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Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 29 February 1996
- Weight:
- 115 kg
- Birthplace:
- Wellington, NZ
- Age:
- 25
- Nickname:
- Big Nasty
- Debut Club:
- Melbourne Storm
- Date:
- 25 April 2015
- Opposition:
- Manly Sea Eagles
- Round:
- 8
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- Wellington College, Upper Hutt Tigers
- Biography:
The 200cm powerhouse played in every game in 2019, averaging 40 minutes on the field.
Improved his post contact metres and running metres by 27% and 37% respectively, powering to an incredible 1211 post contact metres and 3294 total running metres.
Scored six tries and cemented his place in our forward pack.Nelson is sponsored by Corio WM, Noel Patterson, GW Kewder and Poolwise Smarter Pools.
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | 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 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 50% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 18 | 332 | 7 | 167 | 13 | 814 | 67.88 | 195 | 299 | 24.0 |
| Storm | 2016 | 15 | 12 | 3 | - | 80% | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 450 | 20 | 231 | 15 | 1,298 | 86.54 | 258 | 450 | 30.0 |
| Storm | 2017 | 26 | 23 | 3 | - | 88% | 4 | - | 16 | 20 | 0.77 | 70 | 810 | 21 | 464 | 33 | 2,164 | 83.00 | 299 | 840 | 32.3 |
| Storm | 2018 | 24 | 16 | 8 | - | 67% | 4 | - | 16 | - | - | 73 | 922 | 20 | 501 | 32 | 2,267 | 94.00 | 302 | 916 | 38.2 |
| Storm | 2019 | 27 | 21 | 6 | - | 78% | 6 | - | 24 | - | - | 72 | 1,211 | 39 | 577 | 40 | 3,294 | 122.00 | 400 | 1,116 | 41.3 |
| Storm | 2020 | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 85% | 4 | - | 16 | 8 | 0.39 | 75 | 972 | 22 | 403 | 23 | 2,412 | 120.00 | 311 | 878 | 43.9 |
