SAINTS will be aiming to avenge last year’s defeat at London when the sides lock horns on Saturday.
Nathan Brown’s injury ravaged side lost 21-14 at the Stoop.
Saints have won 37 games against the Broncos in the Super League era and Adam Swift has scored a try in each of our last three meetings with London.
2014 Meeting:
St Helens 48, London Broncos 18 (SLR11, 1/5/14)
Super League Summary:
London Broncos won 6
St Helens won 37 (includes win in 2003 play-offs)
2 draws
Highs and Lows:
London Broncos highest score: 40-6 (H, 2002) (also widest margin)
St Helens highest score: 62-16 (H, 2003) (Widest margin: 54-0, A, 2008)
Club Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs seven points to reach 1,000 for St Helens.
His total of 993 has been reached with 228 tries, 40 goals and 1 field goal in 481 games for the club since 1998.
Super League Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs three tries to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.
1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 214
2 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 199
3 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 196
4 David Hodgson (Hull KR/Huddersfield/Salford/Wigan/Halifax, 1999-present) 168
5 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-present) 165
6 = Ade Gardner (Hull KR/St Helens, 2002-present) 152
Ryan Hall (Leeds, 2007-present) 152
8 = Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present), Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 148
10 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147
Consecutive Appearances:
Hull FC’s Joe Westerman has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 37.
Westerman last missed a Hull game on 25 May, 2013 – a 22-16 Magic Weekend win against Hull KR at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.
His streak then started on 31 May, 2013 – an 18-6 home win against Leeds.
1 Joe Westerman (Hull FC) 37
2 Tom Makinson (St Helens) 34
3 Kyle Wood (Huddersfield Giants) 30
4 = Matt Cook (London Broncos), Sia Soliola (St Helens) 27
Career Milestones
Mark Flanagan could make his 100th career appearance in the match.
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 21
2 = Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 18
4 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos) 15
5 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Mason Caton-Brown (Salford Red Devils), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 14
10 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 13
Goals:
1 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 77
2 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 76
3 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 74
4 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 66
5 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 63
6 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 62
7 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 57
8 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 56
9 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 46
10 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 41
Goals Percentage:
1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)
2 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 92.30 (24/26)
3 Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 90.47 (19/21)
4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 86.66 (13/15)
5 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 82.00 (41/50)
6 Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)
7 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84)
8 Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) 78.37 (29/37)
9 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 78.35 (76/97)
10 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 78.08 (57/73)
Points:
1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 174
2 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 168
3 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 156
4 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 153
5 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 150
6 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 144
7 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 140
8 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 120
9 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 106
10 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 97
