Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- John Zebulon Taia
- Born
- Thursday, 11th October, 1984
- Current Age
- 41 years and 167 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Super League
- 2019, 2020
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Ben Taia
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | - | 131 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 56 | 74 | 1 | 42.75% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | 2 | 174 | 57 | - | - | 228 | 112 | 56 | 6 | 64.37% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 174 | 57 | - | - | 228 | 112 | 56 | 6 | 64.37% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| QRL | - | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 325 | 80 | - | - | 320 | 178 | 146 | 7 | 54.77% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 2010 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Cook Islands | 2012-13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2010-2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cook Islands | 2012-2013 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2006 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2007 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2007 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2008 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2009 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2010 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 42.11% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2011 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2012 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.48% | List | ||||
| Gold Coast | NRL 2016 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 45.83% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Parramatta | 2006-07 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | 2007-12 | 101 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 43 | 58 | 0 | 42.57% | List | ||||
| Gold Coast | 2016 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 45.83% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2006-2016 | 131 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 56 | 74 | 1 | 42.75% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wynnum-Manly | QLD Cup 2021 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wynnum-Manly | 2021 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Catalans | 2013 | 25 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 56.00% | List | ||||
| Catalans | 2014 | 32 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Catalans | 2015 | 24 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 45.83% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2017 | 30 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2018 | 31 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 87.10% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2019 | 27 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 107.41% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2020 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Catalans | 2013-15 | 81 | 38 | - | - | 152 | 40 | 36 | 5 | 49.38% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2017-20 | 108 | 23 | - | - | 92 | 79 | 28 | 1 | 73.15% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2013-2020 | 189 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 119 | 64 | 6 | 62.96% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual, Official NRL Website

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