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Kalyn Ponga

Captain - Five-Eighth

Knights

Player Bio

Height:
184 cm
Date of Birth:
30 March 1998
Weight:
92 kg
Birthplace:
Port Hedland, WA
Age:
25
Nickname:
KP
Debut Club:
North Queensland Cowboys
Date:
16 September 2016
Opposition:
Brisbane Broncos
Round:
Finals Week 2
Previous Club:
North Queensland Cowboys
Junior Club:
Souths Mackay, Easts Tigers Brisbane
Biography:

Knight #296

Our 2018 and 2020 Danny Buderus medal winner, Kalyn Ponga has evolved into one of the league's premier game-breakers.

A Mackay junior, KP made his NRL debut for the North Queensland Cowboys in 2016 before arriving in Newcastle in 2018 and almost won the Dally M Medal in his first season in red and blue.

A highlight-reel machine and Queensland Origin representative, Ponga has made the transition to five-eighth for the new season and is contracted until at least the end of the 2027 season.

Career

Appearances
104
Tries
44

2023 Season

Appearances
7

Scoring

Tries
2

Kicking

Forced Drop Outs
3
Average Kicking Metres
95.8

Attack

Try Assists
6
Line Break Assists
8

Passing

Offloads
5
Receipts
205

Defence

Tackles Made
65
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres
100
Total Running Metres
704

Fantasy

Total Points
218
Average Points
31.1

2023 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 Warriors Lost 20 - 12 Five-Eighth 68 - - - 58 - 1 - 3 10 - 29 11 1 92 - -
2 Wests Tigers Won 12 - 14 Five-Eighth 1 - - - 35 - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - -
8 Cowboys Lost 18 - 16 Interchange 53 - - - 114 - 1 - 4 17 2 29 7 1 88 4 1
9 Eels Lost 43 - 12 Five-Eighth 80 - - - 106 - - - 2 20 - 40 13 8 77 - -
11 Titans Won 46 - 26 Five-Eighth 80 1 - 4 99 - 3 1 2 22 2 40 8 6 188 - -
12 Sharks Lost 26 - 6 Five-Eighth 69 1 - 4 126 - - 1 1 14 - 28 21 4 88 - -
13 Sea Eagles Won 28 - 18 Fullback 80 - - - 133 3 1 - 4 18 1 38 4 2 169 - 19

Career By Season

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 Offloads Receipts Tackles Made Missed Tackles Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Cowboys 2016 2 1 1 - 50% - - - - - - - - 1 28 4 1 235 117.55 27 48 24.0
Cowboys 2017 7 2 5 - 29% 3 - 12 50 7.14 - - - 3 153 19 8 879 125.00 413 287 41.0
Knights 2018 20 7 13 - 35% 6 27 78 1,295 64.77 69.23% 7 11 11 698 105 42 2,855 142.00 990 1,050 52.5
Knights 2019 20 8 12 - 40% 11 48 140 1,117 55.83 80.00% 8 9 13 718 113 42 2,557 127.00 788 975 48.8
Knights 2020 19 11 8 - 58% 10 46 132 1,598 84.11 65.71% 8 14 10 791 54 41 3,502 184.00 1,064 1,106 58.2
Knights 2021 15 8 7 - 53% 8 10 52 334 22.23 71.43% 1 14 16 584 45 29 2,178 145.00 548 743 49.5
Knights 2022 14 3 11 - 21% 4 12 40 343 24.51 80.00% 2 6 11 455 45 15 1,794 128.00 601 509 36.4
Knights 2023 7 3 4 - 43% 2 - 8 671 95.84 - 3 6 5 205 65 23 704 100.00 20 218 31.1

Career Overall

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 Offloads Receipts Tackles Made Missed Tackles Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Cowboys 2016 2017 9 3 6 - 33% 3 - 12 50 5.56 - - - 4 181 23 9 1,115 123.00 440 333 37.0
Knights 2018 2023 95 40 55 - 42% 41 143 450 5,358 56.40 72.22% 29 60 66 3,451 427 192 13,593 143.00 4,013 4,590 48.3

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