Kalyn Ponga

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Height:: 184 cm

Weight:: 92 kg

Age:: 21

Date of Birth:: 30 March 1998

Birthplace:: Port Hedland, WA

Nickname:: KP

Debut Club:: North Queensland Cowboys
Opposition:: Brisbane Broncos

Date:: 16 September 2016
Round:: -

Previous Club:: North Queensland Cowboys

Junior Club:: Souths Mackay, Easts Tigers Brisbane

Biography:

The 2018 Danny Buderus medal winner, Ponga enjoyed a stunning season last year.

A staple of the Queensland State of Origin side, the livewire has become a highlight-reel machine and stamped himself as one of the game’s best fullbacks.

Ponga was born in Port Hedland, WA but is a Mackay junior.

He made his NRL debut for the North Queensland Cowboys in 2016 and played nine games with the side across two seasons.

A speedster with cunning footwork, his ability to beat defenders is one of his strong attributes.

Ponga is signed with the Knights until the end of 2021 and is primed for a huge season in 2020.

ABOUT ME ...

Who am I ... Kalyn Ponga
Who is most important to me ... Can’t really split them but my mum, dad and little sister
Greatest off-field achievement ... I haven’t probably achieved what I wanted to off the field, my goal was to go to University and study, started my secondary school teaching degree but haven’t finished it, that is probably something I want to achieve
Something you wouldn’t know about me is.. My biggest fear is bugs, love my photography, I also used to play a lot of golf and thought I wanted to play golf professionally
I’d be lost without... Connor, my roommate, he looks after me
What I love most about living in Newcastle... Love the beach and my mates, the boys that are here, both in the top squad and a few in the 20’s and some local mates.
I grew up ... Grew up everywhere, spent the longest in Palmerston North which is in New Zealand
People would describe me as ... Laid-back, easy-going and relaxed
As a kid my hero was ... My dad, always
They were my hero because... He always inspired me to be the best that I could be whether it was school or sport
The last book I read was... The Subtle Art
My favourite song to listen to on game day is ... Nonstop by Drake or the song Chicken Soup
My favourite thing to do in Newcastle is ... Go the beach, get out and about, go on adventures and take photos
My greatest on field moment... Anytime you put on a jersey for the first time is a big achievement, my debut, playing for the Knights and then playing for Queensland as well.

Appearances: 49
Tries: 20

Appearances: 20

Scoring

Tries: 11
Goals: 48

Kicking

Goal Conversion Rate

Attack

Try Assists: 9
Line Breaks: 15
Tackle Breaks: 105

Passing

Receipts: 718

Defence

Tackles Made: 113
Missed Tackles: 42
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres: 127.9
Total Running Metres: 2557

Fantasy

Total Points: 975
Average Points: 48.8

2019 Season - By Round
Summary															Passing		Defence		Running Metres
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	Sharks	Won	14 - 8	Five-Eighth	80	-	3	6	141	-	-	-	3	22	-	26	11	1	57	-	-
2	Panthers	Lost	14 - 16	Five-Eighth	80	-	3	6	21	-	1	-	3	17	1	30	12	2	82	-	8
3	Raiders	Lost	17 - 10	Five-Eighth	80	-	1	2	119	-	-	-	4	8	1	38	11	4	79	-	19
4	Dragons	Lost	12 - 13	Fullback	88	-	2	4	51	-	2	-	5	25	-	37	3	-	198	-	75
5	Sea Eagles	Lost	18 - 26	Fullback	64	-	3	6	50	-	1	1	6	13	-	23	8	4	168	-	115
6	Titans	Lost	38 - 14	Fullback	80	1	-	4	79	-	-	3	7	29	-	47	2	1	234	-	57
7	Eels	Won	28 - 14	Fullback	80	1	6	16	14	-	-	-	3	15	1	33	8	-	160	-	41
8	Warriors	Won	18 - 36	Fullback	80	1	8	20	118	1	-	2	4	14	-	32	6	2	111	-	4
9	Bulldogs	Won	10 - 22	Fullback	80	1	3	10	52	-	1	1	2	10	2	37	7	-	116	-	13
10	Dragons	Won	12 - 45	Fullback	80	2	8	24	63	1	-	2	9	10	-	38	2	2	109	-	-
11	Roosters	Won	38 - 12	Fullback	58	1	7	18	42	-	1	1	5	24	-	30	5	3	102	-	14
14	Storm	Lost	34 - 4	Fullback	80	-	-	-	75	1	1	-	7	13	-	38	7	6	118	-	67
18	Roosters	Lost	48 - 10	Fullback	80	-	1	2	75	1	1	1	2	21	1	40	1	2	140	-	58
19	Wests Tigers	Lost	26 - 28	Fullback	78	1	3	10	84	2	-	1	12	34	2	48	5	-	152	-	32
20	Sea Eagles	Lost	30 - 6	Fullback	80	1	-	4	58	-	-	1	6	11	-	49	1	5	146	-	47
21	Eels	Lost	20 - 14	Fullback	80	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	7	18	-	26	11	1	93	-	50
22	Cowboys	Won	42 - 6	Fullback	80	2	-	8	-	-	-	2	8	32	1	34	3	1	177	-	27
23	Wests Tigers	Lost	46 - 4	Fullback	80	-	-	-	39	-	-	-	6	22	1	42	4	2	137	12	63
24	Titans	Won	38 - 4	Fullback	80	-	-	-	13	1	1	-	5	13	2	40	2	2	111	5	70
25	Panthers	Lost	54 - 10	Fullback	80	-	-	-	12	1	-	-	1	10	1	30	4	4	58	-	20

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
Cowboys	2016	2	1	1	-	50%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	28	4	1	75.00%	235	117.55	27	48	24.0
Cowboys	2017	7	-	-	-	-	3	-	12	32	4.57	-	-	-	8	153	19	8	64.04%	879	125.57	-	290	41.4
Knights	2018	20	7	13	-	35%	6	27	78	1,295	64.77	69.23%	7	11	12	698	105	42	67.44%	2,852	142.62	990	1,049	52.0
Knights	2019	20	8	12	-	40%	11	48	140	1,117	55.83	80.00%	8	9	15	718	113	42	66.45%	2,557	127.88	788	975	48.8

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
Knights	2018	2019	40	15	25	-	-	17	75	218	2,412	60.30	75.76%	15	20	27	1,416	218	84	66.94%	5,413	135.00	1,778	2,012	50.3
Cowboys	2016	2017	9	3	6	-	-	3	-	12	50	5.56	-	-	-	9	181	23	9	66.48%	1,115	123.00	440	333	37.0