Simaima Taufa
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Player Bio
- Height:
- 163 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 28 April 1994
- Weight:
- 80 kg
- Birthplace:
- Tofoa, Tonga
- Age:
- 31
- Nickname:
- Maima
- Debut Club:
- New South Wales Women
- Date:
- 23 July 2016
- Opposition:
- Queensland Women
- Round:
- 1
- Previous Club:
- Mounties
- Junior Club:
- Canley Heights JRLFC
- Biography:
Simaima started playing rugby league in 2014 after coming from a rugby union background, as she enjoyed the physicality of Rugby League.
Simaima debuted for New South Wales and the Harvey Norman Jillaroos later that year and has been a mainstay in both teams ever since.
Simaima was named the 2017 Dally M Female Player of the Year, the RLPA Women's Player of the Year and the NSWRL Women's Player of the Year.
Representative Landmarks - New South Wales 2014 - current, Australian Jillaroos 2014 - current
Career
- Appearances
- 11
- Tries
- 2
2025 Season
- Appearances
- 3
Scoring
- Tries
- 1
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 4
- Average Hit Ups
- 9.3
- Post Contact Metres
- 126.4
Passing
- Offloads
- 0
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 58
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 100
- Total Running Metres
- 301
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 102
- Average Points
- 34
2025 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field 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 | Maroons | Won | 12 - 32 | Prop | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | - | 15 | 14 | - | 134 | 96 | 38 |
| 2 | Maroons | Won | 26 - 6 | Prop | 42 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 47 | - | 12 | 23 | - | 129 | 129 | - |
| 3 | Maroons | Lost | 14 - 18 | Prop | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | 5 | 21 | 2 | 37 | 37 | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues Women | 2016 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 69 | - | 29 | 5 | 85.29% | 175 | 175.00 | - | 55 | 55.0 |
| Blues Women | 2017 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 83 | - | 21 | 3 | 87.50% | 233 | 233.00 | - | 54 | 54.0 |
| Blues Women | 2018 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | - | 28 | 1 | 96.55% | 130 | 130.00 | 17 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Blues Women | 2019 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | 40 | 3 | 93.02% | 150 | 150.00 | - | 49 | 49.0 |
| Blues Women | 2020 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 41 | - | 21 | 2 | 91.30% | 116 | 116.00 | 27 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Blues Women | 2021 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 35 | - | 31 | - | 100.00% | 104 | 104.00 | - | 44 | 44.0 |
| Blues Women | 2022 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 62 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 94.12% | 144 | 144.00 | - | 58 | 58.0 |
| Blues Women | 2023 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 51 | 1 | 31 | - | 100.00% | 150 | 150.00 | - | 54 | 54.0 |
| Blues Women | 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 126 | - | 58 | 2 | 96.67% | 301 | 100.00 | 38 | 102 | 34.0 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues Women | 2016 | 2025 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 73% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 22 | 587 | 3 | 291 | 18 | 94.17% | 1,507 | 137.00 | 83 | 484 | 44.0 |
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