Robbie Farah
Hooker
Retired
Player Bio
- Date of Birth:
- 23 January 1984
- Birthplace:
- Sydney, NSW
- Nickname:
- Faf, Faffy
- Debut Club:
- Wests Tigers
- Date:
- 08 June 2003
- Opposition:
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Round:
- 13
- Previous Clubs:
- Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Junior Club:
- Leichhardt Wanderers
- Biography:
Robbie Farah debuted for the Wests Tigers as a teenager in 2003. Two seasons later, the local junior was a premiership winner after beating the Cowboys in the grand final.
While he was a tough No.9 who would tackle all day, Farah earned a reputation as an incredibly crafty hooker with a sublime passing and kicking game.
Farah debuted for NSW in 2009 but had to wait three years for another crack at State of Origin. He became a mainstay from 2012 onwards and was a crucial cog in the Blues team that halted Queensland's remarkable eight-year streak in 2014.
Perhaps unlucky to be playing in the same generation as Cameron Smith, arguably the greatest dummy-half of all time, Farah still represented Australia eight times and recorded another six Tests for Lebanon.
Forced out of the Tigers in 2017, Farah spent a year-and-a-half at the Rabbitohs before returning home and calling time on a brilliant career in orange and black at the end of 2019.
Playing
- Appearances
- 303
- Points
- 320
- Tries
- 70
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Tigers | 2003 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 25% | - | - | - | 139 | 34.75 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 53 | 3 | 178 | 44.50 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2004 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% | - | - | - | 171 | 57.00 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 78 | 7 | 173 | 57.67 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2005 | 27 | 18 | 9 | - | 67% | 8 | - | 32 | 2,465 | 91.30 | - | - | 10 | 22 | - | 798 | 94 | 1,378 | 51.04 | 6 | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2006 | 20 | 9 | 11 | - | 45% | 5 | - | 20 | 2,449 | 122.45 | - | - | 12 | 26 | - | 570 | 36 | 1,189 | 59.45 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2007 | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | 46% | 7 | 12 | 56 | 6,363 | 265.12 | 57.14% | - | 18 | 22 | - | 761 | 44 | 1,565 | 65.21 | 9 | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2008 | 17 | 8 | 9 | - | 47% | 6 | - | 24 | 3,698 | 217.53 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 497 | 49 | 933 | 54.88 | 18 | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2009 | 21 | 12 | 9 | - | 57% | 8 | - | 36 | 4,694 | 223.52 | - | - | 22 | 33 | - | 754 | 53 | 1,653 | 78.71 | 25 | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2010 | 27 | 16 | 11 | - | 59% | 6 | - | 28 | 5,941 | 220.04 | - | - | 25 | 20 | - | 964 | 58 | 1,813 | 67.15 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2011 | 26 | 16 | 10 | - | 62% | 7 | - | 31 | 3,252 | 125.08 | - | - | 19 | 18 | - | 917 | 51 | 1,404 | 54.00 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2012 | 16 | 9 | 7 | - | 56% | 4 | - | 17 | 2,824 | 176.50 | - | - | 8 | 17 | - | 526 | 41 | 881 | 55.06 | - | - | - |
| Wests Tigers | 2013 | 18 | 4 | 14 | - | 22% | 1 | - | 4 | 3,392 | 188.47 | - | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1,683 | 737 | 26 | 1,341 | 74.53 | 11 | 887 | 49.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2014 | 18 | 9 | 9 | - | 50% | 5 | - | 20 | 2,026 | 112.58 | - | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1,894 | 766 | 28 | 1,368 | 76.03 | - | 1,126 | 62.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2015 | 17 | 7 | 10 | - | 41% | 2 | - | 8 | 1,806 | 106.22 | - | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1,603 | 697 | 25 | 978 | 57.56 | 2 | 960 | 56.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2016 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 33% | 2 | - | 8 | 586 | 65.09 | - | 3 | 2 | 9 | 803 | 302 | 9 | 586 | 65.20 | 15 | 428 | 47.0 |
| Rabbitohs | 2017 | 24 | 9 | 15 | - | 38% | 2 | - | 8 | 1,912 | 79.68 | - | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1,526 | 579 | 34 | 947 | 39.46 | 5 | 803 | 33.0 |
| Rabbitohs | 2018 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | 83 | 41.30 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 220 | 110 | 8 | 107 | 53.95 | - | 125 | 62.5 |
| Wests Tigers | 2018 | 11 | 7 | 4 | - | 64% | 1 | - | 4 | 840 | 76.35 | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1,059 | 466 | 26 | 625 | 56.90 | 1 | 608 | 55.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2019 | 21 | 9 | 12 | - | 43% | 6 | - | 24 | 1,927 | 91.75 | - | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1,853 | 702 | 25 | 842 | 40.00 | 10 | 1,001 | 47.7 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Tigers |
2003
2018 |
2016
2019 |
277 | 139 | 138 | - | 50% | 68 | 12 | 312 | 42,448 | 153.24 | 57.14% | 51 | 173 | 244 | 8,757 | 9,472 | 567 | 16,782 | 60.00 | 99 | 5,193 | 56.4 |
| Rabbitohs | 2017 | 2018 | 26 | 11 | 15 | - | 42% | 2 | - | 8 | 1,995 | 76.72 | - | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1,746 | 689 | 42 | 1,067 | 41.00 | 5 | 915 | 35.2 |
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