

Ava Seumanufagai
Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 187 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 02 June 1991
- Weight:
- 114 kg
- Birthplace:
- Wellington, NZ
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- Avis
- Debut Club:
- Wests Tigers
- Date:
- 22 March 2013
- Opposition:
- Parramatta Eels
- Round:
- 3
- Previous Clubs:
- Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
- Junior Club:
- Wainuiomata Lions
- Biography:
Seaumanufagai arrived at Belmore on a train and trial contract over the summer having spent the past two seasons playing for Leeds in England and was part of their Challenge Cup win against Salford in 2020.
The prop forward played 118 games in the NRL across six seasons with the Wests Tigers and Cronulla Sharks before leaving for the English Super League at the end of the 2018 season.
Ava is an experienced forward who will provide depth in the middle of the field for the Bulldogs.
Career
- Appearances
- 141
- Tries
- 5
2022 Season
- Appearances
- 7
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 2
- Average Hit Ups
- 4.9
- Post Contact Metres
- 190.4
Passing
- Offloads
- 0
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 112
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 55
- Total Running Metres
- 388
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 141
- Average Points
- 20.1
2022 Season - By Round
Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cowboys | Won | 4 - 6 | Prop | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | - | 12 | 20 | - | 129 | 129 | - |
2 | Broncos | Lost | 10 - 16 | Interchange | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
5 | Panthers | Lost | 12 - 32 | Interchange | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | 5 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 24 | 19 |
6 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 36 - 16 | Interchange | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 5 | 10 | - | 42 | 42 | - |
8 | Roosters | Won | 16 - 12 | Interchange | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 5 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 30 | - |
9 | Raiders | Lost | 14 - 4 | Interchange | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
13 | Panthers | Lost | 30 - 18 | Prop | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 46 | - | 11 | 32 | - | 116 | 77 | 38 |
Career By Season
Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wests Tigers | 2013 | 17 | 6 | 11 | - | 35% | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 416 | 2 | 312 | 16 | 1,144 | 67.34 | 252 | 174 | 10.0 |
Wests Tigers | 2014 | 23 | 9 | 14 | - | 39% | - | - | - | 11 | 648 | 1 | 390 | 24 | 1,599 | 69.56 | 242 | 420 | 18.0 |
Wests Tigers | 2015 | 23 | 8 | 15 | - | 35% | 1 | - | 4 | 18 | 819 | 1 | 443 | 11 | 2,184 | 94.97 | 453 | 697 | 30.0 |
Wests Tigers | 2016 | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | 46% | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 790 | 2 | 539 | 17 | 2,512 | 104.67 | 505 | 778 | 32.0 |
Wests Tigers | 2017 | 18 | 4 | 14 | - | 22% | 2 | - | 8 | 13 | 708 | 1 | 410 | 16 | 1,856 | 103.12 | 297 | 592 | 32.0 |
Sharks | 2018 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | 62% | - | - | - | 3 | 332 | - | 197 | 5 | 870 | 66.98 | 173 | 270 | 20.0 |
Bulldogs | 2021 | 16 | 3 | 13 | - | 19% | - | - | - | 12 | 560 | 1 | 337 | 19 | 1,393 | 87.00 | 208 | 465 | 29.1 |
Bulldogs | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 29% | - | - | - | 2 | 190 | - | 112 | 6 | 388 | 55.00 | 57 | 141 | 20.1 |
Career Overall
Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wests Tigers | 2013 | 2017 | 105 | 38 | 67 | - | 36% | 5 | - | 20 | 59 | 3,381 | 7 | 2,092 | 84 | 9,283 | 88.00 | 1,737 | 2,876 | 27.4 |
Sharks | 2018 | 2018 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | 62% | - | - | - | 3 | 332 | - | 197 | 5 | 870 | 66.00 | 173 | 261 | 20.1 |
Bulldogs | 2021 | 2022 | 23 | 5 | 18 | - | 22% | - | - | - | 14 | 750 | 1 | 449 | 25 | 1,782 | 77.00 | 266 | 606 | 26.4 |
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