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Niwhai Puru

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Player Bio

Height:
178 cm
Date of Birth:
07 February 2002
Weight:
91 kg
Birthplace:
Blacktown, NSW
Age:
22
Nickname:
-
Debut Club:
Penrith Panthers NSW Cup
Date:
08 May 2021
Opposition:
Newtown Jets
Round:
9
Previous Club:
Penrith Panthers NSW Cup
Junior Club:
-

Career

Appearances
59
Tries
8

2024 Season

Appearances
27

Scoring

Tries
5
Goals
76

Kicking

Forced Drop Outs
12
Average Kicking Metres
280.4
Goal Conversion Rate

Attack

Try Assists
19
Line Break Assists
19

Passing

Offloads
12
Receipts
1358

Defence

Tackles Made
466
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres
75
Total Running Metres
2043

Fantasy

Total Points
1110
Average Points
41.1

2024 Season - By Round

Round Opponent Score Position Minutes Played Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Kicking Metres Forced Drop Outs 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 Warriors Lost 28 - 24 Halfback 80 - - - - - 215 - - - 1 5 - 52 15 6 13 - -
2 Bulldogs Won 28 - 16 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 152 - 1 - 1 14 1 39 13 5 56 - -
3 Magpies Won 24 - 25 Halfback 80 - 4 1 - 9 82 1 - - 1 3 - 42 11 3 39 - -
4 Raiders Drawn 28 - 28 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 337 - 1 - 2 3 1 50 12 5 79 - -
6 Rabbitohs Lost 24 - 12 Halfback 80 2 - - - 8 347 - - 1 - 4 1 59 12 7 117 - -
7 Sea Eagles Lost 10 - 14 Halfback 80 - - - - - 276 - - - - 17 - 49 17 8 62 - -
8 Raiders Lost 42 - 12 Halfback 80 - - - - - 331 - 1 - - 20 - 51 23 5 59 - -
9 Dragons Won 26 - 10 Halfback 80 - - - - - 366 1 1 - 1 35 1 57 20 5 109 - -
10 Sea Eagles Won 16 - 22 Halfback 80 - - - - - 353 - 1 - - 15 1 53 42 5 72 - -
11 Knights Won 52 - 12 Halfback 80 1 - - - 4 180 1 1 - 1 23 1 54 13 4 137 - -
12 Panthers Won 44 - 6 Halfback 80 - 6 - - 12 204 - 1 - - 6 - 50 16 7 43 - -
13 Eels Won 18 - 34 Halfback 80 - - - - - 233 1 - - 1 27 1 37 22 7 94 - -
14 Roosters Won 38 - 4 Halfback 80 - 5 - - 10 165 1 - - - 3 - 58 25 4 58 - 3
15 Bears Lost 12 - 16 Halfback 80 - - - - - 121 1 1 - 1 10 - 44 20 5 67 - -
17 Roosters Lost 32 - 18 Halfback 80 - - - - - 193 1 - - 3 17 - 41 15 5 89 - -
18 Magpies Won 32 - 24 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 180 - 1 - 2 3 - 34 14 6 42 - -
19 Bulldogs Won 44 - 18 Halfback 80 - 8 - - 16 189 - 2 - 1 12 - 41 18 - 64 - -
20 Knights Lost 34 - 24 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 98 - 1 - - 18 - 43 16 1 104 - -
21 Eels Won 30 - 16 Halfback 80 - 5 - - 10 677 1 - 1 - 6 - 52 19 5 52 - -
22 Rabbitohs Won 38 - 16 Halfback 80 1 5 - - 14 292 2 2 1 - 7 - 43 14 2 96 - -
23 Bears Won 8 - 18 Halfback 80 1 - - - 4 294 1 - 1 2 8 2 64 10 5 98 - -
25 Dragons Lost 34 - 24 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 460 - 2 - - 11 - 50 17 7 54 - -
26 Warriors Won 39 - 36 Halfback 80 - 5 1 - 11 333 - 1 - - 11 - 44 13 3 71 8 -
27 Raiders Won 38 - 16 Halfback 80 - 7 - - 14 314 - 1 - - 1 - 53 21 6 28 - -
28 Bears Lost 18 - 16 Halfback 80 - 2 - - 4 337 1 - - - 9 1 71 19 5 72 2 -
29 Raiders Won 16 - 18 Halfback 80 - 5 - - 10 456 - - - 4 31 2 64 16 5 139 - -
30 Bears Won 22 - 28 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 384 - 1 - 1 18 - 63 13 4 120 - -

Career By Season

Career By Season
Year Played Won Lost Drawn Win % Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Kicking Metres Kicking Metres Average Goal Conversion Rate Forced Drop Outs Try Assists Offloads Receipts Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Panthers 2021 2 2 - - 100% 1 7 - - 18 178 89.00 87.50% 1 1 1 64 38 2 95.00% 90 45.00 - 100 50.0
Panthers 2022 9 5 4 - 56% 1 12 - - 28 1,344 149.37 70.59% 5 4 4 305 169 20 89.42% 353 39.00 6 316 35.1
Jets 2023 21 12 8 1 57% 1 22 2 - 50 2,857 136.03 70.97% 4 11 9 935 344 94 78.54% 1,691 80.00 14 642 30.6
Jets 2024 27 17 9 1 63% 5 76 2 - 174 7,570 280.36 82.61% 12 19 12 1,358 466 130 78.19% 2,043 75.00 3 1,110 41.1

Career Overall

Career Overall
Year Start Year End Played Won Lost Drawn Win % Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Kicking Metres Kicking Metres Average Goal Conversion Rate Forced Drop Outs Try Assists Offloads Receipts Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Panthers 2021 2022 11 7 4 - 64% 2 19 - - 46 1,522 126.86 76.00% 6 5 5 369 207 22 90.39% 444 37.00 6 416 37.8
Jets 2023 2024 48 29 17 2 60% 6 98 4 - 224 10,426 217.21 79.67% 16 30 21 2,293 810 224 78.34% 3,734 77.00 18 1,752 36.5

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Niwhai Puru Try

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Knock On Effect NSW Cup

Puru's golden boot sends Jets into grand final
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2024 Newtown Jets Awards

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