Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 25th January, 1976
- Current Age
- 47 years and 308 days
- Place Of Birth
- Apia, Apia, Samoa
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.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 101 | 38 | - | - | 152 | 63 | 32 | 6 | 62.38% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 9 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Anzac Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tri-Nations | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| World Cup | 7 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Super League | 153 | 54 | - | - | 216 | 102 | 48 | 3 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 23 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 86.96% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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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 | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - 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/NSWRL - 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 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | |||
| St Helens | 2004 | 32 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 65.63% | List | |||
| St Helens | 2005 | 27 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 77.78% | List | |||
| St Helens | 2006 | 28 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 89.29% | List | |||
| St Helens | 2007 | 29 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 72.41% | List | |||
| St Helens | 2008 | 29 | 16 | - | - | 64 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 82.76% | List | |||
| Salford | 2009 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
| Salford | 2010 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 13 | 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, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Cymru RL, Bill Bates
Sources:
NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2001, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World
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