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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
- 96
- Tries
- 3
2020 Season
- Appearances
- 19
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 19
- Average Hit Ups
- 11.2
- Post Contact Metres
- 947.1
Passing
- Offloads
- 35
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 546
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 124
- Total Running Metres
- 2370
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 791
- Average Points
- 41.6
2020 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Raiders | Lost | 6 - 22 | Interchange | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 24 | - | 80 | 69 | 11 |
| 4 | Rabbitohs | Won | 22 - 8 | Interchange | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 126 | 116 | 10 |
| 5 | Knights | Won | 12 - 26 | Interchange | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 69 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 136 | 112 | 24 |
| 6 | Panthers | Lost | 21 - 14 | Interchange | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 67 | 46 | 21 |
| 7 | Warriors | Won | 50 - 6 | Prop | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | 33 | 20 | 13 |
| 8 | Roosters | Won | 27 - 25 | Prop | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | 10 | 17 | 1 | 76 | 57 | 12 |
| 9 | Raiders | Won | 14 - 20 | Prop | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 97 | 60 | 30 |
| 10 | Titans | Won | 42 - 6 | Prop | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 116 | 90 | 14 |
| 11 | Broncos | Won | 8 - 46 | Prop | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | - | 18 | 25 | 1 | 137 | 103 | 24 |
| 12 | Knights | Won | 26 - 16 | Prop | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 65 | 2 | 16 | 28 | - | 144 | 82 | 61 |
| 13 | Bulldogs | Won | 41 - 10 | Prop | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 130 | 106 | 23 |
| 14 | Roosters | Won | 6 - 24 | Prop | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 190 | 140 | 50 |
| 15 | Eels | Lost | 14 - 0 | Prop | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 83 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 175 | 145 | 30 |
| 16 | Sea Eagles | Won | 30 - 6 | Prop | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 124 | 95 | 29 |
| 17 | Rabbitohs | Won | 16 - 22 | Prop | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 72 | - | 19 | 44 | 3 | 155 | 155 | - |
| 20 | Dragons | Lost | 30 - 22 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 64 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 132 | 105 | 20 |
| 21 | Eels | Won | 36 - 24 | Prop | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 64 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 191 | 124 | 54 |
| 23 | Raiders | Won | 30 - 10 | Prop | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 119 | 103 | 16 |
| 24 | Panthers | Won | 20 - 26 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 57 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 132 | 132 | - |
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 |
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 | 2020 | 96 | 73 | 23 | - | 76% | 3 | - | 12 | 89 | 2,434 | 99 | 1,985 | 143 | 7,347 | 76.00 | 1,508 | 2,733 | 28.5 |
