Anthony Tupou

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Tuesday, 1st March, 1983
Current Age
41 years and 18 days
Place Of Birth
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Newcastle junior finished his first season in the top grade as an interchange forward in the Roosters’ 16-13 loss to the Bulldogs in the 2004 grand final. The young prop was used to great effect as an impact player before cementing a regular first grade position in the disappointing 2006 season. Selectors liked what they saw, however, and despite the fact that he had not yet represented his State, Tupou was selected in Australia’s Tri-Nations squad at the end of the year. (Australian coach Ricky Stuart had been sacked by the Roosters but he would have known what Tupou was capable of). The young prop made the most of his opportunities; playing in four Tests (all from the interchange bench) and playing his part in Australia’s win in extra-time in the competition final in November.
- 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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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 240 29 -   - 116 105 133 2 43.75% List
Anzac Cup 5 1 -   - 4 2 3 0 40.00% List
NRL Finals 10 2 -   - 8 4 6 0 40.00% List
City vs Country 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Australia PM XIII Annual 3 - -   - - 2 0 1 66.67% List
Tri-Nations 4 1 -   - 4 3 1 0 75.00% List
Anzac Tests 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
State of Origin 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
World Cup 5 1 -   - 4 4 1 0 80.00% List
All Stars 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Super League 21 4 -   - 16 6 15 0 28.57% List
Challenge Cup 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW Reserve Grade 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2006-08 11 2 -   - 8 9 2 0 81.82% List
Tonga 2013 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall2006-2013 12 2 0   0 8 10 2 0 83.33% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2006-2008 5 1 -   - 4 4 1 0 80.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Country 2005, 2009 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW 2007-08 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
NRL 2010 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall2005-2010 7 0 0   0 - 1 6 0 14.29% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney NRL 2004 24 3 -   - 12 19 5 0 79.17% List
Sydney NRL 2005 22 2 -   - 8 10 12 0 45.45% List
Sydney NRL 2006 21 4 -   - 16 8 13 0 38.10% List
Sydney NRL 2007 22 4 -   - 16 10 11 1 45.45% List
Sydney NRL 2008 22 6 -   - 24 13 9 0 59.09% List
Cronulla NRL 2009 21 6 -   - 24 5 16 0 23.81% List
Cronulla NRL 2010 23 1 -   - 4 7 16 0 30.43% List
Cronulla NRL 2011 24 1 -   - 4 7 17 0 29.17% List
Cronulla NRL 2012 12 - -   - - 4 7 1 33.33% List
Cronulla NRL 2013 20 - -   - - 11 9 0 55.00% List
Cronulla NRL 2014 9 - -   - - 3 6 0 33.33% List
Cronulla NRL 2015 16 2 -   - 8 7 9 0 43.75% List
Newcastle NRL 2017 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney 2004-08 111 19 -   - 76 60 50 1 54.05% List
Cronulla 2009-15 125 10 -   - 40 44 80 1 35.20% List
Newcastle 2017 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Overall2004-2017 240 29 0   0 116 105 133 2 43.75% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle (R) 2017 Intrust Super Premiership 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle (R) 2017 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wakefield Trinity 2016 23 4 -   - 16 7 16 0 30.43% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wakefield Trinity 2016 23 4 -   - 16 7 16 0 30.43% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual