Kalyn Ponga

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Biography:

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

Earning his Queensland State of Origin debut, the livewire has the ability to play fullback or five-eighth.

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.

2018 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	Sea Eagles	Won	19 - 18	Fullback	89	1	3	10	1	-	-	1	12	20	-	36	5	1	110	-	18
2	Raiders	Won	28 - 30	Fullback	80	-	5	10	-	-	2	-	5	22	-	24	3	5	137	-	55
3	Roosters	Lost	38 - 8	Fullback	80	-	2	4	-	-	-	1	9	28	-	40	2	3	170	-	47
4	Dragons	Lost	30 - 12	Fullback	80	-	2	4	-	-	1	-	10	26	1	43	4	2	169	-	78
5	Broncos	Won	15 - 10	Fullback	80	-	3	6	49	-	1	-	5	66	-	41	7	3	223	-	99
6	Storm	Lost	40 - 14	Fullback	80	-	1	2	-	-	2	1	7	10	1	32	4	3	80	-	20
7	Wests Tigers	Won	20 - 22	Fullback	80	-	1	2	6	1	1	2	9	37	-	28	7	3	107	-	68
8	Sea Eagles	Won	12 - 18	Fullback	80	-	-	-	62	-	1	-	11	41	-	36	2	2	131	-	38
9	Rabbitohs	Lost	18 - 36	Fullback	80	-	-	-	165	-	1	-	-	27	3	44	2	2	138	-	50
10	Panthers	Lost	18 - 29	Fullback	80	1	-	4	103	1	-	-	5	37	1	37	8	2	156	-	68
11	Titans	Lost	33 - 26	Fullback	80	1	-	4	-	-	-	2	12	14	-	21	5	-	210	-	125
12	Sharks	Lost	10 - 48	Fullback	66	-	-	-	30	-	-	-	4	21	-	27	8	4	89	-	12
13	Eels	Won	4 - 30	Fullback	80	-	5	10	210	1	1	-	9	37	1	54	4	3	168	-	56
14	Roosters	Lost	16 - 18	Fullback	80	1	4	12	179	1	-	-	5	27	-	42	3	1	144	-	70
15	Storm	Lost	10 - 28	Fullback	80	1	1	6	80	-	-	2	13	40	1	43	4	1	208	-	62
16	Bulldogs	Lost	16 - 36	Fullback	14	-	-	-	72	-	-	-	1	4	-	11	1	-	17	-	5
20	Cowboys	Lost	20 - 18	Fullback	80	-	-	-	48	1	-	1	7	37	1	31	9	2	180	-	24
21	Wests Tigers	Lost	16 - 25	Fullback	80	1	-	4	148	2	-	1	4	40	1	44	4	1	163	-	58
22	Warriors	Lost	20 - 4	Fullback	80	-	-	-	78	-	-	1	6	22	1	35	5	2	149	-	30
23	Panthers	Won	12 - 20	Five-Eighth	80	-	-	-	66	-	1	-	6	24	-	30	18	2	78	-	-

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	47	23.5
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	699	105	42	67.44%	2,837	141.88	990	1,048	52.4

Career Overall

	Year Start	Year End	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	Tries	Goals	Points	Kicking Metres	Kicking Metres Average	Goal Conversion Rate	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	2018	20	7	13	-	-	6	27	78	1,295	64.77	69.23%	11	12	-	105	42	-	2,837	141.00	990	1,048	52.4
Cowboys	2016	2017	9	3	6	-	-	3	-	12	32	3.52	-	-	9	-	23	9	-	1,113	123.00	440	339	37.7