Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Penetimana James Aporo Tahu
- Born
- Thursday, 16th October, 1980
- Current Age
- 45 years and 163 days
- Place Of Birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Anzac Tests
- 2004, 2006
- State of Origin
- 2003, 2004, 2005
- City vs Country
- 2001, 2010
- NRL Premiership
- 2001
- All Stars
- 2013
Biography
Pacy Knights winger scored a club record 21 tries in the 2002 season, beating his own record set two years before. Although Tahu was eligible to play for NZ because his father is a Kiwi he declared his availability for NSW in 2001 and made his State of Origin and Australian Test debuts the following year. A try-scorer in the Knight’s 30-24 win over P’matta in the 2001 grand final he also scored a try in his Test debut in the record 64-10 win over Great Britain in July 2002. Tahu scored tries in each of his three Test appearances during the next twelve months but injuries ruled him out of consecutive tours of England in 2003-04. Dropped from the NSW team after the Blues’ loss in the second match of the 2004 series he signed a contract to play with P’matta in 2005. There his good form, and rep career, continued. Tahu represented NSW in both seasons and scored two tries in Australia’s 50-12 win over NZ in May 2006. An injury later in the season ended any hopes of adding to his Test record in the Tri-Nations competition.
- ALAN WHITICKER
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 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 3 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | 1 | 196 | 121 | 2 | - | 488 | 104 | 90 | 2 | 53.06% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 12 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| All Stars | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Reserve Grade | - | 1 | 22 | - | - | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 218 | 137 | 2 | - | 552 | 125 | 105 | 3 | 57.34% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 2002, 2004-06 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NZ Maori | 2010 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Country | 2001-03, 2010 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW | 2002-06, 2010 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Indigenous | 2013 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2001-2013 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 47.06% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 1999 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2000 | 26 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 53.85% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2001 | 25 | 18 | 2 | / | 2 | 100.00% | - | 76 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |
| Newcastle | NRL 2002 | 21 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2003 | 14 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2004 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2005 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 57.89% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2006 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2007 | 18 | 7 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |
| Parramatta | NRL 2010 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NRL 2011 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2012 | 22 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.91% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2013 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | NRL 2014 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle | 1999-04, 2012-14 | 126 | 93 | 2 | / | 2 | 100.00% | - | 376 | 72 | 52 | 2 | 57.14% | List | |
| Parramatta | 2005-07, 2010 | 63 | 25 | - | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 100 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 47.62% | List | |
| Penrith | 2011 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1999-2014 | 196 | 121 | 2 | / | 3 | 66.67% | 0 | 488 | 104 | 90 | 2 | 53.06% | List | |
NSW/QLD Cup - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (R) | NSW Cup 2014 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
NSW/QLD Cup - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (R) | 2014 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Tony McCarron, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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