Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 1st March, 1983
- Current Age
- 41 years and 283 days
- Place Of Birth
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Tri-Nations
- 2006
- Anzac Tests
- 2007, 2008
- Anzac Cup
- 2004, 2007
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 | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Anzac Tests | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Australia PM XIII Annual | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Premiership | - | 240 | 29 | - | - | 116 | 105 | 133 | 2 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Anzac Cup | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Super League | - | 21 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| All Stars | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Reserve Grade | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Overall | 2006-2013 | 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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
| Overall | 2005-2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% | List | ||||
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NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney | 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 79.17% | List | ||||
| Sydney | 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Sydney | 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership | 21 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
| Sydney | 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| Sydney | 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2009 NRL Telstra Premiership | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 23.81% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 30.43% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 29.17% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership | 12 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2013 NRL Telstra Premiership | 20 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2014 NRL Telstra Premiership | 9 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| Newcastle | 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
NRL Premiership - 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 | ||||
| Overall | 2004-2017 | 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 | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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