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Martin Taupau
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Player Bio
- Height:
- 190 cm
- Weight:
- 112 kg
- Age:
- 30
- Date of Birth:
- 03 February 1990
- Birthplace:
- Auckland, NZ
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Opposition:
- New Zealand Warriors
- Date:
- 10 April 2010
- Round:
- 5
- Previous Clubs:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Wests Tigers
- Junior Club:
- Padstow Panthers/Greenacre Tigers
- Biography:
-
Martin is known as the strongest player in the NRL.
Nick-name 'Kapow', Martin is the spearhead of the Sea Eagles pack and is one of the game's fiercest front-rowers who makes plenty of great metres for the team each week.
His ability to offload is second to none and is a key in igniting the team's attack around the rucks.
Off the field, Martin is a great community ambassador for the game and is also studying a Bachelor of Business degree.
Career
- Appearances
- 163
- Tries
- 14
2020 Season
- Appearances
- 6
Scoring
- Tries
- 0
Attack
- Tackle Breaks
- 20
- Average Hit Ups
- 10.2
- Post Contact Metres
- 224.1
Passing
- Offloads
- 8
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 161
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 104.9
- Total Running Metres
- 629
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 278
- Average Points
- 46.3
2020 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm | Lost | 4 - 18 | Prop | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 104 | 104 | - |
| 2 | Roosters | Won | 8 - 9 | Prop | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 59 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 139 | 139 | - |
| 3 | Bulldogs | Won | 32 - 6 | Prop | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 60 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 156 | 123 | 32 |
| 4 | Eels | Lost | 19 - 16 | Prop | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 93 | 70 | 23 |
| 5 | Broncos | Won | 20 - 18 | Prop | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | 9 | - | 11 | 11 | - |
| 7 | Sharks | Lost | 20 - 40 | Interchange | 39 | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | 3 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 23 | - | 125 | 100 | 20 |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 2010 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | - | 20 | 20.00 | - | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 33% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 3 | 37 | 2 | 191 | 63.67 | - | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2012 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 100% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 65 | 3 | 277 | 46.17 | - | - | - |
| Bulldogs | 2013 | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | 45% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 306 | 1 | 170 | 8 | 897 | 74.79 | 123 | 222 | 18.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2014 | 24 | 10 | 14 | - | 42% | 3 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 72 | 798 | 22 | 447 | 33 | 2,181 | 90.91 | 281 | 752 | 31.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2015 | 21 | 6 | 15 | - | 29% | 4 | - | 16 | 26 | 1.24 | - | 91 | 905 | 28 | 573 | 42 | 2,302 | 109.64 | 53 | 1,073 | 51.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2016 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 35% | 3 | - | 12 | 17 | 0.86 | 1 | 58 | 1,068 | 32 | 536 | 34 | 2,847 | 142.39 | 160 | 994 | 49.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2017 | 22 | 13 | 9 | - | 59% | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 87 | 1,325 | 73 | 522 | 54 | 3,551 | 161.45 | 480 | 1,139 | 51.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2018 | 24 | 7 | 17 | - | 29% | - | - | - | 32 | 1.35 | 1 | 107 | 1,272 | 71 | 671 | 41 | 3,764 | 156.84 | 619 | 1,366 | 56.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2019 | 25 | 14 | 11 | - | 56% | 2 | - | 8 | 5 | 0.22 | 1 | 78 | 1,196 | 43 | 727 | 32 | 3,720 | 148.82 | 560 | 1,325 | 53.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 50% | - | - | - | 26 | 4.42 | - | 20 | 224 | 8 | 161 | 7 | 629 | 104.93 | 75 | 278 | 46.3 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Forced Drop Outs | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Eagles | 2016 | 2020 | 97 | 44 | 53 | - | - | 6 | - | 24 | 81 | 0.84 | 3 | 350 | 5,091 | 227 | 2,616 | 168 | 14,518 | 149.00 | 1,897 | 5,071 | 52.3 |
| Bulldogs | 2010 | 2013 | 21 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 18 | 306 | 4 | 283 | 13 | 1,385 | 62.00 | 123 | 242 | 11.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2014 | 2015 | 45 | 16 | 29 | - | - | 7 | - | 28 | 26 | 0.58 | - | 163 | 1,698 | 50 | 1,020 | 75 | 4,481 | 99.00 | 335 | 1,811 | 40.2 |
