At a glance
TEAMS CHAMPS LINEUPS AND TAB ODDS: ❚ Group A: Wellington Wildcats ($15) (5W Keegan Levien, 22W Richard Gaskin, 52W Paul Fairbrother, 89W Dale Robertson (c), 321W Hilton Parker); Palmerston North Panthers ($3.50) (1NZ Simon Joblin, 58P Peter Bengston (c), 74P Chev Taniwha, 88P Jack Miers, 94P William Humphries); Nelson Tigers ($31) (6N Dion Mooney, 9N Adam Groome, 16N Jared Gray (c), 25N Scot Mcewen, 99N Trevoe Lineham). ❚ Group B: Gisborne Giants ($4) (10G Peter Rees (c), 31G Gary Davis, 75G Gavin Taniwha, 84G Tom Harris, 127G Ethan Rees); Rotorua Rebels ($10) (77R Lance Elsworth, 81R Damian Orr, 87R David Elsworth, 94R Dale Stewart, 118R Bryce Steiner (c)); Baypark Busters ($31) (11M Carl Hodge, 19M Kerry Remnant (c), 29M Ryan Hunt, 41M Bruce Williams, 98M Mark Costello). ❚ Group C: Great Britain Lions ($8) (94GB John Dawson, 166GB Bobby Griffin, 207GB Ben Hurdman, 217GB Lee Fairhurst, 515GB Frankie Wainman Jr (c)); Canterbury Glen Eagles ($81) (5C Jason Fletcher, 10C Mike Hyslop, 16C Dave Hughes, 29C Murray Grieg, 599V Ron Tye); Stratford Scrappers ($31) (26S Mitch Vickery, 52S Gary Johnson, 66S Clint Hill, 75S Carl Shearer, 82S Paul Johnson). ❚ Group D: HB Hawkeyes ($5.50) (16B Steve Jude (c), 25B Regan O’brien, 41B Jason Long, 84B Mike Mclachlan, 87B Thomas Stanaway); Manawatu Mustangs ($5.50) (2NZ Jordan Dare, 3NZ Adam Joblin, 52P Scott Joblin, 591P Wayne Hemi (c), 971P Jayden Ward); Auckland Allstars ($81) (23A Scott Duncan, 42A Bernie Fox, 57A Aidan Eustace, 63A Bryce Marx, 71A Jamie Fergusson). ❚ Semifinals: Highest points qualifier v lowest qualifier, 2 v 3. RECORDS ❚ Most appearances: Kerry Remnant (Baypark) 21, Murray Long (HB) 20, Wayne Hemi (PN) 18, Scott Miers (PN) 17, Shane Penn (PN) 16, Brendan Higgins (Nel) 16, Paul Demanser (HB) 16, Peter Bengston (PN) 16, Barry Podjursky (PN) 15, Barry Hunter (Rot) 15, Dave Roigard (Huntly) 15
❚ Most races: Kerry Remnant 54, Wayne Hemi 54, Murray Long 52, Peter Rees (Gis) 51, Scott Miers 49, Shane Penn 48, Peter Bengston 46, Brendan Higgins 43, Dale Ewers (Nel) 38, Barry Podjursky 37, Dave Evans (PN) 37, Steve Jude (HB) 36
❚ Most titles: Scott Miers 10, Peter Bengston 9, Peter Rees 8, Shane Penn 7, Dave Evans 6, Wayne Hemi 6, Brian Anderson 5, Gary Parkes 5, Robert James 4
❚ Most consecutive seasons: Kerry Remnant (B, H, M, R, K) 21, Brendan Higgins 13, Wayne Hemi (W, P)13, Peter Rees 13, Dale Ewers 13, Ricky Boulton (O, N, S, C) 13, Frank van Vroonhoven (H, M, R, A ) 11, Dave Evans 11, Warwick Ansty (A, H) 11, Scott Miers 11, Peter Bengston 11
❚ Most race wins: Palmerston North Panthers 95 (117), Hawke’s Bay Hawkeyes 40 (81), Nelson Tigers 42 (81), Stratford Scrappers 42 (80), Rotorua Rebels 38 (79), Waikato Wanderers 37 (66), Baypark Busters 35 (54), Wellington Wildcats 33 (68), Manawatu Mustangs 30 (66), Wanganui Warriors 23 (65), Great Britain Lions 19 (31) ❚ Most titles: Palmerston North Panthers 17, Stratford Scrappers 4, Baypark Busters 4, Nelson Tigers 2, Wellington Wildcats 2, Manawatu Mustangs 2, Waikato Wanderers 2, Rotorua Rebels 1, Hawke’s Bay Hawkeyes 1, Stratford Gladiators 1.