James Tamou
Captain - Prop
Player Bio
- Height:
- 195 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 13 December 1988
- Weight:
- 115 kg
- Birthplace:
- Palmerston North, NZ
- Age:
- 33
- Nickname:
- Jimmy
- Debut Club:
- North Queensland Cowboys
- Date:
- 01 May 2009
- Opposition:
- Parramatta Eels
- Round:
- 8
- Previous Clubs:
- North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers
- Junior Club:
- Levin Knights
- Biography:
Having previously represented the Junior Kiwis in 2007, James Tamou made his first-grade debut for North Queensland in 2008 — quickly establishing himself as a vital cog in the Cowboys' engine room. Over the course of his eight seasons in Townsville, Tamou would feature in 170 games and earn Premiership success in 2015, as well as further representative honours with New South Wales Origin, NRL All Stars and Australia. The powerful forward would join the Penrith Panthers in 2017 — playing 97 games over four seasons — including captaining the side to the Grand Final in 2020. A previous World Cup, World Club Challenge and Auckland Nines winner, Tamou is signed through at Wests Tigers until the end of the 2022 season.
Career
- Appearances
- 302
- Tries
- 26
2022 Season
- Appearances
- 16
Scoring
- Tries
- 2
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 21
- Average Hit Ups
- 10.1
- Post Contact Metres
- 619.4
Passing
- Offloads
- 20
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 452
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 98
- Total Running Metres
- 1583
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 674
- Average Points
- 42.1
2022 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 | Warriors | Lost | 12 - 16 | Prop | 35 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 37 | - | 9 | 24 | 1 | 91 | 91 | - |
| 4 | Titans | Lost | 8 - 6 | Prop | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 36 | - | 15 | 21 | 2 | 91 | 84 | - |
| 5 | Sharks | Lost | 30 - 4 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | 9 | 27 | 4 | 60 | 60 | - |
| 6 | Eels | Won | 20 - 21 | Prop | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 48 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 125 | 98 | 19 |
| 7 | Rabbitohs | Won | 23 - 22 | Prop | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 60 | 1 | 17 | 30 | - | 159 | 94 | 65 |
| 8 | Dragons | Lost | 12 - 6 | Prop | 53 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 151 | 151 | - |
| 9 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 36 - 22 | Prop | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 43 | - |
| 10 | Cowboys | Lost | 12 - 36 | Prop | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 25 | - | 75 | 75 | - |
| 11 | Bulldogs | Won | 36 - 22 | Prop | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | - | 15 | 32 | 1 | 128 | 84 | 44 |
| 12 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 44 - 18 | Prop | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | 11 | 35 | 2 | 102 | 62 | 40 |
| 14 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 4 - 30 | Prop | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 50 | 50 | - |
| 15 | Bulldogs | Lost | 36 - 12 | Interchange | 54 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 79 | 68 | 10 |
| 18 | Panthers | Lost | 16 - 18 | Interchange | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 92 | 92 | - |
| 19 | Cowboys | Lost | 27 - 26 | Prop | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 23 | - | 117 | 70 | 47 |
| 20 | Broncos | Won | 18 - 32 | Prop | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 44 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 117 | 96 | 20 |
| 21 | Knights | Lost | 10 - 14 | Prop | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 97 | 97 | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2009 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - | 42% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 6 | 183 | 12 | 741 | 61.00 | 2 | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2010 | 19 | 4 | 15 | - | 21% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 36 | - | 28 | 384 | 25 | 1,720 | 90.00 | - | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2011 | 23 | 12 | 11 | - | 52% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 83 | - | 25 | 617 | 42 | 2,485 | 108.00 | - | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2012 | 24 | 15 | 9 | - | 62% | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | 0.42 | - | 85 | - | 35 | 596 | 31 | 3,720 | 155.00 | 1 | - | - |
| Cowboys | 2013 | 22 | 11 | 11 | - | 50% | - | - | - | 3 | 0.12 | - | 33 | 1,327 | 12 | 519 | 14 | 3,423 | 155.60 | 738 | 524 | 23.0 |
| Cowboys | 2014 | 21 | 13 | 8 | - | 62% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 28 | 994 | 4 | 518 | 26 | 2,748 | 130.87 | 632 | 624 | 29.0 |
| Cowboys | 2015 | 24 | 17 | 7 | - | 71% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 29 | 1,286 | 16 | 594 | 29 | 3,383 | 140.99 | 705 | 973 | 40.0 |
| Cowboys | 2016 | 25 | 16 | 9 | - | 64% | 2 | - | 8 | 24 | 0.97 | 1 | 31 | 1,055 | 21 | 656 | 20 | 3,279 | 131.20 | 629 | 1,049 | 41.0 |
| Panthers | 2017 | 26 | 14 | 12 | - | 54% | 3 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 54 | 1,097 | 18 | 717 | 39 | 2,852 | 109.00 | 443 | 1,091 | 42.0 |
| Panthers | 2018 | 25 | 15 | 10 | - | 60% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 39 | 834 | 15 | 671 | 33 | 2,341 | 93.00 | 491 | 973 | 38.9 |
| Panthers | 2019 | 24 | 11 | 13 | - | 46% | 4 | - | 16 | 17 | 0.71 | 1 | 40 | 967 | 18 | 775 | 33 | 3,076 | 128.00 | 697 | 1,180 | 49.2 |
| Panthers | 2020 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 86% | 1 | - | 4 | 43 | 1.96 | 1 | 21 | 1,204 | 7 | 584 | 6 | 3,056 | 138.00 | 510 | 935 | 42.5 |
| Wests Tigers | 2021 | 19 | 7 | 12 | - | 37% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 9 | 582 | 5 | 489 | 20 | 1,562 | 82.00 | 234 | 687 | 36.2 |
| Wests Tigers | 2022 | 16 | 4 | 12 | - | 25% | 2 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 21 | 619 | 20 | 452 | 37 | 1,583 | 98.00 | 247 | 674 | 42.1 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 2009 | 2016 | 170 | 93 | 77 | - | 55% | 12 | - | 48 | 37 | 0.22 | 1 | 346 | 4,662 | 147 | 4,067 | 199 | 21,499 | 126.00 | 2,709 | 3,541 | 38.5 |
| Panthers | 2017 | 2020 | 97 | 59 | 37 | 1 | 61% | 10 | - | 40 | 60 | 0.62 | 2 | 154 | 4,102 | 58 | 2,747 | 111 | 11,326 | 116.00 | 2,143 | 4,176 | 43.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2021 | 2022 | 35 | 11 | 24 | - | 31% | 4 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 30 | 1,202 | 25 | 941 | 57 | 3,146 | 89.00 | 481 | 1,361 | 38.9 |
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