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Sam Thaiday

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 12th June, 1985
Current Age
40 years and 362 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Cousin
Milton Thaiday

Competitions Won

Anzac Tests
2010, 2012, 2017
Tri-Nations
2006
World Cup
2013
Four Nations
2009, 2011, 2016
State of Origin
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
NRL Premiership
2006
All Stars
2010

Honours & Awards

Dally M Second Rower Of The Year
2010, 2011
Ron McAuliffe Medal
2010
Ken Stephen Medal
2011
RLIF Second Rower Of The Year
2011

Biography

NSW-born (Sydney) Townsville junior (Brothers) made his first grade debut for the Broncos in 2003. It took Sam Thaiday, a big, mobile, bullocking style of prop, several seasons to cement a first grade position but in 2006 he regularly started games in the back row. That year he represented Queensland in three matches as an interchange player and following Brisbane’s grand final win against Melbourne (in which he played second row) Thaiday made his Test debut in Australia’s 20-15 win over NZ in Melbourne – again from the interchange bench. His only other Test appearance in Australia’s successful Tri-Nations campaign was in Australia’s 23-12 loss to Great Britain in Sydney.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 23 11 34 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 28 5 1 82.35% List
Anzac Tests 3 5 2 7 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 6 1 - 85.71% List
Tri-Nations 1 - 2 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
World Cup 1 5 - 5 --- -     - - - - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
Four Nations 3 12 6 18 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 14 3 1 77.78% List
Australia PM XIII Annual - 1 1 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - 1 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 10 22 7 29 3-3 -     - - 12 - 1 - 20 9 - 68.97% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL Premiership 1 230 74 304 40-40 1 / 2 50.00% - - 162 - 2 - 179 123 2 58.88% List
NRL Finals - 22 3 25 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 10 15 - 40.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
World Club Challenge - 2 2 4 --- -     - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
All Stars 1 3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  280 94 374 45-45 1 / 2 50.00% - - 182 - 3 - 230 141 3 61.50% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 2006, 2009-17   23 11 34 2-2 -     - - 8 - - - 28 5 1 82.35% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 2006-2013   5 - 5 --- -     - - - - - - 5 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
QLD 2006, 2008-17   22 7 29 3-3 -     - - 12 - 1 - 20 9 - 68.97% List
Indigenous 2010, 2012, 2016   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List

NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
BrisbaneBrisbane 20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership   - 1 1--- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20042004 Telstra NRL Premiership   - 8 8--- -     - - - - - - 4 3 1 50.00% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20052005 Telstra NRL Premiership   1 13 141-1 -     - - 4 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20062006 Telstra NRL Premiership   8 12 202-2 -     - - 8 - - - 14 6 - 70.00% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20072007 Telstra NRL Premiership   6 10 161-1 1 / 2 50.00% - - 6 - - - 5 11 - 31.25% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20082008 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 1 228-8 -     - - 32 - - - 15 7 - 68.18% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20092009 Telstra NRL Premiership   22 1 233-3 -     - - 12 - - - 16 7 - 69.57% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20102010 Telstra NRL Premiership   22 - 222-2 -     - - 8 - 1 - 10 12 - 45.45% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20112011 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 1 213-3 -     - - 12 - - - 16 5 - 76.19% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20122012 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 - 214-4 -     - - 16 - - - 11 10 - 52.38% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20132013 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 - 212-2 -     - - 8 - 1 - 9 11 1 42.86% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20142014 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 194-4 -     - - 16 - - - 9 10 - 47.37% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20152015 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 4 232-2 -     - - 8 - - - 15 8 - 65.22% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20162016 Telstra NRL Premiership   14 8 224-4 -     - - 16 - - - 16 6 - 72.73% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20172017 Telstra NRL Premiership   15 11 263-3 -     - - 12 - - - 17 9 - 65.38% List
BrisbaneBrisbane 20182018 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 4 251-1 -     - - 4 - - - 15 10 - 60.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Brisbane 2003-18   230 74 304 40-40 1 / 2 50.00% - - 162 - 2 - 179 123 2 58.88% List

Your Say

  • Yvonne clark
    16 Sep 2016 10:03pm

    Sam is my favourite player, out of all the teams in the competition. Even though we support our local team - the Dragons, Sam is my pin-up boy, and I am old enough to be his mother. He tackles so well around the legs, gives 100% effort every game, and has a pleasant disposition.
    Keep up the good work Sam.

  • Dale Deem
    12 Jun 2017 2:06pm

    Sam thaiday is the best

  • Ben
    26 Oct 2017 10:55pm

    Sam thiady os The next forward/ second row in the games history. Will be sad to see Slammin Sam leave the broncos in 2019

  • Ian Brown
    23 Mar 2018 9:27pm

    Sam is a player I have admired from his early days with the Broncos. I believe this will be his last season in the NRL and as I am a ve ry old man who might not be alive at seasons end, I would like to wish him all the very best in his retirement years. I wish that all NR L players could be as fair as Sam. I understand he is a good family man,and hope that all of them have a happy future together.

  • lillian crawford
    4 Nov 2019 9:51am

    sam thaiday is my overall fav!!
    he is so good on the field and off the field and I just love him so so much! #1

  • Anonymous
    15 Oct 2021 12:27pm

    Sam was a good footballer considering he is a new south welshman

  • Chris
    8 Jan 2026 9:43pm

    Absolute character on and off the field and one of the toughest players. Loved seeing him jump in whenever there was a blue on hence his reputation of being the third man in.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates, JoshyBoy, Tim Costello, Darren Andrews

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, Castleford Tigers Heritage , RFL Player Registers