Anthony Milford’s masterclass against Knights puts Broncos star into SuperCoach record books

ANTHONY Milford’s masterclass against the Knights catapulted him into the SuperCoach record books — but where exactly does the Broncos young gun sit?

Anthony Milford of Brisbane celebrates his try during the NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Newcastle Knights. Pic Darren England.

WE all know Anthony Milford is a freak — and now the numbers are in to prove it.

The Broncos young gun — still just 21, but more on that later — put on an attacking masterclass to help Brisbane blitz the Knights, and catapult himself into the SuperCoach record books in the process.

Milford’s magic night at Suncorp Stadium included three tries, two try assists, 10 runs (for 121 metres), two linebreaks, one linebreak assist, seven tackle busts, one offload and, just to top it off, a now customary field goal in the 53-0 flogging of hapless Newcastle.

Anthony Milford celebrates one of his tries against the Knights. Picture: Darren England

That crazy stat line was enough for Milford, who is still just 21, to rack up 153 SuperCoach points — and score a coveted spot in the Top 10 SuperCoach scores of all time. (You can check out the full Top 10 below).

Incredibly, Milford’s superb score wasn’t the biggest so far this season — that honour goes to terrific Tiger James Tedesco, who lit up Leichhardt Oval and the Manly Sea Eagles to the tune of 157 points back in Round 2.

Even more incredibly, Milford’s massive score wasn’t the best of his young career.

Darius Boyd and Anthony Milford are all smiles at Suncorp Stadium. Picture: Darren England.

If you’re a Canberra fan, you might just want to look away as we revisit the time Milford put the Titans to the torch back in Round 18, 2014.

The then Raider scored two tries, set up two more, ran 14 times for 169 metres, made one linebreak, had six linebreak assists, and busted six tackles to post 167 SuperCoach points — the second best score in the history of everyone’s favourite fantasy game.

Yep, that means Milford has two entries in the SuperCoach Top 10.

Did we mention that he’s just 21 years old?

Yikes.

TOP TEN SUPERCOACH SCORES OF ALL TIME

1. James Maloney — 181 points v Panthers. round 21 2013

2. Anthony Milford — 167 points v Titans, round 18 2014

3. Nathan Merritt — 166 points v Eels, round 22 2011

4. James Tedesco — 157 points v Sea Eagles, round 2 2016

5. Andrew Fifita — 156 points v Panthers, round 20 2014

6. Jorge Taufua — 156 points v Eels, round 17 2013

7. David Simmons — 155 points v Tigers, round 16 2015

8. Daly Cherry-Evans — 155 points v Raiders, round 8 2014

9. Sonny Bill Williams — 154 points v Bulldogs, round 11 2014

10. Anthony Milford — 153 points v Knights, round 7 2016

eq 10. Greg Inglis — 153 points v Knights, round 20 2015

eq 10. Shaun Johnson — 153 points v Titans, round 15 2015

NOTE: For those who reckon Terry Campese should be on the list, he just misses the cut for his day out back in 2008. Campese bagged four tries and kicked 10 goals for the Raiders in a 74-12 pummelling of Penrith to rack up 144 SuperCoach points when scoring didn’t reward attacking stats as much as today.

James Tedesco celebrates a try against Manly in Round 2.

Originally published as Anthony Milford’s masterclass against Knights puts Broncos star into SuperCoach record books