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Niwhai Puru

Halfback

Jets

Player Bio

Height:
178 cm
Date of Birth:
07 February 2002
Weight:
91 kg
Birthplace:
Blacktown, NSW
Age:
23
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
83
Tries
20

2025 Season

Appearances
24

Scoring

Tries
12
Goals
78

Kicking

Forced Drop Outs
11
Average Kicking Metres
362.1
Goal Conversion Rate

Attack

Try Assists
21
Line Break Assists
19

Passing

Offloads
17
Receipts
1290

Defence

Tackles Made
437
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres
85
Total Running Metres
2054

Fantasy

Total Points
1335
Average Points
55.6

2025 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 Panthers Won 12 - 26 Halfback 80 2 3 - - 14 543 1 - - - 12 - 54 18 3 90 - -
2 Knights Won 23 - 22 Halfback 80 - 3 1 - 7 314 - - 1 - 9 - 47 14 6 87 - -
3 Rabbitohs Won 40 - 10 Halfback 80 - 1 - - 2 358 1 1 - - 13 1 54 17 1 34 12 -
4 Bulldogs Won 28 - 18 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 390 1 1 - - - - 48 12 4 12 - -
5 Raiders Lost 42 - 14 Halfback 80 - 1 - - 2 251 - 1 - - 4 - 44 5 6 86 - -
6 Warriors Won 20 - 28 Halfback 80 1 6 - - 16 354 - 2 2 4 - 1 54 21 4 94 - -
7 Knights Won 12 - 40 Halfback 80 3 3 - - 18 234 - 2 2 3 21 1 57 21 3 151 - -
8 Magpies Won 6 - 18 Halfback 80 - 3 - - 6 392 - - - - 17 - 50 21 3 53 - -
9 Eels Lost 18 - 28 Halfback 80 1 3 - - 10 286 1 - - 2 8 1 56 18 6 87 - -
10 Dragons Lost 4 - 34 Halfback 80 - - - - - 278 1 - - 2 20 3 56 19 8 107 - 6
11 Raiders Lost 18 - 30 Halfback 80 - 3 - - 6 346 1 - - 2 31 1 62 15 4 115 - -
12 Roosters Won 0 - 54 Halfback 80 1 6 - - 16 282 - 1 - 1 5 2 45 9 3 131 - -
13 Magpies Lost 22 - 32 Halfback 80 1 3 - - 10 376 - - 1 - 11 1 54 20 - 120 - 24
14 Warriors Lost 16 - 22 Halfback 80 1 2 - - 8 324 - - - - 5 - 52 21 4 76 - -
16 Bears Won 12 - 24 Halfback 80 - 2 - - 4 429 1 1 - 2 7 - 76 31 2 67 - -
17 Rabbitohs Won 18 - 42 Halfback 80 - 7 - - 14 616 - 2 2 3 8 1 62 23 1 92 - -
18 Bears Won 36 - 22 Halfback 80 - 6 - - 12 400 1 1 1 3 16 - 64 16 - 111 - -
19 Sea Eagles Won 26 - 24 Halfback 80 - 5 - - 10 328 1 1 - 2 21 1 55 27 1 116 - -
20 Roosters Lost 24 - 26 Halfback 80 2 4 - - 16 458 - - - - 10 1 43 27 2 112 - -
21 Dragons Won 40 - 16 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 425 - 5 - 1 16 1 64 27 2 87 - -
22 Bulldogs Drawn 18 - 18 Halfback 80 - 3 - - 6 459 1 - - 1 10 1 63 16 5 46 - -
23 Panthers Lost 16 - 26 Halfback 80 - - - - - 370 1 1 - 1 19 - 60 11 5 67 - 9
24 Eels Lost 30 - 28 Halfback 80 - 4 - - 8 364 - 1 1 2 16 1 52 19 2 89 5 -
26 Sea Eagles Lost 42 - 30 Halfback 41 - 2 - - 4 113 - 1 - - 5 - 18 9 2 13 - -

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
Jets 2025 24 13 10 1 54% 12 78 1 - 205 8,690 362.09 72.22% 11 21 17 1,290 437 77 85.02% 2,054 85.00 40 1,335 55.6

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 2025 72 42 27 3 58% 18 176 5 - 429 19,116 265.51 76.19% 27 51 38 3,583 1,247 301 80.56% 5,789 80.00 58 3,087 42.9

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