How early injuries are killing off NRL teams

The data shows NRL teams have been unable to recover this season after losing a back in the first half of games.

HOW TEAMS HAVE FARED AFTER LOSING A BACK BEFORE THE SECOND HALF

LOSERS:

* Newcastle lost 28-12 to Canberra (trailing 8-6 when Enari Tuala came off)

* Canterbury lost 26-8 to Parramatta (trailing 12-0 when Josh Addo-Carr came off)

* Parramatta lost 26-18 to Penrith (leading 6-0 when Bailey Simonsson came off)

* Brisbane lost 34-12 to Penrith (0-0 when Reece Walsh came off)

* Melbourne lost 14-12 to Newcastle (0-0 when Reimis Smith came off)

* Canterbury lost 20-16 to South Sydney (leading 12-10 when Josh Addo-Carr came off)

* Sydney Roosters lost 30-26 to Canterbury (trailing 18-0 when James Tedesco came off, Bulldogs later lost Blake Taaffe)

* Dolphins lost 28-14 to Brisbane (0-0 when Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow came off)

* South Sydney lost 34-22 to Cronulla (leading 6-0 when Tyrone Munro came off)

* Wests Tigers lost 22-6 to Penrith (trailing 10-6 when Junior Tupou came off)

* St George Illawarra lost 60-18 to Sydney Roosters (0-0 when Moses Suli came off, Roosters later lost Michael Jennings)

* North Queensland lost 26-20 to Penrith (trailing 6-4 when Tom Chester came off)

* South Sydney lost 42-12 to Penrith (trailing 18-12 when Jye Gray came off)

* Brisbane lost 40-18 to Sydney Roosters (6-6 when Jesse Arthars came off)

* Manly lost 30-24 to Dolphins (4-4 when Jason Saab came off)

* Wests Tigers lost 20-14 to Newcastle (0-0 when Starford To'A came off)

WINNERS:

* Manly beat Penrith 32-18 (0-0 when Reuben Garrick came off)

* North Queensland beat Gold Coast 35-22 (leading 12-0 when Zac Laybutt came off)

* St George Illawarra beat Wests Tigers 24-12 (leading 16-4 when Jack Bird came off)

* Melbourne beat South Sydney 54-20 (leading 26-4 when Xavier Coates came off)

* Melbourne beat Gold Coast 22-20 (leading 20-12 when Ryan Papenhuyzen came off)

* Gold Coast beat North Queensland 20-18 (leading 12-0 when Phillip Sami came off)