

Dane Gagai
Centre
Player Bio
- Height:
- 182 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 03 January 1991
- Weight:
- 92 kg
- Birthplace:
- Mackay, QLD
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- Gags
- Debut Club:
- Brisbane Broncos
- Date:
- 11 March 2011
- Opposition:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Round:
- 1
- Previous Clubs:
- Brisbane Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Junior Club:
- Souths Sharks
- Biography:
Regarded as one of the best centres in the game, Dane Gagai returned to the Knights for the start of the 2022 season.
'Gags' made his debut for the Brisbane Broncos in 2011, before linking up with the Knights in 2012 where he went onto play 128 games in the red and blue.
The Queensland representative joined South Sydney in 2018 where he would continue to exude game-breaking traits including his speed, tenacity and try-scoring abilities.
Now a seasoned campaigner in the NRL, Gagai is on board until at least the end of the 2024 season.
Career
- Appearances
- 233
- Tries
- 71
2022 Season
- Appearances
- 7
Scoring
- Tries
- 3
Attack
- Try Assists
- 3
- Line Breaks
- 3
- Tackle Breaks
- 37
Passing
- Receipts
- 145
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 128
- Missed Tackles
- 28
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 128
- Total Running Metres
- 898
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 326
- Average Points
- 46.6
2022 Season - By Round
Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Forced Drop Outs | 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 | Roosters | Won | 6 - 20 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 56 | - | 25 | 23 | 1 | 199 | - | - |
2 | Wests Tigers | Won | 26 - 4 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 163 | - | 6 |
3 | Panthers | Lost | 38 - 20 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 76 | - | - |
4 | Sharks | Lost | 18 - 0 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | 4 | 45 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 124 | - | 6 |
5 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 6 - 30 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 99 | - | 26 |
6 | Dragons | Lost | 21 - 16 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 150 | 9 | - |
7 | Eels | Lost | 2 - 39 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 84 | - | - |
Career By Season
Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | 2011 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 50% | 4 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 29 | 8 | 66.82% | 683 | 113.00 | 198 | - | - |
Knights | 2012 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 50% | 5 | - | 20 | 188 | 15.67 | - | - | 6 | 7 | - | 177 | 38 | 78.40% | 1,381 | 115.00 | 34 | - | - |
Knights | 2013 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 48% | 5 | - | 20 | 184 | 7.99 | - | - | 7 | 5 | 431 | 252 | 62 | 74.26% | 3,061 | 133.11 | 54 | 403 | 17.0 |
Knights | 2014 | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | 42% | 7 | 1 | 30 | 101 | 4.20 | 50.00% | 1 | 5 | 8 | 493 | 313 | 71 | 75.37% | 3,405 | 141.90 | 145 | 709 | 29.0 |
Knights | 2015 | 24 | 8 | 16 | - | 33% | 7 | 2 | 32 | 208 | 8.67 | 100.00% | - | 9 | 14 | 527 | 254 | 63 | 76.75% | 3,217 | 134.05 | 467 | 897 | 37.0 |
Knights | 2016 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5% | 3 | - | 12 | 214 | 9.72 | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 542 | 208 | 62 | 73.81% | 2,657 | 120.78 | 575 | 746 | 33.0 |
Knights | 2017 | 23 | 5 | 18 | - | 22% | 2 | - | 8 | 212 | 9.23 | - | 1 | 9 | 10 | 400 | 294 | 77 | 76.38% | 3,097 | 134.00 | 318 | 973 | 42.3 |
Rabbitohs | 2018 | 25 | 15 | 10 | - | 60% | 4 | - | 16 | 119 | 4.76 | - | 1 | 10 | 5 | 477 | 406 | 87 | 77.86% | 2,835 | 113.00 | 262 | 901 | 36.0 |
Rabbitohs | 2019 | 25 | 17 | 8 | - | 68% | 10 | 7 | 54 | 64 | 2.58 | 77.78% | - | 3 | 8 | 408 | 285 | 62 | 76.74% | 2,835 | 113.00 | 247 | 841 | 33.6 |
Rabbitohs | 2020 | 19 | 12 | 7 | - | 63% | 11 | 1 | 46 | 59 | 3.13 | 100.00% | 1 | 2 | 15 | 334 | 216 | 29 | 82.22% | 2,623 | 138.00 | 188 | 753 | 39.6 |
Rabbitohs | 2021 | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 78% | 10 | - | 40 | 79 | 3.45 | - | - | 14 | 15 | 440 | 333 | 49 | 87.17% | 3,032 | 131.00 | 127 | 1,073 | 46.6 |
Knights | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 29% | 3 | - | 12 | 78 | 11.09 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 128 | 28 | 82.05% | 898 | 128.00 | 39 | 326 | 46.6 |
Career Overall
Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 50% | 4 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 29 | 8 | 78.38% | 683 | 113.00 | 198 | - | - |
Knights |
2012
2022 |
2017
2022 |
135 | 43 | 90 | 2 | 32% | 32 | 3 | 134 | 1,184 | 8.77 | 50.00% | 6 | 43 | 55 | 2,538 | 1,626 | 401 | 80.22% | 17,735 | 131.00 | 1,634 | 4,317 | 35.1 |
Rabbitohs | 2018 | 2021 | 92 | 62 | 30 | - | 67% | 35 | 8 | 156 | 322 | 3.50 | 66.67% | 2 | 29 | 43 | 1,659 | 1,240 | 227 | 84.53% | 11,326 | 123.00 | 824 | 3,546 | 38.5 |
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