Russell Packer

Captain - Prop

Height:: 187 cm

Weight:: 119 kg

Age:: 29

Date of Birth:: 09 October 1989

Birthplace:: Foxton, NZ

Nickname:: -

Debut Club:: New Zealand Warriors
Opposition:: Canberra Raiders

Date:: 04 May 2008
Round:: 8

Previous Clubs:: New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons

Junior Club:: Levin Lions

Biography:

Having played rugby union growing up, Russell Packer made the switch to rugby league just before becoming a teenager — quickly earning selection in New Zealand junior representative sides with both the U/16's in 2005 and U/18's in 2007.

After captaining the Junior Kiwis side, Packer joined the New Zealand Warriors squad in 2007 before making his first-grade debut the following year. He would play just four games in his rookie season; instead featuring primarily for the Junior Warriors in the Toyota Cup where he was named in the 2008 Toyota Cup Team of the Year alongside teammate Ben Matulino.

Packer played for New Zealand Maori in 2010 before cracking the national team in 2011 as part of the Four Nations. He would continue to thrive at the Warriors — helping the side to the Grand Final, which they would loss to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, before spending another two seasons in New Zealand. From his six seasons at the Warriors, Packer would play 110 games and scored six tries.

Signing a contract with the Newcastle Knights ahead of the 2014 season, Packer was convicted of assault which saw him remain out of the game until midway through the 2015 season. He would return to the game through the St. George-Illawarra Dragons NSW Cup side Illawarra, and was named in the NSW Cup Team of the Year that season after several impressive performances.

Approved to return to the NRL in 2016, Packer would play 41 games in his two seasons at the Dragons that saw him also return to career-best form. He would find himself back on the international arena with selection in the 2017 ANZAC Test and World Cup squads for New Zealand in what would be his final games for the Kiwis — retiring from international football the following year.

Joining Wests Tigers on a long-term deal in 2018, the talented prop was named one of five co-captains for the year ahead and continued to show his importance to the side both on and off the field. He would play 19 of a possible 24 games, scoring one try.

Packer is signed through at Wests Tigers until the end of the 2021 season.

Appearances: 170
Tries: 8

Appearances: 19

Scoring

Tries: 1

Attack

Tackle Breaks: 5
Average Hit Ups: 7
Post Contact Metres: 509.8

Passing

Offloads: 11

Defence

Tackles Made: 534
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres: 71.6
Total Running Metres: 1361

Fantasy

Total Points: 563
Average Points: 29.6

2018 Season - By Round
Summary													Passing		Defence		Running Metres
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	Roosters	Won	10 - 8	Prop	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	10	29	2	99	67	32
2	Storm	Won	8 - 10	Prop	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	7	25	4	42	42	-
3	Broncos	Lost	7 - 9	Prop	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	15	57	5	117	92	25
4	Eels	Won	30 - 20	Prop	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	11	27	4	93	58	34
5	Storm	Won	11 - 10	Prop	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	12	32	3	102	74	27
10	Cowboys	Won	20 - 12	Prop	40	-	-	-	-	-	1	45	-	10	31	2	101	79	16
11	Panthers	Lost	16 - 2	Prop	43	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	4	28	3	40	40	-
12	Bulldogs	Won	14 - 10	Prop	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	6	23	3	46	34	12
13	Roosters	Lost	16 - 14	Prop	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	10	29	1	43	43	-
14	Sharks	Lost	24 - 16	Prop	44	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	1	9	27	3	73	65	-
15	Raiders	Lost	12 - 48	Prop	51	-	-	-	-	-	2	43	1	10	24	6	97	79	17
16	Titans	Lost	12 - 30	Prop	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	5	29	3	31	31	-
18	Dragons	Won	16 - 20	Prop	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	44	-	12	25	4	94	80	13
19	Rabbitohs	Won	22 - 6	Prop	37	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	1	9	22	4	65	50	15
20	Bulldogs	Lost	16 - 4	Prop	39	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	9	21	2	56	45	10
21	Knights	Won	16 - 25	Prop	41	1	-	4	-	1	2	20	1	13	20	1	80	43	29
22	Raiders	Won	20 - 22	Prop	36	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	3	7	21	2	62	52	9
23	Dragons	Lost	10 - 20	Prop	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	3	12	29	4	68	68	-
24	Sea Eagles	Won	22 - 20	Prop	48	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	1	7	35	7	47	47	-

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
Warriors	2008	5	2	3	-	40%	1	-	4	7	-	-	97	3	267	53.40	-	-	-
Warriors	2009	21	6	13	2	29%	3	-	12	29	-	10	519	28	2,090	99.52	-	-	-
Warriors	2010	24	14	10	-	58%	1	-	4	26	-	4	660	32	2,397	99.88	1	-	-
Warriors	2011	27	15	12	-	56%	-	-	-	24	-	9	729	45	2,230	82.59	-	-	-
Warriors	2012	24	8	16	-	33%	-	-	-	11	-	9	517	41	2,042	85.08	-	-	-
Warriors	2013	9	4	5	-	44%	1	-	4	5	192	9	138	7	547	60.82	181	-	-
Dragons	2016	22	9	13	-	41%	-	-	-	10	730	16	545	23	2,260	102.76	574	750	34.1
Dragons	2017	19	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	18	591	6	480	33	1,810	95.26	-	639	33.6
Wests Tigers	2018	19	11	8	-	58%	1	-	4	5	510	11	534	63	1,361	71.65	244	563	29.6

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
Dragons	2016	2017	41	19	22	-	-	1	-	4	28	1,321	22	1,025	56	4,071	99.00	1,083	1,400	34.2
Wests Tigers	2018	2018	19	11	8	-	-	1	-	4	5	510	11	534	63	1,361	71.00	244	563	29.6
Warriors	2008	2013	110	49	59	2	-	6	-	24	102	192	41	2,660	156	9,573	87.00	182	6	0.7