Tommy Talau
Centre
Player Bio
- Height:
- 189 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 03 April 2000
- Weight:
- 92 kg
- Birthplace:
- Sydney, NSW
- Age:
- 23
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Wests Tigers
- Date:
- 15 August 2019
- Opposition:
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Round:
- 22
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- Moorebank Rams
- Biography:
The son of Bulldogs great Willie Talau, Tommy joined Wests Tigers in 2019 after starring for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs SG Ball — ending the year as the team's leading try-scorer while also earning selection in the NSW U/18s and Australian Schoolboys squads. He became the first player born after the foundation of Wests Tigers in 2000 to play first-grade when he made his debut against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 22, 2019. Talau scored eight tries in 13 games in his debut season. He's aiming for a big season in 2023 after missing all of last season due to an ACL injury.
Career
- Appearances
- 47
- Tries
- 20
2023 Season
- Appearances
- 12
Scoring
- Tries
- 1
Attack
- Try Assists
- 3
- Line Breaks
- 1
- Tackle Breaks
- 23
Passing
- Receipts
- 157
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 102
- Missed Tackles
- 29
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 88
- Total Running Metres
- 1064
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 232
- Average Points
- 19.3
2023 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Forced Drop Outs | 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 | Titans | Lost | 10 - 22 | Centre | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 67 | - | 12 |
| 2 | Knights | Lost | 12 - 14 | Centre | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 38 | - | - |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | Lost | 16 - 22 | Interchange | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | - | 8 | 3 | - | 76 | - | - |
| 9 | Panthers | Won | 8 - 12 | Interchange | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | 41 | 41 | - |
| 10 | Dragons | Won | 18 - 16 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 28 | - | 14 | 10 | 3 | 103 | - | - |
| 11 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 20 - 0 | Centre | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | 10 | 11 | 1 | 71 | - | - |
| 12 | Cowboys | Won | 66 - 18 | Centre | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 107 | - | 1 |
| 14 | Raiders | Lost | 19 - 20 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 34 | - | 16 | 12 | 2 | 114 | 24 | - |
| 15 | Titans | Lost | 28 - 12 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 18 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | Storm | Lost | 6 - 28 | Interchange | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Sharks | Lost | 12 - 36 | Centre | 80 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 15 | - | 12 | 16 | 2 | 75 | - | - |
| 20 | Knights | Lost | 34 - 18 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 107 | 6 | - |
| 21 | Dragons | Lost | 18 - 14 | Centre | 80 | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 44 | - | 21 | 8 | 5 | 169 | - | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Tigers | 2019 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 76.00% | 88 | 88.00 | 29 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2020 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 25% | 8 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 202 | 69 | 23 | 69.23% | 1,434 | 119.00 | 313 | 375 | 31.2 |
| Wests Tigers | 2021 | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 36% | 11 | - | 44 | 36 | 1.62 | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 321 | 171 | 47 | 78.44% | 2,173 | 98.00 | 111 | 517 | 23.5 |
| Wests Tigers | 2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 | - | 25% | 1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1.30 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 102 | 29 | 77.86% | 1,064 | 88.00 | 14 | 232 | 19.3 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Tigers | 2019 | 2023 | 47 | 14 | 33 | - | 30% | 20 | - | 80 | 51 | 1.07 | - | 2 | 5 | 25 | 693 | 361 | 104 | 77.63% | 4,761 | 99.00 | 468 | 1,138 | 24.2 |
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