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Christian Welch
Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 195 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 19 July 1994
- Weight:
- 110 kg
- Birthplace:
- Sydney, NSW
- Age:
- 26
- Nickname:
- Welchy
- Debut Club:
- Melbourne Storm
- Date:
- 10 May 2015
- Opposition:
- Parramatta Eels
- Round:
- 9
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- Easts Tigers, Brisbane
- Biography:
Welch has steadily risen through the Storm development program in recent years. He had found a consistent spot on the Storm interchange in 2016 and the start of 2017 until a knee injury cut short his 2017 season. He will now look to reclaim his spot in the Storm pack.
Christian is sponsored by: Kayleen Berry, Brett Wheeler and Kris Hayward, Graham and Kay Middleton, Robert Carrothers and Tricia Ratcliffe.
Career
- Appearances
- 108
- Tries
- 4
2021 Season
- Appearances
- 12
Scoring
- Tries
- 1
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 14
- Average Hit Ups
- 12.4
- Post Contact Metres
- 596.3
Passing
- Offloads
- 33
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 324
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 145
- Total Running Metres
- 1751
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 567
- Average Points
- 47.2
2021 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | 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 | Rabbitohs | Won | 26 - 18 | Prop | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 132 | 124 | 8 |
| 2 | Eels | Lost | 16 - 12 | Prop | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 3 | 121 | 121 | - |
| 3 | Panthers | Lost | 12 - 10 | Prop | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 133 | 96 | 28 |
| 4 | Broncos | Won | 40 - 6 | Prop | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 179 | 106 | 73 |
| 5 | Bulldogs | Won | 18 - 52 | Prop | 50 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 19 | 26 | - | 168 | 73 | 94 |
| 6 | Roosters | Won | 20 - 4 | Prop | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 106 | 70 | 31 |
| 7 | Warriors | Won | 42 - 20 | Prop | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 57 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 120 | 117 | - |
| 8 | Sharks | Won | 40 - 14 | Prop | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 97 | 2 | 26 | 18 | - | 208 | 183 | 20 |
| 9 | Rabbitohs | Won | 0 - 50 | Prop | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 62 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 184 | 132 | 46 |
| 10 | Dragons | Won | 44 - 18 | Prop | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 38 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 117 | 78 | 30 |
| 11 | Raiders | Won | 10 - 34 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 141 | 107 | 26 |
| 15 | Wests Tigers | Won | 66 - 16 | Interchange | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 137 | 112 | 13 |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2015 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 80% | - | - | - | - | 81 | 1 | 140 | 7 | 254 | 25.44 | 11 | 149 | 14.0 |
| Storm | 2016 | 17 | 13 | 4 | - | 76% | - | - | - | 5 | 166 | 25 | 238 | 15 | 749 | 44.09 | 131 | 322 | 18.0 |
| Storm | 2017 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 88% | - | - | - | 8 | 97 | 4 | 166 | 18 | 419 | 52.00 | 76 | 184 | 23.0 |
| Storm | 2018 | 26 | 17 | 9 | - | 65% | 2 | - | 8 | 27 | 589 | 16 | 582 | 40 | 1,765 | 67.00 | 415 | 756 | 29.1 |
| Storm | 2019 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 81% | 1 | - | 4 | 30 | 554 | 18 | 313 | 23 | 1,788 | 111.00 | 423 | 548 | 34.2 |
| Storm | 2020 | 19 | 15 | 4 | - | 79% | - | - | - | 19 | 947 | 35 | 546 | 40 | 2,370 | 124.00 | 450 | 791 | 41.6 |
| Storm | 2021 | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 83% | 1 | - | 4 | 14 | 596 | 33 | 324 | 25 | 1,751 | 145.00 | 373 | 567 | 47.2 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 2015 | 2021 | 108 | 83 | 25 | - | 77% | 4 | - | 16 | 103 | 3,030 | 132 | 2,309 | 168 | 9,099 | 84.00 | 1,881 | 3,300 | 30.6 |
