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Niwhai Puru
Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 178 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 07 February 2002
- Weight:
- 91 kg
- Birthplace:
- Blacktown, NSW
- Age:
- 24
- 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
- 94
- Tries
- 23
2026 Season
- Appearances
- 11
Scoring
- Tries
- 3
- Goals
- 27
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 4
- Average Kicking Metres
- 302.5
- Goal Conversion Rate
-
Attack
- Try Assists
- 10
- Line Break Assists
- 10
Passing
- Offloads
- 5
- Receipts
- 552
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 260
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 64
- Total Running Metres
- 707
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 543
- Average Points
- 49.4
2026 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Panthers | Won | 16 - 38 | Halfback | 75 | - | 5 | - | - | 10 | 282 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 97 | - | - |
| 8 | Bulldogs | Won | 25 - 10 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 381 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | 50 | 21 | 4 | 30 | - | - |
| 9 | Magpies | Lost | 4 - 28 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 311 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 4 | 86 | - | - |
| 10 | Rabbitohs | Won | 18 - 26 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 386 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 | - | 59 | 23 | 3 | 79 | - | - |
| 11 | Knights | Lost | 44 - 22 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 25 | 3 | 34 | - | - |
| 18 | Bears | Lost | 12 - 10 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 254 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | 65 | 25 | 4 | 84 | - | - |
| 19 | Storm | Lost | 18 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 286 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 57 | 27 | 4 | 31 | - | - |
| 20 | Knights | Lost | 14 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 302 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 66 | - | - |
| 22 | Rabbitohs | Won | 14 - 8 | Halfback | 80 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 314 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 31 | - | 26 | - | - |
| 23 | Dragons | Won | 12 - 36 | Halfback | 67 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 274 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 21 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 91 | - | - |
| 24 | Raiders | Won | 42 - 30 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 7 | - | - | 18 | 243 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 77 | - | - |
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 |
| Jets | 2026 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 55% | 3 | 27 | 1 | - | 67 | 3,328 | 302.51 | 79.41% | 4 | 10 | 5 | 552 | 260 | 44 | 85.53% | 707 | 64.00 | - | 543 | 49.4 |
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 | 2026 | 83 | 48 | 32 | 3 | 58% | 21 | 203 | 6 | - | 496 | 22,444 | 270.41 | 76.60% | 31 | 61 | 43 | 4,135 | 1,507 | 345 | 81.37% | 6,496 | 78.00 | 58 | 3,630 | 43.7 |
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