Joseph Tapine
Captain - Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 189 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 04 May 1994
- Weight:
- 109 kg
- Birthplace:
- Wellington, NZ
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Newcastle Knights
- Date:
- 11 May 2014
- Opposition:
- Penrith Panthers
- Round:
- 9
- Previous Club:
- Newcastle Knights
- Junior Club:
- Harbour City Eagles
- Biography:
Raider #336
Club captain and among the best players in the competition, Joe Tapine is the ultimate leader.
‘Taps’ became the first player in Raiders history to secure four straight Meninga Medal honours in 2025 showing his prolonged impact in Canberra.
In his first season as Raiders captain, Tapine would lead his club to their first Minor Premiership since 1990.
The Kiwi international continues to prove his ability to dominate at all levels of the game, being selected for another NZ Kiwis campaign in the 2025 Pacific Championships.
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 2014 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 29% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 199 | 1 | 128 | 7 | 91.73% | 409 | 58.00 | 21 | 140 | 20.0 |
| Knights | 2015 | 13 | 2 | 11 | - | 15% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 405 | 6 | 268 | 16 | 94.37% | 908 | 69.00 | 46 | 390 | 30.0 |
| Raiders | 2016 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 64% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | 47 | 668 | 13 | 522 | 32 | 91.13% | 1,931 | 77.00 | 344 | 823 | 32.9 |
| Raiders | 2017 | 22 | 10 | 12 | - | 45% | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 54 | 765 | 17 | 571 | 59 | 90.63% | 1,937 | 88.00 | 138 | 823 | 37.4 |
| Raiders | 2018 | 16 | 7 | 9 | - | 44% | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 58 | 581 | 14 | 518 | 62 | 89.31% | 1,433 | 89.00 | 7 | 774 | 48.4 |
| Raiders | 2019 | 17 | 12 | 5 | - | 71% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 25 | 478 | 7 | 389 | 25 | 93.96% | 1,310 | 77.00 | 28 | 538 | 31.6 |
| Raiders | 2020 | 21 | 15 | 6 | - | 71% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | 52 | 1,042 | 34 | 648 | 34 | 95.01% | 2,640 | 125.00 | 105 | 1,096 | 52.2 |
| Raiders | 2021 | 19 | 8 | 11 | - | 42% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 33 | 964 | 24 | 505 | 31 | 94.22% | 2,282 | 120.00 | 76 | 853 | 44.9 |
| Raiders | 2022 | 25 | 14 | 11 | - | 56% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 30 | 1.21 | - | 77 | 1,731 | 47 | 731 | 37 | 95.18% | 4,125 | 165.00 | 161 | 1,420 | 56.8 |
| Raiders | 2023 | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 50% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 0.46 | 1 | 59 | 1,466 | 30 | 770 | 51 | 93.79% | 3,734 | 155.00 | 196 | 1,286 | 53.6 |
| Raiders | 2024 | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | 50% | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0.54 | - | 52 | 1,641 | 28 | 772 | 46 | 94.38% | 3,984 | 166.00 | 269 | 1,289 | 53.7 |
| Raiders | 2025 | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 78% | 5 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | 45 | 1,332 | 44 | 743 | 45 | 94.29% | 3,271 | 142.00 | 266 | 1,307 | 56.8 |
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