (16 runs)

Lachlan Miller - 178m (19 runs)

Daniel Saifiti - 170m (15 runs)

Dane Gagai - 143m (14 runs)

Dom Young - 116m (11 runs)

POST-CONTACT METRES

Greg Marzhew - 62m

Daniel Saifiti - 49m

Dom Young - 47m

Dane Gagai - 46m

Leo Thompson - 41m

TACKLE BREAKS

Greg Marzhew - 9

Dane Gagai - 5

Lachlan Miller - 5

Leo Thompson - 4

Daniel Saifiti - 2

OFFLOADS

Adam Elliott - 4

Dane Gagai - 1

Bradman Best - 1

Daniel Saifiti - 1

Phoenix Crossland - 1

LINE-BREAKS

Kalyn Ponga - 1

LINE-BREAK ASSISTS

Bradman Best - 1

KICK METRES

Jackson Hastings - 398m (13 kicks)

Kalyn Ponga - 126m (4 kicks)

FANTASY POINTS

Bradman Best - 47

Tyson Frizell - 46

Leo Thompson - 45

Adam Elliott - 44

Daniel Saifiti - 44