Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 25th January, 1976
- Current Age
- 50 years and 63 days
- Place Of Birth
- Apia, Apia, Samoa
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Super League
- 2006
- Challenge Cup
- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- World Club Challenge
- 2007
- NSW Reserve Grade
- 1998
Known Family Links
- Son
- Tommy Talau
Biography
Robust Taranaki centre/five-eighth made his Kiwi Test debut in 1999 after starring for the Bulldogs in the club’s run to the grand final the previous year. Talau represented NZ in the 2000 World Cup but a broken ankle in 2003 saw him make his comeback in the Bulldogs’ First Division team (he was selected as NZ five-eighth in the ANZac Test that year despite not playing first grade). Talau later joined St Helens in the 2003 Super League season and scored two tries when Saints defeated Wigan 32-16 in the 2004 English Challenge Cup.
- 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) | - | 16 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 7 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NRL Premiership | - | 101 | 38 | - | - | 152 | 63 | 32 | 6 | 62.38% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Super League | 1 | 153 | 54 | - | - | 216 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 4 | 23 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 86.96% | List | ||||
| Super League Finals | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 153 | 54 | - | - | 216 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 294 | 117 | - | - | 468 | 210 | 97 | 9 | 71.43% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1999-01, 2003, 2006 | 13 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% | List | ||||
| Samoa | 2007-08 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1999-2008 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1999-2000 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Samoa | 2007-2008 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2000-2008 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | NRL 1998 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NRL 1999 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| Bulldogs | NRL 2000 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| Bulldogs | NRL 2001 | 26 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 57.69% | List | ||||
| Bulldogs | NRL 2002 | 20 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Bulldogs | NRL 2003 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Canterbury | 1998-03 | 101 | 38 | - | - | 152 | 63 | 32 | 6 | 62.38% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 2003 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2004 | 32 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 81.25% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2005 | 27 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 81.48% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2006 | 28 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 110.71% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2007 | 29 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 93.10% | List | ||||
| St Helens | 2008 | 29 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 103.45% | List | ||||
| Salford | 2009 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Salford | 2010 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 27.78% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St Helens | 2003-08 | 152 | 66 | - | - | 264 | 114 | 35 | 3 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Salford | 2009-10 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 36.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 2003-2010 | 177 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 123 | 51 | 3 | 69.49% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
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