WE knew Jarryd Hayne had a good game against the Knights on Friday night.

But it’s unlikely anyone realised it was THIS good.

Stats compiled by the Fox Sports Lab have revealed Hayne’s performance at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle was as good as he has played since his iconic run through the 2009 NRL finals.

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Sharks 24 d Panthers 12

Fullback Caleb Aekins made 277 metres, the most any player has made on debut since records have been kept (1999-2018).

On the opposite team, Matt Moylan was a standout — and now it’s clear why.

He scored his first try for the Sharks and it just happened to be against his old club. It was the 27th of his NRL career.

The Sharks five-eighth also made three line-breaks, busted eight tackles and finished with one try-assist. The three line-breaks and eight tackle busts are an equal career high.

Knights 18 d Eels 16

Eels centre Jarryd Hayne is off contract, so it’s a good time for him to be pulling out this kind of form. The 30-year-old busted 14 tackles in the Eels’ loss to the Knights — his most in a match since the 2009 finals series, when he broke 15 against the Titans.

He also made three line-breaks, had a try-assist and ran for 189 metres. The running metres were his most in a match since Round 25, 2016 when he ran for 201 against the Panthers, and his three line-breaks are his most since making three against the Titans in Round 20, 2014.

Rabbitohs 24 d Bulldogs 6

This was one history-making game.

The Rabbitohs have won nine consecutive games for just the 11th time in their history and for the first time since 1989.

It is just the eighth time they have won nine straight in the same season, finishing as minor premiers on the previous two occasions, in 1968 and 1989.

Robert Jennings not only became the highest-tryscorer in the competition, he achieved something special for the club as well. The 16 tries is the most tries by a Rabbitohs player after 18 rounds in a season since 1957 (Eric Sladden). That’s 61 years!

On top of that, he has scored eight tries in his past three games.

On the other side of the field, Bulldogs fullback Will Hopoate busted a career-high nine tackles and made a career-high 10 offloads in this match, while his 255 metres are the third-most he has ever run in a game.

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Storm 14 d Sea Eagles 13

There is no love lost between these two clubs, but for the third time in a row, Storm got the last laugh at Lottoland. It’s the first time in Melbourne’s history they have been able to say as much. Interestingly, four of the past five matches have been decided by four points or less.

Manly star Martin Taupau also ran for 250 metres for just the second time in his career. He ran for 259 against the Roosters in Round 9.

Raiders 38 d Cowboys 12

It was a super effort from the Raiders, but it was the worst game of the season for the Cowboys. It was their biggest loss and most points conceded.

In fact, the 38 points conceded is their most in a match since losing 44-22 against the Broncos in Round 3, 2015 at Suncorp Stadium.

Amazingly, Jordan Rapana scored his first try against the Cowboys meaning he has now scored a try against all 15 other teams.

Jordan Rapana scores against the Cowboys.

Warriors 26 d Broncos 6

Gone is their reputation as easybeats on the road. For the first time since 2010 the Warriors have won seven regular season away matches.

It was also their third win from their past four matches against Brisbane, with all three wins coming by 18 points or more.

Wests Tigers 20 d Dragons 16

It was an upset in many ways. After losing four straight matches at Kogarah, the Wests Tigers record just their second-ever win at the venue and first since Round 16, 2005.

The Dragons have also lost consecutive matches for the first time this season and suffered their first home defeat of 2018 after winning their first nine at home.

Roosters 20 d Titans 12

What a trio! Rookies Paul Momirovski, Sean O’Sullivan and Poasa Faamausili all scored on debut for the Roosters.

It is only the second time in the Origin Era (1980-2018) that three players on debut have scored for the same team, with the other coming in the Broncos first-ever match in 1988 with Wally Lewis, Joe Kilroy and Brett Le Man all scoring in their “premiership debut”.

However, they had previously played in Queensland competitions and in Lewis’ case, had already played in Origin and for Australia.