Blaize Talagi

Professional rugby league footballer

Blaize Talagi

Personal information

Full name

Blaize Talagi

Born

16 March 2005 (age 19)^[1]

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

90 kg (14 st 2 lb)

Playing information

Position

Centre, Wing, Five-eighth, Fullback

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2024	Parramatta Eels	16	11	0	0	44
2025–	Penrith Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	16	11	0	0	44

Source: ^[2]

As of 16 August 2024

Blaize Talagi is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and wing for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.

Background

He was educated at Westfields Sports High School.

Talagi has played for New South Wales at under-16 and under-18 level. He also played for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2022.^[3]

He came through the system at the Parramatta Eels. Talagi won the 2023 SG Ball Grand Final with Parramatta, playing Centre. <Schoolboy Cup Eels halves Sanders and Talagi battle in Grand Final rematch</ref>

Playing career

In round 3 of the 2024 NRL season Talagi made his first grade debut for the Parramatta Eels in their 28–24 win against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles scoring a try.^[4] On 31 July 2024, Talagi told Parramatta officials that he would not be signing a contract extension to remain at the club in 2025 and beyond.^[5] On 12 August, Penrith officially confirmed that Talagi had signed a three year deal with the club starting in 2025.^[6]

Statistics


Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2024	Parramatta Eels	16	11	44
2025	Penrith Panthers
	Totals	16	11	44

source;^[7]

References

^ NRL 2024: Parramatta Eels ready to reap a fine young crop of juniors
^ Club -Penrith Panthers 2025Rugby League Project
^ 18th man
^ Eels debutant runs over Trbojevic
^ "HOOPS: Panthers on verge of NRL coup as young gun set to join premiers in big Eels blow". www.foxsports.com.au.
^ "Talagi to join Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
^ "Blaize Talagi - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2024-08-16.