The end of the regular season - NRL 2014

Well its the end of another regular season of NRL. A few points

1. Very competitive season this year, with the lowest Variance between the the participants in 5 years.
2. Improvers from 5 year average

Sydney Roosters (20%)
Penrith Panthers (17%)
Parramatta Eels (17%)
North Queensland Cowboys (10%)
Rabbits (6%)
Warriors (5%)
Manly (4%)

3. Ones that have struggled

Cronulla (-16%)
Titans (-10%)
St George (-9%)
Raiders (-9%)
Melbourne (-8%)
Tigers (-8%)
Knights (-6%)
Broncos (-6%)
Bulldogs (-4%)

Top 5 players in each position (according to my form guide)

1. Fullback
Jarryd Hayne (Parramatta)
Greg Inglis (Souths)
Michael Gordon (Cronulla)
Billy Slater (Melbourne)
Sam Tomkins (Warriors)

2. Wing
Josh Mansour (Penrith)
Daniel Vidot (Broncos)
Manu Vatuvei (Warriors)
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney)
Semi Radradra (Parramatta)

3. Centre
Dane Gagai (Newcastle)
Will Chambers (Melbourne)
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (Sydney)
Jamal Idris (Penrith)
Joseph Leilua (Newcastle)

4. 5/8th
Dylan Walker (Souths)
Corey Norman (Parramatta)
Jack Wighton (Canberra)
James Maloney (Sydney)
Josh Hoffman (Broncos)

5. Half
Ben Hunt (Broncos)
Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly)
Shaun Johnson (Warriors)
Mitchell Pearce (Sydney)
Adam Reynolds (Souths)

9. Lock
Trent Merrin (St George)
Shaun Fensom (Canberra)
Dale Finucane (Bulldogs)
Adam Blair (Tigers)
Matt Gillett (Broncos)

10. Second Row
Alex Glenn (Broncos)
Simon Mannering (Warriors)
Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys)
Ryan Hoffman (Melbourne)
Ben Creagh (St George)

11. Prop
Sam Burgess (Souths)
James Graham (Bulldogs)
Josh McGuire (Broncos)
Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne)
Corey Parker (Broncos)

12. Hooker
Andrew McCullough (Bulldogs)
Nathan Friend (Warriors)
Cameron Smith (Melbourne)
Matt Ballin (Manly)
Robbie Farah (Tigers)

13. Interchange
Jacob Lillyman (Warriors)
Josh Jackson (Bulldogs)
Paul Vaughan (Canberra)
Jamie Buhrer (Manly)
Tohu Harris (Melbourne)